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A young girl lays on the floor, while three others stand around her looking.

Sweet Tooth [short film] Les dents du bonheur

  Joséphine Darcy Hopkins

  France     26 minutes

Synopsis

Eight-year-old Madeleine finds herself tagging along with her mother, a beautician, as she makes house calls to new clients. During one of these visits, she encounters Eugenie, Constance, and Emerald playing in the basement of the home. There, she is drawn into a disturbing and macabre board game, where the stakes are far more sinister than mere coins.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence program.

  

 French with subtitles 

Content Considerations
Self harm
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A teenage girl notices something under the sheets when she wakes up. Her room is pink, and filled with crosses.

First Blood [short film]

  Olivia Loccisano

  Canada     8 minutes

Synopsis

Following her first period, a teenage girl undergoes a bizarre transformation that ushers in a unique chapter of her adolescence. This unprecedented stage unveils an entirely uncharted dimension of her sensory experience.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence program.

  

 English 

Content Considerations
Body horror
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A woman with zombie-like skin and orange, bloodshot eyes lays on the floor looking towards the camera.

Mosquito Lady [short film]

  Kristine Gerolaga

  United States     14 minutes

Synopsis

Fearing the consequences of revealing her pregnancy to her parents and facing limited options amidst increasingly restrictive abortion regulations, a teenager turns to a neighbor her parents warned her about in her desperation for assistance. This decision sets off a chain of events with horrifying consequences.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence program.

  

 English, Tagalog with subtitles 

Content Considerations
Body horror
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A woman sitting on the bathroom floor looks at the black goo on her fingers with disgust

In the Flesh [short film]

  Daphne Gardner

  United States     13 minutes

Synopsis

Tracy just wants a moment of pleasure in her bathroom, but a flood of old memories emerge as a relentless distraction. The pipes burst and spew forth vile, murky water. To her horror, she begins oozing mysterious black goo.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence program.

  

 English 

Content Considerations
Body horror, sexual violence
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A woman is sitting on a couch as she holds a landline to her ear. Two other women intensely observe her.

Get Away [short film]

  Michael Gabriele

  United States     16 minutes

Synopsis

A group of friends embark on a weekend getaway to a secluded vacation rental in the desert. With minimal entertainment options, they decide to dust off an old horror film on VHS tape. Their seemingly innocent choice soon morphs into a nightmare as they encounter a series of eerie and inexplicable coincidences, blurring the lines between the on-screen terror and the chilling reality surrounding them.

This film screens as part of the Shorts 3: After Dark – Twisted Tales & Shadows of Innocence program.

  

 English