Bleak Times

Jun 3, 2020

0h 16m

★ 10.0

A surreal journey into the mind of a boy lost in snowy mountains

Overview

Set to a backdrop of desolate snowy mountains, a young boy and his brother stumble into a surreal and twisted journey. Trying to escape their surroundings they are pursued by mysterious figures and have to confront themes of isolation, death and identity.

Genres

Horror

Adventure

Animation

Production Companies

Old Man Chimes Films

Let There Be Light Productions

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Cast

The Face (Voice)

Jon Parkin

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10.0

Wowzers

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10.0

Black Mask

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8.1

REW

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10.0

The Window

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No Image

0.0

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5.2

Tarantella

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9.0

Tree of Nails

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0.0

Chhoti Gold

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0.0

Wasterville

Apr 25, 2026

Set off by a traumatic breakup, Paul Fisher (Poissonnier) spirals into a vicious underworld of sex, drugs and violence. Broke and clamoring for his next fix, Paul is lured into the clutches of pornographic film producer Ralph Beavers (Himself), where he is betrothed to none other than his own ex-girlfriend! Can Paul escape the malevolent forces that hunger for the flesh of his soul? Find out the mind-melting conclusion in this phantasmagoric journey into the heart of the unknown. Welcome to WASTERVILLE.

7.1

Allegro non troppo

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An enterprising producer believes he has hit upon a winning concept: a program of original animated shorts set to classical music. Undeterred by warnings that this has already been done by an American named 'Prisney,' he rallies an orchestra of geriatric women, a bullish conductor, and an animator that he keeps locked in the dungeon. What could go wrong?

No Image

7.0

Pencil Face

May 15, 2008

A young girl is playing on some waste ground when she finds a pencil with a face. Whatever she draws with the pencil becomes real. Just an ordinary day.

0.0

Spirit of the Flesh

Nov 14, 2025

A new film by Sheik Althaf Hussain. The plot is unknown at this moment; currently in private screenings and festival submissions.

No Image

0.0

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0.0

The Wet Road

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Three survivors travel in the apocalypse while being chased by an unknown man.

6.0

Who's With Me?

Apr 16, 2021

Marcus, an average young man awakens to find his apartment under quarantine and completely isolated from the outside world. Ominous messages about toxins and evacuations plaster each screen of his various electronic devices, leaving his next door neighbor as the only person he has contact with. Scared, and with few resources, the two try to navigate there way through the indefinite wait - staving off hunger, boredom, and paranoia.

6.2

Freaked

Oct 1, 1993

A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.

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