The Hand of Darkness, 8min., USA
Directed by Rowan Kelley
In 1978, Astoria, Oregon, newcomer Alice Mitchell becomes the target of an otherworldly entity hell-bent on consuming her soul to regain its former power.

https://www.instagram.com/rowanrkelley

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-hand-of-darkness

The Body, 6min., USA
Directed by Ryleigh Kennedy
Alex thinks she is at home alone, finishing up her "work," when her brother Ansel interrupts. Now, she must clean up all the evidence before he can see it.

https://www.ryleighsportfolio.com/

www.instagram.com/official.kennedy.productions

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-body

THE OTHER, 3min., France
Directed by Cyril Emmanuel Ferment
At 3:15 a.m., Lise is awakened by a strange noise. Dan has disappeared from the marital bed, and a disturbing clue lies on the sheet. Armed with her lantern and her courage, Lise goes to look for Dan in the apartment...

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-other

Pirate Jenny, 5min., Italy
Directed by Elisabetta De Luca, Alessandro Freschi
A hotel maid has a very particular story to tell us...
Inspired by the ballad from The Threepenny Opera, by Bertolt Brecht - 1928.

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pirate-jenny-film

The First Night, 7min., Brazil
Directed by Gabriel Milessis Braga
After collapsing at the altar, Elise awakens inside an old church, and something inside her has changed. Guided by a mysterious man who seems to understand her condition, she begins to confront a new, terrifying hunger. The First Night is a gothic meditation on becoming, resistance, and the quiet seduction of darkness in our lifes.

https://www.instagram.com/thegabrielwars/

https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-the-first-night