Shocking Shorts 2003

Short film / "Dollar Baby" version of the Stephen King short story from 1987.

Spin classes can be a bit intimidating. But for Brit, the fear is real when her first class turns into a ride for her life.

A couple checks into a bed and breakfast and are soon put off as their host seems a little unhinged.

An older "local" man, begins as he is sitting around at a convenience store in Bangor, Maine with a group of his friends during a heavy snowstorm. A young boy runs in, deathly afraid.

Melvin, a henpecked worker in a bridal shop, retreats to a storage room filled with mannequins, where he vents his frustration.

Giulio is now grown up to sleep with his mother and must face his fears.

"Cuz I’m a famous freakin’ clown, and I do just what I please."

A short film following a young woman as she's pursued by a mysterious stranger in the woods.

In the worst part of town, a mysterious presence obstructs Joan from leaving the parking lot.

A short film where a twisted kidnapper meets a sleek corporate representative who offers a new way to streamline his work.

A girl enters a photography studio for a shoot, but it is empty. On a chair, she finds a QR Code that transports her to another place.

Chutney is a short film written and directed by Jyoti Kapur Das. Produced by Tisca Chopra The stars Adil Hussain and Tisca Chopra in the lead.

Leo prostitutes himself on the street under the name “Johnny”. This alter ego serves to feed his narcissism while protecting his true identity in a hostile and dangerous environment. But one night he meets a client who will make him decide between continuing to pretend or revealing himself as he is.

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these new leaders to prevent the masses from reclaiming a national identity. However, rebel cells have emerged to counteract this agenda.

Home alone with a killer on the loose, a young woman must test her limits to survive the night.

An opportunity to extract revenge falls on The Barber’s lap belonging to the indigenous tribes as The Officer, the face of the government who killed her lover visits her salon for a shave. But there is an ongoing truce pact between the two parties and violence must be avoided so that the prisoners exchange can take place smoothly.

Charles Dexter Ward, a young student of metaphysics, befriends Erich Zann, an elderly violinist who lives on the floor above him. Ward is fascinated by Zann's sinister yet wonderful music, which he hears late at night drifting down from above. But he discovers more then he bargains for when he peers at what beckons beyond that strange curtained window in Zann's room...

The library has been closed for half an hour and Rosario, the librarian, is setting the last few books on the shelfs and erasing the underlining that Armando, a waiter at the university’s café, has scribbled in several novels. That is, until she discovers that they are not simple underlines and that they haven’t in fact been written by Armando. When she looks up, she finds Armando standing in front of her.

Official short film supporting the release of 28 Weeks Later, produced by Lawrence Glover and directed by Damien Wasylkiw and Phil Stoole.

A resilient 75-year-old woman, haunted by a clock counting down in her dreams since childhood, confronts her mortality during a home invasion, sparking an unexpected conversation with a her neighbor that blurs the line between fate and free will as midnight approaches.