Proud to showcase amazing films to for the FREE Action/Fantasy/Thriller Film Festival. Over 200 films were submitted. This is an exclusive lineup of the best short films in the world today.
Best Thriller/Suspense Film: BATHWATER
Best Performances: AESTHESIA
Best Cinematography: BERGAMOT
Best Direction: THE APPARITION
Best Story: Uber – Aplicativo Móvel
Best Action/Thriller: NO MIDDLE GROUND
Best Mystery: HAPPY PLACES
Best Documentary: THE CHALLENGER
Best Horror/Thriller: SPOOKY SOCIETY
Best Student Film: PRETTY
See Lineups of Films:
PRETTY, 6min., Brazil
Directed by Alexandre Mourani
The short “Pretty”, in addition to a creation experience involving a script where the protagonist performs an action and mixing the Neo-Noir (Black and White) look with the suspense audio, creates another story(s) in people’s imaginations. ) giving space to denounce the increase in crimes of female violence during the pandemic.
http://www.severaentertainment.com/
https://www.facebook.com/severaentretenimento
https://www.twitter.com/Amourani
https://www.instagram.com/severaentertainment
SPOOKY SOCIETY, 14min., USA
Directed by Bryson Lima
In the historic city of Savannah, Georgia a group of teens form a powerful bond while creating a ghost-hunting vlog for social media. The friends go on adventures to the city’s most haunted sites, while uncovering the truth behind their supernatural legends.
https://www.instagram.com/spookysocietytv/
THE CHALLENGER, 9min,. USA
Directed by Brandon Paradise
The true story behind the tragic undoing of the Challenger Space Shuttle, through the eyes of the people who designed it.
https://belkmedia.com/
https://www.instagram.com/brandonparadise_/
HAPPY PLACES, 20min., USA
Directed by Nich Frost
A mysterious stranger interrupts the evening of a seemingly normal family to visit his childhood home. But his presence progresses towards a possibly ominous outcome.
NO MIDDLE GROUND, 6min., USA
Directed by George Villalba
An undercover agent must make the ultimate sacrifice in dealing with a dangerous and vengeful druglord.
https://instagram.com/vfilmsaudiovisual
Uber – Aplicativo Móvel, 9min., Brazil
Directed by Thiago Medeiros
Amid São Paulo’s ruthless traffic, Uber driver Cláudio and passenger Maurício share personal experiences and revelations. As their bonds strengthen, a sudden kidnapping puts not only Cláudio’s family but also the unexpected connection between driver and passenger at stake. In a short film full of twists, “Uber: Mobile App” explores the complexities of human relationships in the face of challenging situations in the bustling Brazilian metropolis.
https://www.facebook.com/Thiagosmedeiros
https://www.instagram.com/thiagofilme
THE APPARITION, 15min., Portugal
Directed by Canuto
In a place like any other, Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia have their faith put to the test.
https://www.facebook.com/joao.ribeiro.5496
https://www.instagram.com/canut.o/
AESTHESIA, 20min,. Philippines
Directed by MiCah Viluan Capadiso
Hitting puberty, a 16-year-old man, Ely, asks his mother why his father left them. Longing for a father’s love, his feelings and sensitivity became more and more intense. One night, his friend Pao asks him to use drugs to feel numb, escape reality, and be in life’s fantasy, but overcoming his sensational desire leads him to get out of control and rape his own girlfriend.
BATHWATER, 14min., Canada
Directed by Brian Nolin, Ian Nsenga
After his sister dies during an abortion, Blair kidnaps her husband, the doctor, and a judge to decide who’s responsible for this family tragedy: the husband who pressured her into it, or the doctor who went through with it.
https://instagram.com/briannolinwriter
BERGAMOT, 15min., Brazil
Directed by Hsu Chien
Inspired by real events. Bergamot, the name given to tangerine in southern Brazil. This fruit with such a characteristic smell and for many an aphrodisiac, will trigger a night of seduction, sensual dancing, blood and revenge on an ordinary night in Rio de Janeiro. BERGAMOTA, is a Suspense/Slasher/LGBTQI film released in September 2023 in Brazil, and has participated in more than 97 film festivals in Brazil and around the world, winning 75 awards to date. (50) Fifty as Best Film, (3) Three as Best Director, (3) Three as “Best Cinematography”, (3) Three as Best Screenplay, (12) Eight as “Best Actor” (Marcio Rosario), (1 ) Hum as Best Makeup/Special Effects, (1) Hum as Best Art Direction and (1) Hum as Best Original Music.
https://www.instagram.com/bergamota_o_filme/
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