Gloss

For more then 20 years Charles Manson has refused to communicate to the outside world. Until now. These are actual never before heard phone conversations between Canadian best selling author Marlin Marynick and Charles Manson.

A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut.

Samantha desperately wants to get laid, but is finding it to be difficult for some reason.

FFF alumnus Leah Shore (“Old Man,” FFF 2013) brings us yet another unique tale—this time, about a pregnant woman who can see and talk to the adorable cartoon ghost of her dead husband.

A delightful barrage of astral projection, temporal loops, and face-ripping panic under the shadow of an impending cataclysm.

An old man recalls his strange and bizarre memories.

Good times! There’s more than one way to skin a…

A film about two people who love each other very much.

Big Sean tells his crazy party story.

Spectacle is proud to present HEAD SPACE, a showcase of animated works exploring dimensions both interior and outlying. Featuring an extremely talented and creative group working in a diverse array of styles, the shorts wander through strange and sometimes sketchy landscapes, including alternate-universe appliance stores, the ramblings of Charles Manson, environmental catastrophes in the Dutch style of painting, and a houseplant’s musings. Some, like Sally Cruikshank’s Make Me Psychic, are established classics; others feature newer animators working in looping GIF format, presented away from the small screen’s momentary pleasures to fully appreciate the art that it is. Occasionally gross, often beautiful, and always interesting, HEAD SPACE is a sampler of the thoughts happening inside and out of each frame.

A battle of wits between NYC cinephiles.