FRIDAY 6:45 // UNHINGED: A DEFY RETROSPECTIVE

$15.00

sold out

Friday, August 22, 2025
6:45 PM - 8:00* PM
Main Theatre

A selection of some of the BEST of the BEST short films from Defy’s first 10 years. But since the world is burning all around us, curating this program took on a life of its own. What emerged is bold, erratic, emotional, absurd… and yes, unhinged.

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Friday, August 22, 2025
6:45 PM - 8:00* PM
Main Theatre

*Run time includes 15+ minute filmmaker Q&A after screening

Want to attend multiple screenings at Defy? The Weekend and Day Passes are the biggest bang for your buck!

A limited number of individual tickets will be available online for each screening the week of the festival.

FILMS IN THIS PROGRAM (ALPHABETICAL ORDER):

Featured

Brought To You By Satan

Director: Holly Laurent

Country of Origin: United States

Defy Year: 2021

Synopsis: A young woman grapples with the supernatural origins of a family dinner.

The Future

Director: Greg Sharp

Country of Origin: Serbia

Defy Year: 2019

Synopsis: In the future all people will be men and and all men will be crabs and all crabs will be thirsty.

Glorious Times

Director: Stan

Country of Origin: United States

Defy Year: 2016

Synopsis: Glorious Times is a short, experimental documentary that meditates on the experience of a death metal festival and the passion of its fans.

Gnomes

Director: Ruwan Heggelman

Country of Origin: The Netherlands

Defy Year: 2023

Synopsis: Unknowingly, a girl enters the habitat of a tribe of killer gnomes during her daily run. Lured by mysterious glowing mushrooms, she'll soon wish she'd stayed on her usual tracks...

Guadalupe

Director: David Guillermo Barba

Country of Origin: Mexico

Defy Year: 2022

Synopsis: An undocumented Mexican house cleaner finds something unexpected and controversial in the homeowners' closet. She leaves an unmistakable message.

Hubbards

Director: Kevin Ralston

Country of Origin: United States

Defy Year: 2022

Synopsis: An intense dive into the world of one man and his quest.

KIA SUMMER SALES EVENT

Director: Brendan Walter

Country of Origin: United States

Defy Year: 2021

Synopsis: An innocent conversation about a new car between a Juggalo boyfriend and girlfriend devolves into an existential, harrowing relationship crisis surrounding infidelity, family and their (possibly fabricated) deepest darkest secrets.

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Lollygag

Director: Tij D'oyen

Country of Origin: United States

Defy Year: 2024

Synopsis: A woman recounts her sensual yet macabre childhood memory about the boy next door.

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Nathan Loves Ricky Martin

Director: Steven Arrigada

Country of Origin: Australia

Defy Year: 2017

Synopsis: Pauline, a full time carer for her disabled son Nathan, orchestrates a ruse to form a meaningful connection with the man next door.

Night Warriors

Director: Bill E Mitchell

Country of Origin: United States

Defy Year: 2022

Synopsis: Two self described independent thinkers on their search for personal truth, work themselves into a frenzy as they hasten toward a reality more shadowy than they could ever have expected.

Panic Attack!

Director: Eileen O'Meara

Country of Origin: United States

Defy Year: 2017

Synopsis: You know the nagging thoughts that start with "did I leave the coffee on?" and turn in to "am I pregnant with a devil-baby?” This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.

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