A short neo-noire thriller centered around a mysterious druggist visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet, Sangstrom winds up getting more than he bargained for from the sagacious alchemist. George Robert Vatistas is a Greek-American filmmaker from Philadelphia. “The Hobbyist” was awarded with the Paula Rhodes Memorial Award &…
Suzanne’s grief transcends the boundaries of the natural world and arouses a primordial being. She courts this ghost, using intellect and desire to forge a union between them. Quiver melds horror and passion with Virginia Woolf’s idea of a woman requiring a ‘room of her own’ in which to uncover her true identity. Can Suzanne…
A transient with gold in his blood accidentally unleashes his secret while experimenting with extraction methods and everyone wants a piece. A transient with gold in his blood accidentally unleashes his secret while experimenting with extraction methods and everyone wants a piece. A transient with gold in his blood accidentally unleashes his secret while experimenting with extraction…
A young photographer is willing to emerge in the world of fashion photography but he is in conflict with modern times and technology: he still shoots on film only and likes and old style and conception of photography that everybody seem to have forgotten nowadays. One day, in a park, he sees a strange couple…
Tom hides not only a deformed face behind his flamboyant Commedia dell’arte masks, but also a dark secret that won’t be divulged until decades later. An atmospheric and gothic tale. Alain a vécu sa jeunesse dans un vaste domaine familial sous le regard de sa mère Catherine, secrète et peu liante. Seul Tom, son frère aîné…
Running into an ex is never easy, especially when she’s the hot ting that got away. Running into an ex is never easy, especially when she’s the hot ting that got away. Running into an ex is never easy, especially when she’s the hot ting that got away. Running into an ex is never easy, especially when she’s…
Set in a universe of magical realism, a boastful father prattles on superficially about his daughter to another parent in the school pick up line, but is unable to perceive her when it matters most. Upon reading Samanta Schweblin’s short story “Mariposas”, I was struck by the fantastical nature of the work, and its use of…
Zoé, 15 years old, enters a strict boarding school. Around her, pupils are playing and attending classes with faded eyes. Through their obsequious facade, the supervisors’ violence lurks. One day Zoé meets Marie and understands what they are destined for. Zoé, quinze ans, intègre un pensionnat. Les élèves y jouent et suivent les cours le regard…
The story of Sulphur for Leviathan revolves around a nun, who suddenly finds herself progressively fantasizing about things that shouldn’t be in her head, increasingly having to face her own doings of blasphemy, all leading up to something demonically dark and sinister. Portrayed in a surreal manner both in color and black and white, with…
It is a story about a geek who has lost the feeling of the edge between reality and his fantasy. He likes to imagine himself as a movie hero (especially when watching trailers!) and one day, sitting with his friends at the cinema, he gets a chance to become a true hero, not only in…