Mr. Baum

A married couple throws a dinner party for their neighbors, with a special gumbo recipe on the menu.

Host Scott Forrest presents a curated compilation of eight independent short films in this rapid-fire science-fiction feature. Genres collide, narratives twist, aesthetics clash, and even humor, both campy and dystopian, showcase the vast creative possibilities of each story's individual world, offering the viewer a brief glimpse into the lives of every character's attempt to survive the otherworldly chaos around them. Released in 2001, the selected shorts span original creation dates of 1997 to 2001; most of the featured filmmakers also appear as themselves in short video interviews to talk about their inspirations, creative process and motivations while working on their individual shorts.

His Lust for Killing is Insatiable... His Need for Vengeance is Eternal... His Drive for Sadism is Unstoppable... all Hell will break loose in just One Night...

Brock follows twelve simple steps to fix his busted kitchen drawer.

Two fate-stricken antiheroes embark on a path of criminal machinations to avert their total financial collapse. The goods are there, the buyer is found, and the secluded place is determined for the deal. It's just too bad that these wanna-be gangsters are not aware that they have chosen a handover location that turns out to be a gateway to hell. Ignoring the ominous omens, everyone involved soon finds themselves in a maelstrom of panic, violence and death.

Filmed play about two very different brothers, one a criminal and the other a screen-writing family man who becomes appalled by his wayward brother's relationship with a producer.

A dark comedy horror about a little girl joining a girl guide group in the 1980s.

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.

After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.

A sharp-tongued, self-destructive New York actress, arrives in Los Angeles to rehearse a revival of the play that made her famous opposite the charismatic former lover who abandoned her at the height of their careers. One savage rehearsal day strips away every performance they’ve perfected in the 15 years since.

When a petty criminal escapes from jail, she lays low by posing as a babysitter for two seemingly precious children. But when she decides to sell them for a quick profit, she gets more than she bargained for.

Fame driven Ken Dean becomes the subject of a documentary when he attempts to start a pornography company. Following the failure of the company, Ken uses his father's religious music to start a Christian rock band but finds himself trapped in a gay conversion cult.

An argumentative film crew attempts to recreate an on set accident.

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains — just who is running the government?

Two stories. Two flats. A wall and... a nail

A crime gone wrong only gets worse as the criminals are forced to take two unwitting hostages caught in the back of their car.

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.

Arvid is an ordinary bank clerk who lives a rather unassuming life with his dear girlfriend. But his life is turned completely upside down when he bravely manages to avert a robbery against the bank where he works.

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

Han is a suicidal saxophonist, Mun is a violent simpleton with an I.Q. of 80, and Maria is a single mother with dreams of becoming a nun. Han has tried numerous times to kill himself, but nothing ever works. After witnessing his wife's infidelity, it's the last straw.