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poster For His Son

For His Son

A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine. Dopokoke is advertised as relief "for that tired feeling." The drink is a suc…

Opium

In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the …

poster Curious Alice

Curious Alice

11mn - Family, Animation, Fantasy

The story “Alice in Wonderland” is used as a metaphor about the dangers of accidental drug use among children. Curious Alice's trip to Wonderland is not through the rabbit hole, but rather through her hom…

poster The Cape Town Affair

The Cape Town Affair

100mn - Action, Thriller

South African secret agents attempt to save confidential microfilm before it falls into the hands of Communists. A color remake of the Sam Fuller film, Pickup on South Street.

poster Short Subject

Short Subject

1mn - War, Animation, Comedy

Short Subject [commonly known as Mickey Mouse in Vietnam] is a 16mm underground animated short film. Mickey Mouse enlists with the army and ships off to Vietnam.

poster Summoners

Summoners

89mn - Horror, Drama

Jessica Whitman isn’t a witch. Not anymore, at least. She left it behind when she left her hometown almost ten years ago. But when a childhood friend needs her help performing a dark spell, she’ll find he…

poster The Lure of Drink

The Lure of Drink

A married man's mistress has her revenge by making him an insane dipsomaniac.

poster When Do We Eat?

When Do We Eat?

An old school dad is as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective."

poster The Pillar of Fire

The Pillar of Fire

A devil wearing bat-like wings and brandishing a trident dances around a giant pot, conjuring forth flame from his trident to lit a fire beneath the pot. After the devil works the fire with bellows, an an…

poster Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

70mn - Crime, Thriller, Mystery

A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.

poster Pharmaceutical Hallucinations

Pharmaceutical Hallucinations

There's a chemistry lab, in which one or two people ingest the wrong drug -- apparently -- and have a seriously bad trip. Then there's this wizard in his cave, and a fairy appears -- then there's this mas…

poster The Dream of an Opium Fiend

The Dream of an Opium Fiend

The opium fiend is seen in a den, puffing on this terrible narcotic. He then falls fast asleep and dreams that he is at home with his wife. He asks for something to drink and he is given wine, which he do…

poster Arachnicide

Arachnicide

91mn - Sci-Fi, Action, Horror

After years of experimenting, a researcher succeeds in creating an incubator that accelerates plant and animal growth. This technology is controlled by a powerful criminal organization and is being used t…

poster The Capture

The Capture

A group of ambitious scientists conduct an unethical experiment to capture a supernatural entity, but their manipulation of space and time threatens to unravel the very fabric of the universe. As reality …

poster Shootdown

Shootdown

100mn - Drama, Short

Nan Moore is a U.S. government employee whose son is killed when Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by Soviets on September 1, 1983. While the "official" story maintains that the flight accidentally veere…

poster The Woman Who Sinned

The Woman Who Sinned

100mn - Crime, Drama, Thriller

A woman contemplates having an affair, which leads her into a web of deceit, suspense, and murder.

poster Black Mass of the Brain

Black Mass of the Brain

Two identical yet different personas become trapped in an ancient house where language fails and reality fractures, descending into a surreal ritualistic nightmare that consumes the mind.

poster Martial Law

Martial Law

86mn - Action, Crime, Drama

An undercover cop teams up with a martial-arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves.

Sexting

8mn - Drama, Comedy

Fed up with her relationship with a married man, a young woman decides to meet his wife for coffee.

poster A Touch of Murder

A Touch of Murder

A salvage worker with the psychic ability to see past events associated with items he touches sets the background story for this anthology. These items create a bridge between three seemingly unconnected …

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