Explore: Fantasy

Shorts Package
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Animation Shorts

Forms collide in this assorted collection of visual storytelling.

106 mins
Feature
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Behind the Mountains

A downtrodden father literally takes flight from the strictures of society in this supernaturally tinged, Tunisia-set odyssey.

Dir. Mohamed Ben Attia / 2023 / 98 mins / France, Tunisia, Belgium, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / Tunisian Dialect
XR
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Emperor

An interactive and surrealist voyage into the mind of a father experiencing aphasia.

Dir. Marion Burger, Ilan J. Cohen / 2023 / 40 mins / Germany, France / English, French, German
Short
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Flower Show

Victorian-era high society’s stifling views of women are shown in full bloom.

Dir. Elli Vuorinen / 2024 / 9 mins / Finland / English
Short
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Hito

A schoolgirl discovers the catfish she bought for dinner is a talking sentient bioweapon.

Dir. Stephen Lopez / 2023 / 22 mins / Philippines / English, Tagalog, Cebuano, Kapampangan
Feature
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Magic Beach

Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.

Dir. Robert Connolly / 2024 / 74 mins / Australia
XR
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The Memphis Chronicles: Water's Edge

Step into an otherworldly cityscape representing humanity’s collective subconscious.

2024 / 20 mins / Australia, Germany / English
Feature
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MIFF x Peninsula Hot Springs: Magic Beach

Ten animators adapt Alison Lester’s children’s book, crafting a magical mixture of live action and animation destined to become a family favourite.

2024 / Australia
Feature
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Pigsy

A lazy, self-absorbed porker becomes an unlikely hero in this wild and wondrous sci-fi riff on the Chinese classic Journey to the West.

Dir. Li Wei Chiu / 2023 / 95 mins / Taiwan / Taiwanese
Short
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Shé (Snake)

A violin student’s competitiveness manifests as grotesque, nightmarish creatures.

Dir. Renee Zhan / 2023 / 15 mins / UK / English, Mandarin
Feature
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She Loved Blossoms More

Three brothers attempt to lure their mum back from the dead in this bizarre and strangely beautiful nightmare tale.

Dir. Yannis Veslemes / 2024 / 88 mins / France, Greece / French, Greek
Feature
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Un rêve plus long que la nuit

A debauched, exuberant French art fairytale stuns all over again in a luscious new 4K restoration.

Dir. Niki de Saint Phalle / 1976 / 82 mins / France / French
Shorts Package
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WTF Shorts

Unfiltered and unapologetic. Not for the faint of heart.

99 mins