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RIDDLE OF THE FOREIGN INVADERS
International Shorts
(Various Countries, 84 min)
THE COMPANIONS (“La Compania”)
(Spain, 2024, 13 min)
A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director: José María Flores
CONVOLUTED
(Bahrain, 2024, 14 min)
After a horrific accident, a troubled drifter seeks shelter within the confines of a hedge maze. Unbeknownst to him, the worst was yet to come.
In Arabic with English subtitles
Director: Mohamed Fareed
THE DREAMCATCHER ("El Atrapasuenos")
(Spain, 2024, 13 min)
Juan's nightmares are getting worse and they have discovered a way to enter his world. That same night, his mother will give him a very special dreamcatcher. Both will find a way to lock up Juan's monsters forever, but not before releasing the nightmares that his mother kept over 30 ago.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Guillermo Patrikios Alum
HESTIA 19
(France, 2024, 5 min)
The members of the International Space Station (ISS) have just made an exceptional discovery. One of the astronauts, Paul, brings this discovery back to earth.
In French with English subtitles
Director: Stephen Bigot
NERVOUS ELLIE
(United Kingdom, 2024, 7 min)
Ellie, new to dating and painfully shy, struggles to control her nerves during a date with Danni, resulting in some unexpecting and shocking results.
Director: David Yorke
PUZZLE
(France, 2023, 2 min)
In this clever French horror-comedy, the plot of a full-length feature is told in two minutes. A great nod to social media attention-getting and "unboxing videos" from YouTube.
Director: Sébastien Roignant
RED SNOW (“Nieve Roja”)
(Spain, 2024, 5 min)
A little girl and a vampire live in a village by the forest, where they pass time together. An incident and a memory from the girl’s past will challenge their relationship and the course of their lives forever.
No dialogue.
Director: Susana Olmedo Álvarez
SAFE
(United Kingdom, 2023, 2 min)
A young woman battles for her life against a relentless masked killer.
Director: David Yorke
TRIPTYCH
(United Kingdom | Bulgaria, 2024, 15 min)
A high-end art dealer is haunted by a mysterious force from her past that threatens to destroy everything she's built.
In Bulgarian, English, Serbian with English subtitles
Director: Sophia Ray
UNA VOLTA
(Netherlands, 2024, 8 min)
In this supernatural mystery, set in the dense forests of Italy in 1873, a young mother and her son find themselves lost and disoriented. Unbeknownst to them, their fate is shaped by a mysterious sorceress lurking in the shadows of the wilderness. She has altered the very fabric of time itself, plunging the mother and son into a world where past, present, and future intertwine in bewildering ways.
In Italian with English subtitles
Director: Joshua Boon
THE COMPANIONS (“La Compania”)
(Spain, 2024, 13 min)
A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director Biography - José María Flores
José María thrives alongside renowned figures in the film and creative industry. His work, "La Fièvre," gathers numerous national and international accolades, earning him a spot among Forbes' 2022 list of the 50 most talented Spaniards globally, alongside luminaries like Almodóvar and Trueba. His direction captivates not just for the narrative but for its ability to touch the subconscious. Flores has proven to be part of the new generation of creators making Spanish cinema more visible internationally.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorJosé María Flores
- ScreenwriterJosé María Flores
- ProducerHéctor Ramos García & Luisa Bellido & Alberto Sarmiento & Isabel Castro
- CastAlberto Amarilla, Elisabeth Larena
RIDDLE OF THE FOREIGN INVADERS
International Shorts
(Various Countries, 84 min)
THE COMPANIONS (“La Compania”)
(Spain, 2024, 13 min)
A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director: José María Flores
CONVOLUTED
(Bahrain, 2024, 14 min)
After a horrific accident, a troubled drifter seeks shelter within the confines of a hedge maze. Unbeknownst to him, the worst was yet to come.
In Arabic with English subtitles
Director: Mohamed Fareed
THE DREAMCATCHER ("El Atrapasuenos")
(Spain, 2024, 13 min)
Juan's nightmares are getting worse and they have discovered a way to enter his world. That same night, his mother will give him a very special dreamcatcher. Both will find a way to lock up Juan's monsters forever, but not before releasing the nightmares that his mother kept over 30 ago.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Guillermo Patrikios Alum
HESTIA 19
(France, 2024, 5 min)
The members of the International Space Station (ISS) have just made an exceptional discovery. One of the astronauts, Paul, brings this discovery back to earth.
In French with English subtitles
Director: Stephen Bigot
NERVOUS ELLIE
(United Kingdom, 2024, 7 min)
Ellie, new to dating and painfully shy, struggles to control her nerves during a date with Danni, resulting in some unexpecting and shocking results.
Director: David Yorke
PUZZLE
(France, 2023, 2 min)
In this clever French horror-comedy, the plot of a full-length feature is told in two minutes. A great nod to social media attention-getting and "unboxing videos" from YouTube.
Director: Sébastien Roignant
RED SNOW (“Nieve Roja”)
(Spain, 2024, 5 min)
A little girl and a vampire live in a village by the forest, where they pass time together. An incident and a memory from the girl’s past will challenge their relationship and the course of their lives forever.
No dialogue.
Director: Susana Olmedo Álvarez
SAFE
(United Kingdom, 2023, 2 min)
A young woman battles for her life against a relentless masked killer.
Director: David Yorke
TRIPTYCH
(United Kingdom | Bulgaria, 2024, 15 min)
A high-end art dealer is haunted by a mysterious force from her past that threatens to destroy everything she's built.
In Bulgarian, English, Serbian with English subtitles
Director: Sophia Ray
UNA VOLTA
(Netherlands, 2024, 8 min)
In this supernatural mystery, set in the dense forests of Italy in 1873, a young mother and her son find themselves lost and disoriented. Unbeknownst to them, their fate is shaped by a mysterious sorceress lurking in the shadows of the wilderness. She has altered the very fabric of time itself, plunging the mother and son into a world where past, present, and future intertwine in bewildering ways.
In Italian with English subtitles
Director: Joshua Boon
THE COMPANIONS (“La Compania”)
(Spain, 2024, 13 min)
A young couple walks down the street, they have left the children at home and are going out to dinner. A crowd gathers around something.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director Biography - José María Flores
José María thrives alongside renowned figures in the film and creative industry. His work, "La Fièvre," gathers numerous national and international accolades, earning him a spot among Forbes' 2022 list of the 50 most talented Spaniards globally, alongside luminaries like Almodóvar and Trueba. His direction captivates not just for the narrative but for its ability to touch the subconscious. Flores has proven to be part of the new generation of creators making Spanish cinema more visible internationally.
- Year2024
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorJosé María Flores
- ScreenwriterJosé María Flores
- ProducerHéctor Ramos García & Luisa Bellido & Alberto Sarmiento & Isabel Castro
- CastAlberto Amarilla, Elisabeth Larena