A brand-new edition of Belgica Obscura — a special program presented by our collaborators in Bruges at the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival. This showcase dives into the twisted talents of Belgian genre filmmakers, presenting fresh, freaky shorts that prove the Belgian lowlands are anything but low-key. Belgica Obscura drags their spawn into the light: a twisted sampler of Belgium’s subterranean cinema sins. All flavour. No apologies.
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Mopsorden
Mélanie, a filmmaker with wasted potential, has taken refuge in corporate jobs. When a weirdo comes up on a silver lining, she won't resist the call of the buzz.
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The Masque of the Red Death
When the eccentric owner of a bustling nightclub keeps an eye on his business, his gaze falls on a mysterious lady dressed in red whom he wants to make his own at all costs. While the other guests at the club loose themselves in decadence, the owner remains spellbound by the lady and his inner demons. Will he risk to loose it all? The Masque of the Red Death is a stop-motion allegory about lust, decadence and decay.
Based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) in which a bloody pestilence manages to invade a masked ball in a barricaded castle.
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Clac
One Halloween night, Jeanne discovers a package on her doorstep. When she unwraps it, she wasn't expecting to have to play a game of fang-fang with a ghost.
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The Burglar
The Shadows of the Unknown is a series of episodes inspired by The Twilight Zone and the films that have shaped our vision. Each tale weaves mystery or horror, immersing you in eerie atmospheres and gripping suspense. The first episode, The Burglar, is about a thief that breaks into the wrong house on the wrong night—only to become the hunted. But when the body vanishes and reality starts to warp, it’s clear this break-in was just the beginning.
Tetaniya
During the night, Dimitri has a disturbing experience: unable to move or speak, he is confronted by an indistinct presence that interacts with him in a curious way at first, then violently, causing him to wake up. What seemed like a nightmare turns out to be a never-ending loop in which Dimitri is confronted by an unknown part of himself.
Love Machine
Mia receive her first sex bot and try to make it work.
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Entrails of Savage Capitalism
Toto, a twelve-year-old boy who looks like a monstrous humanoid creature, is sitting at the dinner table with his parents. They’ve made him some soup, but he doesn’t want to eat it. He says he’d rather eat “shit”. How far is Toto prepared to go to make his parents bend?