Fantastic Shorts – Chapter II – SLASH Filmfestival

Love is a strange beast with many forms that can change over time. We go to great lengths to nourish the needs of those we hold dear, indulge each other’s wildest fantasies and—in our union with loved ones—see ourselves transformed, for better and for worse. Walk down the aisle with this selection of films that marry fantasy and reality in unsettling ways and witness intimacy and fears take alternating shape as the horrors of motherhood and hetero relationships are exposed. Love is a strange beast with claws that sometimes, amid unspoken disconnect, growing distance and eroding normalcy, has us wondering: are we okay?

Films in this programme

A Stable Marriage
Josephine Decker | US 2026 | 8'Austrian Premiere
A woman's sexual fantasy is fulfilled – with surprising ramifications.
Penguin
Kaspar Jancis | EE 2026 | 15'Austrian Premiere
Returning from Antarctica, a man brings his partner a rare gift, which causes an unexpected and strange shift in their relationship.
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Praying Mantis
Joe Hsieh | TW 2025 | 18'Austrian Premiere
A mother’s love knows no bounds in this monstrous spin on maternal instinct.
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The Host
Xing Chen | UK 2026 | 3'International Premiere
On her wedding day, a young bride notices a parasitised caterpillar and is drawn into a series of dark imaginings.
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Mancave
Fredrik S. Hana | NO 2026 | 23'Austrian Premiere
Charlotte Husebø is pulled into a labyrinth of disturbing secrets when she discovers that her husband has a hidden room in the family's garage.
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Films in this programme

A Stable Marriage

Penguin

Praying Mantis

The Host

Mancave

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