The sixth in The Shadow series of shorts from Universal. In this one the circus trapeze artist falls to her death when someone flips the light switch just as she starts her famed triple somersault. It only takes the circus manager about fifteen minutes to figure out the obvious suspect was the guilty one.
Maisie
Billy Dooley
Monaghan
Detective Hickey
Irene Duval
Tony
The Hypnotist
Yarrow - the Concessionaire (as Martin J. Faust)
Bobby - Irene Duval's Little Boy (as David Tillotson)
Roustabout (uncredited)
The Shadow (voice)
15 May 1998
Diane is a young dancer whose quiet life is disrupted by the presence of a mysterious and unsettling gardener. As strange and sinister events unfold, Diane faces growing fear and uncertainty in a world that feels increasingly threatening. “The Butterfly Dance” is a psychological short film centered on tension, fear, and the unknown.
01 Jun 2015
This story tells about a woman in her mid-twenties who tries to revive her childhood memories. In order to relive the last moments with her mother, she rapes and murders another woman. The story inquires, not judges, the imperfect soul. Beauty tainted by unusual parental love.
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A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
27 Sep 2023
This noir thriller follows the story of a lonely detective who becomes obsessed with finding a man whose victims he mysteriously killed with a single touch.
04 Jul 2021
A short film about a US business man who came to Africa, Namibia, to finalize a very important business deal. Unfortunately, his brief case—which had important documents—was snatched or robbed from him and he is determined to get it back. Go into a journey with Mr. Tom as he fights to get his important documents back.
31 Oct 2021
Jake can help people move on after death, but now he may need to help someone move on from life.
05 May 2017
At night the forest creatures gather to gamble, putting their innermost valuables at stake.
29 May 2008
This short film, based on the novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub, was produced to demonstrate the direction of a full Talisman adaptation.
16 Sep 2012
When a young woman is accidentally trapped between two doors, she soon realizes her nightmare is only about to begin. A life changing experience waits for her in the tiny space between the doors.
25 May 1981
Black public figure Jim Taylor is pursued by the police. He dies from a bullet in the head. In a private clinic, he is transplanted with the brain of Sheriff Maclain, who died in a car accident. While remaining black, he begins to think like a racist Maclain.
28 Jan 2017
A family vacation and birthday celebration in Skagen, Denmark, is beset by the unexpected.
01 May 2024
No overview found
05 Apr 2021
The last minute records of a man
10 Sep 2021
A poetic and nightmarish dive into the deranged mind of a psychotic little girl. Nina is 9 years old but isn’t like other little girls. Nina has two secrets, she has freed Tony the Monster who lives in the magical cave and she has just killed her parents.
09 Apr 2025
No overview found
08 Feb 2011
A magical girl, who exists outside of space and time, inhabits an odd, timeless landscape that is both old and modern, and spends her days playing and collecting objects from history, things that she loves.
22 Nov 2021
Silvia needs to get rid of a rat that has invaded the kitchen where she works while dealing with the growing abuses of her boss Suzana.
11 Jul 1982
A woman’s face disappearing behind, and emerging from, a pair of hands. Flashing lights. An empty building full of dark hallways. Designs drawn in the air with light and long-exposure cinematography.
01 Aug 2014
A boobs flasher tells us, a boobs flasher lets us see.
16 Jan 2020
No overview found