Short, sharp scares at Dundead 2026
Introducing our short film programme for this year's festival
Dundead Film Festival 2026 is fast approaching and we can't wait to celebrate horror, cult and weird cinema with you from Thu 7 to Sun 10 May!
As well as our line-up of exciting premieres and a delicious selection of vintage titles curated by Invisible Women (take a look at the full programme here), we're very excited to share our programme of short films which will be accompanying some of this year's features.
Dundead Programmer Michael Coull says:
It's amazing what filmmakers can achieve in a few minutes, from scares and shocks to laughs and cheers. We love showcasing these short, sharp scares as part of the festival and we've got a great programme of seven short films for 2026...
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Dinner (UK Premiere)
Bodies are broken down and consumed at a romantic candle-lit dinner table in this dialogue-free animated short from director Jeong Haeji.
We're delighted to have the UK premiere of this short film, which Invisible Women have selected to pair alongside Dumplings - delicious!
Feed (Scottish Premiere)
A new mother is struggling to breastfeed and seeks the help of a kindly old woman’s home remedies in Nancy Urich’s funny and disturbing short film.
Catch this ahead of our Scottish premiere of Theater is Dead.
Animal Math (UK Premiere)
This gorgeous dialogue-free animated short film from Robbie Ward is an eye-searing piece of pop-psychedelia that feels like the greatest prog rock album cover that never was.
The film took seven years to make and is comprised entirely of gloriously hand-drawn paper cutouts brought to life with stop-motion animation.
We'll be screening this with our UK premiere of Buffet Infinity.
Last Call
Midnight movie vibes abound in this super cool, dreamlike blast of erotic snake monster energy, giallo lighting and stylish motorbike aesthetics.
Invisible Women have picked this acid folk thriller by Winnie Cheung to screen alongside our 10th anniversary screening of Raw.
Disease (Scottish Premiere)
Alex Masciotra-Milstein’s queer zombie love story is among the grisliest in this year’s programme.
With phenomenal practical effects designed by the director himself, it’s a brilliant example of what a filmmaker can do with five minutes.
This one will also be screen alongside Silencio.
The Dysphoria (Scottish Premiere)
Kylie Aoibheann’s award-winning short film is funny, creepy and incisive.
Desperate for gender-affirming surgery, a young transgender woman performs a Satanic ritual, unwittingly inviting a demonic presence into her home which demands a terrible sacrifice.
Catch this 13 minute short showing with our Scottish premiere of vampire mini-epic Silencio.
A Horror in the Breach: Claire Denis’s Trouble Every Day
Scottish video essayist and writer Jessica McGoff’s 2020 video essay response to Trouble Every Day explores what makes it such a singular and tactile film.
Catch it ahead of our screening of Trouble Every Day, selected by Invisible Women as part of this year's retrospective strand: She’s a Maneater! Cannibalism, Consumption and Carnal Appetites.
