AFFD 2026: Shorts Block: Late Night
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SHOWTIME: Saturday July 25th at 11 PM - 11:57 PM
RUNNING TIME: 57 minutes
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SYNOPSIS: When the sun goes down, the rules go out the window. Our Late Night Shorts program is home to the bold, the bizarre, the thrilling, and the delightfully unexpected. From dark comedy and horror to surreal visions and genre-bending experiments, these films embrace the strange, the unsettling, and the wildly entertaining.
Whether they'll make you laugh, squirm, gasp, or all three at once, each short pushes storytelling in unexpected directions. If you're looking for the festival's most unpredictable ride, this is it.
Red Pocket
Director: Austin Chen
A magical Red Pocket interrupts an anxiety ridden family dinner.
She Will Rock You
Director: Yebin Hyeon
Yongsik is abruptly and absurdly dumped by Deokja. But no matter how much he thinks it over, he doesn’t want to break up with her. He begins to chase after something—anything—that might bring her back. Though Deokja has, quite literally, turned into a stone by the time they meet again, Yongsik still decides to try.
Plaything
Director: A.B. Allen
An innocent 20-something Clem is courted by charming Kevin, but as Clem falls deeper, he begins to realize their relationship isn't just imperfect, but something far more sinister.
Looky-Loo
Director: Jiwon Jung
Seonjeong, a designer at a pet cam startup, discovers that her colleague, developer Myungseok, secretly recorded her and an intern using the pet cam. She confronts and exposes him. However, even after the incident, an unseen gaze still lingers—and Seonjeong soon realizes the real problem lies deeper.
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RUNNING TIME: 57 minutes
COLOR
SYNOPSIS: When the sun goes down, the rules go out the window. Our Late Night Shorts program is home to the bold, the bizarre, the thrilling, and the delightfully unexpected. From dark comedy and horror to surreal visions and genre-bending experiments, these films embrace the strange, the unsettling, and the wildly entertaining.
Whether they'll make you laugh, squirm, gasp, or all three at once, each short pushes storytelling in unexpected directions. If you're looking for the festival's most unpredictable ride, this is it.
Red Pocket
Director: Austin Chen
A magical Red Pocket interrupts an anxiety ridden family dinner.
She Will Rock You
Director: Yebin Hyeon
Yongsik is abruptly and absurdly dumped by Deokja. But no matter how much he thinks it over, he doesn’t want to break up with her. He begins to chase after something—anything—that might bring her back. Though Deokja has, quite literally, turned into a stone by the time they meet again, Yongsik still decides to try.
Plaything
Director: A.B. Allen
An innocent 20-something Clem is courted by charming Kevin, but as Clem falls deeper, he begins to realize their relationship isn't just imperfect, but something far more sinister.
Looky-Loo
Director: Jiwon Jung
Seonjeong, a designer at a pet cam startup, discovers that her colleague, developer Myungseok, secretly recorded her and an intern using the pet cam. She confronts and exposes him. However, even after the incident, an unseen gaze still lingers—and Seonjeong soon realizes the real problem lies deeper.
#AFFD2026 #ILoveSubtitles
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Where is it happening?
Angelika Film Center & Café - Dallas, angelika film center caf%C3%A9 dallas, Dallas, United States
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