FRIGHTFEST LONDON

Discovery One ODEON Luxe West End

Sunday 24 August at 11.00 am

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE THREE

There's a prowling sense of fear in THE LEOPARD (WAAGH). What do you do with crafty, uninvited guests? in WHITCH. The horrible truth could be just one CLICK away! Sometimes, it could be more work than you anticipated when you DIY. Tattoos can be with you for the rest of your life, no matter how short it may be in THORNS. Out of towners should always beware of CRUZ (THE KOOK COOK). Puberty can be a vengeful creature in PIMPLE. Sometimes, you can't always see your closest admirers in IT LOVES ME SO. Is it always best to be a lover, not a fighter in PRAYING MANTIS. And remember, be careful who you make a deal with in HAMMER.

The Leopard/Waagh 

Director:  Mukti Krishan.  With: Arjun Amedkar, Sagar Deshmukh, Sharvari Patankar.  INDIA,  2025.  20 min.

WORLD PREMIERE -​ ​When a leopard wanders into a redeveloped apartment complex in Mumbai — its natural habitat long since encroached upon — fear quickly spreads.

Whitch

Director: Hoku Uchiyama.  With: Rosemary Hochschild, Alicia Blasingame, Nora Harriet.  USA, 2024.  6 min.

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE -​ ​​After putting her daughter to bed, Aura discovers an intruder in her house: an elderly lady who acts strangely familiar, and who is hell-bent on performing a bloody ritual before midnight.  

Click

Director: Kyle Baughman.  With: Jenna Luck, Holden McNeil.  USA, 2024. 9 min.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE -​ ​​A woman becomes increasingly troubled by the mysterious computer program her boyfriend is developing.

DIY

Director: Tony Gardiner ACS.  With: Damon Herriman, Claire Lovering, Alexander England.  AUSTRALIA, 2024.  12 min.

EUROPEAN PREMIERE -​ ​​​After a bizarre mishap hanging a picture frame, a young woman stumbles into her neighbour’s secret life, realizing her only chance of survival is to commit to an outrageous lie.

Thorns

Director: Nir Paniry.  With: Lestonja Diaz, Jesse Gallagher.  USA, 2024.  7 min.

UK PREMIERE -​ ​​​​When a young college student checks on her harried best friend, she unravels a mysterious paranoia that runs much more than skin deep. 

CRUZ (The Kook Cook)

Director: Cai O'Leary.  With: Michael Olavson. USA, 2024.  7 min.

WORLD PREMIERE -​ ​​​​​Cruz is a disgruntled surfer who hails from Santa Cruz. He lives in the desert during the week, and hunts hipsters during the weekend - when they flock from LA to the sunny Californian coast, stealing all the waves from the locals. 

Pimple

Director: Fernando Alle.  With: Tiago Rodrigues, António Chaves, João Miranda, Dinis Lima, João Vilas.  PORTUGAL, 2025.  5 min.

WORLD PREMIERE -​ ​A young boy's pimple bursts, leading to a bloody disaster