Short Film Block 3 w/filmmaker Q&A
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Misappropriation
Coco is Sergio's inseparable friend since Carla left. One day Coco takes him to "Láquesis", Carla's favourite shop. It seems to emit a powerful magic. This is a dark tale about how everything that makes you happy can disappear in the blink of an eye. One moment of distraction is enough for our life to end up in the hands of a destiny that was not ours ... or maybe yes.
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Rebeccah's Statement
Rebeccah answers a craigslist add seeking help. Desperate for money, she agrees to assist in a bizarre experiment which terrifyingly goes according to plan.
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Fragments
A young woman awakens next to a man, who, while not unfamiliar, seems oddly strange to her. She roams drowsily through his apartment, being awash with shreds of memories. Fragments of what happened last night, which don't add up to a coherent whole.
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Madder Isle
In a poisoned sea, on a forsaken rock, a holy sect seek to bring about a new era, but Morgan discovers their intentions are not wholly pure, and there's more to the Island than rocks and mud… Ecological disaster, a dying planet and the impending extinction of mankind.
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The Music of John Low
The traumatized private investigator, John Low, is on a mission to find an ancient occult book. On his way he has to deal with childhood memories, a broken marriage, a mad professor and finally a monster. The Music of John Low is a twisted noir/horror/drama, set in the 1930s, and is inspired by the author H. P. Lovecraft