The Bermuda International Film Festival's screening of four shorts left this reviewer with an impossible task – deciding which of the four was the best, the most gruesome and the one that was the most emotive.

"Bloom," "Kirksdale," "A Day in a Life," and "Stuff," were all good in their own right.

"Bloom's" main characters were Rosa, the bookkeeper, Doug, the security guard/student, Herrera, the owner, and Jess, the lover. Rosa and Doug work in Herrera's car lot, which is guarded at night by killer beasts.

The film, directed by Lance Larson, at first appears to be about Jess as Doug's needy girlfriend, but there is a twist at the end that will turn that on idea on its head. It is a modern day tragedy.

"Kirksdale: sanity is a state of mind", leaves lots to be desired for anyone who isn't a fan of horror flicks.

The film begins with a cop apparently just doing his job delivering a young woman to the Kirksdale Hospital, but then it turns into a bloodbath, as one of the patients decides to "fix" visitors, patients and staff.

"A Day in a Life" takes so many twists and turns that it is difficult to keep track of the plot without a second viewing.

It features the small time criminals, Mario and Tom, the pickpocket, Jimmy, the driver, Emin, with his mother who needed a kidney and the victim /aide.

Within this Dutch film, different hours of the day are mingled, chopped up and moved around and it isn't until the end of the film that you get to see that all was well with the world.

"Stuff", has only two characters, one who talks and the other who lets his actions speak for themselves.

The story begins in October and the man has invited the woman to stay, but he only wants her to live in his space, his way.

This then turns into frustration, which in turn leads to the understanding of her behaviour.

All four shorts are enjoyable for reasons as as individual as the content of each film.

95 Minutes of Shorts will screen tonight at 9.15 p.m. at the BUEI auditorium and again on Thursday at 4.35 p.m. at Little Theatre.