Bloody Fairy Tales

In Your Dreams

June 2020 •English

This short film is a diploma of a student of the Higher Art School of Vaclav Gollar. Its main theme is dreams, so the plot immerses the viewer in a fantastic world, devoid of the traditional logic of everyday life. The film uses several typical dream motifs that usually provoke panic in the sleepers. The characters find themselves in uncomfortable situations, and as the story progresses, the drama of the events increases more and more, exacerbating the chaos.

The Little Cousteau

May 2014 •Czech

Undersea adventure in snowy city. A short cartoon film as a homage to Jacques Cousteau.

Biograf

October 1998 •Czech

Test

January 2006 •Czech

To Zombie... Or Not to Zombie

February 2024 •English

A Hamlet-inspired tale of two sisters running their late mother's business. When one sister has a run-in with her (presumed to be dead) mother, chaos ensues.

SPOT

December 2017 •English

A lonely young man, with a cat as his only companion, struggles with a looming, ravenous darkness lying beneath his home.

The Enchanted Bell

May 2000 •Czech

After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.

Higher Knowledge

February 2024 •English

Three graduate students work tirelessly to solve their professor's final equation, before they meet his grisly fate.

The Final Day

May 2024 •Spanish

Yadira, a creative young Cuban girl, struggles packing on her final day home. Embarking on an immigration journey alone, her suitcase feels too small to carry everything her heart holds.

Keď nie, tak nie!

May 2000 •Slovak

A short film about an elephant and his trainer.

Her '83

May 2024 •English

In 1983, an isolated & lonely woman addicted to killing harbors two strangers from an incoming winter storm, who may be hiding secrets of their own.

The Mumps

April 2000 •Czech

In the diary of a six-year-old girl, Marie, we learn what important things happened during one holiday month before she started first grade and how she perceived the changes in her family.

Lenses

April 2025 •English

After finding a seemingly ordinary pair of glasses, Michael decides to show them off - unaware of the darkness that could soon consume him and endanger his friends.

Echoes Of Ivory

May 2024 •English

Deep in the frigid valleys of northern rural Canada, two survivors atop a desolate peak run thin on supplies and hope. The only remaining from their group, they wait naively for help to come. Fighting long days of paranoia and an unidentifiable entity lurking in the darkness of night, their situation grows bleaker by the minute. What follows are the last 24 hours spent on their mountaintop campsite.

Palomita

October 2025 •Spanish

A hungry pidgeon finds a box of popcorn, down on a bench, and tries to reach it. The only thing it stops him to get it it's the rain.

The Flight of Paloma

July 2023 •English

A short film narrated by the drag queen Paloma, in interview with the filmmaker.

In the Box

June 1999 •Slovak

A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole closer while still leaving it tantalizingly inaccessible.

Cabbage

December 2022 •English

On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unraveling.

Itch

August 2021 •English

A psychological horror about a novice nun who develops a severe skin condition which continues to worsen along with her mental state as she struggles with her feelings for another nun.

Garden Party

January 2017 •French

In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.