INTERNATIONAL SHORTS AFTER DARK 2023
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 4PM
The popular program is back for another sampling of the year’s most inspired genre short films from around the world. This year’s showcase feature 10 incredible new horror, sci-fi, action and cult shorts with a total runtime of approximately 99 minutes. Scroll down for more information on the films, listed in playing order, or to get tickets.
Note: After the program ends, stick around for a fun post-screening Q&A with the Director of APOTEMNOFILIA who is flying in to be here for our audience!
TOAD BOY
Phillip J. McLaughlin, 13mins, USA
A principal learns that helping a troubled student sometimes involves making a sacrifice.
BUTTERSCOTCH
Alexander Lee Deeds, 7mins, USA
A young bully bites off more than he can chew when he messes with the wrong old man.
NAP
Javier Chavanel, 14mins, Spain (In Spanish w/English subtitles)
Four strangers undergo an experiment where the rules are simple: sleep or die.
ORIGINAL SKIN
Mdhamiri á Nkemi, 12mins, United Kingdom
In an alternate world, where having sex means swapping bodies with your partner, a young woman struggles to be herself.
THE OLD YOUNG CROW
Liam LoPinto, 12 mins, Japan (In Japanese & Persian w/English subtitles)
In this stunning mixed media short, an Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a Tokyo graveyard.
CRUSHXD
Abraham EI-Makawy, Alex Futtersak, 3mins, USA
Upon being crushed on a highway by a speeding vehicle, a turtle is rescued by medics of unknown origin and rebuilt into something greater.
THE HERITAGE
Andrew Rutter, 12mins, United Kingdom
After growing up adopted, a man makes a gargantuan discovery when meeting his biological father.
APOTEMNOFILIA
Jano Pita, 10mins, Spain (In Spanish w/English subtitles)
It’s showtime on opening night, but something inside the leading actress is keeping her from leaving her dressing room.
WAYWARD GODS
Nate Pantumsinchai, 5mins, Thailand
Mecha dragon versus rock’n’roll warrior.
FCK'N NUTS
Sam Fox, 12mins, USA
Sandy must break up with the boy of her dreams to prevent him from meeting her unusual parents. Co-produced by Joe Badon (Director of last year's TADFF Award Winning short BLOOD OF THE DINOSAURS)
Tickets to International Shorts After Dark $14.99 or $12.99 in a Bundle of two or more TADFF films online: