Shorts Programs
Shorts Spotlight: After Dark
Reality bends toward the eerie in this chilling collection of horror shorts, where shadows linger, fears fester, and the after dark hours hold more than meets the eye.
A Q&A with director and writer Reece Feldman (Wait, Your Car?) immediately follows the screening.
Wait, Your Car?
Directed by Reece Feldman
USA, 16 min.
Southeast premiere
The friendship of four girls is put to the test after one of them claims her car is literally trying to kill her.
Writer: Reece Feldman
Cast: Whitney Peak, Minnie Mills, Noa Fisher, Ruby Cruz
The Rebirth
Directed by Connie Shi
USA, 11 min.
Southeast premiere
An overworked waitress takes a black-market abortion pill that gives her an unexpected side effect.
Producers: Yuki Maekawa-Ledbetter, Justine Sweetman, Stephanie Bonner, Connie Shi
Director of Photography: Cece Chan
Playing God
Directed by Matteo Burani
Italy, 9 min.
Georgia premiere
A clay sculpture comes to life in the darkness of a workshop, surrounded by strange creatures.
Writers: Matteo Burani, Gianmarco Valentino
Animator: Arianna Gheller
Director of Photography: Guglielmo Trautvetter
The Lone Piper
Directed by Matthew Kravchuk
USA, 10 min.
Southeast premiere
In 1759 during the Seven Years' War, a company of hardened soldiers force their young Scottish bagpipe player into battle, only to discover that their enemy is not what they expected. Amid the horrors, the bagpiper and an Algonquian girl struggle to cope.
Producer: Amanda Jabes
Cinematographer: Connie Huang
Crew: Lucian Zanes, Amanda Bearmedicine
CHEW
Directed by Felix Dobaire
France, 21 min.
On Saturday night, Céleste infiltrates her older sister Marie's party incognito. Among the guests, a mysterious chewing gum is circulating, causing strange transformations: sticky lips, air bubbles under the skin, elastic bodies, and a total desire to amalgamate.
Cast: Juliette Gasquet, Inès Quaireau
Luz Diabla
Directed by Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, and Patricio Plaza
Argentina/Canada, 12 min.
Georgia premiere
Martín, a young urban raver, becomes entangled in a strange accident on the road while heading to a party in the middle of the Argentine Pampas. Finding refuge in a mysterious countryside tavern and taken in by two strangers, Martín's paranoia begins to take hold of him.
Producers: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza, Courtney Wolfson
Writers: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza
Cast: Gianluca Zonzini, Gulliver Markert, Mario Alarcón, Emanuel Gabotto, David Tokar
The Pearl Comb
Directed by Ali Cook
USA, 21 min.
Georgia premiere
In 1893, an endearing Cornish fisherman’s wife captures attention as the first person to ever cure someone of tuberculosis. A doctor, hellbent on proving a woman’s place is in the home, is sent to investigate her miraculous claim — only to discover the source of her unearthly power.
Producers: Ross Williams, Matthew James Wilkinson
Cast: Beatie Edney, Ali Cook, Simon Armstrong, Clara Paget