Downturned Umbrellas

Don't Talk to Strangers(es)

Set in a bespoke toy shop, Imanol Ortiz López’s new short film is skin-crawling nightmare fuel bathed in vintage Kodachrome transfixion, calculated to the microsecond, honed to haunt and mortify.

Pig(en)

A young man journeys through a desert, where he is kidnapped by a sadistic stranger clad in a pig mask. The stranger proceeds to brutally torture the young man, who then finds himself escaping into his imagination, with fantasy and reality intersecting.

Domestic Fable(fr)

While visiting an apartment, Adrien feels a twinge of jealousy as he watches Tess, his partner, enjoy herself with another visitor. That very evening, he receives a surprise summons to return for another visit. He must go alone, Tess being otherwise detained at work. He finds himself before a dilapidated old building which already has his name on the doorbell. As soon as Adrien crosses the threshold, the house closes in on him and he is embarked on a guided tour of the twists and turns of his own jealousy.

Welkom(fr)

Fuck les gars(fr)

After experiencing her first heartbreak, Anais declares war on all the boys in 6th grade.

Frank vs. God(en)

Frank is a man who thinks he has lost everything, until his house is destroyed by a tornado. Then when he goes to the insurance company, he’s told they won't pay because the damage falls under the "Act of God" exclusion in his policy. With nothing left, and nothing left to lose, he decides to sue God himself for damages, naming representatives of the world's religions as defendants in the suit. What starts as a ridiculous stunt, becomes a beautiful, funny, soulful odyssey in which he rediscovers that love itself... requires a leap of faith.

Breakfast Wine(en)

In Ireland they say it takes just three alcoholics to keep a small bar running in a country town. But what if you’ve only got two?

Camila Decide Matar(pt)

Puzzle Box: The Glitch(en)

Two friends buying drugs find their world starts to glitch when the deal goes horribly wrong.

Were(en)

Were is a dark, tense and atmospheric horror short, about three girls camping in the woods who are approached by a sinister stranger. With a killer ending.

No Coke(en)

A stubborn English tourist visits a Norwegian hotel with a vending machine and a sign with the text "No Coke". Based on true events.

Escape(en)

A couple is stuck in an escape room, and a failing relationship, with no way out.

Приятного аппетита(ru)

Sala B(es)

Ultimate Revenge 2 - Origins(fr)

Mercenary Racier Panazio kills everyone standing in his way as he tried to find the murderer who killed his wife at the International Agricultural Show.

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight(en)

Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.

It Took Guts(en)

A teenage boy, troubled and alone wanders the grassy hills looking for something. He settles on a slope and searches for some activity to amuse him. He begins to pick pieces of his body off and taste them. This seems like a good thing to do. So he removes his eye, his face and finally his own guts and eats them all in an orgy of ecstasy and gore.

Visions of Europe(en)

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Miyubi(en)

An immersive video comedy-drama in which the viewer experiences the dynamics of a dysfunctional family through the eyes of Miyubi, a toy robot the father purchased for his son as a birthday gift.

Doña Rosita la Soltera(es)

At the end of the 19th century, young Rosita and her cousin are engaged to be married, shortly before he has to leave for Cuba.