Shorts Blok 1: Old testament

Program
100min
Film screening
Films
References

Shorts Blok 1: Old Testament

Het Juk

Block 1: Old Testament

- A Midwinter Night's Dream (7)
On midwinter’s night the sunstone must be returned or the
darkness will last forever.
- Het Juk/ The Burden(17)
A young woman visits her boyfriend's family home and learns about a sinister history.
- El Sindrome del Artico (14)
After two years of working in the arctic, Silvia returns home to meet her niece for the first time.
- Whence Come Brussel Sprouts (2)
We can finally learn where Brussel sprouts really come from...
- Schrottmagnet (13)
Schrottmagnet is like the mangy boar that fucks you in the ass from behind and then dies bleeding in your vomit.
- Stucco (17)
An agoraphobic woman finds a suspicious, hollow wall in her house.
- Unholy 'Mole (5)
A man sells the soul of his unborn child to satan so his wife will make him guacamole.
- Reformed (12)
An old, reformed criminal is abruptly returned to society, instantly exposing him to old temptations that challenge his new-found, righteous path.
- Enoch (3)
A familiar biblical spirit becomes the worst nightmare of an unsuspecting man.
- NOM (10)
An old cyclist starts a journey with an uncertain end.

A Midwinter Night's Dream

A Midwinter Night's Dream still

Every year on Midwinter’s Eve in a centuries old ritual, the Sunstone must be returned to the Yew Tree Goddess or the Darkness will last forever. The Yew Tree is ancient, it is mystical, magical and poisonous. Young Morrigan doesn’t want to do it, but her mother and the Vicar insist. ​
This film was shot in one take, no edits, no cuts, no cheats!

Details
Genre
Director
Martin Gooch
Production country
Production year
2019
Film duration
7minutes
Language spoken
English
Language subtitles
none

The Burden/Het Juk

The Burden/Het Juk

A young woman visits her boyfriend's family home and learns about a sinister history.

Details
Genre
Director
Nico van den Brink
Production country
Production year
2019
Film duration
17minutes
Language spoken
Dutch

El síndrome del artico

El Sindrome del Artico

Zaragoza 1983.Silvia returns after two years working in the arctic to meet for the first time her knees, Angela.

Details
Genre
Director
BORJA ECHEVERRÍA LAMATA
Production country
Production year
19
Film duration
14minutes
Language spoken
SPANISH
Language subtitles
ENGLISH

Whence Come Brussels Sprouts

Whence Come Brussels Sprouts

This slice of animated obscenity sticks the bony finger of a Very Important Truth in the viewer's mind's eye.

Details
Genre
Director
Mark Reynolds
Production country
Production year
2019
Film duration
2minutes
Language spoken
English (no dialogue)
Language subtitles
n/a (screen text in English)

Schrottmagnet

poster schrottmagnet

Schrottmagnet is like the mangy boar that fucks you in the ass from behind and then dies bleeding in your own vomit.

Details
Genre
Director
Noodle Brain Film Crew
Production country
Production year
2018
Film duration
13minutes
Language spoken
German
Language subtitles
English

Stucco

Stucco Poster

An agoraphobic woman finds a suspicious, hollow wall in her house.

Details
Genre
Director
Janina Gavankar, Russo Schelling
Production country
Production year
2019
Film duration
17minutes
Language spoken
English
Language subtitles
English

Unholy 'Mole

Unholy 'Mole

A selfish man sells the soul of his unborn child to Satan in exchange for forcing his wife to make guacamole for him. Things go wrong...

Details
Genre
Director
David Bornstein
Production country
Production year
2018
Film duration
5minutes
Language spoken
English
Language subtitles
English, Spanish

Reformed

poster reformed

An old reformed criminal is abruptly returned to society instantly exposing him to old temptations that challenge his righteous, new-found path.

Details
Genre
Director
Samantha Timms
Production country
Production year
2018
Film duration
12minutes
Language spoken
English
Language subtitles
N/A

Enoch

Enoch

A familiar biblical spirit becomes the worst nightmare of an unsuspecting man.

Details
Genre
Director
Yasmin Neal
Production country
Production year
2018
Film duration
3minutes
Language spoken
Enoch
Language subtitles
none

NOM

Still Nom

A dreamy trip to the entrails of immortality from the perspective of an old cyclist who starts a disturbing and cathartic odyssey with an uncertain end.

Details
Genre
Director
Ángel Hernández Suárez
Production country
Production year
2019
Film duration
10minutes
Language spoken
Spanish
Language subtitles
English