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Charlie is a circus clown celebrating his birthday alone when he receives a mysterious gift box harboring an antique zoetrope. The toy, at first amusing, quickly brings about supernatural terrors that spin Charlie's world into mayhem. Will he be able to escape the chaos, or will he whirl deeper into darkness?

Carousel

During&nbsp;a&nbsp;children’s&nbsp;birthday&nbsp;party,&nbsp;a&nbsp;burned-out&nbsp;princess&nbsp;performer&nbsp;struggles&nbsp;to&nbsp;embody&nbsp;the&nbsp;picture-perfect&nbsp;persona&nbsp;demanded&nbsp;by&nbsp;her&nbsp;company.

Sleeping Princess

A one-minute time travel conundrum.

Bootstrapped

A stop motion animation odyssey from Chattanooga's own The Skeleton Key Workshop. After discovering a UFO in the woods, two friends bring their findings back to town... and much more.

Cotton Candy Randy

After a night of drinking, a college student finds a dead body in the trunk of his car and is determined to discover the truth.

Blackout

Flustered Finn F. Finch may have met his match at the Lunar Cafe.&nbsp;Will we see what Finn will finagle out of this time?&nbsp;Or will Finn finally find true love?

Finn F. Finch & the Clock Contraption

After a violent moment she can’t fully grasp, Margaret Hayes finds herself wandering a strange, dreamlike version of her home. Clinging to her faith, she fixates on the rosary taken from her by her abusive husband, believing it’s the only thing that can lead her back to safety. But the presence of Ethan, within the house, shifting rooms, locked doors, and distant echoes, follow her through every level. As reality fractures and the landscape around her expands into an overwhelming void, Margaret must confront her biggest regret and the force haunting her if she hopes to break free. Veil of the Vanishing blends horror and poetic imagery to explore one woman’s struggle to escape what refuses to let her go.

Veil of the Vanishing

After a violent moment fractures her reality, Margaret Hayes wanders a shifting, dreamlike version of her house haunted by her abusive husband's presence, forcing her to confront the fear that has defined her life if she hopes to escape.

Georg writes a letter to his distant friend to announce his engagement. This seemingly ordinary act triggers a harrowing confrontation with his domineering Father. The Judgement is an adaptation of&nbsp;'Das Urteil' by Franz Kafka.

The Judgement

Shot on 16 mm black and white film, The Gilded Mirror follows Charles Randolph, a once-renowned performer haunted by his wife’s death. When a young woman comes to audition for him, their encounter unravels into a world of illusion and obsession.

The Gilded Mirror

KC, a movie theater employee on the brink of quitting, works the closing shift with her manager, Reggie. When the night takes a sinister turn due to their customers, KC and Reggie must figure out how they will make it out alive and decide whether they still want to work at the movie theater.

Closing Shift

Disaster brews on a chaotic film set when a worldwide coffee collapse&nbsp;leaves the diva lead actor in a frenzy, because apparently, the scene&nbsp;can wait, but his coffee can’t.

Cast & Brew

After her husband takes his own life, an anthropologist specializing in the study of death rituals puts her research to use in a desperate attempt to bring him back.

Don't Leave Me

A breach at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory puts residents of Oak Ridge and surrounding counties at risk. During a mandatory curfew imposed by local officials, a man reluctantly allows strangers who show up at his doorstep to spend the night waiting inside, and it quickly becomes evident that things are not as they seem.

The Recluse

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