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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
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 Biography - David Yorke
Davis is a multi-award-winning writer/director specialising in dark drama, comedy and horror. He have over 15 years of experience in short films, music videos and broadcast television and is also a directors UK and BAFTA Connects member. His films have gained great success and have been selected at many festivals from around the world including BIFA, Bafta and Oscar qualifying festivals. He has also won many awards including ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Director’ for the films WE, SAFEKEEPING, EJECT, CLOUDS and ERIC. His work has also been featured on David Reviews, Shots, 1.4, Directors Notes, Omeleto and Film Shortage. His previous short film ERIC premiered at Frightfest, and Heyuguys even featured it as one of the best shorts of the fest.
- Year2024
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorDavid Yorke
- ProducerPhil Beastall
- CastKelsey Cooke, Sophia Capasso, Jamie Sefton
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
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 Biography - David Yorke
Davis is a multi-award-winning writer/director specialising in dark drama, comedy and horror. He have over 15 years of experience in short films, music videos and broadcast television and is also a directors UK and BAFTA Connects member. His films have gained great success and have been selected at many festivals from around the world including BIFA, Bafta and Oscar qualifying festivals. He has also won many awards including ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Director’ for the films WE, SAFEKEEPING, EJECT, CLOUDS and ERIC. His work has also been featured on David Reviews, Shots, 1.4, Directors Notes, Omeleto and Film Shortage. His previous short film ERIC premiered at Frightfest, and Heyuguys even featured it as one of the best shorts of the fest.
- Year2024
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorDavid Yorke
- ProducerPhil Beastall
- CastKelsey Cooke, Sophia Capasso, Jamie Sefton