“MOLLY, YOU IN DANGER, GIRL” - SHORTS PROGRAM 1
FILMS INCLUDED
HEIRLOOMS
CANADA • 2025 • 12 MIN
Directed by: Dan Abramovici
Jaime’s quest for healing leads her to restore a family heirloom. But what begins as a therapeutic project, soon spirals into a battle against an ancient evil that has plagued her bloodline for generations.
SHE
NETHERLANDS • 2026 • 10 MIN
Directed by: Jonathan van Wieren
In the mid '80s, Liva, a young woman, is cleaning up after her and her late twin sister's 21st birthday party when she suddenly starts to hear strange sounds coming from somewhere in the house. She starts to investigate, but what she stumbles upon turns her birthday into her own personal hell.
WORLD PREMIERE • FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
THERE IS ALWAYS A MONSTER
SPAIN • 2026 • 16 MIN
Directed by: Gaston Haag
A police investigation turns into a nightmare when a mutant creature unleashes terror inside the building.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
FEED THE DARK
USA • 2025 • 7 MIN
Directed by: Rob Himebaugh
Snowbound high in the mountains, a ski patroller realizes her injured colleague has been possessed by a ravenous demon.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
LETHAL ETHEL
CANADA • 2025 • 8 MIN
Directed by: Elayna Einish
Blending horror and humour, Lethal Ethel is an unique mockumentary that follows the story of a Naskapi vampire who goes to murderous lengths to protect her land and her culture.
VANCOUVER PREMIERE
NAIL-BITER
USA • 2026 • 16 MIN
Directed by: Joseph Burch
On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, anxious nail-biter Amy Heller confronts her overbearing mother about their so-called family curse, a finger-devouring creature that preys on those who bite their nails, just as the monster arrives to claim her as its next victim. A gothic horror short and proof-of-concept for a feature film.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
CHÄIR
USA • 2025 • 5 MIN
Directed by: Chris McInroy
Carl just wanted to sit down. The chair had other plans.
VANCOUVER PREMIERE
BAGMAN
CANADA • 2026 • 11 MIN
Directed by: Connor Gaston, Vaughn Gaston
A graduate researcher monitoring wildlife cameras notices a garbage bag suddenly appear in a forest clearing. She sends her senior technician to check it out--watching his every move through the live camera feed.
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
GRIZZLY PEAK
USA • 2025 • 14 MIN
Directed by: Jason Ragosta
Cody brings Kylie, her long-time crush, out to Grizzly Peak to share her new creative outlet; flying drones. They witness a horrific murder and become the target of a serial killing madman who disables their car and traps them in the woods in a grisly contest of survival.
CANADIAN PREMIERE • FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
FILM DETAILS
SHORTS PROGRAM 1
9 FILMS
TOTAL RUNTIME
104 MIN
COUNTRIES
CANADA
NETHERLANDS
SPAIN
USA