Nitehawk Shorts Festival 2023: MIDNITE
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Run Time: 93 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2023
If spooky, sensual, and surreal is what you seek, look no further than our Midnite shorts program! This fun, weird, and every once in a while, gross variety pack of shorts shows just how unique Midnite films can be. From atmospheric and unnerving work to wild dark comedies and everything in between, you thankfully don’t have to stay up too late to enjoy what these dynamic shorts have to offer.
Post-Screening Q&A moderated by Desmond Thorne, Nitehawk Cinema
BUZZKILL
Peter Ahern / U.S. / 2022 / 5 min. / English
Tune in to the blind date woes of Rick and Becky.
GUSSY
Chris Osborn / U.S. / 2022 / 18 min. / English
As children, Miles and Rocky hunted a monster they thought they saw in the woods. 20 years later, they’re still searching.
LOLLYGAG
Tij D’oyen / U.S. / 2022 / 10 min. / Greek
A woman recounts her sensual yet macabre childhood memory about the boy next door.
CROW GOD
Katia Koziara / U.S. / 2021 / 16 min. / English
Kay is surprised when a crow she feeds begins delivering her $100 bills. But what are the crow’s intentions and where is the money coming from?
BELLY OF THE BEAST
Stephen Sues / U.S. / 2022 / 2 min.
A small, ambitious creature in a strange world goes to dangerous lengths to steal a precious item.
IN THE FLESH
Daphne Gardner / U.S. / 2022 / 13 min. / English
Tracey is trying to jerk off with her bathtub faucet like normal when some memories dredge themselves up, the pipes explode, and she starts leaking black goo.
CANAL
Will Rahilly / U.S. / 2022 / 16 min.
A woman finds herself falling into the dusk of her unconscious through a rift in a river. There she is pursued by masked ghosts who aim to unravel her life.
BETTE
Mary Dauterman / U.S. / 2022 / 2 min. / English
Bette gets a new job.
MICKEY DOGFACE
Zach Fleming / U.S. / 2022 / 10 min. / English
Halloween night, three friends high in a van, and an urban legend surrounding a cult singer’s mysterious death in a fire – what could go wrong?
UPCOMING SPECIAL SCREENINGS
SEE ALLThe Color of Money
The Hustler isn’t what he used to be, but he has the next best thing: a kid who is
Urgh! A Music War
Featuring a presentation by The Professors Of Urgh!, who have amassed over 55 episodes about the film
Edie Arnold Is a Loser
A timid dork in a punk band accidentally becomes an icon to the losers at her all-girls Catholic school
Kevin Geeks Out About Creepy Kids
90 minutes of mayhem with odd toddlers and killer children from movies and TV




