Hayley Magnus

The Pledge for Mr Bunny

A boy’s fascination with machines leads him down a path of deceit and betrayal.

The Dressmaker

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

Hip Hip Hooray

A guy breaks up with his girlfriend on his 30th birthday, moments before discovering she has thrown him a surprise birthday party.

Mojave

A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.

In That Other Fantasy (Where We Lived Forever)

Through the eyes of two juggalo girls and a hopeful young starlet we confront existential malaise in a beguiling world.

Actress

An aspiring actress moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dream, and finds herself orbiting the periphery of show business, while everyday life muddies what exactly her path might be.

Hang Loose

Wade is an aimless surfer who chases his whims up and down the California coast. When he returns to his former hometown, he takes the opportunity to visit his ex, who has moved on, and is wary of his attempt to reconnect. Wade sets out to regain her trust, but his old ways quickly come calling.

Sick Girl

When Wren Pepper feels her closest friends slipping away, she lets loose a little white lie that snowballs into a colossal, life-altering event.

Good Luck with Everything

While housesitting for a friend, a recently single man must host a beautiful girl who is crashing on the couch for the week.

Action #1

A comic book store-owner assembles five smart and equally geeky associates to pull off the heist of a lifetime- stealing the most valuable comic from Nicholas Cage and holding it for ransom.

The Doppel Chain

A romantic getaway goes horrifically wrong when a couple tries to help a hunted girl.

Mental

A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls.

Lichen

Through chance and coincidence, infinitely small decisions can produce new life.

Judgment Day

A young convict fresh out of prison takes a reality TV courtroom hostage, blaming the megalomaniac TV judge for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life.

Dadda

Amidst his wife’s flourishing career, a once hotshot director turned stay-at-home dad becomes convinced his hands are inexplicably shrinking. In a desperate search to re-enlarge his hands, he risks his family and sanity.

Etheria Film Festival Short Film Showcase 2025

Collection of short horror films directed by women