Rest Stop

A high school cheerleader faces a grisly manifestation of her self-deprecating inner demons.

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

Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.

Aforismo

Haunted by the weight of an unfinished project, an architect battles insomnia by silencing distractions within his home. In the depths of silence, he confronts inner demons, leading to a haunting journey with a destructive outcome.

A young woman suffering from recurrent memory blackouts finds herself in different parts of her house without remembering what happened or what she was doing. She decides to install cameras and record herself, only to discover a dark truth.

A young man who buys flowers for his love interest, but he is eventually revealed to be a serial killer who went insane after his lover’s supposed death

Denied a girls' night out, Sophia, a teenage influencer, pushes the limits of the mother-daughter relationship as she attempts to DETACH.

A war hero forces himself to relive the war by watching the film of his own torture.

A family returns to their vacation home on Jeckle Island, as they do every summer, settling into familiar routines and abiding by the island’s unspoken rules. But when Rachel’s son discovers a family friend collapsed and confronted by something unspeakable, the illusion of normalcy shatters — setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever.

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.

One dark gritty night, a poised Erin York and her unruly partner Jax identifies their target...Derrick. They trail him back to a grimy motel. After staking out the place for a few hours, they finally go in for the kill, but shit goes sideways when Erin recognizes the target, putting the entire mission in jeopardy.

A one-shot horror thriller about a kidnapped man who has ended up in a bad place in many ways.

As Zimmer (Kaio Ramos) goes on a mental journey, he discovers that sometimes the deepest answers can be hidden in encrypted messages. Based on the short story "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away" by Stephen King.

A conversation over dinner, between a married couple and a weary traveller, leads to unexpected revelations

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

A man allows his life to spiral apart when he returns home from WW1 to find his fiance has passed away. The downward spiral continues until he meets a mysterious stranger who refuses to touch anyone or anything.

Maggie's friends have planned a surprise birthday party (despite it being a month away). During the party, Maggie realizes there's more to it then that.