Goblin

An experimental anthology about mental turmoil. Nine subversive perspectives from young filmmakers from around the world who lament over depression, alienation, loneliness, and heartbreak as universal experiences.

Scenes of a city shrouded in fog, as a poem is recited

A film director. A protest against the 6x1 work schedule. And there is always this guiding, meditative voice that controls the impulse to revolt, that isolates, atomizes the being. In this confusion, it's necessary to choose a side - or at least be aware of the side chosen. There is no not choosing.

A cuck smokes a cigarette backwards while a failed rapper reminisces on his downfall. They come to realize a startling existential truth.

Told entirely through a laptop screen, Red Lips follows Lisa as her academic research into online vampire communities collapses into something far more personal when she finds Caroline.

Ten filmmakers were tasked with making surreal short film segments that loosely involve a cigarette. The result is Lynchian chaos in anthology form - the good ends, the bad ends, the loose ends, and the burnt ends. A sprawling anthology about all things cigarettes.

A man experiences a psychotic break and secludes himself in the woods with his inanimate lover.

A man starts to lose his sanity after his vape mysteriously vanishes from his pocket.

An interaction with a stranger leaves our hero physically scarred and tormented by a strange voice.

Based on a true story, B-Town is a tale of emotions, aspirations, and the harsh realities of Punjabi student life in Brampton, Ontario.

In a culmination of distress, a man must decide between his family and his way out.

A love letter to cinema and a personal reflection on loneliness. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

An unconventional portrait of a recovering addict. Tales of drugs, sex, death, and hope.

A girl jumps rope on a hill while a sonnet is recited. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

The absurd adventures of two pirates and a cowboy on an endless riverfront.

David is tormented by Ciggi as he is pressured into smoking