Forbidden Zone: Effigy (2024)

Neighborhood Watch

Carlos comes home from work to his pregnant wife Freya.

Stenographer Troubles

A comic one-act film featuring the character Bunny, which takes place in an office.

Lace Crater

Opting to sleep in the allegedly-haunted guest house while spending a weekend in the Hamptons with friends, Ruth, a lonely young woman in her mid-twenties who's had too much to drink, strikes up a conversation that leads to a sexual encounter with Michael, a burlap-draped ghost that casually appears before her. Through this inter-paranormal relation, Ruth contracts an STD with alarming effects.

Canyon Dreams

The remarkable Grand Canyon film set to the synth music of Tangerine Dream.

Madame

Qiu Jiongjiong's stark black-and-white series of interviews with transsexual cabaret singer Madame Bi Langda. Madame Bi's recollections of past experiences explicitly touch on how she performs her way through life, whether interacting with friends, lovers or her audience. More than a document of the increasingly complicated gender identity politics in China, it's also a poignant testimony of a life dedicated to articulating the aesthetics of living.

Candle in the Dark: The Story of William Carey

William Carey sailed in 1793 to India with a reluctant wife and four children to bring the message of Jesus. There he encountered so much hardship it is amazing he didn't abandon his mission and go home. But he stayed for over 40 years.

The Wicker Man Enigma

Cast and Crew Members come together to discuss the troubled production and distribution of 'The Wicker Man'

Strawberries Will Save the World

Yuko Okumura is the biggest strawberry enthusiast living in Bloomington, Indiana. A member of an online community of strawberry lovers, she shares her strawberry collection and obsession with friends from around the world. Yuko has big plans to show the world the power that strawberries hold and happiness they can bring to humanity.

Paintings in the Dark

Marcos is a 65 years old artist. He works in a gas station, depressed and annoyed with his life because he has never been able to exhibit his paintings. One day, Luis a young thief who's 13 years old, enters to his house thinking it was empty. Luis is the only one who knows about Marcos art. Suddenly, a kind of friendship starts between Luis and Marcos. And both begin to find new answers about life and art.

Riddler's Moon

Teenager Elias has watched his farming community struggle through season after season of bad crops. When unexplained visions--perhaps from another world--give Elias hope of a coming miracle, he becomes the key to saving his town.

Remote Control

A first-generation migrant nurse is going through a journey of self-introspection. Once, she believed that with an authoritarian nature, she could keep her family close and united. In her quest to keep them close, she inadvertently ends up creating rifts. Now, she realizes that this is not only impacting her family but also affecting her personal health.

The Scout

In Iran-Iraq's war, a young scout joins the front-line to help his comrades single-handed.

When Waters Rise

Based on the Parable of the Wise & Foolish Builders, a father and daughter seek refuge and hope in the midst of an unprecedented storm.

Juan Camaney en Acapulco

The Chosen One

In this featurette, director George Lucas, along with cast and crew members from "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith", explore the story of Anakin Skywalker, the central character of "Star Wars", across the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy.