Collective Delusions 2024
Fantasia’s showcase of the best the Underground section has to offer, with DIY, outsider, and bizarre cinema from around the world, COLLECTIVE DELUSIONS examines the strange, bewildering landscape of films made on the outskirts of normality and tradition. A wild ride that features sexy pizza, Hollywood nightmares, and baby food, this year’s selection dives deep into fetishistic desire, unsettling nightmares, and the most important thing: love. – Justine Smith
Dream Factory
Alex Matraxia
Dream Factory is an experimental short, exploring the historical role of cinemas as cruising sites, as well as the role of nostalgia and fetish when navigating queer history, cultural memory, and the tacti...
The Hollywood Signs
Michael Reich
In honor of the 100 year anniversary of the iconic Hollywood Sign, this short film is presented to help viewers better understand the true majestic beauty of this Hollywood Sign and all Hollywood signs.
Cease to Exist
Taylor Nodrick
Two girls attempt to commune with the spirit of Charles Manson
The Streetlight
Sophia Parella
A man gains a deeper understanding of purpose after helping a talking streetlight through its existential crisis.
Like Me
Ashley Thomas
A young woman discovers the dangers of attempting to cut her own bangs.
Tongue-Tonguin
Phil Montgomery, Max Werkmeister
When a new sex-toy sweeps the nation, a not-so-mild-mannered podcast host has to come to terms with the storm brewing in his relationship.
Fuck The Crops
Tobias Frøystad, Tayo Cittadella Jacobsen
When a girl is caught indulging in forbidden fruit, the consequences become real for everyone.
Meat(lov)er
Kyung Seo Park
After her soon-to-be-lover insists she eats meat, the previously vegetarian Baby devolves into an insatiable hunger for flesh.
Make Me a Pizza
Talia Shea Levin
A very hungry woman tells a pizza delivery guy she can't pay for the pizza she ordered. But can the sex she offers instead of currency possibly equate to the true value of a pizza?
Baby Food
Charlie Galea McClure
Quit your whining, it's feeding time!
A Haunting at Alma Drive
Dalton Allen
On August 1, 2023, Dalton Allen bought the house at 1310 Alma Drive. The listing said it was haunted. But it was within his budget.
Just Wood Creaking And Rats.
Adelfo Micieli
Strange noises in the house have natural causes, right?...
In The Name Of Love I Will Punish You
Exsell Rabbani
A mother sacrifices her savings to send her son into the military, but her world shatters when he transforms into Sailor Moon. Desperate for a solution, she turns to a shaman for help.