20 July 1969. Two men dressed as astronauts chat in a room. They are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, in the preparations for an important space mission on the moon. However, a fundamental detail emerges gradually from their dialogue: the mission is not really a trip to the moon.
Together with Possum, a hideous hand-puppet, disgraced puppeteer Philip returns to his childhood home. Staying with his cruel stepfather, Maurice, Philip soon discovers that ridding himself of Possum is no easy task. When his attempts to destroy the demonic puppet fail, Philip suspects Maurice of manipulating Possum to cause him further distress. As their relationship deteriorates, repressed memories of a traumatic childhood start to resurface. When a local child goes missing and the police suspect him of the crimes, Philip is forced to confront the nightmares of his past and discovers that the real demon lurks much closer to home.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018 - World premiere
Rosemary invites young Basil round for dinner. She only wants one thing. And he's more than willing to accommodate. But when you've imagined something for so long, can reality ever quench your desire?
Psychiatrist Alice Davenport has the unique ability to travel into the subconscious of others. When Carter Brooke, a young man with severe depression, wanders into her office, she has no reason to think his psyché will be any different from the ones she's already helped. But once inside, she quickly realises his mind is like no other.
Two strangers flirt in a bar but one gets more than she expected. A pair of con-artists attempt the perfect scam on an estate agent. A mugging victim turns the tables on her attacker. Originally three independent shorts, this anthology compiles them with an extra twist in the tail.
Confronted with the alarming possibility of his niece’s rebellion, a fanatical believer sets into motion a chain of dark events that he believes will spare her from the impending apocalyptic doom.
A young woman grows body parts in her garden; an occupation that becomes stranger when she realises there is something peculiar lurking beneath the soil.
In a steampunk future, the life of a pampered gentleman is seamlessly automated by machines, but his orderly existence is thrown into chaos when he chooses to pursue a free-spirited woman, against the advice of his robot butler.
Toby, a once idealistic young film student who has turned into an arrogant publicist, libidinous and jaded, comes across a copy of his old student film based on 'Don Quixote'. He is horrified by the terrible effects the film has had on the quiet village where it was set.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival - Official Selection - Closing Film - World premiere
A dark, silent fairytale about a young girl who loves birds, and the very strange thing that happens when she tries to protect a wounded crow from the boys in her village.
