FANTASTIC SHORTS COMPETITION – CHAPTER I
When our world comes crashing down we all struggle to adapt to the new normal. Some of us escape in make-belief fantasies to overcome the monotony of dreadful routines. Others band together with survivalist friends, hoping – against better judgement – they can make sense of the unprecedented. We seek closeness and connection in the face of loss or even in the aftermath of death, which can considerably complicate one’s love life. Reluctant to accept the facts of our circumstances, we question who we are yet may be liberated to embrace the truth about ourselves. The future has never looked more uncertain, but SLASH promises to help you celebrate your best (after)life.
During the pandemic, a grocery delivery man is busier than ever. Day in and day out, he performs the same menial tasks. Loneliness and despair start to wash over him until he suddenly finds a thermal gun pressed to his forehead and lets fantasy take over.
Natural selection says that only those who adapt will survive. What if humans have become stupid?
Maxime, a young man in search of stability, is literally haunted by the ghost of his girlfriend Hélène, who died recently. Wishing to put an end to this unbearable situation, Maxime finally decides to break with her. But Hélène does not seem ready to accept this decision …
Thirtysomething Nora has had a rough year. The situation is not getting better when she keeps meeting the same guy over and over.
A tender story about a parasite living in a dog’s corpse. In the ugly world of a landfill, he searches for love and a soulmate amid utter decay.
A father struggles to accept his daughter’s gradual metamorphosis. On the run from strange forest creatures with whom she has more in common with each passing day, the father has to learn that letting go can be an act of love.
A dangerous intruder gives Pilar the chance to discover the wild animal within and the means to escape the post-apocalyptic village she lives in.
A farmer wakes up one morning to an unexpected apocalypse. As the last man alive, he decides to throw caution to the wind and start living his very best life.
