• BENEATH THE SURFACE

Whether nurtured or suppressed, intentional or accidental, something simmers in these films, pushing toward revelation, rupture, or release.

Showtimes

Friday, June 27, 2025

Festival Theaters 1

Short Films

AS IF SWALLOWED BY EARTH

Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.

A LOUD PIECE OF ARMOUR

Seeing her daughter scream with such abandon and ease sends Holly on a mission to rediscover the primal, unbridled howl of self-expression she once had as a child.

CHRYSANTHEMUM

When her child mysteriously vanishes in a garden centre, an anguished gardener develops an unhealthy relationship with a chrysanthemum plant.

HIDE-AND-SEEK

In the voracious streets of Sāo Paulo, a woman hides a deadly secret, unaware that her little sister follows her with a video camera.

MY TEENAGE BLACKOUT

Tristan swallowed a caterpillar while downing a tequila shot and now he's in a coma. Thoughts run through his head: that girl at the party, his overbearing mother, and how he'll never get to change his Facebook photo ever again.

GURGLING

Living under the same roof with her aging in-laws and inattentive husband, a young housewife’s mundane life is stirred when she suspects someone of gazing at her through her shower window.

PUREBRED

During a heatwave, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover, Seán, after taking a pregnancy test.

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