PROGRAM 3 - Nightmare at NUFF

Thursday 26 October, 20.00-21.30

My zombie Grandpa 殭屍外公

Drama/Horror, Taiwan, 2022,19:00, International

Grandpa ran away from the nursing home. Hui-Nan and her son Huan drive to a remote nursing home. Huan encounters several elder zombies, who are horrible and violent. Through this escaping journey, Huan realizes grandpa’s loneliness and helplessness. Grandpa is trapped by his illness, like Huan is losing direction in the wild now. Huan plucks up the courage and won’t let go this time.

Director, Writer: Qian Ning

Producer: Chang Chia-Tzu

Cast: SUN Qing, HO Co-Co, Vera CHEN, 

Editor: YU Shing Fung

DoP: Lau Wen

Feed the dog

Drama/Horror, Denmark, 2023, 12:30, Nordic

"Feed the Dog" is a portrait narrative about 12-year-old Clara, who tries to take care of her father in a post-apocalyptic world where she can't trust anyone.

Director, Writer: Lasse Gottlieb

Producers: Sophie Eberhard, Per Ankjær, Lasse Gottlieb

Cast: Madeline Planck Wolff, Brian Eklund, Isabella Joan Petersen Leece, Martin Arnold Agersnap, Sussie Nøhr, Hjalte Ilsøe Gustavussen

Mercury fell here

Thriller/Drama, Norway, 2022, 17:49, Nordic

The title is inspired by the terribly beautiful line «So, too, eternally, the flames fell here» from Dante’s Inferno. Much like the character of Dante, Claire must navigate her way through a hellish dream where she journeys through her subconscious looking for her dearest friend, Marie. We meet Claire when the pain of guilt, sorrow and confusion wage war inside her mind.

Directors: Celina Skailand, Jean Beaulee

Producers: Celina Skailand, Jean Beaulee, Alexander Svanes

Writer: Celina Skailand

Cast: Celina Skailand, Jean Beaulee, Espen Henriksen

Up to snuff

Comedy/Horror, Norway, 2022, 20:00, Nordic

Kali is an FX makeup artist working on a low budget horror film set with a chaotic and dangerous work environment plagued by constant disagreements between the director and producer. When Kali risks losing her job and a golden opportunity presents itself as a grotesque work accident involving an unfortunate runner, she decides to take a more extreme approach to gain the acceptance she so desperately desires.

Director, Writer: Arjun Acharya

Producer: Elia Biondi

Cast: Amrita Acharia