Grave Intentions
In this anthology of chills, thrills, and kills, a practitioner of the magical arts teaches the basics of her craft. The most important lesson? You must be mindful of your intention. Five of her customers are about to learn this the hard way: A woman looking to change her luck gets ensnared in a dangerous game; In the quest for justice, a man is transformed into a monster; In an attempt to right a wrong, a woman rescues a stray cat; A father and son are torn apart when a joke goes too far; A young girl needs protection from the demons in her life.
Peter S. Beagle
Lukas Hassel
Lukas Hassel
Matthew Richards
Matthew Richards
Brian Patrick Lim
Brian Patrick Lim
Brian Rish
Jocelyn Rish
Jocelyn Rish
Gabriel Olson
Gabriel Olson
Jaime Snyder
Jaime Snyder
Michael L. Fawcett
Levi San Luis
Casts & Crew
Astarte Abraham
Johanah Basanta
Paw Aya Bugarin
Colleen Carey
Catherine Carlen
Kevin Dee
Robert Forster
Gregory J. Fryer
Beth Grant
Lukas Hassel
Sharon Lawrence
Sharva Maynard
Christopher Morson
Lucas Oktay
Charly Thorn
Joy Vandervort-Cobb
Also Directed by Lukas Hassel
Sometime in the future, two men strapped in back to back, on a journey from Moon to Earth. Real Justice. Just Reality.
The event on a young boy's birthday has consequences far into the future for himself and his family.
Also Directed by Matthew Richards
Abandoned by his parents and harboring a grim family secret a damaged young teen is faced with a difficult choice when he brings his foreign girlfriend into the family home.
Shackle is the tale of Robert, recently separated and about to begin the journey of sobering up during a long night of self observation in the local lock-up.
Progressive Amputation is introduced as a new form of punishment for particularly heinous crimes, in this pitch-black social satire by Matt Richards.
Living on the edge of a giant, remote salt lake, a father and daughter eke out a frugal existence in self-imposed exile. Their calm yet monotonous world is shattered with the discovery of a mysterious stranger. On the verge of death, the mans' arrival throws them into conflict, stirring up fears and forcing them to confront the very things they've been hiding from. First Contact not only tells a story of family but also raises questions to do with the fear of change and Australia's attitudes of race, origin and immigration.
Rod leads a radio show dedicated to horror. Until suddenly the announcer begins to receive strange calls from a child who desperately asks for help. At first thinks that it is a bad joke until he discovers that this is not the case. These calls hide a dark secret…
Automata is the eerie, black-humoured story of Henry, the last in a long line of duck hunters. The film examines the connection between hunter and prey and obsession in the face of extinction. It posits the question 'what would happen to someone at the tipping point; the moment where they are directly responsible for the extinction of an entire species' Duck hunting in Australia is a very contentious issue and every year hunters and protesters clash. The experimental side is evidenced with the lack of dialog, non-linear narrative and a 'score' by Belgian sound designer Christina Clar. The majority of the sound tracking and design was completed before the edit in Australia, thus reversing the usual process. The sound post production was completed in Brussels and includes recordings from deep within remote caves.
Two men, Jackson and Pollack, meet at a bar, the purpose unclear.
Dwarfed by the dusty wheat fields of a remote farm, two mischievous boys barrel down the dirt driveway with a sticky accelerator, leaving a trail of destruction as they head towards the farmhouse where an unsuspecting Dad bakes a birthday cake. Furiously giving chase in a giant tractor is Mum.
Also Directed by Brian Patrick Lim
Living behind the shadow of her mother, Kristin falls in love with Shane, an aspiring musician, whom she soon discovers to have something innately in common with her.
There's a haunting in the house. However, things are not what they seem. Marian soon finds out that the haunting in the household is more familiar than she thinks.
Also Directed by Brian Rish
A greedy party girl is so determined to get what she wants that she employs the dangerous magic of a Gullah root doctor.
Also Directed by Gabriel Olson
A timid housewife is jolted into a fight for her survival or sanity when she thinks she hears her new partner at a weekly bridge game whisper a shocking threat.
Also Directed by Jaime Snyder
A gruesome and blackly comic horror in which a girl rescues a stray cat from a gang of teenagers … but is it any safer with her?
Winner of the CINE Golden Eagle Award, this 60-minute documentary contains footage of Fuller never seen before in any other film. Made for the United States Information Agency in 1977 by Academy Award winner Robert Snyder and Jaime Snyder, the film gives us a substantive look at Fuller and his work. It also contains a wonderfully intimate sequence with Fuller talking about his childhood. Buckminster Fuller was an architect, engineer, geometrician, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. His legacy becomes ever more relevant, providing us a road map to steer our planet away from oblivion and toward a sustainable future for all humanity. Fuller was renowned for his comprehensive perspective on the world's problems. For more than five decades he developed pioneering solutions reflecting his commitment to the potential of innovative design to "do more with less" and thereby improve human lives.