An Evening of Fil'm

Our friend Sibel, who got her MA at the University of Arizona, is a great film buff, and when she suggested that we see some short films together, it was a done deal! She has a membership with a group called Fil'm Hafizası (Film Memory), which is a pretty silly pun in Turkish. 'Fil' means 'elephant', and here is their logo:

They host a monthly short film series and this time the theme was "High Tension Night". Luckily, most of the films didn't focus on the slasher aspect of horror, even though there were a few gruesome moments. Some of the best features were:

Le Lac Noir dir. by Victor Jacquier (2011, Switzerland/France)

A big-toothy fish.... what could go wrong?

The Heat dir. by Bartosz Kruhlik (2013, Poland)

This one is real-life horror--much more gut-wrenching than anything else we saw.

The Small Assassin dir. by Chris Charles (2007, USA)

Ray Bradbury wrote the story, that is all.

Yours Truly dir. by Elvira Kusno and Ian Salim (2011, Indonesia)

Of these, I have to recommend Yours Truly above the others. It has a fascinating build-up and a couple more plot twists, which don't depend on a cameo from The Devil. Lucky you, it is available on Vimeo:

http://vimeo.com/20466527