FRIGHTFEST LONDON

Discovery Two ODEON Luxe West End

Friday 22 August at 3.45 pm

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE ONE

A bad day can be the root of the problem in DEAD TOOTH. OBEY! asks if every dog has its day, and will you have the rug pulled from under you? in TAPESTRY. A high with nature may have its comedowns in FLOWERS, or will you be seduced by technology? in PANDORA, INC. It's not Santa coming down the chimney in VӒSEN. Meanwhile it can be frustrating when you just can't find the right words in VOWELS. Some doors are meant to stay closed in FIVE STAR, and pets can be more dangerous than you think in MURDERBIRD.

Dead Tooth

Director: Romane Eilahtan.With: Tara Lindström. FRANCE 2024. 20 min.

LONDON PREMIERE -Tara has a dental appointment to fix a dead tooth. But one unexpected event after another turns this endless day into hell. Will Tara find a way to smile again and at what costs?

Obey

Director: Jordan Wippell. With: Paige Phillips, OpieQ. USA, 2025. 11 min.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE - After the tragic death of her viral dog, Max, a pet influencer is confronted by a vengeful spirit demanding an apology for a life of exploitation.

TapestrY

Director: Jason Sheedy.  With: Erin Ownbey, Sam Jenkins, Clay Randel.  USA, 2025.  7 min.

WORLD PREMIERE -​ A desperate mother performs an occult ritual to resurrect her lost child.

Flowers

Director: Nic McRobbie.  With: Mia Fitzgerald, Alex Henderson, David Vikman.  AUSTRALIA 2025.  5 min.

WORLD PREMIERE - ​A backyard experiment with a mind-altering tea made from Flowers results in a whole lot more than expected... 

Pandora, INC. 

Director: Joe Lueben.  With: Jacob A. Ware.  USA, 2025.  12 min.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE - ​While his wife and kids are out of town, a stressed-out illustrator risks losing everything when DAWN—an alluring A.I. creation—mysteriously arrives at his home and begins to seduce him.

Väsen

Director: Kristofer Vishnu Kiggs Carlsson.  With: Johanna Smitz, Juliette Mayson, Natanael Horner.  SWEDEN 2025.  8 min.

WORLD PREMIERE - ​​In a cold 18th century Sweden, Two sisters fight for their survival as they find themselves trapped in a farmhouse by the maleficent Gårdstomten and his army of man-eating Mylings.

Vowels

Director: Rafael De Leon.  With: Alexa Smith, Sunny Makwana, Chelsea Carpenter.  USA, 2025. 5 min.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE - ​Ava needs to record a self-tape, but her speech impediment keeps getting in the way.

Five Star 

Director: Kai Hamada Hasson.  With: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Tate Hanyok. USA,  2025. 14 min.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE - ​​When late-night locksmith Soung Kang is asked to lock a door forever, he discovers a dark secret that pushes him to extraordinary lengths to secure his five-star Yelp review.

MurderBird

Director: Barrett Lesly Shuler.  With: Sophie Isbell, Adam Raickovich, Elly Kouri, Donovan Edelstein.  USA,  2025. 16 min

WORLD PREMIERE - ​​​In an attempt to save his relationship a man buys his girlfriend a rare exotic bird for her birthday. After the couple develops a deep emotional bond with the bird, its true colours begin to emerge.