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After Dark

From sex-on-demand to colonial revenge and jinn to necromancers, these blood-splattered stories put us face-to-face with fantastical frights and the real-world conditions that produce them.


A close up of a man laying on a bed, lighting bathing him in red, yellow, and green light.

Anything That Moves

Alex Phillips  |   U.S.

In this raucous exploitation thriller, a Chicago bike-courier/sex worker delivers whatever his clients desire—until they start turning up dead.

English
Comedy, Crime, Horror, Sex and Sexuality
A woman with wild hair and yellow eyes and teeth speaks to a person, a wild expression on her face. There is blood on her face.

The Book of Sijjin and Illiyyin Kitab Sijjin Dan Illiyyin

Hadrah Daeng Ratu  |   Indonesia

Gross-out gore takes center stage when a mistreated young woman summons a jinn to curse her stepfamily in this award-winning revenge film.

Indonesian
Horror, Religion, Women-Centered
An animated man, with chainsaws for his arms and his face, stands with his arms spread. Blood and debris fall around him.

Chainsaw Man—The Movie: Reze Arc Gekijô-ban chensô man reze-hen

Tatsuya Yoshihara  |   Japan

For the first time, Chainsaw Man slashes his way onto the big screen in an epic, action-fueled adventure that continues the hugely popular anime series.

Japanese
Action, Animation, Horror
A young man stands facing the camera, extending his palm to show various cartoon faces drawn onto his fingertips.

The Holy Boy La Valle dei Sorrisi

Paolo Strippoli  |   Italy, Slovenia

In this striking horror film, a teen boy’s embrace promises an end to pain—until the dark side of his power comes into disturbingly detailed focus.

Italian
Horror, LGBTQ, Religion, Thriller
A woman in a red period dress stands in a luxurious room, a wild and angered expression on her face.

Mārama

Taratoa Stappard  |   New Zealand

Mary’s pursuit of the truth about her Māori heritage sends her down a blood-soaked path of righteous retribution in this striking gothic horror.

English, Te Reo Māori
Historical, Horror, Social Commentary, Women-Centered
A hooded woman sits in a dark room, in front of a table that holds animal skulls. She holds a spiked twig.

Mother of Flies

Zelda Adams, John Adams, Toby Poser  |   U.S.

A reclusive necromancer promises a black magic cure for a young woman’s cancer in the latest folk horror film from the visionary Adams Family.

English
Family Affairs, Horror, Women-Centered
A large group of students form a human pyramid outdoors. Two others stand facing them.

New Group

Yûta Shimotsu  |   Japan

If Invasion of the Body Snatchers traded pods for human pyramids and took place in a Japanese high school, it would be New Group.

Japanese
Horror, Science Fiction, Social Commentary

Shorts 1: After Dark

Various  |   France, Jordan, Palestine, Sweden, U.K., U.S.

Unfulfilled dreams, dark obsessions, and illicit desires take center stage in this program that transports viewers into the bold and blood-curdling world of genre film. From ventriloquist dummies to unrequited love, these shorts expose our darkest fears… and create new ones.

Arabic, English, French, Swedish
Comedy, Drama, Family Affairs, Horror, LGBTQ, Romance, Science Fiction, Social Commentary, Thriller, Women-Centered

Shorts 10: Outré

Various  |   Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, U.S.

The creators of these shorts unabashedly follow their own singular visions into wildly new and weird territories.

English, French, Spanish, Tagalog
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Environmental, Horror, LGBTQ, Romance, Social Commentary, Women-Centered
An angry man covered in grime sits at the steering wheel of a car. The windshield has bullet holes.

Sisu: Road to Revenge

Jalmari Helander  |   Finland, U.S.

When the Red Army who killed his family comes back hellbent on finishing the job, “the man who refuses to die” is caught in a relentless fight full of clever, unbelievable action.

Finnish, English
Action, Drama, Historical, Social Commentary

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