REVFF26: Uncanny Shorts

It’s all a little bit creepy, a little bit tense, a little bit atmospheric and a little bit weird, but these high quality shorts will take your emotions for a pretty good run around the block and back. Coming to you from Australia, Europe and North America prepare yourself for a journey into the off-kilter and high-powered. 

The Man Upstairs
Wendy Wang
USA
2025
17:33

After being kidnapped, Julian wakes up in a stranger’s basement, where another child already lives—and where survival means playing along with the man who calls himself “Dad.” As the boys form a fragile bond, they plot an escape from a twisted domestic nightmare. The Man Upstairs is a tense psychological horror about identity, obedience, and the resilience of children under unimaginable pressure.

After Link
Catarina De Cèzanne
Portugal
2025
12:18

In the realm where circuits intertwine with consciousness, Martha and David question whether a menacing algorithm conceals the whispers of spirits, blurring the boundaries between technology and ethereal existence.

The Creek
Jim Sidney Fenton
Australia
2025
14:20

A lone prospector hunts for gold in the remote bushland of 1850's Australia when an immigrant suspiciously happens on his location.

Don’t Leave Me
Jennifer Saura
USA
2025
11:08

After her husband takes his own life, an anthropologist specializing in the study of death rituals puts her research to use in a desperate attempt to bring him back.

Amongst The Pines
Shelagh Rowan-Leg
Canada
2026
16:33

In letters to her mother, a young woman named Esther tells of her job at a hotel in the Laurentians, where she is courted by wealthy man. As the months pass, Esther’s letters take a dark turn.