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The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
After Kai saves a woman's life, he turns into an overnight hero and viral sensation — until disturbing truths about his erratic behavior come to light. This shocking documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and the resulting steep downward spiral.

The Dishwasher
Le plongeur
Montreal, Winter 2002. Stéphane, 19 years old, fan of Metal, student in graphic design, dreams of becoming an illustrator. But for months he has been caught in a threatening spiral: he is addicted to games. Indebted, without an apartment, avoiding his friends to whom he owes money, Stéphane takes a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant in a major Italian restaurant in Montreal in order to get by. There, he will meet Bébert, a cook who burns the candle at both ends, and Greg, a waiter with disreputable actions. Will Stéphane make it through this new job or will he fall into a downward spiral of bad choices?

Poughkeepsie Crispies
He really likes Poughkeepsie Crispies. Maybe too much. A darkly funny, minimalist loop of repetition, ritual, and barely-hinged performance.

The Quinta's Ghost
El fantasma de la Quinta
In seclusion at La Quinta del Sordo, Goya confronts illness, memories, and haunting visions, exorcising his demons through the Black Paintings —sacrificing peace, sanity, and self to immortalize his torment.

10/32
After three years, defeated- enraged and slowly spiralling...Autumn is Now a Tormented Vigilante. Spending nearly every day of his life hunting and brutalizing vicious serial killers, autumn has become stuck and obsessed with catharsis, fully indulging himself in life or death situations he's failed to resolve in the past. But after a new group of ravenous mutants enters his town, autumn finds himself questioning whether or not his pursuits will be enough to defeat this giant threat, all while reflecting on his past and discovering the unforgiving destiny he is forced to burden.

Este Does Not Make A Movie
Young amateur filmmaker Este (Estevan Muñoz) lands a gig as the behind-the-scenes director for a local indie production, Abe Makes a Movie—a job that quickly pulls him into a spiral of madness.

Wheels of Fortune
An ageist sales manager reluctantly takes over his dismissive father's mobility scooter business. He wants to create a fancy new advert for the store but his father wants to stick to what he knows.

No Use Crying
A man encounters a nightmarish situation when making a cup of tea.

Highway Hypnosis
"Highway Hypnosis" - alternatively referred to as "white line fever" - is a dazed state in which a driver may travel long stretches of open road in a compliant and normal fashion, yet with little-to-no recollection of how their destination was reached.