The Six Dubious Acts

Bach and the Gap Year Program

January 2024 •English

This documentary follows a group of filmmakers on a journey to capture the unique experiences of the Enlightenment Academy's gap year program in Sudbury, Ontario. The project was initiated by Bach Van Dyke, a self-proclaimed world-famous actor, director, producer, and model, who enlisted the help of a small team to bring his vision to life. Despite Van Dyke's larger-than-life persona, the documentary offers a more grounded perspective on the program and its participants. Viewers can expect to encounter a colorful cast of characters, including Dr. Raymond Cism, a social media-savvy health doctor, and the program's students, Sheen, Jake, and Butch.

Uzumasa Jacopetti

June 2013 •Japanese

Set in Uzumasa, Kyoto, Shoji Hyakkan lives with his wife and kid happily. He then begins to build a house held together by magnets. One night, Koji steals and kills a cow, to use its cowhide as decoration wall material for his magnet house. By chance, Police Officer Kobayakawa happens to see what Shoji Hyakkan is doing. Police Officer Kobayakawa then offers Shoji a deal. (c) Asianwiki

Flushed (A Pointedly Staged Reenactment of True Events)

August 2024 •English

Third-grader Austin Snetsky is tasked give a late-birthday present to his classmate Egbert. This simple decision will affect him for years on end in ways he could never have imagined.

Irish Catholic

October 2023 •English

Meet Shavon O'Brien: Her family doesn't understand her, her church ignores her, even Jesus forgets about her. With only the spirit of Sinead O'Connor to guide her, Shavon battles institutional child abuse, narcissistic group think, a talking stomach and a singing poop bucket! Shavon goes from Catholic to Crusty Punk in this very, very, very, dark musical comedy!

Hollywood Lucifer

January 2014 •English

Cremaster 3

May 2002 •English

CREMASTER 3 (2002) is set in New York City and narrates the construction of the Chrysler Building, which is in itself a character - host to inner, antagonistic forces at play for access to the process of (spiritual) transcendence. These factions find form in the struggle between Hiram Abiff or the Architect ...

Friend of the World

August 2020 •English

After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety... and answers.

Maggie Moore(s)

June 2023 •English

Bizarre back-to-back murders in an otherwise quiet Arizona desert town has rattled local Police Chief Jordan Sanders. The two dead women have no connection to each other – except they’re both named Maggie Moore. While unravelling a web of small-town lies and mysteries, the investigation gets even more complicated when Sanders begins a romantic relationship with one of the murdered women's neighbor, Rita.

The Ghost of Bobby Fischer

August 2024 •

An obsession with chess leads a boy to a nightmare where he realizes that his life must change.

Bark

September 2024 •English

Gordon discovers that his girlfriend's dog isn't quite what she says it is.

You Can Smoke Anything

June 2024 •English

An absurdist bogan odyssey that follows renowned shopping trolley thief Dayle, as he attempts to pluck the moon from the sky and deliver it to his Misso.

Gone Fishin'

November 2024 •English

A man happens upon the suicide of an acquaintance, as well as his less-than sincere suicide note drafts.

Employees Must Wash Hands

December 2017 •English

Employees must wash hands. Literally.

Spin Me Round

August 2022 •English

When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.

The Korean From Seoul

April 2021 •English

An Australian trading company hires an inept, drunk Korean as their head of security, but their new employee is not exactly what he appears to be.

The Hourglass Sanatorium

December 1973 •Polish

Josef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Josef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

Happily

March 2021 •English

Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.

Pants Labyrinth

September 2024 •English

On a disastrous date, Olivia’s attempt to escape takes an unexpected turn, pulling her into a surreal nightmare of elastic waistbands and absurd transformations. Pants Labyrinth blends dark fantasy with surreal comedy, reimagining the epic stakes of Pan’s Labyrinth through the ridiculous lens of bad dates and oversized underwear. Blending DIY filmmaking with absurdist humour, this short film is a playful and unsettling dive into the strange, the unexpected, and the uncomfortably familiar.

Halibut

March 2015 •Italian

ParaNorman

August 2012 •English

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.