2025 FESTIVALApril 2-12, 2025Lansing, MI

‘Wicked Thrillers’ Shorts

We see you, looking for those heart-pumping, seat-gripping, mind-shattering shorts. Well – buckle up, buttercup, cause we got ’em here for you with this collection.
*NOTE: This program contains one film with the Content Warning: Sexual Assault/Abuse

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  • Requiem
  • Through the Barricades
  • On/Off
  • Exit
  • Heleno
  • For Pete’s Sake

Requiem

Requiem is a story of love and revenge that takes place in 1605 and is set against the backdrop of the witch trials. The film follows Evelyn as she engages in a game of cat and mouse against her father, Minister Gilbert, in order to be with Mary, the woman she loves. When Minister Gilbert uses his power to have Mary burned as a witch, Evelyn incites revenge and gathers the women of the village to burn down his church. It’s a story that asks what might happen if you underestimate the power of a woman.

  • DIRECTOR
    Emma Gilbertson
  • YEAR
    2021
  • RUNTIME
    25 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    United Kingdom

Through the Barricades

In the midst of the treacherous social protests that have paralyzed Haiti for months, a modest couple must face blocked roads and murderous gangs in the hope of finding a place to give birth safely.

  • DIRECTOR
    Alexandrine Benjamin
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    21 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    Haitian
  • COUNTRY
    Haiti

On/Off

An Afrikaans-speaking man helps his elderly German neighbour in a time of need, despite a language barrier. In the process, he learns volumes about himself.

  • DIRECTOR
    Jurg Slabbert
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    18 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    Afrikaans, German
  • COUNTRY
    South Africa

Exit

*Content Warning: Sexual Assault/Abuse
A dangerous elevator ride tests a couple’s bond.

  • DIRECTOR
    Oriana Ng
  • YEAR
  • RUNTIME
    5 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    France

Heleno

Sergio and Elena are a happy couple. One night, Elena starts to talk and act strangely. The next day the couple take it as a joke. Things start to get complicated when Heleno turns up in their lives. This entity will use old sexist patterns and new liberal ideas to destroy Sergio and his relationship with Elena.

  • DIRECTOR
    Mikel Arraiz
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    18 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    Spanish
  • COUNTRY
    Spain

For Pete’s Sake

Jim is going insane, he has been in the hospital forever. When the doctor finally arrives with his tests, the results are unexpected. A matter of laugh or death.

  • DIRECTOR
    Gerald B. Fillmore
  • YEAR
    2022
  • RUNTIME
    13 Minutes
  • LANGUAGE
    English
  • COUNTRY
    Spain
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