Shorts Block 4: Shades of Menace

In the absence of love, menace takes shape. Six sinister stories invite viewers on a journey from the familiar corners of homes and highways to darker and more treacherous places in the spirit of twisted family traditions. Depravity reaches new heights, bringing unsuspecting souls into the clutches of supernatural forces in this spellbinding tapestry of shorts. Filmmakers from six nations deftly wield their mastery over their craft as they demonstrate the many shades of humanity’s dark side. —Jordan Klein

Films are in alphabetical order rather than order of play. Total runtime 89 min

Callback
Matthew Puccini (USA 2026, 16 min)
Max’s acting career has hit rock bottom, but when his boyfriend nabs a callback for a coveted role, Max discovers how much lower he can go.

Corpus Christi
Bea Lema (Spain 2025, 12 min)
A seamstress begins seeing nightmarish visions, but the fabric of her reality is far more sinister than what is woven deeply into her psyche.

The Fall
Maxime Tevissen, Tom Alcamo, Hugo Hannache, Dylan Cam, Alexandre Velves, Titouan Kervajan, Yaëlle Alberti (France 2025, 7 min)
At the site of a plane crash in the high Alps, a mysterious masked mountaineer makes an ominous discovery … they are not alone.

The Veil
Gabriel Motta (Brazil 2025, 20 min)
When he reluctantly participates in one of father’s cultish rituals, Junior witnesses something horrifying beneath a ghostly white veil.

Vultures
Dian Weys (France, South Africa 2025, 15 min)
In the dead of night, a tow truck driver arrives at the scene of an accident where he discovers his payday is far more than he had bargained for.

A Year of Marriage
Pablo Camargo López (Mexico 2025, 19 min)
Things go bump in the night when a newly wedded couple receives a gift, part of a longstanding tradition. A tradition that hungers for raw meat.