Condamned
By Octavi Espuga - 12 min. - Spain
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Jack, a weak old man, lives in seclusion in a dark and gloomy underground chapel. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, he’ll try to escape to the outside world, but a terrible secret will come out to prevent his departure. Jack will have to fight with all his strength in order to escape not only from that wretched place but also from himself.
Here There Be Monsters
By Drew Macdonald - 15 min. Australia
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To escape incessant bullying on the bus ride home, a young girl falls asleep only to wake up trapped at an empty bus yard, with something lurking outside - something big - and if she wants to make it out alive, this frightened girl will have to unleash a monster of her own.
Ice Man
By Daniel Byers - 14 min. - USA
In a frozen, post-apocalyptic world, a man unwittingly rescues a woman from cannibals.
Reformed
By Samantha Timms - 12 min. - Australia
An old reformed criminal, John, is stranded after his release from prison and is forced to take public transport to a halfway house. His abrupt return to society instantly exposes him to old temptations that challenge his righteous, new-found path. John is conflicted as suppressed memories of his childhood and dark past resurface. He begins to realise his faith may not be enough to keep his inner demons at bay.
Shorts Five: A REal Creeper
Friday, September 13, 2019 at 9:20 PM
at Synchronicity Theatre
Peep
By Zachary Dehm - 8 min. - USA
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A young woman is harassed by a shadowy figure that lurks outside her new apartment. Is it a disgruntled neighbor? Teens playing pranks? Or something much, much worse? Her peephole may be the key to finding out…
Creaker
By Vidar T. Aune - 4 min. - Norway
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A girl wakes up at night when her bedroom door creaks open.
Five Course Meal
By James Cadden - 6 min. - Canada
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Mark and Jenny agree to take part in a mysterious experiment for money. Things get exceptionally messy.
Go Back
By Matthew Barber & Nathaniel Barber - 7 min. - USA
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In the fall of 1978, a distraught commuter travels down a haunted country road only to discover that its inhabitants have other plans.