Kerosene

A serene midnight silence in the museum suddenly changes its tone.

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.

George, host of a television show focusing on literature, receives videos shot on the sly that feature his family, along with disturbing drawings that are difficult to interpret. He has no idea who has made and sent him the videos. Progressively, the contents of the videos become more personal, indicating that the sender has known George for a long time.

When a new pupil arrives at a comprehensive school, he decides to take his video camera to film the bullies at work.

CIA agent John Jessup lives a seemingly normal life in the busy capitol of Berlin. He is in one of CIA’s most important sleeper cells in Europe, but on his last mission in Italy, he made a terrible mistake, putting not only himself in danger, but also the very existence of the CIA in Europe. The past is now about to catch up with him…

After taking a job on a farm run by a reclusive woman, a drifter begins suffering from visions of men trapped inside the bodies of animals.

After the events of the previous year's video, Nathan is back at it again to make another video for the channel; but all is not what it seems.

Based on the short story from the Nailbiters collection, written and adapted by award-winning and bestselling author Paul Kane, this film tells the story of Andy Brooks - a man who wakes up in a cell and is consequently interrogated for information.

A bullied teenage girl decides to visit a hotel suite to commit joint suicide with another person she met online. What happens next, however, is a startling twist that will forever change their lives.

A mother battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the closet, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

Mike has set up a video camera to capture the big moment, when he proposes to his girlfriend Abi. But it isn't too long until they realize they are not alone in the house.

Two prisoners have the perfect escape plan but something unexpected happens that changes everything.

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

Set in 1965, a young couple fights to stay together as escalating violence and their opposing political backgrounds threaten to tear them apart.

A young East German woman leaves her husband and business partner and relocates to a West German city to start anew as an accountant, but he soon catches up with her.

Carol lives alone with her friendly AI helper, Vicki, who's sophisticated data-gathering anticipates her every need and desire. But who is in control?

After a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.

A young man journeys through a desert, where he is kidnapped by a sadistic stranger clad in a pig mask. The stranger proceeds to brutally torture the young man, who then finds himself escaping into his imagination, with fantasy and reality intersecting.

A man stumbles into a bar, ranting to the owner and patron of his family being stranded in the snow. Only problem, is that he left his car near Salem’s Lot.

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.