KRAMPUSS
On Christmas Eve, an Icelandic family comes face to face with the Yule Cat, a ravenous creature of folklore hungry for those who did not get clothes for Christmas.
Iceland 2023 / 7:49 / Director: Guðni Líndal Benediktsson
EDITH
A mute woman, a murderer, and a stolen tongue. After witnessing the killing of a school boy, an outcast attempts to befriend the murderer, dreaming of a world where she and the murderer are one. Yearning for a voice, she struggles for redemption and acceptance.
Singapore, Malaysia 2024 / 16:58 / Director: Clare Chong
BURN OUT
An assistant will do anything to get his presentation in front of his boss… even set himself on fire.
United States 2024 / 12:32 / Director: Russell Goldman
WILD ANIMAL
A wealthy woman discovers an abandoned baby in the wilderness. Set on finding the child’s mother, she realises that she is being followed.
United Kingdom 2024 / 18:56 / Director: Beth Park
SHEEP STORY
In a bizarre animated tale, a person finds a home within a sheep’s body. The person cuts into the sheep from the inside, feeding off its body while disregarding the sheep’s desperate screams. Eventually, they go too far and face the consequences.
Iceland, Czech Republic 2024 / 6:07 / Director: Rakel Andrésdóttir
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN WOMEN SING
An ambitious filmmaker travels to the mystical Great Xing’an Range of Northeastern China, where a shamanic ritual to select the ‘Mountain God’s Wife’ unfolds, only to discover she is marked as the next sacrifice.
Hong Kong 2024 / 14:58 / Director: Juefang Zhang
DON’T BE AFRAID
A tormented photographer makes a comeback with freshly taken photos at the very location where his son once disappeared. During the exhibition, visitors suddenly realise that there’s someone lurking in the background of several photos.
Sweden 2024 / 14:57 / Director: Mats Udd
EMBRACE
Mélanie walks past the same alleyway every day without noticing the strange metal bucket.
France 2023 / 2:00 / Director: Axel Zeltser