Short Film Program

Trapped: Mind-Altering Shorts 2026

Through horror, satire, surrealism, and psychological unease, this mind-bending program of shorts plunges into worlds where bodies mutate, belief systems fracture, and reality itself begins to slip deliciously out of reach.

Fri Aug 28 7:00 PM

The Films

கத்து! (Bleat!)

Ananth Subramaniam | Malaysia, France, Philippines | 15

An elderly Malaysian-Tamil couple discovers their male goat, set for ceremonial slaughter, is pregnant. Torn between faith and the expectations of their community, they struggle to decide whether to slaughter it or face the wrath of the gods.

COME AS YOU ARE // Pepper Wilhelm (1969-1998)

Theodore Collatos | US | 8

Come As You Are reconstructs the legacy of Pepper Wilhelm, a 1990s “bad girl” artist, through institutional testimony and archival debris, revealing how radical work survives just long enough to be misunderstood, reframed, and safely archived.

Imago

Ariel Zengotita | US | 13

When Ana's mom starts transforming into a bug, their codependent relationship reaches its boiling point.

The Last Cinnamon Roll

Michael Langan | US | 9

Danny would give anything to share a cinnamon roll with his daughter. Anything.

Prison Park

Aida Toutounchi | Iran | 15

A group of old friends, including a girl and four boys, face bullying from a man who claims to be a security officer, and are confronted with the agency of the girl in the group in response to the boys' passivity.

Retreat

Andrew Callaway & Andrew Ahn | US | 15

Two boys on a church youth group retreat discover someone stuck inside a cave.

Stairs

Riley Donigan | US | 13

A woman’s life unravels after she becomes addicted to throwing herself down flights of stairs.

Event Details

7:00 PM

Doors Open

8:30 PM

Films Begin

10:00 PM

Q&A with Filmmakers

TICKETS

Venue

Industry City, Courtyard 5/6

33 35th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232