Frenzy-Fest is a bilingual competitive cinema-festival focusing on social and psychological vulnerabilities serving to increase awareness and empathy about the stigma of mental health. Frenzy Fest focuses on the human psyche as the totality of all elements forming the mind. In the mind’s complexity, almost all human beings may experience a temporary madness or a violent mental and emotional agitation, and may not be diagnosed as a psychotic person.
The short-Films will be runing online 24 hours a day from May 1 to May until May 24. You will be able to vote and we will be anouncing the winner on May 26.
Pay just once and you will have acces to watch the six short films withe code acces any time during the whole days until May 24th.
Selected Short Films:
ATM CARD (India)
Director Rajit Chandan (A struggling actor turns to a life of deceit, using his voice to exploit seniors until reach a downward into mental instability. A disillusioned man in a pivotal moment received a phone call from the actor-turned-scammer. He chooses to answer his last call, sparking a profound transformation that alter both their lives forever.
PEACHY (USA)
Director Shane Coffey (A hopeless 36 year old living with Bipolar Type II Depression decides to write and rehearse his first stand up comedy routine).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CRYING (Brazil)
Director Matheus Parizi (This science fiction explores the depletion of family & friendship relations against the background of labor precarization, and speculates what the ironic future of mental health care might look like under neoliberalism).
EIGHT OF DEAD (Finlandia)
Director Amirhossein Makouei (It explores the intricate dynamics of friendship, and betrayal. Set against the backdrop of an intense billiards game, delves into the lives of two long-time friends who have engaged in a spirited rivalry over the years. Showcases the fragility of trust, the power of forgiveness, and the resilience of the human spirit).
BAY FOR BLOOD (USA)
Director Harry Waldman (James and Rob are hiding out in isolation to fix their mutual issues. As time progresses, the two reveal facts regarding their disturbing past relationship).
