Assault and Flattery

William Wilson

January 1999 •Spanish

Edgar Allan Poe’s ill-fated hero meets his double.

It's a Date

January 2017 •English

It’s a Date is a culmination of his preoccupations, a weird but humanistic look at a couple on a first date. It seems to be going well until the man decides to really open up and get (sur)real.

Mother Mariam

November 2019 •Turkish

Mother Meryem is the last Christian in a village where Muslims and Christians lived together for many years. One day she dies, and the Muslim villagers have different ideas about how to bury Virgin Mary.

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

March 1951 •English

Peter Sellers makes funny voice narration over the Chaplin film A Burlesque on Carmen (1915).

Tooth or Consequences

June 1947 •English

The Fox, once again, is plagued with a toothache, and once again is in search for a dentist to relieve his agony, and he, once again, finds Mr. Crow, pretending to be a dentist. This leads to no end of painful consequences for Mr. Fox.

The Purge: The Morning After

September 2013 •English

In comedian Johnny Ray Gill's parody of the Universal horror flick, actor Daniel Rubiano has to face the music when he reports to work the next morning.

Christopher at Sea

August 2022 •English

Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy, and obsession.

Sacred Irony

October 2023 •Indonesian

Nabila loves movies. Disturbed by the loud sounds from the movies that Nabila watches, Nabila's mother decide to exorcise her to cast out the film djinn that her mother believes has controlled Nabila's mind.

SNIP

September 2016 •English

Party girl Annie and Gordon, a homeless man, travel through a remote subway tunnel to a different time; to a world where two children are held captive and tormented by bizarre figures. A multilayered animated film which brings to life the dark history of the Canadian residential school system, in which – as recently as the 1990s – First Nations children were being indoctrinated and estranged from their parents and culture.

Word of Honour

March 1978 •Russian

Based on Panteleyev’s tale about a boy who wouldn’t leave his post after he gave his word.

My Baby Bright

May 2018 •Thai

Pla Thong's friend, Tod dies but his unfinished business means he can't move on. Pla Thong helps Tod figure out what that unfinished business is, and they realise how each other feels in the process.

Hurricane Boy F.Y.T!

July 2013 •French

Delphis, an 11 year old kid from the roughest part of Montreal, lives life according to his own rules, under the label of the Hurricane. Set in 1991, the film crudely deals with various social labels with a dose of black humor.

Amen

April 2016 •Spanish

Begoña, Pelayo and María are saying a last goodbye to their mother. Confusion arises when they discover she wanted to be buried in a very special outfit.

I Want My Hat Back

May 2013 •English

Bear's hat is gone. None of the animals have seen it. He is starting to become despondent, until his memory is sparked by a deer who asks just the right question.

Excel

March 2013 •English

She is a very organized woman. She wrote everything down on excel sheets. Absolutely everything.

A Little Vacation

October 2022 •English

After a suicide attempt, a young woman is admitted to a psych ward where she finds reprieve from the real world, only to be discharged without a tangible way to move forward.

La politique du pire

January 1987 •French

Contract

January 1985 •Russian

Bearded contract employee goes on a "giant bouquet of flowers" planet and prefers friendship with the robot because all inhabitants are creepy psychos.

Odd Is an Egg

November 2016 •Norwegian Bokmål

Odd is terrified of his head, until one day he falls in love with Gunn who is both fearless and happy in life. Odd's life is turned upside down and he is freed from his worries in the most unexpected way.

Dead Horses

October 2016 •Catalan

In an isolated and unknown place during a war, a child is forced to flee. Along the way, he sees horse corpses everywhere. Only dead horses. Why? Why have the horses decided to kill themselves?