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Terroir

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Casey Rogerson

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young wine critic (Madison Hu) returns to a French vineyard one year after giving it a bad review. There, she and her friends become the target of a masked killer.
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Beautify

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Elizaveta Makarenko

3D Animator
Synopsis
In a world obsessed with appearances, a young woman struggles to reshape herself to fit society’s impossible standards of beauty. As she alters and adjusts her reflection, she loses sight of who she truly is. Beautify is a visually striking animated short that explores the pressures of perfection, the fragility of identity, and the courage it takes to embrace one’s authentic self.
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The King in Yellow

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Sam Shapson

Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Synopsis
How do you read a play that makes you go insane? In this modern adaptation of the 1895 short stories by Robert W. Chambers, three grad students come up with a plan to split the dangerous work into thirds to safely perform research on the notorious play, The King in Yellow. But events take a sinister turn when one of them reads more than just his share.
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Telaraña

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Nicola Ríos

Synopsis
In a mountain estate in Puerto Rico lives a family with hidden secrets. On a night of rebellion, Naomi, the young teenage daughter, confronts the eight-legged parasite looming in her home and must make a choice: conform to her family’s identity or forge her own path.
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Donor

Synopsis
After volunteering to be the egg donor for her now-pregnant friend, a woman grows to regret her choice in the aftermath of her own miscarriage—and considers taking back the only baby she has left.
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SÁRÚ

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Elena Walsh O'Brien

Director
Synopsis
When a young girl moves into a secluded house on the edge of an ancient forest, she discovers a mysterious fairy ring hidden within. Drawn by curiosity, she crosses a threshold never meant to be broken - unleashing the preternatural, as the forgotten rules of the old world claw their way back.
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PRICE

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Byron Mason II

Director
Synopsis
Down-on-his-luck actor Price finally lands the role of a lifetime—playing Dennis, an unhinged murderer in a comeback film from once-renowned indie director Steinbeck. But when Steinbeck deems Price’s performance unconvincing and threatens to fire him, the director issues a chilling ultimatum: become Dennis or lose the role. Desperate to prove himself, Price locks himself away, practicing lines, mimicking Dennis’s habits, and sinking deeper into the killer’s psyche until he can't tell who is who.
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The Trees Have Eyes

Synopsis
Among a mystical forest of ice and snow, a hunter reaps the consequences of what he sows.
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The Baby

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Taylor Bustamante

Writer, Director, Producer
Synopsis
A pregnant woman's obsession with motherhood spirals when she becomes fixated on another mother and her young son.
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The MenHeim Clinic

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Diana Grant

Director

Jacob Pappo

Co-Director
Synopsis
Set in the 1940s, a young paperboy searching for his missing brother stumbles upon a clue that leads him to investigate a seemingly renowned doctor’s questionable clinic, only to find far more than he bargained for, with the price of his life being the debt.
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Humanzee

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Taro O'Halloran

Director, Co-Writer, Producer
Synopsis
In a quiet house in the suburbs, a lonely woman’s grizzly past comes back to haunt her when an old friend knocks at the door.
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Franken Struck

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Sommar Boulware

Director
Synopsis
A reckless hand, a lethal play, a love so pure now ripped away. Forged hot from
rage and shocking light, the Creature’s love must set things right.