Land of empty promises

Saturday Night Slice V

Movie night unravels quickly for a group of friends after they place an order from a closed down, haunted pizzeria.

Toxoplasma

In the aftermath of his father's death, a young man navigates a developing relationship with a brain-eating parasite.

China Lake

China Lake tells the story of motorcycle cop Donnelly, a man who spends his vacation time driving around on his Harley in the desert highways still dressed in his uniform. Clearly halfway through this short we learn that Donnelly is deeply disturbed and psychopathic after coming across a few people that have upset him in his twisted ideal of what is right and wrong.

Panic

After being harassed by a couple of punks, a young woman picks up an old lady standing at the roadside in the rain.

Advent

Advent is a sequel to Alien: Covenant in which David sends a transmission from the Covenant to Weyland-Yutani on Earth, elaborating upon the genetic experimentation he has been conducting on Planet 4.

Phobos

A darkly twisted psychological drama, ‘Phobos’ is a short film set before the events of ‘Alien: Covenant’. The film follows the crew of the ill-fated colony ship Covenant, on what amounts to a highly unorthodox job ‘interview’ for their upcoming mission, masterminded by their employer, the Weyland Yutani Corporation.

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Unboxing Ibai

Esports streamer Ibai Llanos hacks the first unboxing of the new PS5 on Twitch, the world’s leading gaming platform. What initially appears to be a conventional streaming event becomes the first horror film ever produced, executed, and broadcast live, utilising a total of nine cameras, a production crew of seventy people, and an amazing display of live special effects.

The House of Adam

The murder of a gay recluse by small town religious fanatics forces the dead man's lover, a closeted divorced police detective, to find the remains of his former lover and come to terms with his loss.

Scars

"Scars," is a short film that explores the horror of domestic abuse. The story follows James through a nightmarish experience of his past relationship with his girlfriend, Camila. He's unconsciously guided around his house by a mysterious presence that forces him to observe his cruel treatment towards her.

Shelter

Shelter tells the story of Rin, a 17-year-old girl who lives her life inside of a futuristic simulation completely by herself in infinite, beautiful loneliness. Each day, Rin awakens in virtual reality and uses a tablet which controls the simulation to create a new, different, beautiful world for herself. Until one day, everything changes, and Rin comes to learn the true origins behind her life inside a simulation.

Shadow People

In this found footage film, five adventurous friends decide to spend a few days in an old, abandoned house. As they settle in and explore the eerie, timeworn house, they begin to experience strange and unsettling occurrences. Their excitement quickly turns to terror when they realize they are not alone.

空色物語

Composed of four stories, each part of 10 minutes, namely: "Rainbow and Zebra", "The Goddess of Victory and the Snail", "The Ant and Love Letter", and "His Royal Highness and the Sheep".

Deliver Me

A desperate woman with an optical tumor seeks out a faith healer as a last resort solution, but it works a little too well.

The Song Writers' Revue

This short showcases composers and lyricists of songs that are now considered standards of American popular music. For several of these song writers, this is their only known appearance in a theatrically released film.

Riparian

A woman consumes water from the sink without realizing the threat she's put herself into.

The Haunted House

Silas Hayseed arrives in town and proceeds to put up a hotel noted for its 'tables,' which are all made of hard wood. The country yokel is shown to his room and divests himself of his best Sunday-go-to-meetin' clothes. His little bunch of whiskers that adorn his chin seem to be as proud of him as his Melindy Jane, whom he left in Grassville, back over yonder. He is finally undressed and tumbles into bed, resolving meanwhile to dream of the good prices he will realize in his produce. While pondering over matters, he looks around and discovers a Ghost standing in the middle of the room. Silas becomes scared, begosh, and leaping out on the floor begs the Ghost to do him no harm. The Ghost suddenly vanishes and the Hayseed is about to jump into bed again when Satan appears from under the sheets and scares him to such an extent that he is willing to promise him even a box of fresh rooster eggs if he will only go away.

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Amidst the hills of the ancient city of Mtskheta, an aging man nearing his hundredth year is forced to make way for a new road being paved through the blossoming garden of floral delights that he loves and cares for.

Deep Breaths

A psychologist suffering from an anxiety disorder begins to have a mental breakdown when she hears a sinister voice through her headphones.