Shorts 6 – Dark Corners

Mystery, obsession, paranoia, and dark humor collide in this electrifying collection of short films that probe the unknown lurking beneath everyday life. From vanished teenagers and cryptic visions to artistic fixation, unsettling encounters, and desperate last chances, these films blur the line between reality and nightmare. Traversing psychological suspense, surreal experimentation, and genre-bending horror, the program offers a thrilling journey into worlds where danger hides in plain sight and answers come at a cost.

A post-screening discussion with the filmmakers of Sudden Death is expected to follow the screening.

How The Lonely Keep

A film by Nathan Sellers

Weeks after her disappearance, a local teen returns to the places she knew best, while an unseen hand holds the secret of why she may never be found.

2025 | 9 mins | US | Color | Thriller, Arthouse

Capsule

A film by Juan Pablo Montagut

In an enclosed studio, a photographer and a writer drift between creation and desire, getting caught in a cycle of intimacy and detachment while struggling to build a true connection.

2026 | 6 mins | US | Color | Drama, Thriller, Romance

Knitting Club

A film by Diogo Abrantes, João Rito

Miguel, a delivery guy, drops off red yarn at a knitting club run by three overly eager grannies. When they insist he stays for tea, he discovers they take their craft very seriously, and that he’s about to become their latest masterpiece.

2025 | 5 mins | Portugal | In Portuguese w/ English subtitles | Color | Horror, Comedy

Atrocious (Atroz)

A film by Nicolás Sánchez Márquez

Led by a dark figure, the men with bandaged faces torment what little Deo has left, and seem to offer him what he didn’t even know he was searching for: answers.

2025 | 31 mins | Mexico | In Spanish w/ English subtitles | B&W, Color | Thriller, Experimental

Metal

A film by Samuel McIntosh

Benny, a man in a brutal metal helmet, has been kept chained up in a basement all his life, with nothing but a television playing old cartoons to keep him company. One night, when his television loses connection, he pulls himself free of his chains in a fit of rage and escapes. He sets off into the world, struggling to find his footing in the strange metropolis.

2025 | 15 mins | US | Color | Horror, Comedy

Sudden Death

A film by Andrew Moore

Thirty-something takes, and three hours later, a team of filmmakers have one more chance at success, or else it will all have been for nothing.

2026 | 17 mins | US | Color | Thriller, Drama

The filmmakers Andrew Moore, Colin Kirkpatrick, and Grace Myatt are expected to be in attendance for a post-film discussion.