flanders film fest 2025
Razor Reel
THEATER 1
11.00
13.30
15.30
17.00
18.00
20.15
22.15
DISCOVERY ROOM
15.30
18.O0
20.15
22.15
11.00 - MELIES D'ARGENT
THEATER 1
FREE ENTRANCE
DAGON - Paolo Gaudio
Italy - Horror, Fantasy - 6’07”
OK/NOT OK - Pardeep Sahota
UK - Dark Comedy - 12’49”
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH - Rune Callewaert
Belgium - Horror - 8’00”
FEMME - Nina Noël Raaijmakers
The Netherland - Horror - 17’08”
BOBBLEHEAD - P-M. Charbonnier, Simon Pierrat
France - Dark Comedy - 15’
THE BENEATH - Lisette Vlassak
The Netherlands - Horror - 7’27”
THE SHOWMAN - Cristian Martínez
Spain - Horror - 18”
FOREIGN BODY - M. Mortelmans, C. Delberghe
Belgium - Horror - 16’33”
BIRTH OF A FIRE - Archibald Martin
Belgium - Horror - 21’59”
13.30
VIDEOTHEEK MARCO
THEATER 1
Gyz La Rivière — The Netherlands
2025 — 1.36u
In Videotheek Marco, artist Gyz La Rivière pays tribute to the vanishing video store culture in the Netherlands and the Benelux. Through the story of the now-closed Videotheek Marco at Beurs station, he revives a lost piece of Rotterdam.
With vivid imagery and eccentric sounds, he explores VHS as a form of grassroots culture — from obscure rentals to karaoke tapes and DIY television.
15.30 - THEATER 1
LECTURE: The World of Forbidden Movies
Constant Hoogenbosch
Film historian Constant Hoogenbosch explores the fascinating and often surprising history of censorship in genre cinema, focusing on differences between the US and Europe—especially the Netherlands and Belgium. From the notorious British Video Nasties witch hunt to films still banned today, this lively and insightful talk reveals how censorship shaped the myth and appeal of forbidden films.
17.00 - THEATER 1
LECTURE: The World of Forbidden Movies
FREE ENTRANCE
Film scholar Daniel Biltereyst, filmmaker Bruno Mestdagh, and other experts discuss the history, impact, and future of censorship in cinema. Focusing on “No Children Admitted” films and forbidden imagery, they explore the ongoing tension between artistic freedom and societal norms.
15.30 - SICK PUPPY
DISCOVERY ROOM
Jay Reid — Canada — 2025 — 1.45u
Sick Puppy is a throwback to the grindhouse horror of the 1970s. Expect cheap sets, fake blood, and suggestive scenes. The story revolves around Charlie, whose serial killer husband decides to call it quits, but who quickly discovers her own bloodlust. Everything exudes the atmosphere of a low-budget shocker: over-the-top acting, gore that’s more camp than gruesome, and a grimy charm that only the true trash fan will appreciate. No refined cinema, just pure pulp that happily rolls around in the dirt.
18.00 - FLUSH
THEATER 1
Grégory Morin— France — 2025 — 1.10u
Finding his ex in the nightclub where she works and convincing her to come back to live with him, that should be doable. Losing the dealer and the bar owner who left him for dead in the restroom for trying to steal their stash is still within his capabilities. However, removing his head stuck in the toilet bowl, that’s not a given.
18.00 - SHORT FILMS
DISCOVERY ROOM
SELECTED SHORTS #1 - FREE ENTRANCE
THE FAIRY MOON
Craig Williams - UK - Horror - 12’25”
TIME EATER
Ryan Couldrey - Canada - Horror - 12’50”
THE PEARL COMB
Ali Cook - UK - Fantasy - 20’34”
THE WOMAN IN THE BED
Victor Mellors - UK - Horror - 4’20”
BLACK FOG
J. Willmont, N.Z. Scott - China - Horror - 8’32”
MOTHER CLAY
Armin Rangani, Raha Amirfazli - USA - Animation - 5’53”
DREAMER
Julian Schnizer, Elis Zuleger Austria -
Sci-Fi -25’00”
20.15 - DEATHGASM 2
THEATER 1
Jason Howden — New Zealand — 2025 — 1.30u
In Deathgasm 2: Goremageddon, Brodie tries to resurrect his band from the grave to win the ultimate Battle of the Bands — and win back his ex-girlfriend Medina. But when undead bandmate Dion summons his own army of costumed zombies and crowns himself King of the Dead, the musical dream turns into a bloody nightmare. Expect gallons of gore, blistering metal, and a wild dose of dark humor in this scorching sequel that pays tribute to Peter Jackson’s early splatter classics. Deathgasm 2 is pure metal madness — nastier, bloodier, and more brutal than ever.
20.15 - EVIL WITHIN
DISCOVERY ROOM
BUTFF PRESENTS: EVIL TWINS
Rodrigo Aragao — Brazil — 2025 — 1.20u
Luna chases shadows — mother vanished in Guarapari’s Carnival haze. Her trail ends at a ghosted building, silent but screaming. Walls breathe with restless souls, torment stitched into the silence. She steps inside, where the lost linger and the dead whisper secrets no one dares to hear.
A girl’s quest to find her mother, who vanished during Carnival, brings her to an abandoned building where supernatural forces lurk in the shadows.
22.15 - HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK - THEATER 1
Morihito Inoue — Japan — 2024 — 1.10
An idyllic Japanese town is suddenly plagued by a school of ferocious magical sharks. On the hunt for blood, they turn the town’s famous hot springs into a deadly trap. The fate of the townspeople rests in the hands of a colorful band of quirky locals, who must risk everything to stop the carnage – and save Japan from total annihilation.
Ultraman meets Jaws in this outrageous tokusatsu spectacle – a wild mix of monster mayhem, campy humor, and charming effects. Once it bites, it won’t let go.
22.15 - EVIL PUDDLE
DISCOVERY ROOM
BUTFF PRESENTS: EVIL TWINS
Charles Roxburgh — USA — 2025 — 1.35u
Ancient poison seeps slow, slick, and slicker — swallowing Medialight’s ankles, inching higher. Fear breathes in the streets, the water’s a black tongue licking bones. Hold tight, hold breath. Wait for the sky to swallow it whole before the city drowns in its own curse.