How They Smiled

Short film / "Dollar Baby" version of the Stephen King short story from 1987.

Spin classes can be a bit intimidating. But for Brit, the fear is real when her first class turns into a ride for her life.

A couple checks into a bed and breakfast and are soon put off as their host seems a little unhinged.

An older "local" man, begins as he is sitting around at a convenience store in Bangor, Maine with a group of his friends during a heavy snowstorm. A young boy runs in, deathly afraid.

Melvin, a henpecked worker in a bridal shop, retreats to a storage room filled with mannequins, where he vents his frustration.

Giulio is now grown up to sleep with his mother and must face his fears.

"Cuz I’m a famous freakin’ clown, and I do just what I please."

A short film following a young woman as she's pursued by a mysterious stranger in the woods.

In the worst part of town, a mysterious presence obstructs Joan from leaving the parking lot.

A short film where a twisted kidnapper meets a sleek corporate representative who offers a new way to streamline his work.

A girl enters a photography studio for a shoot, but it is empty. On a chair, she finds a QR Code that transports her to another place.

A near-dead town, an encroaching overgrowth, a mysterious tower, a camera, a voice. Across 299 photographs a man who may be the filmmaker, and yet might not be real, relays a story that may not have happened, about a place that almost definitely exists.

Chutney is a short film written and directed by Jyoti Kapur Das. Produced by Tisca Chopra The stars Adil Hussain and Tisca Chopra in the lead.

Leo prostitutes himself on the street under the name “Johnny”. This alter ego serves to feed his narcissism while protecting his true identity in a hostile and dangerous environment. But one night he meets a client who will make him decide between continuing to pretend or revealing himself as he is.

Elsie is a fiercely independent, equally opinionated pensioner with a drink problem and reliant on daily help including Jermaine, a black, sexually ambiguous carer. Initially, their relationships is combative but he wins her over with his non-conventional ways. When Jermaine disappears without a word, Elsie is determined to find out what happened to him.

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these new leaders to prevent the masses from reclaiming a national identity. However, rebel cells have emerged to counteract this agenda.