Who Do We Have Here?
Thriller, 15 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Jasper Sutcliffe
Prod: Anika Stonnell
A children's TV show character is awoken into human form from a soft-toy and struggles to adapt to the unfamiliar world around him.
Hitch Hiking Is Safe
Comedy, 10 mins, Australia
Dir/Writ: Ylia Trotter
Prod: Megan Trotter
One killer hitches a ride from another, unbeknownst to them both.
Be Right Back
Horror, 13 mins, Spain
Dir/Writ: Lucas Paulino
Dir: Gabe Ibáñez
Prod: Iván Fernández, Ángel Recio
A girl is left alone at home while her mother goes out to shop. Someone knocks at the door, and Maria doubts whether it is her mother.
New Followers
Horror, 16 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Guy Pigden
Writ: Immi Paterson
Prod: Harley Neville
Four influencers embark on the Milford Track, New Zealand’s most famous hike. Found footage exposes cracks in their façade, and jealousy turns to terror.
Happy Meat
Horror, 16 mins, United Kingdom
Dir/Writ/Prod: Matt Green
Prod: Thea Burrows
When a lab-grown vegan meat develops teeth, the company owners face an escalating set of moral dilemmas, as the situation spirals out of control.
Never Get Nowhere - Mac Glocky
Music Video, 3 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Stephen Leon Coad
This music video for Never Get Nowhere by Mac Glocky is a stop-motion horror fever dream with monsters, videogames and a car chase.
Help, I'm Alien Pregnant
Splatter, 15 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: THUNDERLIPS
Prod: Morgan Leigh Stewart, Alix Whittaker, Ilai Amar
Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it’s probably allergies, only slime will tell.