El Topo

El Topo 1970

7.09

El Topo decides to confront warrior Masters on a trans-formative desert journey he begins with his 6 year old son, who must bury his childhood totems to become a man.

1970

Next Door

Next Door 2005

6.30

After Ingrid leaves John, he allows himself to be pulled into a mystical and scary world where it is impossible to separate truth from lies.

2005

The Bermuda Depths

The Bermuda Depths 1978

5.00

Scientists pursuing the mysteries of the deep are threatened by a beautiful girl who seems to have returned from the dead and by a prehistoric sea creature that dwells in the deadly Bermuda Triangle.

1978

Li'l Spider Girl

Li'l Spider Girl 2012

6.17

This story involves the shopkeeper Suzuri of Kokumondou who sells historic books and Mizuki, granddaughter of the land owner. When Mizuki releases a somewhat cute young spider demon out of a sealed book, the pair investigate the origins behind it.

2012

Flee the Light

Flee the Light 2022

2.70

A psychology student attempts to cure her sister's crippling psychosis only to expose them both to its origin: an ancient creature intent on claiming their souls.

2022

Suburban Sasquatch

Suburban Sasquatch 2004

3.00

A mystical Sasquatch is on the loose in suburbia and only a Native American warrioress can stop it.

2004

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo

The Eve of Ivan Kupalo 1968

6.90

Petro is a modest farmhand living in an impoverished village in some unspecified long-ago era. He wants to marry the lovely Pidorka, but her stern father won't hear of it. The mischievous demon Basavriuk, offers a deal, enticing Petro into crime for the sake of fortune. Based on Nikolai Gogol’s short story “The Eve of Ivan Kupala” (“St John’s Eve”) and Ukrainian folk tales.

1968

Céu

Céu 2023

1

The angel protecting Mariana must guide her to her death. What happens when she finds herself falling in love with the human she protects?

2023

High Power

High Power 2022

1

After a god-awful shameful performance, an insecure comedian falls into a spiraling, celestial, adventurous mental breakdown.

2022

Drowning Echo

Drowning Echo 2019

5.00

During a visit to friends, Sara begins having visions and is attacked by an unearthly creature in her friend’s swimming pool; she soon discovers that anyone who comes into contact with the water is in danger and she is driven to confront the mystical and malevolent creature lurking in the depths

2019

Desires of the Heart

Desires of the Heart 2015

7.50

A psychiatrist from India practicing in Savannah, Georgia when he meets Madeline, a local artist with a mysterious past. While their relationship begins to blossom in America, Kris is summoned home by his brother to marry the woman chosen by his parents. But as he begins to make decisions about his future, he discovers centuries old secrets that may seal the fate of his destiny

2015

Sea Palace

Sea Palace 1927

6.00

Before Masaoka Kenzō became one of Japan’s main animation pioneers, he directed two live-action featurettes full of special effects, both considered lost. Until this abridged version of the children’s fairy tale Sea Palace was found, now restored by the Kobe Planet Film Archive with the support of IFFR. A sensation for animation lovers.

1927

The Snake That Ate Itself

The Snake That Ate Itself 2018

1

A young painter caught in the vicious cycle of creativity must overcome her innermost turmoil.

2018

Kaisa's Enchanted Forest

Kaisa's Enchanted Forest 2016

7.50

Examines the extraordinary lifelong friendship between Skolt Sámi storyteller Kaisa Gauriloff and the Swiss-Russian author Robert Crottet through the eyes of Gauriloff’s great-granddaughter Katja.

2016

Pink Hill

Pink Hill 2019

8.00

Four friends spend a final summer together tangled in a web of sexual obsession, alienation and magic.

2019

The Rock in the Sea

The Rock in the Sea 2022

1

A Monk living in 9th century Ireland must contend with grief, despair, isolation and his own identity, on a far-off desolate rock.

2022

Geometrics of the Kabbalah

Geometrics of the Kabbalah 1975

1

Geometrics of the Kabbalah (1975) Short film Dir. Storm De Hirsch "5 is water, 5 is the letter X. 5 is distance. 5 says no. 5 laughs when divided into 2. 5 swims backwards, and space is five. The cherry tree is one. The hurt is 1 plus 1, the wish is two. The wonder three. The absence four, and the five is the Universe. The Universe in the head, the universe in the eye, the sky and the waterdrop."–from Brook 16, "Source Books of Storm De Hirsch," 9/24/66.

1975

Unspeakable Things

Unspeakable Things 2021

1

Hannah is a mute teenager. Thomas eats roadkill. After Hannah is sent to live with her uncle in the lonely countryside, the two meet, forming an uncanny relationship. Their only obstacle is the outside world.

2021

Unsolved Mysteries

Unsolved Mysteries 1988

7.70

Combines four to five segments of dramatic re-enactments, interviews and updates of real human and paranormal mysteries. An audience interactive call-to-action request allowed viewers to call in with tips to help solve the cases.

1988

Cosmic Love

Cosmic Love 2022

2.70

In this one-of-a-kind social experiment, four individuals attempt to find their perfect spouse via astrological matchmaking. Their romantic adventure takes place at a retreat run by a mystical guide, the Astro Chamber. They mingle, match, date, eliminate, and eventually make the biggest decision of their lives… will they marry their match based solely on their astrological compatibility?

2022

Windy Tales

Windy Tales 2004

7.00

While hanging out on the roof of her school, Nao Ueshima discovers a flock of flying cats. In her haste to snap a picture, Nao tumbles over the side of the building. But instead of plummeting to her doom, Nao is guided by an unseen force that allows her to land safely on her feet. Determined to unlock the secrets of the flying cats and the identity of her rescuer, Nao soon learns that not only is one of her teachers able to control the wind, but he can also teach others to control it, too!

2004