Short Films Block 5

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Main Theater
Date and time: 
Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 9:00pm
Location: 
Upper Right theater
Date and time: 
Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 9:30pm
 

Onan's Harvest

World Premiere
Directed by
Luke Röber
starring
Thomas Blatt, Oriana Langebner, Joshua Murphy
4 mins
 | 2025
 | Austria
 | English
 

A man longs for something he encountered in the forests of Austria.

 

Carter

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Xander Copp
starring
Carson MacCormac, Elizabeth Saunders, Brian Quintero
10 mins
 | 2024
 | Canada
 | English
 

In this H.P. Lovecraft adaptation, Carter, a grief-stricken young man, and his mentor Warren, an elder female professor of the occult, search for a portal to the underworld in an abandoned cemetery.

 

Black Fog

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Jud Willmont and Nicholas Z. Scott
starring
Crystal Rao and Lipei Gao
9 mins
 | 2024
 | China
 | Chinese, Simplified
 

Stranded in the remote Chinese wilderness, a mother and daughter must survive being hunted by a mysterious beast. 

 

Dry January

Regional Premiere
Directed by
C.J. Arellano
starring
Akanksha Cruczynski, Zak Ma, Max B. Ehrlich
19 mins
 | 2025
 | United States
 | English
 

When Maya commits to a month of sobriety and takes up sculpting as a hobby, her crab sculptures terrorize her former drinking buddy, her brother Toby.

 

Erich Zann muzsikája // The music of Erich Zann

World Premiere
Directed by
Dóra Barbara Sánta
starring
Dániel Pásztor, Attila Orosz, Kriszta Szalai
15 mins
 | 2024
 | Hungary
 | Hungarian
 w/English subtitles

A student moves into a house where a silent old man plays unsettling violin music in his attic every night. Disturbed yet intrigued, the student seeks to uncover the mystery behind the haunting sounds and the curtained attic window.

 

A Serpent's Touch

World Premiere
Directed by
Leonardo M. Graziosi
starring
Daryl Hembrough, Donal Cox, Rosalind Stockwell
31 mins
 | 2025
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

In 16th Century England, Pathologist Tennebris and his son Lux - mourn the passing of Agatha, the revered matriarch of their family stronghold. Amidst their solemn preparations to inter the deceased, simmering paternal animosity within the crypt awakens an ancient spirit, Belial. This malevolent force breathes life back into Agatha's corpse, opening the gates of hell for a nightmarish family reunion steeped in bloodshed and ruin.

Owner: 
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland, OR