Fringe Hippo Collective

A man starts to lose his sanity after his vape mysteriously vanishes from his pocket.

An interaction with a stranger leaves our hero physically scarred and tormented by a strange voice.

A cuck smokes a cigarette backwards while a failed rapper reminisces on his downfall. They come to realize a startling existential truth.

Ten filmmakers were tasked with making surreal short film segments that loosely involve a cigarette. The result is Lynchian chaos in anthology form - the good ends, the bad ends, the loose ends, and the burnt ends. A sprawling anthology about all things cigarettes.

A man experiences a psychotic break and secludes himself in the woods with his inanimate lover.

A film director. A protest against the 6x1 work schedule. And there is always this guiding, meditative voice that controls the impulse to revolt, that isolates, atomizes the being. In this confusion, it's necessary to choose a side - or at least be aware of the side chosen. There is no not choosing.

Filmmaker Luke Eadie documents his uncle Glen and acquaintance Cheech on their quest to find the end of the rainbow - and the riches that come with it.

An experimental anthology about mental turmoil. Nine subversive perspectives from young filmmakers from around the world who lament over depression, alienation, loneliness, and heartbreak as universal experiences.

In a culmination of distress, a man must decide between his family and his way out.

An unconventional portrait of a recovering addict. Tales of drugs, sex, death, and hope.

Scenes of a city shrouded in fog, as a poem is recited

A girl jumps rope on a hill while a sonnet is recited. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

Two femmes dish over their dating lives as they split a pack of cigarettes

A reflection on sorrow and heartbreak. Evan Olsen's directorial debut, a segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

David is tormented by Ciggi as he is pressured into smoking

A phallic structure sets in motion a burgeoning romance.

A love letter to cinema and a personal reflection on loneliness. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

A short, experimental meditation on addiction, suicide, and existential angst. Poetry is performed while footage grows increasingly distorted. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

As part of an independent film anthology project, So Help Me Lord is a personal and intimate story about the relationship between Caio and God, reflecting on himself and the world around him.

A song is played in reverse as we tour sepia-drenched abandoned buildings.