In a fantastical sequence of events, a young man confronts not only his personal fears, but also the adversities of life. A wonderful stop-motion animation about learning and finding a path of inspiration. 

An allegorical 1930s-set coming-of-age fable about a mother-daughter duo and the magical beasts they hunt. A gorgeous fantasy starring Hereditary‘s Milly Shapiro and The Walking Dead‘s Pollyanna McIntosh.

A young waitress is about to close up shop when she’s confronted by a mysterious older woman searching for her umbrella, who tells her about a past love. This heartfelt and romantic story is a prime example of patient yet captivating storytelling. After a masterful build-up, the reveal feels both inevitable and satisfying. 

In 1918, during the Spanish flu pandemic, a young man must protect his family from an unknown threat in their remote home. As fear closes in, he confronts both external dangers and the darkness within himself. This haunting folk horror’s ominously beautiful cinematography and deliberate pacing really let the dread seep in.  

Two headstrong Koreans can’t agree on who’s treating who to dinner, causing their casual restaurant outing to spiral into an all-out deathmatch over the bill. Stylish fight choreographies escalate beautifully from politeness to mayhem, delivering a cool and comedic homage to classic martial arts films. 

A grief-stricken photographer attempts a career comeback by exhibiting new work shot at the location where his son vanished. During the opening, visitors make a disturbing discovery: someone is hiding in the shadows of multiple photographs. With a masterful tone, solid performances and inventive cinematography, this is a perfectly paced little horror package. 

In the middle of the night, police inspector June is called to a remote crime scene at a monastery on an island. Left alone with the body, she realises that it may not be human… An solid mystery short with brilliant performances and supernatural scares that will have you wondering what’s really out there. 

In an almost snowless ski resort, Isabelle and Guillaume get stuck in a chairlift. Weirdly, that’s the least of their problems. The Last Snow combines paranoid isolation, creeping dread and incredible tension with amazing cinematography, resulting in a properly scary adrenaline ride. 

A young raver crashes on his way to a party in the remote Argentine Pampas, finding refuge with two mysterious strangers at an isolated tavern. But as the drugs kick in, paranoia takes hold, and reality begins to unravel. This psychedelic animation’s pulsing visuals and flashing colours mirror the raver’s fractured mindset as supernatural dread leads to straight-up horror.