Shorts Program 9: Young n Deadly

Sunday 5th February / 17:00 / City Kino Wedding

 Shorts Program 9: Young n Deadly

Finally, the block that our new junior mascot Demonica is ravenous to represent. Some of the most impressive and impactful horror stars young girls who are just coming into their power, often in the face of family, classmates, authority, and other oppressive forces which are hellbent on repressing that power. One of our most international programs depicts the ubiquitous, myriad ways in which young women can exercise their mighty, burgeoning power in satisfying as well as morally ambiguous ways… yet even when they’re not totally righteous, we can’t help but root for them!

(Content warning: animal abuse)


Amygdala (22:21)

Written, directed and produced by Maria Hatzakou, Greece, 2022 | Available online

Two sisters challenge their relationship during a hot summer night.


Spell On You (22:38)

Directed by Sarah Lasry, France, 2022 | German Premiere | Available online

Salomé has a wart on her nose. She's disgusted by her own reflection. At night, she spies on her parents through the keyhole. Strange things are happening, which no one speaks of.


Lalanna’s Song (33:58)

Directed by Megha Ramaswamy, India, 2022 | European Premiere | Available online

Two young mothers, Miriam and Shoby, encounter twelve-year-old Lalanna whose ways unwittingly unsettle them, and they take deceptively small measures in setting her straight.


The Christening (10:48)

Directed by Molly Scotti, US, 2022 | European Premiere | Available online

Ruth, a televangelist-obsessed little girl, grows increasingly nightmarish as her religious fervor turns violent.


Hiama (12:43)

Directed by Matasila Freshwater, Solomon Islands, 2021 | Available online

A young Solomon Islands teenager encounters bullying at school and takes fate into her own hands when she is visited by a guardian spirit of her family. This ancient ‘Hiama’ teaches her how to know her power, and shake up her world..


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