Things That Go Bump in the East 2024
Fantasia’s showcase of bite-sized Asian tales of the macabre again offers a celebration of the otherworldly from the other side of the world, split between animation and live-action. This year’s selection of seven sinister shorts have been summoned from South Korea, China, Sri Lanka, Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and the USA. – Rupert Bottenberg
Wild Animal
Tianyun Lyu
There is no room for compassion in the harshness of nature; survival demands setting emotions aside. Yet even in these conditions, love and sacrifice persist. An animated tale of the Mongolian wilds.
Hooves
Akash Sunethkumara
Big-city boy Pathum is callous about the unwritten rules of the hunt, and outright dismissive of the rumours about Kura Raaksha, the hoofed demon who enforces those rules. Let the hunt begin.
Bulusan and Agingay: The Cry of Mampak
Gary George Clotario
The myth of the two lakes of Bulusan Volcano on Luzon Island, told from the perspective of the monstrous Mampak, instrument of the true villain’s treachery, animated in a shadow-puppet style.
How to Kill a Vampire
Kim Soyeon
A young woman can’t seem to consume blood, so she must go through an extremely painful treatment to improve her condition and finally become a true vampire.
The Exorcist, Kim Rina
Yeonhoo Kim, Sugyeong Shin, Sumin Lim
She’s cute, she’s sassy—and she can see dead people! In this candy-coated tale of poetic revenge, young exorcist Kim Rina is called to investigate the haunting of a high school dormitory.
Edith
Clare Chong
What would an outcast do to be accepted by the mainstream? Would it be mimicking appearances, or perhaps imitating language? Maybe even helping to cover up a murder?
Where The Mountain Women Sing
Juefang Zhang
On a snowbound mountain in the Great Xing’an Range of northeastern China, we witness a director's ambition, crew conflicts, shamanic rituals, and even a gradual deviation in the production...