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AHITH FEST 2026: Short Film Collection 5 (Dark Rainbow) ~ 12:30 PM

A curated collection of genre films highlighting the LGBTQ+ community.

Titles are listed alphabetically, not in their screening order.

Bad Dad (12 Minutes)

With his divorce barely finalized, Warren retreats from the city he always resented to a quiet lake house, hoping to find some peace with his young son, KJ. But when a stranger named David turns up at the door asking for help, the night takes a turn Warren never could have anticipated.

GET INTO THE SPIRIT (5 Minutes)

While attempting to communicate with a handsome ghost haunting their house, two husbands discover there are many ways a spirit can reach out from beyond the grave.

i love zombies (7 Minutes)

A Latina influencer survives the zombie apocalypse by hosting a rogue walkie-talkie podcast to find supplies and other sapphics. When her ex shows up with a new girlfriend and learns zombies are bilingual, survival gets complicated.

The Inheritance (15 Minutes)

Venus, a Black violinist, accompanies her wife, Harley, to clear out a family estate. Once there, Venus begins experiencing disturbing visions that blur the line between past and present, drawing her into the house’s dark history. As the haunting intensifies, she uncovers buried secrets of generational trauma, ancestral legacies, and unspoken family pain.

Jack $hack (15 Minutes)

Jack $hack is a comedic and fantastical exploration of hustle culture.

Desperate to raise funds for their church, a trio of color-run participants attempt a short cut to win prize money. Lost in the woods they encounter a strange being who offers them an alternative solution to their financial challenges.

Malacoda (11 Minutes)

A closeted Puerto Rican college student suffering from insomnia is stalked by a demon from Dante’s Inferno—an embodiment of the sexuality, shame, and desire he has spent his life trying to repress.

Peppermint Pixie Dream Girl (19 Minutes)

"In a candy-colored 1950s nightmare, a lonely waitress pursues the woman of her dreams as transphobic greasers, drive-in romance, and nuclear apocalypse converge in a feverish lesbian pulp fantasy. Blending melodrama, horror, and camp with handmade analog textures, this exuberant genre remix transforms queer desire into an act of survival." - Chicago Underground Film Festival

Thalassomania (5 Minutes)

Two best friends, Priya and Harlow, livestream their exploration of the abandoned underwater themepark, Thalassomania.

Turn Away (15 Minutes)

A dazed gunshot victim awakens from a coma and is snuck out of a San Francisco hospital by his suspicious partner. As they venture onto a boat under the cover of the night, a chilling revelation threatens to tear them apart.

Playing as part of Another Hole in the Head 2026


SunDAY, DECEMBER 6

Earlier Event: December 5
The Room ~ 11 PM