The Curve of Forgotten Things

Vincent

October 1982 •English

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.

The Last Rodeo

September 2022 •English

A dutiful home inspector is tasked with investigating an allegedly haunted house.

Paranoid

June 2000 •English

A visceral descent into depths of a depraved mind, Paranoid takes the viewer on a dark trail into the roots of insanity where only fragments of reality remain to color the desperate existence of a tortured woman.

Homesick Scientists

May 2011 •German

Four field researchers want to go home. Unfortunately, one of them apparently lost his mind. Since the return is not possible, as long as they remain in this state, ignited a controversy about what to do with him. Where do they come back and what was the object of their research, now becomes a much more important question.

Tricycle Thief

September 2014 •

After discovering his eviction notice, a tricycle driver goes on a desperate hunt for money.

Double Helix

June 2021 •Chinese

Late at night, KONG Xianyun and her younger brother Yuanyuan escape from their family house. They trek into an abandoned school, where Yuanyuan’s memories are awakened – the sound of books, piano, and laughter. Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire engulfs everything. Adapted from The Song of Life by the worldrenowned sci-fi writer WANG Jinkang, this speculative short contemplates on the future of AI. Soaked in a never-shredding atmosphere and accompanied by the secret tune of a piano, DOUBLE HELIX tells a gripping story of intelligence robot, family trauma and a pair of run-away siblings who trek into an abandoned school.

Alice & the White Hair

July 2010 •Spanish

Alice & her friend Dinah take a wild ride with a mysterious white haired albino and a golden painted, fallen Angel. Alice finds herself in an underground world being traded for a ruby red glitter drug. It is here she will remain as entertainment for the King, to play Russian roulette with a furious Queen.

Playing with Death

September 2011 •Spanish

The family of Eusebio, a sick old man, believes that he has begun to lose his mind and that the stories he tells, which nobody listens to, are those of a crazy person.

The Girl with the Mechanical Maiden

October 2013 •English

Winter of the Witch

October 1969 •English

The life of a witch is disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders' presence makes her struggle to adjust to the modern world, and to change from bad to good witch. Based on the book "Old Black Witch" by Wende and Harry Devlin.

Suspicion

May 2018 •English

After a mass shooting, a young man suspects his roommate of being the perpetrator.

The Limited Bird

January 1989 •English

John's first independent work from 1989. Won Best of Fest Shorts at the Cinequest Film Festival, CA. The film is comprised of highly rendered drawings with very little moving parts to tell a complex story of relationships "gone to the birds".

The Kingdom of the Fairies

July 1903 •French

At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch suddenly appears. Though driven off, the witch soon returns, summons some of her servants, and carries off the princess. A rescue party is quickly organized, but the unfortunate captive has been taken to a strange, forbidding realm, from where it will be impossible to rescue her without some special help.

Portrait of Jennie

December 1948 •English

A mysterious girl inspires a struggling artist.

Pan

March 2017 •German

Juno, a twenty-year-old girl becomes obsessed with Pan. Her obsession turns her into an animal.

The Picture in the House

March 2019 •German

The freely adapted short story, written by the famous author HP Lovecraft, will reveal dreadfully poetic images to the viewer and give insight into a man's struggle for survival and his fight against the loss of memory. His spectacular escape from human creatures that live in the woods,who have lost all humanity and turned into animals, leads him directly to a mysterious house whose owner will very soon confront him with his mad rage. The subtle dialogues between the two of them, will end in a carnage. At full tilt, the kinkiness of H.P Lovecraft's short story transforms into the transparent struggle of survival of a man who has lost everything in this post-apocalyptic world, a world that slowly wipes him out.

White Night

January 2010 •English

Explores a fleeting moment between two strangers, revealing their brief connection in a hyper real fantasy.

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

October 2017 •English

Olaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

December 2019 •English

It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings of New Berk were beginning to forget about their friendship with dragons. Hiccup, Astrid, and Gobber know just what to do to keep the dragons in the villagers' hearts. And across the sea, the dragons have a plan of their own...

Steps

January 1987 •English

A tourist group is shown the latest in Soviet virtual reality technology through the Potemkin.