FUTUREWAVE: Teenaged Terror
What's scarier than being a teenager? Dive into adolescent anxieties, hormonal horror, and the yearning of youth with films made by filmmakers 18 and under.
- Running Time: 91 min.
Packaged Films
The Day the Sky Darkened
Turkey | 2024 | 6 min. | Barış Kuzey YılmazA mother processes the most devastating news a parent can recieve.
Embers of Retribution
USA | 2023 | 3 min. | Sienna StiefelWe all experience heartbreak, but some people have a harder time letting go.
Happiness in the Palm of Her Hand
USA | 2023 | 5 min. | Ella JanesA young woman must confront her abusive childhood as she unexpectedly journeys into motherhood.
Her First Time
USA | 2024 | 4 min. | Mikaela Isabel Brown-Cestero, Malia AnistonA girl never forgets her first time.
I'm Thinking About Becoming a Plant.
USA | 2023 | 8 min. | Orson FordA hermit lost in self-discovery receives a mysterious letter from a friend and is gradually coerced into believing his life could be simpler as a plant.
The Key Within
USA | 2023 | 6 min. | Henry KaufmanIn a recurring nightmare, a woman escapes from a mysterious pursuer, unlocking a hidden truth that blurs the lines between reality and dream.
My Dark Angels
USA | 2024 | 4 min. | Azza BrummerA teenage girl with paranormal visions confronts a mental health professional with a deadly turn.
My Heart and Other Black Holes
USA | 2024 | 5 min. | Samiksha ThakurA young girl makes her final arrangements as death comes knocking on her door in the form of a black hole.
Newman's Block
USA | 2024 | 5 min. | Hudson HillinA successful teenage author suffering from writer's block is spurned by his famous author father, leaving him desperate for inspiration.
Pickles by Elenore
USA | 2023 | 10 min. | Priya AracelyThe purest love can be fermenting something sinister beneath the surface.
Pure Evil
USA | 2023 | 5 min. | Edward BrownA robber breaks into a house for a quick in-and-out job, only to find more than he bargained for.
Rabid Love
USA | 2024 | 5 min. | Noah Lazar AbrahamDeep in the forest, a lonely dog falls madly in love with a human woman with macabre consequences.
Recollect
USA | 2023 | 8 min. | Eli WilliamsA teenager wakes up in the middle of a desert with a head injury and tries to piece together how he got there.
Tango for the End
Serbia | 2023 | 8 min. | Lazar JovanovićA young couple living in a post-apocalyptic world are trapped on top of a building in a race against time.
Torrent
USA | 2023 | 4 min. | Aidan KiyashkaA talented pianist with ADHD must decide between his creative brilliance and medication that keeps him from blowing up his life.
Unpaused
China | 2024 | 5 min. | Yiheng YaoKnowing Wang's terminal illness, his friends join him in an intense video game match in a bittersweet farewell.