FogFest V: Fog & Firelight: Short Film Block

Our second block spotlighting Atlantic Canadian artists brings together 11 haunting, thoughtful films. These stories will crawl under your skin and stay awhile. Heavy, reflective, and deeply human, the block closes with a breath of levity, offering light after the dark.

Featuring World and Newfoundland premieres of Canadian films.

In The Details
Dir. Steward Pulinney
Runtime: 6m 25s
Canada
World Premiere

Caleb turns to his trusty wellness podcast for help when his anxiety creeps in for a late night visit.

SIGNAL / NOISE
Dir. Jonathan Kennedy
Runtime: 6m 19s
Canada

When digital communications go down, Indrid listens to the radio to find out what's happening. When she hears herself call into the radio station, she discovers that it's not just technical difficulties.

Black Hole
Dir. Brianna Russell
Runtime: 11m 39s
Canada
World Premiere

Max is unsatisfied with the mundanity of his town in which no person has ever left. But when Max discovers a black hole that seemingly leads to "the outside" his life is turned upside down at the imminent possibility of escape.

Peripheral Visions
Dir. Robert J. Finbow
Runtime: 10m 44s
Canada
Newfoundland Premiere

A student struggling on his essay mistakenly stumbles across an otherworldly phenomenon that threatens his very concept of reality, sending him spiraling down an existential rabbit hole from which there may be no return.

Technopobic
Dir. Michael Peers, Yasmine Majchrzak
Runtime: 8m
Canada

A lavish dinner party turns uncomfortable for Jacob when he learns of the hosts unusual and archaic approach for settling debates.

BIRDS two by two
Dir. Nicola Hawkins
Runtime: 14m 15s
Canada
World Premiere

A content old man living with his ducks in the woods is kidnapped by the state's child army for not conforming. In prison the old man undergoes a torturous re-education by classical musicians. A younger prisoner heals him with love and they attempt an escape. This dystopian thriller is a warning for our times.

Flickers
Dir. Alexa Jane Jerrett
Runtime: 6m
Canada

An elderly woman battles horrifying circumstances designed by her deteriorating mind - and in her darkest hours, flickers of her true self shine through.

Content Warning: Nudity

The Eyes of the Storm
Directed by Mark MacLean
Canada
World Premiere

When a rural veterinarian discovers two rain-soaked men hiding in her barn with an unconscious young woman, a night of medical crisis and surreal tension unfolds, revealing a possible infection and an even stranger origin. While a vicious hurricane bears down on them, trust fractures under flickering lights, and a terrifying force takes hold of them.

Mother’s Skin
Dir. Leah Johnstton
Runtime: 19m 30s
Canada

Newfoundland, 1971. A neglected six-year-old girl struggles to cope with her mother's depression and her father's alcoholic rage. She spends her days alone, fending for herself, as her father works and her mother sleeps. At night, violence erupts around her, threatening to tear her family apart. But when the girl discovers a secret hidden within their home, her dysfunctional world takes on a strange new meaning.

An Interview With The Devil
Dir. Peter Collins
Runtime: 15m 35s
Canada

Rights advocate Alice Robinson descends into the depths of an aging prison, seeking to interview a mysterious inmate who has seemingly been locked away and forgotten.

Oliver
Dir. Andrew Strickland
Runtime: 13m 20s
Canada
Newfoundland Premiere

Renowned chef Oliver Stewart's life takes a sharp turn when he's bitten by a seductive vampire co-worker, rendering his beloved ingredient, garlic, off-limits. Forced to reinvent himself for a career-defining review, he faces moral dilemmas and grapples with newfound identity. 'Oliver' explores adaptation, reinvention, and resilience in a comedic, thoughtful tale of personal growth amid fantastical challenges