What happens when the quest for a better life takes a dark turn? These psychological thrillers uncover the unsettling moments when desires warp into unexpected realities. Through strange encounters and choices that lead down twisted paths, each film shows how what we seek is not always what it seems—and can quickly spiral into a nightmare.

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Micro-Short | Dir. Beth Fletcher | 6 min | Short | USA | Horror, Comedy

A woman hypnotized by her microwave finds out how far she'll go to satiate its hunger.

Jump Cut | Dir. James Martin Morrison | 17 min | Experimental, Short | USA | Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama

After a struggling actor accepts the lead role in a mysterious experimental film, parts of her life begin to disappear.

Boys Like You | Dir. Paul Holbrook | 17 min | Short | UK | Drama, Thriller

A depressed housewife seeks out a troubled young man from her past, with disastrous consequences.

Voyager | Dir. Pablo Pagán | 20 min | Short | Spain | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Noir

When a shy, socially anxious night janitor, cleaning up after Barcelona's affluent party crowd, discovers a mysterious drug that lets her shed the boundaries of her physical self, she breaks out of her isolation and opens herself up to the people she desires... but her newly gained freedom comes at a heavy price.

A Plague of Wasps | Dir. Chloe Simone Crawford | 17 min | Short | USA | Horror, Satire

On the eve of her son's wedding, a WASP matriarch becomes transfixed by the idea that her soon-to-be daughter-in-law, a black woman, is the devil.

Ouchie | Dir. Kyle Kuchta | 9 min | Short | USA | Horror, Comedy, Queer

A young woman discovers a mysterious lesion on her chest the morning after a disappointing tryst with a new lover. Throughout the rest of her day, she may or may not be the only one experiencing these unsightly symptoms.

Tingle | Dir. Machete Bang Bang | 9 min | Short | USA | Horror, Comedy

Two friends kill time at home waiting for the guy one of them has been dating to show up, but things take an unexpected turn shortly after his arrival.

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