Short Films block 3 w/filmmaker Q&A
Amira
In the XIX Century there’s a music school where it’s always dark.
Nurture
On a remote Oregon farm, a couple grieving from a miscarriage finds hope in a mysterious flower. But as it heals her, something else takes root in him. Nurture is a dialogue-free folk-horror fable about love, grief, and the consequences of taking too much from nature.
Furka
Sent to investigate a research team that has gone silent while drilling the last remaining glacier, data analyst Sasha Sirkovsky encounters mysterious vapors rising from the ice, blurring the boundary between the frozen landscape and her own perception.
Heathen
Father Liam, a young and uncertain priest, discovers that his mentor, Father Machen, has returned from a retreat claiming to have seen God. Seemingly possessed, Machen tempts Liam to join a pagan ritual that promises to put an end to his doubts.
Favela Amarela (Yellow Slum)
Raised in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Damião joins a local drug gang to help pay for college. During a night shift, he spots hooded figures sneaking through the forest toward a church, uncovering an NGO tied to powerful politicians hiding rituals devoted to the King in Yellow.