A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse. But when she's discharged from the hospital earlier than expected, she needs to find a new way to extend her stay.

Take Care

A woman deliberately injures herself just to be in the care of a particular ER nurse.

In 1893, an endearing Cornish fisherman’s wife captures the attention of the medical profession as the first person to ever cure someone of Tuberculosis.
A doctor, hell bent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practising medicine, is sent to investigate her miraculous claim - only to discover the source of her unearthly power...

The Pearl Comb

A doctor, hell bent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practising medicine, is sent to investigate her miraculous claim - only to discover the source of her unearthly power...

Can a dog still be man’s best friend if that man is the Führer? Blondi explores the bizarre bond between Hitler and his beloved German Shepherd. From eating the crumbs under the table at the Führer’s birthday, to living in the confinement of the bunker, this film presents intimate glimpses of the dog’s daily life intertwined with the realities of war and fictitious, humorous newsreels, depicting the oblivious pet's significant and surreal impact on the Reich.

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Blondi

Can a dog still be man’s best friend if that man is the Führer? Blondi explores Hitler’s bizarre bond with his German Shepherd, blending glimpses of bunker life with absurd newsreels to reveal the dog’s strange role in a collapsing Reich.

After putting her daughter to bed, Aura discovers an intruder in her house: an elderly lady who acts strangely familiar, and is hell-bent on performing a bloody ritual before midnight.

WHITCH

After putting her daughter to bed, Aura discovers an intruder in her house: an elderly lady who acts strangely familiar, and is hell-bent on performing a bloody ritual before midnight.

Chew Toy is a darkly comedic psychological drama about a pregnant couple whose already-tense lives begin to spiral when they’re tormented by the nonstop barking of their neighbor’s dog. What starts as a petty nuisance quickly festers into an all-consuming obsession, revealing cracks in their relationship and unearthing deeper fears about parenthood, and unresolved trauma.
As the couple navigates sleepless nights, and mounting emotional exhaustion, their once-stable moral compass begins to wobble. Boundaries blur between right and wrong, sanity and delusion, as the barking becomes a metaphor for everything they can’t express, and everything they’ve tried to suppress.
This is a story for anyone who's ever felt one bad day away from snapping, an unflinching look at the fragile line between composure and chaos, and how easy it is to cross.

Chew Toy

Tormented by the incessant barking of a neighbor's dog, a pregnant couple finds themselves in a crisis that puts their sanity, marriage, and moral convictions to the ultimate test.

Bart Lewis, a young father desperate to pay for his daughter’s cancer treatment, finally lands an interview with a mysterious company offering excellent benefits (including much-needed health insurance) despite being vastly unqualified. Nervously fumbling through his lunchtime meeting with the intimidating Ms. Goodwin, he finds himself excruciatingly out of place, from his soggy sandwich to his lack of credentials. 
Just as he’s about to be dismissed, a heartfelt plea about his daughter catches her attention. But instead of an opportunity, Lewis is faced with a chilling ultimatum – one that could secure his daughter’s future, but at an unimaginable cost.

Palate Cleanser

A desperate father's morality is tested when he is forced to prove himself during a job interview in a dystopic, mid-century Corporate America.

In this comedy-thriller, a man's life falls apart in real time while a frozen burrito cooks in the microwave. Shot in a single five-minute take from inside the microwave, the film turns an everyday convenience into a front-row seat to a personal nightmare.

A MINUTE ON EACH SIDE

A man's life falls apart in the time it takes to microwave a burrito.

John, a delivery driver in wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles, 
is trapped in a relentless cycle of work for the oppressive ABRA Corp to pay off his dying father's medical debt. Living in his van, he avoids facing his father's mortality, despite his sister Grace's persistent calls urging him to visit. As the toxic environment worsens his health, a fly appears in his van, serving as a haunting reminder of the reality he refuses to face. When John rediscovers a forgotten package meant for his father, he’s finally compelled to leave the chaos of the city and face the truth he’s been avoiding.

Shitfly

In a burning city at the end of the world, a delivery driver must journey to visit his ailing father before it’s too late.

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