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Strings

Director(s)

Ava Pearson, Eleanor Smith, Nina Zandvliet

Director/Writer
Synopsis
Sally joins a dream summer trip to Sicily with her childhood bestie Poppy, hoping to re-connect before they start university. Confronted with Poppy's volatile new friend Alex, Sally is strangely drawn to the traditional puppets decorating their villa, and the strings that bind the two friends threaten to rip them apart.

'Strings' is produced by students aged 16-20 as part of Project Paradiso, a cross-cultural UK-Italy educational filmmaking initiative from Young Film Academy (YFA). Full details of Project Paradiso can be found at https://www.youngfilmacademy.co.uk/project-paradiso
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Strangers Like Us

Director(s)

Pipi Frostl Felix Krisai

Director
Synopsis
In their early 30s, Laura and Elias settle into a new suburban life by inviting another couple over for dinner. When the night gradually turns into an evening full of mysteriously surreal events, Laura feels like a stranger in her own life…
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My Child

Director(s)

Deniz Akyurek

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A recent college graduate must confront his fear of adulthood, his childhood nostalgia, and the supernatural entities which pursue him through the halls of his old elementary school.
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Leaving Yellowstone

Director(s)

Kayla Arend

Writer/Director
Synopsis
What starts as a romantic trip in the wilderness, turns ugly as Tessa fights for her life in the winter of Yellowstone National Park.

Tessa is excited to visit Yellowstone National Park with her new boyfriend, Mark. However, when they arrive, Mark changes, aggression and cruelty building as Tessa starts finding disturbing artifacts around his cabin. What begins as an idyllic winter weekend slowly becomes a nightmare as Tessa realizes she's alone in the woods with a man she really doesn't know at all.
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EYES

Director(s)

Braulio Hernandez

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Longing for richer connections to others, Alma chooses to undergo a mysterious procedure that promises a new way of seeing the world. Her choice unravels a dark exploration of identity, challenging the definition of the “collective experience”.
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A Possession

Director(s)

Joshua Matthew Kellerman

Director/Writer
Synopsis
Gordon (Gabriel Rysdhal) and Juliette (Izabel Mar) are on their honeymoon in the Hudson Valley when a malevolent forest spirit, Elle (Sara Koviak) and her familiar Dave (Gregory Brown) mark them as their next prey. A new take on Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and an allegorical and mythical exploration of a uniquely American spirit of narcissism.
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2TEARS

Director(s)

Steven Fox

Director
Synopsis
A genius med student writes one last goodbye as they remember the dark path they've created as a result of their obsession to cure their wife of her disease after she's transformed into the world's first zombie.
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The Puzzle

Director(s)

Robert Harari

Director
Synopsis
A young woman mysteriously receives a puzzle as a gift. But, this is no ordinary puzzle. With every piece, the image becomes more and more frighteningly familiar. Terror and suspense build to horrifying, heart-pounding climax! Based on a short story by J.B. Stamper.
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The Appointment

Synopsis
A woman awakes in a hospital with an appointment. Terror ensues.
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TOMORROW'S BACON

Director(s)

Bryan Norton

Director
Synopsis
A bickering couple in the last stages of a marriage gone sour make life uneasy for a small town waitress when they pull up to her diner on a cold winter night just before closing time. She tries to keep things cool when the couple, obviously from out of town and in midst of more than just a squabble, decide to come in for coffee, tea and directions to the Interstate.
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OFF

Director(s)

Tyler Polhemus

Director
Synopsis
Off is a thriller set in a fishing town. The film centers around a hearing-impaired girl who doesn't talk and a serial killer who likes to suffocate his victims so they can't scream.
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Dark Focus

Director(s)

Sebastien Roche Lochen

Director
Synopsis
A group of witches get caught up in a mysterious sceance. Horror spoof.
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