Prepare to have your senses assaulted and your mind bent beyond recognition as we dive headfirst into the wickedly weird world of the BUFF’s annual Trigger Warning shorts block! In this cinematic carnival of the bizarre, expect nothing less than a rollercoaster ride through the darkest recesses of human imagination. From mind-bending experimental odysseys to gloriously grotesque tales of the macabre, these films defy convention and redefine the very essence of cinema itself. So buckle up, because this is one cinematic journey sure to traumatize you for days to come. Viewer discretion advised.

Featuring:

Dream Creep
Carlos A.F. Lopez, USA, 13 min.
A couple awakens in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.

THE MöBIUS TRIP
Simone Smith, UK, 17 min.
A road trip to a wedding pushes a dysfunctional family to the brink after their journey descends into a claustrophobic hallucinatory nightmare.
*Some scenes have a strobing effect that may affect photosensitive viewers

Night Feeding
Sarah K. Reimers, USA, 6 min.
A new mother struggles through the 4 a.m. feeding time.

Volition
Ashley George, USA, 17 min.
After getting kidnapped and taken to a sex trafficking house on the outskirts of a southern town, Emma enlists the other victims to dive head first into a volatile escape plan where every girl must fight for her life.

Apotemnofilia
Jano Pita, Spain, 10 min.
It is opening night, the theater is crowded and Clara, the leading actress, refuses to leave her dressing room. Something inside her is keeping her from leaving, something she will have to face.

Robbie Ain’t Right No More
Kyle Perritt, USA, 18 min.
A young girl’s brother returns from war with a most disturbing souvenir.

Septichexen
Anders Elsrud Hultgreen, Norway, 14 min.
In the sewers beneath the city of Bergen, a microbiologist tries to uncover the source of a contamination of the drinking water.

Sugar Rag
Jai Love, USA, 9 min.
When Alfred’s parents bring home his new baby brother, he unravels and decides he must kill the baby before he loses his parents love and affection.

Brattle Passes not accepted.