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Power-Man, the masked vigilante of Vancouver, meets a new enemy when he seizes control of television and uses it to brainwash the people of the city to become his minions.
The story follows Danielle Stanbreaker, a paranormal consultant investigating a strange supernatural occurrence at a local Bed and Breakfast that ultimately ends up being real.
The vinyasa flow is interrupted in this yoga class when the substitute yoga teacher turns out to be a spy.
The main character has to close at his job, everything is normal until he has to go to the storage room. This short film will be presented at the 2026 HOCO Film Fest!
Anthology!!!
At a diner, seasoned killer "The Nighthawk" (Liam Snyder) stares death right in the face...as three assassins compete to see who can kill him first.
Three friends find themselves in an unprecedented search for an unknown man around their hometown.
Lázaro spends a lot of time at the gym, but the expected results never come… until one day he signs up for the premium plan
High school senior Tommy Kyle decides he wants to be president of the English Society. All that stands in his way? The most popular girl in school, and a political campaign to last the ages.
Austin Mann's life changes when he comes across a dark orb.
The final chapter in Kenny Philippe's trauma trilogy.
The rainbow fish, an outsider obsessed with his glittering scales, learns the power of friendship on an adventurous sea voyage with the little blue fish. He finds his place in a colorful fish community—and realizes that sharing brings people together.
How do you rebuild your sense of self after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Daniel Léger experienced his first manic episode in his early thirties. With courage and vulnerability, he recounts how his diagnosis shook his identity to the core. Through striking images created with fire and soot by visual artist Steven Spazuk, the film depicts Léger’s personality in rich nuances of shadow and light. The transformations paint a sensitive portrait of a man who, despite his mental health struggles, has been able to rise from the ashes.
In a "potential" future, the True Purity Act is enacted in the U.S.A. for "societal protection" forcing all declared vagabonds to be removed from the streets and forced into special rehabilitative facilities. THIS IS ONE OF THEIR STORIES…
A story of April, whose inability to express her grief to her mother leads to a surreal confrontation with a Knight.
After a solar flare causes society's collapse, a new world emerges under the control of the N.E.S.T organisation, where the illusion of freedom masks a sinister reality.
Trapped in an endless time loop, a desperate human races against the clock to escape a relentless cycle of terror. With every reset, shadowy figures emerge from the darkness—silent, unstoppable, and closing in for the kill. As reality frays at the edges, he must unravel the mystery of the loop before the shadows claim him forever. A gripping, atmospheric horror short that blends suspense, mystery, and unrelenting dread.
A road movie in reverse across Europe: Jola Wieczorek traces her family’s past from Poland to the idyllic Salzkammergut. The documentary The Days Yet Unknown is a moving portrait of origin, displacement, and the question of what home truly means.
