Saturday, September 20, 2025

Stuart Cinema and Cafe

79 West St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

SCI-FI , SUPERNATURAL AND HORROR SHORTS

2PM-4PM

Zero One                                        

Director Peter Corrigan 

Ireland, 2min

A short animation created in Unreal Engine that tells the story of a sniper in a bleak shattered world.

Pandora, Inc                        

Director Joe Lueben 

US, 11 minutes

While his wife and kids are out of town, a stressed-out illustrator risks losing everything when DAWN—an alluring A.I. creation—mysteriously arrives at his home and begins to seduce him

REINSERTION

Director Youssef Harouj

Canada , 14 min

A young woman accused of her fiancé's murder, finds herself sent to the psychiatric ward of the MK ULTRA prison, unaware of the dangers awaiting her. As she delves into a unique and dark story, she uncovers buried secrets and faces unexpected twist

Be Not Afraid

Directors Cara Claymore, Jackie Payne

US 12 min

Recruited by a woman trying to save her boyfriend, rogue exorcist Asher Hawthorne corners a feral demon, but her brutal tactics might not be enough to save them both.

The End of All Wanting

Director Finn Droga

US, 16 min.

Rose, a young woman suffering from a mysterious and debilitating pain, turns to an unorthodox doctor for help. However, as she delves deeper into his radical treatments, Rose must decide whether Dr. Connors’ solution to human suffering is really what she wants or even real at all

Pocket Change

Directors Tanner Mobley, Heston Roewe

US, 15 min

When the power goes out at a roadside diner in the middle of nowhere, a mysterious drifter and his seemingly worthless quarter hold the key to saving everyone from a deadly threat. Starring Emmy-nominee Freddy Rodríguez (Six Feet Under).

Selvedge                               

Director Aleksandra Czenczek 

UK, 14 min

In a future world where human and AI people have blended families, one that has been divided against their will tries to reunite at a secret location

T

Treasure imagination                         

Director Scott Rice 

US, 5 min

A city boy is distraught when his beloved tablet is taken away by his mom. But when he finds a mysterious fedora left on a park bench, his temptation to place it on his head leads to adventure.

Hitori (Alone)
Director Jonas Luciano Huerta
United States, 10 min

“Hitori, inspired by the Japanese ritual game Hitori Kakurenbo, explores what happens when you break the rules of a spirit-possession game. It’s more than horror—it’s a warning about the cost of disrespecting tradition.

The Silver Cord
Director Travis Burgess
United States, 12 min

When modern medicine fails him, a dying man turns to a mysterious healer who prescribes astral projection as his last hope but warns that dark entities lurk beyond, eager to corrupt his soul.

FEATURE PRESENTATION

THE STRANGE DARK

6PM-8PM

The Strange Dark, 2024
Director Chris Messineo
United States, 90 min

Edgar believes he can see the future, but his wife thinks he's mad, his daughter thinks he's strange, and the agents from double star accounting will stop at nothing to get their data back.

FEATURE PRESENTATION

RUFUS

Rufus, 2025

Director Mars Roberge
Canada,US, 90 min

A man in the hood, Rufus, tells five disturbing dark stories to his family and friends against his wife's will that includes a mortician working on the wrong night, a singer who learns about entertainment corruption, the future of adoption, medical malpractice and the cost of war