Jan Kounen - Intégrale courts métrages

Palimpsest

April 2024 •Finnish

Two elderly roommates at a hospice are randomly selected for a Gene-Therapy Trial that rejuvenates their bodies, making them younger. Given a second chance at love, lust and life, with the memories of their past life intact, they now must find their place in a new world that has left them behind.

Tweed

September 2024 •English

When four friends set out on a camping trip, they come across a mysterious tunnel, which leads to unexpected consequences.

Metamorphosis

May 2022 •French

Seeking refuge on an island in Upstate New York, a married couple's final attempt to salvage their failing relationship takes a turn for the worse when the husband begins to regress emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Habitat

October 2024 •English

An unmonitored clandestine research project suffers a "technical malfunction" and each of the isolated volunteers must devise an escape plan or face certain death.

Hero

September 2017 •English

In the quiet and picturesque Yarramalong Valley, Officers Henry and Brooks find a young woman wandering by the roadside, distraught from events she has just witnessed. Following a report of a possible crash site, the officers suspect the young woman is a survivor; taking her into their care they proceed to investigate. Within the undulating trees, not everything is as it seems. Who has come to Earth? Do we need a hero to save us all?

Lágrima seca

August 2024 •Spanish

TRAJECTOIRE

September 2022 •French

A Guest from Elsewhere

August 2024 •English

A stop motion 1930s fairy tale follows a monster that yearns to be a part of civilized human society. After an unfortunate mishap, the monster’s hopes of being one with the humans is put on trial.

Arachnid

June 2001 •English

Mercer's brother, an amateur pilot, crashes on an island and is killed by a giant spider. A year later, when Mercer goes in search of him, she discovers a breed of poisonous arachnids ready to attack.

The Raiven Destiny

January 2016 •English

Planet Kathigana and it’s inhabitants, the Kathigas, have been ravaged by war at the hands of the evil Anadaîn. The Anadaîn are treacherous beings with overwhelming powers hell-bent on eradicating everything in their path. Kedjorian, a revered Kathiga hero has been assigned to protect a sacred emissary, a messenger who possesses the map to the Raiven, the legendary weapon that could end the war. Kedjorian’s ship is shot down and forces him to crash land in the outskirts of Kathigana, a region overrun with Anadaîn forces. Despite being gravely injured, Kedjorian must fight with everything he’s got to protect the emissary and the map from a very powerful Andaîn grunt. Kedjorian confronts the troubling notion that he must give everything, including his own life, to protect a weapon that may or may not exist…

In Search of Tomorrow

February 2022 •English

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality.

Forbidden World

March 2025 •Portuguese

A couple of space adventurers set off on a perilous journey across the galaxy in search of the mysterious Forbidden World.

Lequando

August 2024 •English

A seemingly perfect first date is interrupted by a couple's dating app that has doubts about anything but less than 100% compatibility. When two new-found lovers start questioning their compatibility over a simple card game due to a dating app's involvement, they struggle to keep a lid on their emotions as their future seems to play out in front of their very eyes. Is this app just a tech gimmick, or does it reflect so much more? With the question, do we all have a pre-planned excavated path looming over our heads? Their decisions seem to be influenced by the possible future instead of the present. Ella finds herself wondering what would happen if she just stepped out of the trampled path and into her own

Dead Space: Downfall

October 2008 •English

On a deep space mining mission to a remote planet, an ancient religious relic - thought to be proof of the existence of God - is unearthed and brought aboard. When the unholy artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, its glimpse of Heaven transforms the ship into a living Hell. A prequel to the events of the 2008 video game Dead Space.

Bad Bones

May 2022 •English

A paranormal author and his dying wife buy a mysterious house with the hopes of healing, but the house may have other plans.

Shadow of a Future

March 2025 •Portuguese

Rosa dreams of an image. The mysterious dream won't leave her head. She becomes obsessed with the hazy memory of a figure that seems to abduct a young black man. In search of answers, Rosa dives into the night.

Uranus 2324

July 2024 •Thai

Bonded in their youth and separated by tragedy, an astronaut and a free diver bend the laws of space and time in their efforts to be together again.

Insortable

September 2024 •French

DEPRAVADO

August 2024 •Portuguese

Ask Again Later

Invalid date •English

A young couple goes to a gender reveal party, but something sinister may cause everything to go downhill.