Nevermore Film Festival screens 3 Dutch short films

Fri, Feb 24 - Sun, Feb 26  2023

The Nevermore Film Festival by the Carolina Theatre of Durham, NC, screens 3 short films: Jan van Gorkum’s Shiny New World, Niels Bourgonje’s Shut, and Sander van Dijk’s Table 8. The festival presents feature and short films with an emphasis on horror, science fiction, dark fantasy. The films will also be available for virtual screening.

Shiny New World, directed by Jan van Gorkum

Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way. In Dutch with English subtitles.

Friday, 24 February, 3 PM, Cinema Two
Saturday, 25 February, 9 PM, Fletcher Hall

Shut, directed by Niels Bourgonje

When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he’s shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father’s mental state badly deteriorated or is something more sinister going on? In Dutch with English subtitles.

Friday, 24 February, 7:20 PM, Cinema Two
Saturday, Feb 25, 9:10 PM, Cinema One

Table 8, directed by Sander van Dijk

An anxiety-ridden man meets his friend for dinner in a shadowy restaurant to share a dark suspicion. At first, his friend doesn’t believe him, tries to convince the man there’s nothing going on. But the further they get into their midnight conversation, the more they both begin to fear something about this evening isn’t quite right. In Dutch with English subtitles.

Friday, 24 February, 3 PM, Cinema Two
Friday, 25 February, 9 PM, Fletcher Hall

More information about the schedule and tickets here.

Promotional Posters for Shiny New World, Shut, and Table 8

About Nevermore Film Festival

Now in its 24th year, Nevermore Film Festival is a juried competition festival that programs brand-new feature and short films with an emphasis on horror, science fiction, dark fantasy, animation, and mystery/thrillers from around the world. Named a “Top 100 Film Festival” by FilmFreeway and “One of the Best Horror Film Festivals in the World” by Dread Central, Nevermore has screened more than 1000 films since its creation in 1999. It has gained an international reputation as one of the premiere genre festivals in the USA.