Fade to Grey

The journey of 3-year-old Tomy into the magical clown-world beyond his bedroom-wall and his struggle to come back in one piece.

A troubled young man comes to terms with a recent traumatic event that has sent him spiraling out of control.

Two friends steal a crystal ball in an antique store, but the owner takes cruel revenge using a magic chess set.

A chance encounter dangerously intertwines the lives of three people with differing perspectives on love.

A professional cult infiltrator is hired to extract his client's mind-controlled daughter from a dangerous group.

Thirteen-year-old Mila Malinov wakes up alone in the back of a cab. Arriving at the densely packed apartment block of zone 21, she makes her way to her room as the watchful eye of the global government hovers above in the form of monitor drones. Across the courtyard, another set of eyes watches her, a protective Mother. Her room is small, cubed, and very simplistic. In her ear, a voice keeps her company. Her father, Darko Malinov checks in. He speaks to her through an earpiece making sure she’s okay. The next day, Mila visits the local bartering station that’s at the end of the long alley that hugs her apartment block. Currency in this world has resorted back to bartering, swapping items for other items. Mila finds a group of interested buyers and swaps a capacitor for some food, all while her father guides her. That night, she shares a meal with her father via voice, wishing that he was there instead. As Mila sleeps, a figure sneaks up to her door making Mila nervous.

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.

Black drops fall from the water faucets, peek through the drains, and flood the city. Sisters Paula and Teresa, cornered in their apartment, can do nothing but observe as that strange substance takes hold of their lives. Hypnotized, with nowhere to go, they come into contact with the liquid. Gradually, reality begins to distort and they get lost in it.

A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.

A short film, made at the University of York, about a man who starts to hear noises in his Tang Hall house...

life of a young boy trapped in the grip of anxiety, as he fights the storm of thoughts that assails him. Through a visually striking narrative, 'Choices' takes the viewer on an emotional journey, exploring the daily struggle of those who face anxiety and mental pressure, highlighting the importance of finding the light within the darkness of the mind.

Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysterious case of a pair of animals on display, a red deer and a mouflon sheep, killed with a firearm by a mysterious criminal.

Aforismo

Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.

The history of the infamous serial killer known as the ‘zodiac’ in the late 1960s. It takes you through his kill rampage and to the case that still to this day has not been cracked.

Two detectives are at their wits end as a black gloved killer sets their sights on two sisters

A diverse group of people are invited to a castle to play a card game with stakes so high that they’re willing to bet their lives on it. Each person has their own reasons for playing the bizarre game, and one of them has even returned to play a second time.