SHORT FILM SHOWCASE 1

The Critic (International Premiere)
Director: Bruce Micallef Eynaud. Cast: Nicholas Jackman. MALTA 2022. 5 min.
A bitter film critic attends a short film festival, unaware of the nightmarish presence awaiting him.

Three Houses Down (International Premiere)
Director: Ty Huffer. Cast: Hope Shanthi, Vivian Tam, Sienna Gaudet, Matt Coggan. USA 2023. 7 min.
Ah… the Holidays. Filled with joy, laughter, and cheer. And this year, murderous, knife-wielding elves.

Here to Stay (UK Premiere)
Director: Christopher Sheffield. Cast: Chris Labadie, Jessica Taylor, Zoe Yale. USA 2022. 7 min.
After abandoning friends and family at a funeral, Jude hides away in his home, but he's not as alone as he thinks, and sometimes the horrible mistakes you make have a way of following you.

We Forgot About The Zombies (UK Premiere)
Director: Chris McInroy. Cast: Carlos LaRotta. USA 2022. 4 min.
Two dudes think they found the cure for zombie bites.

Café Cicatriz (UK Premiere)
Director: Jordan Bahat. Cast: Max Morales, Lourdes Ramirez. Chile 2023. 14 min.
Max craves human connection. But he can’t bear to expose his truth.

Bone (World Premiere)
Director: Paul Coleman. USA 2022. 2 min.
Skellies in love.

You’re Out (European Premiere)
Director: Chaz Harris. Cast: Daniel Cockerill. New Zealand 2022. 10 min.
A closeted young gay man is tormented by a masked assailant threatening to out him.

Old Flames (London Premiere)
Director: Fugitives. Cast: Mylene Carino, Rhys Naylor. Canada 2023. 4 min.
A haunting portrayal of a recovering addict learning to live with her demons.

Tiny Thing (World Premiere)
Director: Joshua Giuliano. Cast: Jacob DeMonte-Finn, Britt Harris. USA 2023. 16 min.
It’s the tiny things that f*** us over in the end.

Safe (London Premiere)
Director: Josema Roig. Cast: Travis Myers, Dia Day, Josh Bernard. Spain 2022. 10 min.
Somewhere in the US, a family hears an unsettling bump in the night.

Mud On My Shoes (International Premiere)
Director: Rosie Geozalian. Cast: Doug Bradley. USA 2022. 2 min.
Narrated by horror legend Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Mud on My Shoes is a stop-motion adaptation of a childhood nightmare based off the poem of the same name from author Count D.’s book, "All My Friends Are Creeps".

After Hours (International Premiere)
Director: James Ross. Cast: Cameron Schmitt, Marshall Kapp. USA 2022. 6 min.
After closing hours in a department store, the night shift security guard and custodian encounter strange, unusual occurrences. Armed with only their walkie-talkies and overhead cameras, they discover a stealthy, vicious predator.

Kickstart My Heart (London Premiere)
Director: Kelsey Bollig. Cast: Emma Pasarow, Cooper Alexander, Sadie Eve Scott,
Jacqueline Bell. USA 2022. 14 min.
After a brutal car accident, a young woman fights her mind's three levels of hell to wake up again.