Some festivals call it The Late Shift, Midnight Madness, or the Graveyard Shit, but the ideas are all the same: short films that are so shocking they need a warning label attached. While I’ve never programmed one before, I have gleefully put this collection together for you, and I knew I was on the right track when two of them bothered me so much I didn’t even want to read their descriptions again. 
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Talk Outside 
Directed By: Austin Davison
Written By: Austin Davison
Cast: Zach Scott, Corey Oldham
USA, 7 minutes
When two tough guys leave a bar to fight, their search for the right spot becomes an adventure.
Festivals & Awards:
SXSW
Moneybag Head 
Directed By: Patrick O’Brien
Written By: Patrick O’Brien
Cast: Chris Grace, Cathryn Mudon, Henry Rollins, Rachel Winfree
USA, 16 minutes 
Dennis, a lonely sad sack with an unfortunate cranial deformity, finds himself romantically entangled with Catherine, a charming political cartoonist. After the two share an intensely intimate night together, Dennis is happier than he’s ever been… until he sees Catherine’s latest cartoon.
Festivals & Awards:
Atlanta Film Festival
Oh Deer 
Directed By: Richard C. Jones
Written By: Richard C. Jones
Cast: Gideon Jones, Richard C. Jones
USA, 5 minutes
Parenting is more than a bump in the road.
Festivals & Awards:
Fantasia
Nero 
Directed By: Jan-David Bolt
Written By: Jan-David Bolt
Cast: Fabian Vogt, Giorgina Hämmerli, Greta Massie
USA, 9 minutes
Humans spend five years of their lives thinking about food. This film may not change that.
Festivals & Awards:
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Peanut
Directed By: Andy Mills
Written By: Andy Mills
Cast: George Basil
USA, 5 minutes
After learning he has an abnormally small brain, John is prescribed a gun to kill himself. Unfortunately, he learns a gunshot to the head is not quite sufficient for his affliction.
