SHORTS PACKAGE - INESCAPABLE HORROR

The subjects of these shorts face situations that push the limits of what they can handle. Can you handle watching them?

SHORTS SCREENED:

FCK'N NUTS

2023, 11 minutes, Director: Sam Fox, Producer: Joe Badon & Sam Fox & Vincent Stalba & Desiree Staples & Katie Weiss Porter, Screenwriter: Sam Fox, Cinematographer: Daniel Waghorne, Cast: Maddie Nichols & Vincent Stalba, Music: Scratch Massive

Sandy is grievously forced to break it off with the boy of her dreams in order to avert him from meeting her unusual parents.

KOMBUCHA!

2023, 7 minutes, Director: Jake Myers, Producer: John Condne, Screenwriter: Geoff Bakken & Jake Myers, Cinematographer: Matt Brown, Cast: Terrence Carey & Claire McFadden & Andy Rowell & Lili Galluzzo

A musician is trapped in an office job he couldn't care less about. He decides to give some free kombucha a try; unfortunately, the kombucha has a series of nasty side effects.

SHÉ (SNAKE)

2023, 15 minutes, Director: Renee Zhan, Producer: Jesse Romain, Screenwriter: Renne Zhan, Cinematographer: Adam Singodia, Cast: Xiaonan Wang & Alina Lew & Simon Paisley Day, Music: Harry Brokensha

When pressures mount on a tightly wound violinist in a London youth orchestra, her internal monsters take external form.

UNDER A BURNT ORANGE SKY

2023, 5 minutes, Director: Heston L'Abbé, Producer: Heston L'Abbé, Screenwriter: Heston L'Abbé, Cinematographer: René Arseneau, Cast: Lys Asante Mukeza & Gladys Divitidi & Bernadette Kasan, Music: Ovais Hassan Jan & Fahad Anmad

A pair of huntresses encounter a stranger in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

SINCOPAT

2023, 13 minutes, Director: Pol Diggler, Producer: Sandra Forn, Screenwriter: Pol Diggler & Ramón Lázaro, Cinematographer: Kimio Ogawa, Cast: Núria Florensa, Music: Ari Ann Wire

Ona, a creative executive of a large company, is about to launch the latest technological revolution into the market: a device that allows listening to music directly inside the brain.

WE JOINED A CULT

2023, 4 minutes, Director: Chris McInroy, Producer: Stacey Bell & Kris Phipps & Matthew Thomas & Jarrod Yerkes & Denny Phillips, Screenwriter: Chris McInroy, Cinematographer: E.J. Enriquez, Cast: Kirk Johnson & Carlos LaRotta, Music: Bird Peterson

They just wanted to play kickball.

MAKE ME A PIZZA

2024, 12 minutes, Director: Talia Shea Levin & Talia Shea Levin, Producer: Talia Shea Levin & Kara Grace Miller, Screenwriter: Woody Coyote & Talia Shea Levin, Cinematographer: Vittoria Campaner , Cast: Woody Coyote & Sophie Neff, Music: Matthew Bernstein

Bored housewife seduces hot pizza guy for free pizza, but is desire worth $29.99?

APOTEMNOFILIA

2023, 9 minutes, Director: Jano Pita, Producer: Clinton Uriarte, Screenwriter: Jano Pita, Cinematographer: Manu Galán, Cast: Lucía Azcoitía & Michael Collis & Martín el Zar & Paqui Horcajo, Music: Marte R. G.

The premiere packs the theatre while the leading lady Clara refuses to leave her dressing room, gripped by internal turmoil she must finally confront.

RAINY SEASON

2024, 13 minutes, Director: Jason Wan Lim & R. Trevor Griffiths, Producer: Chris Bragg & Marisa Corvisiero & James Dashner & Amy Griffiths & Tessa Shaffer & R. Trevor Griffiths & Jason Wan Lim, Screenwriter: James Dashner

A young couple vacationing in a small town receive repeated warnings to leave before rainy season begins. Soon they find out the precipitation has nothing to do with the weather. Based on Stephen King's RAINY SEASON.

ROOM TONE

2023, 9 minutes, Director: Michael Gabriele, Producer: Scott Marvel & Amy Stewart & Danny Rhodes, Screenwriter: Michael Gabriele & Danny Rhodes, Cinematographer: Paul Incapreo, Cast: Mickey O'Sullivan, Music: Sonixphere

A sound guy resorts to violent methods when his noisy film crew keep sabotaging his attempts to record room tone.