Saturday 24th May 2025
10:30am - 1.30pm
Silver Screen
Lady Midnight
A genre film about nine-year-old Oliver, who has to be left home alone overnight by his mother. Oliver wants to have a good time. But strange shadows begin to emerge from the corners, which cannot be banished by the light of the screens
17 Mins
Czechia
Directed Tadeáš Růžička
Chainsaws Were Singing
Adventures await when new lovers get separated by a chainsaw killer.
117 Mins
Estonia
Directed by Sander Maran
11:00am - 2pm
Discovery
Session
Ring Ring
A grieving son buys a mysterious phone from an antique shop in order to talk to his late mother.
15 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Adrián León
Slaughterhouse
A group of animal rights activists break into a slaughterhouse to save animals, only to discover a sinister secret.
14 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Matt Baker
Whistle
'Whistle’ is a short, surreal comedy-horror film set to a heightened ASMR and abstract soundscape. A glimpse inside the working of a neurodiverse brain…trying to cope with life, having become gripped by their acute OCD, ADHD and Misophonia.
‘Whistle’ tells the story of house mates Ray and Lisa who, until now, have cohabited with minimal conflict.
Set in their vibrant but increasingly claustrophobic houseshare, Lisa’s neurosis begins to spiral out of control when she notices an ungodly torment, a plaguing horror...Ray has one whistling nostril.
The walls close in. This is an episode to end all episodes.
The mother of all icks…
Welcome to ‘Whistle’…
8 Mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Ainsley James Cannon
Joker: The Last Laugh
An older, weary Bruce Wayne arrives at Arkham Asylum to visit his arch nemesis; The Joker, one last time.
21 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by David Bispham, Jonathan Davenport
Safe
A young woman battles for her life against a relentless masked killer.
2 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by David Yorke
Nervous Ellie
Ellie, new to dating and painfully shy, struggles to control her nerves during a date with Danni, resulting in some unexpecting and shocking results.
7 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by David Yorke
Poppy's Saturn
When nightclub singer Poppy is confronted by a black-eyed man she is overcome by fear. The event triggers a buried sexual trauma that she has to overcome in a kaleidoscopic world of glitter, music and blood.
15 mins
Belgium
Directed by Nicole Tegelaar
Cakes
A grieving woman follows a singing cake into a magical world within her oven.
2 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Johnny Herbin
Karma Is A Hitch
On the last day of his life, Björn is unexpectedly visited by his soul. The good news: This is not his last round. But to make sure Björn doesn't screw things up again with his big love Vicky in the next life, he has just until tonight to untie the karmic knot with her.
32 mins
Germany
Directed by Oliver Kahl
Stray
A western short film lit entirely by fire light.
A weary old man takes in a drifter for the night. They share dark stories before things turn sinister.
14 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Edward Palmer
1:30pm - 4:30pm
Odyssey
4 Little angels
Dani is a young geriatric assistant who starts his new job in an old nursing home taking care of Marisa, an elderly woman in the last few hours of her life. Dani aims to use the situation to get hold of some of the old woman’s jewels and valuables, and unleash some of his most personal perversions. However, Dani may have chosen the wrong person…
14 mins
Spain
Directed by Julio Martí Zahonero
Dirty Boy
Raised in an oppressive cult, a reclusive schizophrenic discovers that he's being framed by cult leaders for a series of ritualistic murders. As he uncovers a web of systemic abuse, he begins to unravel the secrets of his own identity and the source of his insanity.
97 Mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Doug Rao
1PM - 3pm
Screen 7
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3pm - 5pm
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Exorcismo
Under the Franco dictatorship, Spain’s rigid censorship laws had repressed any form of sexuality outside of Catholic marriage. But following Franco’s death and the consolidation of democracy, ‘Clasificada S’ films – restricted to those over 18 years old, with the warning that their content may offend the sensibilities of the viewer – embodied a period in Spanish history when sex went from being a sin to becoming a cinematic expression of political freedom. In the new documentary EXORCISMO: SEX, VIOLENCE & CLASIFICADA S, director Alberto Sedano explores the history behind Clasificada S, the battles it fought, and the distinctive dramas, thrillers and horror shockers that subverted the values of the former dictatorship. Narrated by Iggy Pop, featuring revealing interviews with actors, directors, historians, and showcasing clips from films by Jess Franco, José Ramón Larraz, Ignacio Iquino and more, EXORCISMO tells the incredible true story of a film movement that rocked Spanish culture, changed the face of genre films, and left its transgressive mark on global cinema forever.
122 mins
Spain
Directed by Alberto Sedano
5pm - 7pm
screen 7
Short Film Showcase 3
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5pm - 7pm
screen 8
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New Paragraph
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7pm - 9.30pm
screen 7
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New Paragraph
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7pm - 9pm
screen 8
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9.30pm - 11.30pm
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9.30pm - 11.30pm
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8pm - 10pm
Discovery
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THE GESUIDOUZ
A misfit horror-themed rock band relocates to rural Japan, determined to compose the ultimate punk anthem.
93 Mins
Japan
Directed by Kenichi Ugana