Two ambulance paramedics put their lives on the line when a routine call becomes a deadly race against time.
Eddy Table, known from the comics of Dave Cooper, makes his screen debut in this animated short. One day, Eddy gets lost in a dark forest. There he meets an alluring girl infected by a mysterious parasite. Love and violence ensues.
Dinner time in a remote home of a prairie family turns nightmarish when a band of blood spattered outlaws break through the front door in search of food, horses, and women. Nothing is as it seems in this constantly twisting genre bender.
Based on the story "The monster in my room" by Miguel Angel López, a girl recounts living with her mother and a monster that stalks her at night.
Although Eva is a good swimmer, she was unable to save her brother from almost drowning. He is in a coma, and the cold relationship with her mother doesn’t help Eva feeling any less guilty. Then she discovers a mysterious puddle in her bathroom that leads her into the depths of the sea
A man remains dazed and confused after his wife's death. Strange things start happening in his house. The next day the undertaker comes to collect the body.
Henry is alone in a silent and darkened apartment, anxious and waiting by the phone, as his small child sleeps. Finally, a call. His wife Claire is on the other side of the world on a beach at a luxury resort, drunk, also in the dark, but apparently with another man. An adulterous affair, or a life in danger? In the harrowing wait and frantic calls that follow, is it his marriage, his wife or his sanity that is most under threat? The telephone line is the single fragile thread that connects them. All Henry can do is to hang onto that phone.
Oscar works in a public bath, where he murders several people.
Five marine Operatives are stranded after crash landing in the barren Iraqi desert. They are under strict orders to deliver an important package to Ramadi and they have already been trekking through enemy territory for three days in hopes of completing their mission.
This in-world short film takes place in the year 2036 and revolves around Jared Leto’s character, Niander Wallace. In this short, Wallace introduces a new line of “perfected” replicants called the Nexus 9, seeking to get the prohibition on replicants repealed. This no doubt has serious ramifications that will be crucial to the plot of Blade Runner 2049.
When a new pupil arrives at a comprehensive school, he decides to take his video camera to film the bullies at work.
Toby is keen to impress his mentor and admits disturbed new patient Judith on the professor's behalf. Lowry conducts the initial interview unaware that Judith's arrival is no accident but part of a carefully orchestrated plan to bring the two of them together.
Tune in to the blind date woes of Rick and Becky.
A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
A man wakes up in the middle of a forest and faces his proverbial tale.
The Lentz Triplets are the biggest movie stars in the world. When it's time to renegotiate their contract, it's up to Biggs Tomlinson to get that ink on paper. He ventures to the mysterious Lentz household with his trusty briefcase in hand. There he meets Milly, aging film star and mother of the triplets. What follows is a game of cat and mouse as Biggs must solve the mystery of the Lentz family before it's too late.
Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.
In the post-apocalyptic world of "Daywalkers," humanity struggles to survive amidst strange creatures known as daywalkers, who masquerade as corpses by day and hunt unsuspecting prey with their white eyes. Our lone protagonist, equipped with lenses to shield his gaze, navigates the perilous daylight to hunt these creatures. When he encounters another survivor seeking aid against a purportedly active daywalker, he cautiously agrees to help. However, as night falls, a chilling revelation unfolds—the supposed survivor is a daywalker in disguise, leading to a fatal confrontation that challenges our protagonist's survival instincts to their limit. "Daywalkers" explores the thin line between trust and deception in a world overrun by darkness.
13-year-old Nadja has met her soulmate, William, online. Even though she hasn't met him in real life it feels like love. But when talking evolves into a sharing of nude images William doesn't seem as cute and sensitive anymore.
A couple receives a mysterious package from an old friend.