HÕFF Main Programme

The heart of the festival, hosting up to 10 films including Baltic and international premieres, as well as the finest selection from well-known festivals (Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, Venice etc) and important genre hubs (SXSW, Neuchâtel, Sitges, Austin Fantastic Fest etc) across the globe.

Above the Knee

Above the Knee

A spine-chilling new thriller from the director of festival favourite "Good Boy".

Local title
Põlve kohalt
Director
Viljar Bøe
Country
Norway
Cadet

Cadet

A new harrowing horror mystery by Kazakh wunderkind Adilkhan Yerzhanov.

Local title
Kadett
Director
Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Country
Kazakhstan
Death of a Unicorn

Death of a Unicorn

For profit, anything goes – even killing the mythical, harmless unicorn. But what if they're not so docile?

Local title
Ükssarviku surm
Director
Alex Scharfman
Country
USA
Fréwaka

Fréwaka

A dark, haunting story told with effective restraint and punctuated with moments of impish humour and genuine terror.

Local title
Frewaka
Director
Aislinn Clarke
Country
Ireland
Get Away

Get Away

A family’s vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn.

Local title
Kaome siit
Director
Steffen Haars
Country
United Kingdom
House of Sayuri

House of Sayuri

A family moves into a house but discovers that it is haunted by a murdered girl.

Local title
Sayuri maja
Director
Kôji Shiraishi
Country
Japan
Sew Torn

Sew Torn

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad.

Local title
Katkenud niit
Director
Freddy Macdonald
Country
USA, Switzerland
The Instinct

The Instinct

A home invasion thriller starring a dog trainer trying to modify a human’s brain.

Local title
Instinkt
Director
Juan Albarracín
Country
Spain
The Ugly Stepsister

The Ugly Stepsister

How far will you go to live your own fairytale?

Local title
Inetu kasuõde
Director
Emilie Blichfeldt
Country
Norway, Denmark, Romania, Poland
U Are the Universe

U Are the Universe

A galactic love story between the last humans in a post-apocalyptic cosmos.

Local title
Minu universum
Director
Pavlo Ostrikov
Country
Ukraine, Belgium