ALTER Horror Short Film - "La Noria"
"La Noria" deftly subverts audience expectations as it explores childhood grief, anxieties, and pain. The award-winning short shows us that often our monsters are often sprung from our darkest places.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, wars continued, and the evil person Wang Liniang was killing people. The crazy Jianghu warlock Mao Bupo and his apprentices Bai Qi and Bai Yuan chased the evil spirits to Heling City. Bai Qi defeated Wang Liniang and the two-headed snake. Wang Liniang’s dying last words and The logo made Mao Bupo feel puzzled, thinking of the many years of massacres.
"La Noria" deftly subverts audience expectations as it explores childhood grief, anxieties, and pain. The award-winning short shows us that often our monsters are often sprung from our darkest places.
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I hope that more people will see Joyland, understand the situation, and eventually change themselves and society so we can have a more accommodating world where everyday tragedies like the one depicted in the film do not occur.
GOAT (2026) opens to the chanting of a crowd: "Roots run deep!" The rest of the film goes on to echo that sentiment, offering gorgeous animation and a heartfelt story along the way.