TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2
Chaos and murder, but make it fun? Yes, absolutely. From sci-fi crushes to literal trash people, and trauma demons to the monsters we love, this collection of shorts is designed to have you questioning whether to laugh, cry, or scream—though, honestly, why choose just one?
An X-actress stars in the Devil’s cannibalistic snuff movies in exchange for a beautiful, bombshell skin, but when she lures a runaway bride to the studio, she develops feelings that will disrupt the Devil’s plan.
Director(s): Louise BAILLY, Daniela DEL CASTELLO, Alice LEVY, Bruno DE MENDONÇA, Elifsu MERIÇ, Joey Quoc TRAN
Country: France
Year: 2025
Duration: 9 mins
After finding a phone accidentally left behind by an astronaut, a lonely alien develops an all-consuming crush that tests his hold on reality.
Director(s): Omer Ben Shachar
Country: United States
Year: 2025
Duration: 11 mins
After losing out on the job of a lifetime, a jaded choreographer's escape to the desert is hijacked by an unhinged and malicious rival.
Director(s): Danny Dolan
Country: United States
Year: 2025
Duration: 21 mins
A slasher with a grudge meets his match when a group of Queer friends on a weekend getaway turn his killing spree into a bloody night he never saw coming.
Director(s): Hannah Alline
Country: United States
Year: 2025
Duration: 13 mins
In a karaoke bar in a post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, an expired can of tuna fish and a fake Louis Vuitton purse encourage each other to believe in their artistic voices even if the world sees them as trash.
Director(s): Lena Greene
Country: United States, France
Year: 2025
Duration: 11 mins
Human, Andie, brings her demon girlfriend, Ogg, to meet her friends for the first time.
Director(s): Samantha Wyss
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 6 mins
A Black transmasculine Uber driver’s car becomes dangerously possessed when a German hippie offloads her trauma demon on a ride through the racially segregated, tourist-infested Cape Town.
Director(s): Loren Loubser, Gabe Gabriel
Country: South Africa, United Kingdom
Year: 2026
Duration: 10 mins
A puppet named AL and his favourite human hide out from the authorities in a not-so-distant future where puppets have become a persecuted class.
Director(s): Aisha Evelyna
Country: Canada
Year: 2025
Duration: 11 mins
After matching with a famous actor on a dating app, Ryan is invited to a party at his mansion and is unexpectedly thrown into a cutthroat competition for the actor’s heart.
Director(s): Jake Delaney
Country: United States
Year: 2025
Duration: 15 mins
TIFF Lightbox Cinema 2