• Higher Ground

    100 minutes |

The spiritual, the metaphysical and the supernatural coincide in this series of shorts exploring the power of faith and belief.

Short Films

Astres

Hyo-Jin attends the funeral of her younger sister in South Korea, but quickly returns home to Montreal and her job as an astrophysicist. A startling event breaks her logical and scientific spirit and forces her to confront the beyond.

Curandera

Maruja, an Andean woman with mystical powers, works at a household where a little girl never seems to stop acting out her rage. Maruja decides to try to heal her with the help of a special brew.

Stone Age

In a vast stone quarry, an explosion reveals an object from the past.

The Summer of the Electric Lion

Alonso accompanies his dear sister to a hidden house, far from the city. She expects to become the seventh wife of El León, a prophet who (according to stories) electrocutes those who touch him.

Tithes & Offering

A fraudulent Kenyan pastor accidentally performs a real miracle.

film details

Running Time: 100 minutes

2019 ShortFest Archive