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A typical family is terrorized in a series of commercials for a new A.I. product.

5 Scenes displaying the varying effects of restriction. One talks senselessly under the pretense of being understood. One discovers the monsters under the bed. One finds his voice. One can't escape an ever-shrinking room. One hears voices of his own creation.

An old woman suffering from dementia thinks she is twenty years old and is about to run away with her lover. How does this illness affect her son?

Ancestors is a film about spiritual forefathers and mothers in a purely fanciful sense. These are classical figures, anatomical figures, fairy tale figures and romantic figures all thrown in together - all my creative root-sources, in a kind of playful tribute. Like part 2 of Duo Concertantes, it's a moving single picture, now doubled.

When Jeff discovers that the bowling alley he manages is being sold, he must do everything he can to save the place he's come to call home. This is the original / short.

A new kid in town tests the limits at the high school basketball tryouts.

CYCLES is a playful, sweetheart choreography, circling through the madness of grief.

A short film about the events following a murder.

In a rhythmic, hard-edged and sometimes shocking reality, we see how plastic surgery and the cult of man-made beauty have become so ubiquitous that everyone becomes both a judge and a victim. Based on the compelling, yet disturbing, true story of a 17-year-old girl who gets cosmetic surgery.

A series of sleek 35mm vignettes of contemporary Berlin juxtaposed against readings from the ancient Gnostic poem "The Thunder, Perfect Mind," which explores the boundlessness of the female psyche.

Short film from director J.R. Bookwalter set in Salem.

A high school student learns the meaning of love at an underground Manila movie theatre.

After the Boeing A307 crash into the nuclear power plant in Octeville-sur-Mer, the workers who are all presumed dead are left behind and slowly begin to mutate. In the radioactive ruins, a small amphibian community evolves from the mutation process. The creatures, however, are unable to biologically reproduce. Cotis, the last of his race, is eaten up by the isolation he is facing. Suddenly, a group of crazy surfers shows up on the beach.

The original short film that served as the inspiration for the 1978 feature film.

Two best friends, Rum and Yusra, both devout Muslims, put aside their religious convictions to enjoy a night on the town where secrets are surfaced and their friendship is put to the test.

A blogger interviews a woman about her transcendental experiences.

After being forsaken, a doubting priest goes out on a symbolic journey to find his faith.

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.

Based on the fantastic story by Kir Bulychyov "Can You Ask for Nina?". Guests gathered in Vadim Nikolayevich’s apartment to celebrate the 1979's New Year with a cheerful company. The landlord unsuccessfully tries to reach his friend Nina. He, dialing a number, gets to a girl who is also called Nina. Her answers seem strange to Vadim Nikolayevich until he realizes that he is in some unusual way talking with a child from Moscow in 1942.