Sunday 1 Sep

Get ready to play a game of death … and another … and another ... with Enter the Clones of Bruce, a documentary exploring the Bruce Lee exploitation craze. After Lee’s death, look-alikes like Bruce Li, Bruce Le, and Dragon Lee filled the void. Director David Gregory masterfully pieces together this astonishing and humorous phenomenon.

Two gay men, one cis and one trans, clash at a nightclub glory hole when one tries to castrate the man he believes raped him.

A tale of courage and hope.

In a world dominated by cheesy chips, a Game Show tyrant will meet his fate.

In "Siren," fairy tale chaos disrupts Toomas' long-awaited dinner with Eevi when a mermaid derails their plans. As events spiral, their ordinary lives teeter on the edge of becoming criminals.

A man is surprised by the arrival of a meteorite in his room.

The call of the Matinta brings bad luck.

A visualisation of the urban legend about the "Well to Hell"

The Responsible Hero is a tragicomic tale inspired by old Superman films, blending cheerful nostalgia with a grim, unexpected twist in a straightforward rescue mission story.

When Lennard and Isaak finally get invited to a party, their evening couldn’t seem brighter. But when they arrive things seem to get weirder and weirder as the evening progresses. When someone is found dead, things spiral out of control, and the line between trust and betrayal has never been thinner. Combined screening with short films by local filmmakers in attendance.

'Book of Za' is an absurdist comedy collection consisting of 10 separate short films that will make you laugh, cry and shock you.

In “Mijn Ode Aan Jou,” an unnamed woman struggles with mental health issues. A stranger offers love and support, helping her find hope in her battle against inner demons.

Punks kill people and rape people and stuff… and cops kinda do their own thing… and there’s boobs and blood and motorcycles… the end... Mexploitation! Don’t miss the sequel “La venganza de los punks” (1991) next November at Alex’s Cultfilm in WORM Rotterdam.

A policeman neglects his young, attractive wife because of his professional duties. Soon, he has to face the fact that she deceives him. It seriously complicates the case he is working on: attractive young women are brutally killed by means of a pencil rammed into their noses until the brain is pierced. Director Guy Lee Thys will be present at this special 35mm screening.

Since 1987, and for almost three decades, New York cinephiles have had access to a vast treasure trove of rare films thanks to Kim’s Video, a small empire run by Yongman Kim, an enigmatic character who amassed more than fifty thousand VHS tapes.

A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. The film was an international triumph, but its star Bruce Lee died unexpectedly after the release, leaving the world without its new action superstar.

Spooky Loops is a compilation film of 13 independent ultra-short animated stories about dreams, fears, loneliness, cruelty, and humanity.

A man uses nose spray excessively in an attempt cure his runny nose. But as his nasal congestion continues to worsen, the evening quickly turns into horrid chaos.

Sandy is grievously forced to break it off with the boy of her dreams in order to avert him from meeting her unusual parents.

Arriving in Paris, I start learning two languages, French and drawing. I meet Linda Demorrir, a live model. Like me, she is transgender and an immigrant.

There are certain protocols to follow for Close Encounters Five. As long as you follow them and follow them step by step you can have an effective experience.

Marie is driving on the highway and needs to pee. But the toilet at the rest stop is broken. And an increasingly absurd odyssey through this toxic male biotope begins.

Chased by knife hand, a paper boy realizes his nightmare is the same as his hope.

Summer just got a lot shorter for 19 year old Raphael Tinski. It’s 2007 and the peak of emo-culture is in full swing. Raphael just got arrested by a psychotic cop. Raphael just fell in love with a girl at community service. Raphael might get blown up by nukes.

As long as humanity exists, there’s a desire for eternal life. Many religions promise to give that, but all they offer are only empty promises. Only “The Dark Forces” really offer the opportunity to get eternal life. “The Dark Forces” will help you. Go and find the old well with the witch-mark. Find a victim. The victim must die an extremely violent death in the house the well is in. Bring a blood-sacrifice to the well, blood, lots of blood. Descend into the well and on the other side of it you will become, with the help from “The Dark Forces” an eternal heavenly life. Don’t hesitate, just come!

A dancer's shift in a dive bar takes an unexpected turn.

A crazy projectionist is haunted by spirits from the age of analogue film

In 1996, two brothers go over the top to reach satisfaction from their interactive television. Worst nightmare or dream come true?

BOLD is an “alter”, a person who anonymously posts nudes and performs lascivious acts in the nether regions of the Internet.

This will only hurt a little bit...

The Boogeybunny

You'll never slice a tomato the same way again.

A new horror anthology featuring frightening films, toxic trailers, and creepy commercials! Trashy film by Lucky Cerruti, to whose next film “Boxcutter” the festival will contribute via crowdfunding. What a lucky guy!

Hard man Ricky is incarcerated in a futuristic prison where ultra-violence is his only means of survival in the corrupt, sadistic system. He must battle his way quite literally ‘through’ the feared ‘gang of four’, and undergo multiple tortures before facing the governor in one of the goriest climaxes ever seen.

As part of our REBEL HELL program we present this insane gorefest to conclude the festival. Out with a bang!

Fake trailers parody of exploitation cinema (Hong Kong Category III, Zombie, Splatter, Nazisploitation & Vomit gore). These are 5 fake trailers assembled into a single video.