The short films in this program explore the theme of travel in Time, Space, and Timespace.

Suffering from delusions of fortune, a young hermit hides out in the forest hoping to crack an ancient mystery, but pays a price for his mania.

Best friends Anna and Beth take a weekend trip to Big Sur, hopeful to re-establish a bond broken by years of competition and jealousy. Tensions mount, however, leading to an unexpected yet inevitable confrontation, changing both of their lives...forever.

Stories about people: mechanical, electronic, and virtual.

After encountering a ghost in his family's vacation home, Dan a modern artist and his wife Mary hire an "industrial-grade exorcist" named Os to get rid of the beings. But Dan soon realizes that ridding the home of evil won't be as simple as it seems.

Stories of alienation and worse, stemming from our growing dependence on technology. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Tales from both HP Lovecraft, and his modern spawn. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Through a surreal chase of spying, Catafuse, a dubiously dressed creature, hunts humans with the help of Molosstrap. But in a world ruled by the pharma industry, reality become so complex, that the mastering of insanity might just be the only way out.

Four twentysomethings find themselves stuck on a haunted antique bed where leaving means suffering a gruesome death. Plagued with frightening hallucinations, they must figure out the bed's secrets before they are ultimately picked off one by one.

Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father's video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game dubbed 'Beyond The Gates' that holds a connection to their father's disappearance and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.

An eclectic mix of Art, Animation, and Experimental works. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

An exploration of felonies and misdemeanors--and their consequences. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

They lurk in the shadows. They feast on the souls of wicked men. They're your new best friends.

A special collection of LGBT+ related genre films. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Radical found-footage Horror anthology of five original stories.

Dracula’s Widow is a 1988 vampire thriller film directed by Christopher Coppola , written by Tom Blomquist as Kathryn Ann Thomas, and starring Sylvia Kristel, Josef Sommer and Lenny von Dohlen. Kristel, in the titular role, goes on a killing spree in a seedy 1980s Hollywood, while in search of her husband.[

Join us for a very rare screening of the 1966 KQED documentary, Drugs in the Tenderloin. Director Robert Zagone will be on hand to answer questions. Drugs in the Tenderloin captures the Tenderloin as it transformed into a center for young queers and drug users.

One of our favorite descriptions of the film:

“a stark and often harrowing look into the life of the street denizens of the notorious San Francisco district which was a haven for junkies, prostitutes, and pushers during the Sixties... it takes a real gutter-level look at its subject, the grainy night photography capturing beehive-haired hookers and turtle-necked dope dealers plying their trade against a smoky backdrop of seedy neon, while meth users pontificate about their high, and a youth worker takes a couple of shocked city officials on a walking tour of the area, pointing out such lurid landmarks as Market Street, known in the area as the “Meat Rack” thanks to the male hustlers who ply their trade there.”<

The night no one came home! Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Meanwhile, an ER doctor uncovers a sinister plot by Silver Shamrock's owner...

Scary stuff from all over the SF Bay Area. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

A teenage boy struggles to keep his father's faith in God, when his family falls victim to the plot of the Devil.

A teenage boy struggles to keep his father's faith in God, when his family falls victim to the plot of the Devil.

People (and others) Doing Bad Things, ranging from the naughty, to the criminal. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Movies harking back to that tarnished Silver Age of Exploitation. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Bloodthirsty aliens who resemble clowns terrorize a small town.

Let Her Out follows Helen, a bike courier who suffers a traumatic accident. As she recovers, she begins to experience strange episodic-black outs, hallucinations, and night terrors-that lead her to discover that she has a tumour, a benign growth that is the remnants of a “vanishing twin” absorbed in utero.

Tales of heartache and romance. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

A black and white view of this apocalyptic masterpiece through a tiny crack in the firmament. Electronic Live scoring by the Firmaments. Sit back, buckle up and get ready to experience one HELL of a mofo-ing ride.

The Master Cleanse centers on a heartbroken man who attends a spiritual retreat, only to discover that the course releases more than everyday toxins and traumatic experiences.

Ancient myths, urban legends, and tales the Grimm Brothers never dreamed of. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

An assortment of Neo-Noir and Near-Noir from the US and beyond.

A special screening of local works that weren't eligible for the official fest, but were too good to ignore. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Fifteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shocked the small community of Davenport. Now, a driven group of graduate students return to film a documentary that explores the quiet town and its dark past. As they dig deeper into the murders, secrets are revealed, and history repeats itself. A ruthless killer emerges to hunt them one by one. The students, trapped in a nightmare, must fight to stay alive. The heart of the story centers on the lead producer, Ashley, a young woman tormented by nightmares and haunted by a personal tragedy. Unable to live her life freely, she strives to overcome her fears and take control of her life. But when she faces the games of a stone cold killer, will she live to see another day? Showcasing elements of classic 80’s horror films, “Out of Darkness” is a psychological thriller that involves mystery, self exploration, and redemption.

Panopticon is about a man with a sunlight allergy that isolates him from the outside world. Living in a beachside town, he is surrounded by spoils he cannot partake in. Desperate for connection, he hacks into webcams to take part in the lives of others.

In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

A collection without rhyme or reason. Just because. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Five female filmmakers en route to screen their new horror film in Los Angeles, experience their own real life terror when they cross paths with deranged scientist hellbent on using them for his twisted experiments.

Several groups of people try to survive a zombie pandemic that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul.

Stories from filmmakers following in the footsteps of Mr. Serling. Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.

Welcome to the world's biggest low budget space movie ever (possibly). It's got action, romance, sets, rickety props and questionable special effects. Luscious locations, lavish homemade costumes. This movie has it all!

In collaboration French directors and Japanese actors, Their creativity blossoming in the lights of Tokyo nightscape with one goal : to create a unique concept

A man who abandoned his family now risks everything to find his missing daughter, including exposing the secret that he is becoming invisible.

A skilled vampire hunter becomes the hunted when she learns that she may have been turned by her sworn foe.

In 2047, most of the population spend all of their time online, connected into virtual worlds where they can fulfill all their fantasies, losing all interest for reality and leaving it to a small minority. A shadow Agent is tracking and eliminating terrorists who want to destroy this system...

"Weapons of Light” is a documentary film about Philip Lawson, a San Francisco area art teacher, art therapist, sculptor, poet, and true believer, who has a unique take on art,religion, and current conflicts.

The title says it all! Films are not necessarily listed in the order they will be screened.