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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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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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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.
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IT IS WATCHING

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Ripley Howarth

Director
Synopsis
A paranoid woman attempts to go about her day whilst being deeply afraid of a potential watcher who she fears is following her.
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Sacred Beast

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Link Kraft

Writer/Director, Cinematographer, Camera Department
Synopsis
1764, France, a mysterious beast is brutalizing a rural village in the dark forests of Gévaudan, killing hundreds in ways never before seen. The king sent many hunters to slay the beast, but all failed. An aristocratic Parisian hunter is hired by the villagers as a last resort. But, these woods see through him. He is tried and tested on his journey, his perceptions of reality shaken, and it seems he is not the only hunter wandering this primeval forest. As he delves deeper, the truth rears its ugly head and he questions all he is. What must become of him in order to return to the outside world.
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Stardust Bowl

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Lauren Best

Director
Synopsis
Maci is blowing off her closing duties when she's ordered to clean the arcade. Little does she know, the task at hand is monstrously deadly.
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Good Luck

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Andrew Teng

Director
Synopsis
Ke-Fang takes her daughter back to her late mother’s former residence to sort things out, only to discover that her daughter keeps receiving strange "elder-graphics" from the deceased grandmother. These messages trigger a series of mysterious symptoms. Upon investigation, Ke-Fang learns that her mother had also received similar "elder-graphics" before her bizarre death — and they may be connected. As the images keep coming, her daughter's health continues to deteriorate. Now, Ke-Fang must find a way to break the curse before it’s too late.