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A man viewed from behind watches a dimly lit live band perform in a crowded jazz club. A man stands next to him watching as well.

September 17, 2026

Jazz Infernal

After a stressful arrival at Immigration and Customs, Koffi gets a crash course in Montreal’s nightlife straight off the plane from Côte d'Ivoire. An attempt to charge his phone and take the bus to his aunt’s house leads to hijinks, performances and personal realizations at a busy jazz club. T...

September 17, 2026

After Dark Shorts: Siren Songs

In Banshee, a mysterious comb acts as a conduit for the fearsome banshee, unleashing a series of deaths in a 19th century Irish village. Searching for direction following her mother’s death, Dëmm’s 17-year-old protagonist finds herself pulled toward a group of glamorous soul-eating women. Embla e...

A woman in a leotard with a bow faces away, in a warm, dreamy hotel room filled with golden light. She gazes at skyscrapers through a window beside an unmade bed and armchair.

September 17, 2026

Man Eating Pussy

Here, the titular character offers a once-in-a-lifetime combination of sex, birth, and death to those who are willing to pay. Featuring a show-stopping prosthetic and moving performances by Julian Richings and Grace Glowicki, this short serves up a spectacle equal parts shocking and sensitive. ...

A bald, bearded man in a yellow shirt and green jacket sits behind many houseplants, peering though.

September 17, 2026

A Bit of Light

Arash is at the end of his rope. His medical practice has been shut down for political reasons, and he’s struggling to find reasons to continue living. After making the decision to end his own life, he spends one final day with his siblings and mother to inform them of his grim resolution. Their ...

Two people shown in low-resolution close up. The one on the left wears a beanie and smokes a cigarette while the one on the right looks off to the side.

September 17, 2026

Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts—Premorphic Drift; a fragmentary passage

Izzy is a suicide hotline operator a decade into an unsatisfying relationship with Travis. When Travis takes steps to transition, choosing the name Tiffany and presenting femme in public, Izzy’s frustration with her hapless and unemployed partner gradually transforms into self-serving transphobic...

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