Shorts Program 3: Menacing Presences
Thursday 2nd February / 17:00 / City Kino Wedding & Online
Shorts Program 3: Menacing Presences
Sometimes the best horror is that which you don’t see. Sometimes it’s that which you see in your sleep or in a distant memory but it continues to follow you. Sometimes it’s unplaceable but leaves a trail of dread in its wake.
L’appel (The Call) (4:25)
Directed by Camila Novais, Canada, 2022
Confronted with her own demons after watching a horror movie, a teenage girl defies logic and seeks protection in what is most fragile. A short film constructed from personal archives and the archives of the National Film Board of Canada.
Midnight Visitor (3:59)
Directed by Abby Brenker, US, 2022 | German Premiere | Available online
A woman is torn when a stranger in distress shows up at her apartment in the middle of the night.
Sleep Study (10:15)
Directed by Natalie Metzger, US, 2022 | Available online
A restless new mother confronts a dangerous terror whenever she tries to sleep.
Deshabitada (6:48)
Directed by Camila Donoso, Chile, 2021 | Available online
An old woman wakes up in her room in the morning. The place comes to life showing her spaces from the past full of pain and innocence. An experimental short film that goes through emotional scenarios of a woman in the last moments of her life.
It’s Not Real (8:00)
Directed by Tina Carbone, US, 2022 | European Premiere | Available online
Jess wonders whether the creepy incidents in her creaky old apartment are actually happening.
Glitch (3:40)
Directed by Rebecca Berrih, US, 2022 | European Premiere | Available online
While FaceTiming her daughter, a mother spots something scary on the video feed that can’t be seen with the naked eye...
Night Work (8:17)
Directed by Savanna Hunter-Reeves, US, 2022 | Available online
During another late night working from home, a workaholic new mother finds she isn't alone in the house.
Mudmonster (29:15)
Directed by O.B. de Alessi, Italy, 2021 | German Premiere | Available online
In a remote country house, a young girl who is struggling to connect with her family after the loss of her father, is visited by a mud monster. As her encounters with the creature become more frequent, she begins to suffer from a sudden, mysterious illness.
Knit One, Stab Two (9:51)
Written and directed by Alison Peirse, UK, 2022 | European Premiere | Available online
This essay film examines the representation of knitters and knitting, in over sixty horror films made by women, from the 1920s - 2020s, across South America, Europe, North America and East Asia.