Slip into the alluring absurdity and unhinged energy of this year’s MIDNIGHT MOVIES. Featuring alternative storytelling from around the world, spanning the darkest of comedies, edge-of-your-seat thrillers, frenzied animations and erotica so twisted you’ll want to bleach your eyeballs. A healthy dose of ghosts, ghouls and trauma is guaranteed. Join the cult – we promise you’ll leave alive, shaken and stirred.  

 

Praying Mantis, dir. Joe Hsieh 

Taiwan / Hong Kong, 18 min 

A mother stalks bustling city streets, seducing men to do whatever it takes to save her child. 

(Content Warnings: Sex, nudity, infant death, blood, cartoonish gore) 

 

Yathoom, dir. Hana Kazim 

United Arab Emirates, 15 min 

Plagued by sleep paralysis, a young woman struggles under the weight of survivor’s guilt. 

(Content Warnings: Blood, injury detail) 

 

Bloodsuckers, dir. Rosie Brear 

UK, 10 min 

Bliss, a vampire slayer, suspects her housemate may not be what she seems. 

(Content Warnings: Blood, strong language) 

 

Feedback, dir. Nico van den Brink 

Netherlands, 7 min 

An indie band hunt a mysterious crackle disrupting their final recording session together. 

(Content Warnings: Sudden loud noises, strong language) 

 

TELE XXX, dir. Johnny Massahi 

UK, 9 min 

A late-night phone sexline seduces a reclusive man in this techno body horror. 

(Content Warnings: Graphic sex, nudity, gore, injury detail) 

 

UM, dir. Nieto 

France, 9 min 

As destruction looms, bird deities return to Earth to restore balance. 

(Content Warnings: Nudity, flashing images) 

 

Hyena, dir. Altay Ulan Yang 

China, 20 min 

Students lose their moral compass at a ruthless art training camp shaping their futures. 

(Content Warnings: Violence, strong language, depictions of bullying) 

 

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