#fogfest

Les Bêtes Directed by Michael Granberry Animation ★★★★ (out of ★★★★★) Sometimes dialogue can help and sometimes it can hinder, so it’s always fun to see a short like Michael Granberry’s Les Bêtes that relies entirely on its visual language to convey a story, which it does so wonderfully. The story involves a creature with all sorts of keys to unlock various places amongst the city, gathering…

Hado Directed & Written by Rubi Rock Starring Miguel Garces, Haizea Carneros, & Gonazalo Vega Horror ★★★★ (out of ★★★★★) Just because the gays are married doesn’t mean they can’t still be messy, honey! In Rubi Rock’s Hado, a man heading home from his lover’s place gets a call from his partner and their daughter to wish him a happy birthday, but these seem to be the least of his worries. On the…

Heap Directed by Kyle Marchen Screenplay by Ben O’Neil Starring Louisa Zhu, Scott McCulloch, Kendall Wright, & Percy Anane-Dwumfour Comedy / Horror ★★★★1/2 (out of ★★★★★) Kyle Marchen’s Heap, written by Ben O’Neil, is a perfectly disturbed snapshot of urban life in 2024, as one woman (Louisa Zhu) struggles to find a better place within the rigid hierarchy of the rental economy. She wishes she…

Defile Directed & Written by Brian Sepanzyk Starring Tanaya Beatty, Fletcher Donovan, Sara Canning, Adam Lolacher, & Ollie Kreeft Horror ★★★★ (out of ★★★★★) During Fogfest 2022, I covered Brian Sepanzyk’s fabulous, haunting short In the Shadow of God—genuinely one of the greatest short films I’ve ever seen with my human eyeballs—and in 2024 Sepanzyk returns with another creepy piece of work that,…