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Late Night Breakfast Shorts

            SHORTS COMPETITION           

Free Cereal! Coffee provided by Coffee Bureau 

OCTOBER 19, 2025 | 10:00 AM–11:20 AM

Metro Cinema - 8712 109 Street NW, Edmonton

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LATE NIGHT BREAKFAST Shorts Competition

Join us for FREE cereal and the year's scariest short films in competition, with the winner chosen by you, the audience!

Shorts package includes the films: Familiar, Nails, Whitch, Malombra, Needleteeth, Playing God

A woman holding a lifeless person with makeup resembling blood, with a movie title 'Familiar' displayed in red at the bottom.

FAMILIAR | 19 min | 2025 | France

Directed by Marco Novoa

The fate of a young man kicked out by his parents, and a woman struggling to mourn her motherhood, unite in life and death.

The movie poster for 'Nails' features three young characters in the center, with one wearing a yellow jacket, another in a blue shirt, and the third in a red jacket. They stand in front of a large sinister figure with a dark face and piercing eyes, holding elongated nails or claws.

NAILS | 15 min | 2025 | USA

Directed by William Lott

Three ambitious true crime podcast hosts prepare for their biggest episode yet—interviewing the sole survivor of a brutal attack by Southern California's latest serial killer, The Beast. However, their pursuit of fame collides with the very horror they've been chronicling.

A drawing of a pentagram inside a floral circle with blood splatters around it and the word 'WITCH' written below.

WHITCH | 6 min | 2025 | USA

Directed by Hoku Uchiyama

After putting her daughter to bed, Aura discovers an intruder in her house: an elderly lady hell-bent on performing a bloody ritual before midnight.

A dark image featuring a person with curly hair holding onto a wooden structure, with a blueish glow around the title text "MALOMBRA" at the bottom.

MALOMBRA | 15 min | 2025 | Italy

Directed by Ilaria Meo

A young couple seeking a romantic holiday discovers that their Airbnb harbors dark secrets, turning their dream weekend into an unrelenting nightmare.

NEEDLE TEETH | 15 min | 2025 | UK

Directed by Daniel Lewis Martin

In rural Ireland, a reserved farm boy lives under the stern watch of his father. When their sheep are found brutally slaughtered, a creeping suspicion grows alongside a strange hunger in the boy's body. As the mystery unfolds, he must confront the beast that may not be stalking him...

PLAYING GOD | 9 min | 2024 | Italy, France

Directed by Matteo Burani

Fragile clay sculptures come to life in a workshop, craving more than just existence. When their Sculptor abandons them, they must discover the power of being.

Best Animated Short - 2025 Tribeca Film Festival winner

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