Thrill to a mind-expanding assortment of imaginative and wildly exciting and short films from thought-provoking filmmakers! Both SHIFF SHORT BLOCKS include some works from NY/Hudson Valley Region area filmmakers.

NOTE: Some material is NOT for children, so attendees under Age 17 must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

COPYCATACLYSM dir. Joe Rechtman / 7:29 min
Things quickly get out of hand when two women begin to show symptoms of a mysterious disease.

THE HOLLOWING dir. Steven Weinzierl / 12:56 min
A couple reeling from tragedy join a drug trial in a desperate effort to get a handle on their lives, but violence ensues after the treatment produces unforeseen, psychopathic side effects and pulls the duo into the darkest of places

OCEANSIDE dir. Richard Imburgio / 22:48 min
A young detective returns to his hometown to investigate a murder. Together with his estranged sister, he begins to unravel dark mysteries connected to his childhood.

THE HOLLOW dir. Yvonne Trobe / 12:44 min
A re-telling of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, set in Columbia County, New York with filming on location at sites associated with Washington Irving and the original story.

BUTCH ROBINSON AND THE STOLEN SOULS dir. Christina Bowman / 15:10 min
As increasing numbers of women mysteriously lose their souls, one nonbinary gumshoe must rely on the thing that sets them apart in order to save the day and get the girl.

THREE BATHS dir. Rafael De Leon Jr. / 6:48 min
A spiritualist instructs Loreen to give her distraught younger sister, Rosa, three baths to get rid of a malevolent spirit that appears to be moving closer and closer to her.

BE BAD dir. Lauren Hart / 4:12 min
A new dad is forced to take action when he realizes that his middle finger has been up in every photo he's ever taken.