Fanomenon Short Film Competition 2
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Sun 10 Nov14:00 - 15:33Vue in the Light, LeedsScreen 12
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Tue 12 Nov13:00 - 14:33Vue in the Light, LeedsScreen 12
Everything from lovers’ quarrels to the danger of making deals with mermaids are tackled in the second of three competition programmes for fantastic genre shorts.
A daughter wonders whether the thing knocking on the door is really her mother, while a couple can’t go on a trip until they’ve remembered everything (and we mean everything). A pregnant woman hears something strange on a wilderness camping trip, a couple have an argument with a bloody twist, and an app to help you sleep seems to have summoned something. Finally, a man turns to a sea-devil to get urgently married, and we see a paralyzed woman’s terror through her eyes.
Be Right Back
Seven-year-old Maria is left at home alone while her mother goes to the shops. But the trip takes longer than expected and when there is finally a knock on the door, Maria isn’t convinced the thing on the other side is really her mother.
Lucas Paulino, Gabe Ibáñez | Spain | 2023 | 13 mins | No Premiere
Don't forget
When a couple is just about ready to leave for a trip, they realise they’ve forgotten to feed the cat. Unfortunately, that’s not the only thing they’ve forgotten, and the steps they have to take before they can leave quickly spiral into absurdity.
Jeremy Stuart Thompson | Canada | 2024 | 7 mins | UK Premiere
Belloe
When an expectant mother takes a solo camping trip into the wilderness to reconnect with nature, she has no idea what nature has in store. Something unseen hears her calling out, and when night falls it comes for her and her unborn child.
Jayden Rathsam Hua | Australia | 2024 | 19 mins | UK Premiere
Bath Bomb
A doctor runs his boyfriend a romantic bath - complete with a homemade bath bomb - but all is not as it seems. As the conversation turns to the boyfriend’s new, attractive intern, the atmosphere gets a bit more tense, and the true purpose of the bath is revealed.
Colin G Cooper | Canada | 2024 | 10 mins | No Premiere
Outside Noise
A woman struggling to sleep turns to the Outside Noise app to play the relaxing sound of a forest. Is it her insomnia, or is the app letting in more than just sound? And is there something strange moving around in the woods?
Ethan Evans | United Kingdom | 2024 | 8 mins | Yorkshire Premiere
FISHMONGER
Christie O’Mallaghan needs to get married in less than three days, or his dying mother’s soul will burn in hell for all eternity. Running out of options, he turns to a strange sea creature who can grant a wish in an extremely unorthodox way, with strange consequences.
Neil Ferron | United States | 2024 | 26 mins | Yorkshire Premiere
The Cost of Flesh
Entirely paralyzed, Alice can only communicate by blinking. When her well-meaning siblings turn to dark magic to cure her, we see the terrifying results shot entirely through the reflections in Alice’s eye.
Tomas Palombi | France | 2023 | 10 mins | Yorkshire Premiere
Content Guidance
Contains horror, graphic violence.
Fanomenon
Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, dark comedy, cult films, the unclassifiable, and much more. This year we present an expanded programme of new films, two new competitions, and a retrospective, The Weird of Oz.