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BONES (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A surreal music video collaboration with the Aussie band, Telenova. Inspired by a shared love for the work of David Lynch and French New Wave, Bones plumbs the alienation of Laura, an Asian woman caught between romance and delusion in a dreamlike 1960s America.
RATINGS GUIDE: Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Jill Sachs
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 4th @ 5:00 PM (with Follow Her)
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jill Sachs is a Filipina-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She pours into her stories a signature cocktail, one-part dreams and a dash of obsolescence. From that potion… occasional ghosts may arise. She is still trying to cope with the degree to which time, space, and culture control and define us. Jill graduated from the American Film Institute in 2017 with an MFA in Directing. She wrote and directed her AFI thesis film, ‘The Liberty’, which premiered at the 2018 Ashland Independent Film Festival, and won a smattering of awards on the festival circuit. In the commercial world, Jill currently works as a Post Producer at Psyop. Previously, she graduated from the University of Chicago and supplemented her education by backpacking alone across five continents. Jill is interested in exploring the convergence of technology with classic storytelling, and enjoys toying with narrative mediums, and secretly experiments with XR.
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BORN TO DIE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A woman is betrayed by her husband and is accused of being a witch.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content, All Audiences
GENRE: Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 2nd @ 8:00 PM (with Give Me An A)
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nick Peterson grew up watching MTV, Sci-Fi films, anime from Blockbuster Video, and playing video games. He graduated from the Experimental Animation program at CALARTS. After many years producing visual effects he transitioned into full time directing. Nick’s films have been screened in festivals such as SUNDANCE, and SXSW. His award winning music videos have garnered over 500 hundred million views. And his Chrysler Commercial played during the Super Bowl. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
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CONSENUAL (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Guru Déë Pród offers a young lady a ride in his van.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity, Sensuality, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Jeff Hilliard
GENRE: Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: As a satirical comedic innovator, Jeff Hilliard’s provocative point of view on the dark, twisted reality of modern-day society proves his creativity knows no bounds. His controversial music videos have garnered millions of views and have won numerous film festivals recently been promoted by the likes of SteveO, Russell Brand and Tommy Lee. With his unique blend of social commentary and songwriting, Hilliard collaborated with a number of musicians including The Dead Kennedy’s’ D.H. Peligro and Inger Lorre of The Nymphs and joined forces with Chevelle on making two music videos, one of which had its world premiere on MTV2.
Hilliard’s music video “Balls” featured Steve-O (Jackass) and worked with Jeordie White aka Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle) to develop the recent release “Good Life”, which has been hailed by Billy Morrison (The Cult, Billy Idol) as “The most outrageous, wrong, socially unacceptable music video I’d ever seen – and that is what makes it UTTER GENIUS!”. Chester Bennington (Linkin Park, Dead by Sunrise, Stone Temple Pilots) “The Good Life is one of the best music videos I’ve ever seen.” Hilliard’s film credits include opening Paul Schrader’s Dog Eat Dog film staring Nicolas Cage and Willem Defoe. He also played the main antagonist officer Banks in Bernard Rose’s award winning film Frankenstein staring Danny Huston, Carrie-Anne Moss, Xavier Samuel and Tony Todd. Also recently starred in Traveling Light along with Stephen Dorff, Tony Todd & Danny Huston.
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DIRTY LOVE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Cleveland’s filthiest, most horrific speed-metal outfit, Midnight, bursts into the studio at 11th Street Records in downtown Las Vegas to lay down their loud and nasty rendition of Motörhead’s “Dirty Love”.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Colin G Cooper
GENRE: Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 28th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Colin G Cooper is an acclaimed director, editor and producer based in Toronto, Canada. He is primarily known for his music video work, which has garnered awards and nominations from such notable institutions as the iHeartRadio MMVAs, the Berlin MVAs, the Kinsale Sharks, and the Buenos Aires Music Video Festival. His work has also been featured by prominent publications such as Spin, Alternative Press, Nylon, Billboard, Fader, Complex, Noisey, Loudwire, PAPER, and Highsnobiety.
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DIRTY WORK (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A modern day, film noir music video featuring the band Titanic‘s cover of the Steely Dan yacht rock classic. Call it the Coen brothers’ “Blood Simple” meets “Groundhog Day” – “Dirty Work” is a feedback loop of seduction, murder and dismemberment.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Sensuality
DIRECTOR: B. Gabriel, Matt Ernst
GENRE: Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 4:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: B. Gabriel grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, watching sci-fi and horror tapes on his grandparents’ VCR. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and daughter.
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DREAM CHILD (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A girl falls into a dark maze of creatures and surreal landscapes. While searching for a way out, she confronts a reality that is much more sinister.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Leah R. Brown
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 4:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Leah R. Brown is a video director, creative writer, and editor. Her films have screened and won awards all over the world at Oscar Qualifying & Canadian Screen Award film festivals ( Hollyshorts Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival) and have been featured on thoughtfully curated film sites ( i.e Nowness, Boooooom, Vimeo Staff Picks, etc.. ) Her directing experience includes: broadcast commercials, music videos, fashion campaigns, short documentaries and experimental films. She enjoys collaborating on video projects which tend to be of the arthouse genre with recurring themes in fashion, sci-fi, the unknown and the weird. She is currently writing her first creature feature and attempting to get through school before the world ends.
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EVERY NIGHT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Two Spirit Halloween customers get trapped inside the store with the LVCRFT Reaper. A funky, dance-crazed skeleton who just wants to dance with their lives…
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Mitchell V. Slan
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: With Halloween in his heart and a BFA from Texas State University, Mitchell has won many awards in directing and screenwriting for the Horror genre. However, it’s his performance background that brings a fresh approach to the actors in his films.
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FADE INTO YOU (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A study of interconnected lives.
RATINGS GUIDE: Sensuality, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: David M. Helman
GENRE: Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 29th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: David M. Helman is a Los Angeles native and director of music videos and short films.
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GLASS SHIP (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A narrative music video for IDM/electronic artist Defrag. It navigates a space between two disparate worlds, following a man haunted by the spectre of a strange being in a black void that somehow influences his reality.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Sam Balcomb
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM (with Bashira)
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Sam Balcomb is a co-founder of Rainfall Films, a Los Angeles-based production and post company. Together with his creative partners, Sam has worked on numerous projects in film, television, music videos and commercials for major studios, independently, and everywhere in between.
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GO TO HELL (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Portland’s incomparably unique Bridge City Sinners step into the studio at 11th Street Records in downtown Las Vegas to put a sassy death folk spin on the Motörhead gem “Go To Hell”.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Colin G Cooper
GENRE: Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 1st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Colin G Cooper is an acclaimed director, editor and producer based in Toronto, Canada. He is primarily known for his music video work, which has garnered awards and nominations from such notable institutions as the iHeartRadio MMVAs, the Berlin MVAs, the Kinsale Sharks, and the Buenos Aires Music Video Festival. His work has also been featured by prominent publications such as Spin, Alternative Press, Nylon, Billboard, Fader, Complex, Noisey, Loudwire, PAPER, and Highsnobiety.
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HERE COMES THE WOLVES (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A woman held captive in a surreal, sci-fi world enacts revenge on those who’ve harmed her–only to discover that all wasn’t what it seemed.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Lola Blanc
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, November 4th @ 5:00 PM (with Follow Her)
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Lola Blanc is a filmmaker and musician whose directorial work has been showcased by festivals like Fantastic Fest, Nantucket Film Festival, and Hollyshorts, as well as outlets like Omeleto, Billboard, and Fangoria. Blanc is a founder of Fatale Collective, an all-female horror filmmaking collective; their debut anthology short, BLEED, screened at numerous prominent genre festivals.
Much of her work is inspired by her childhood experience believing in a self-proclaimed prophet, including her podcast TRUST ME, in which she interviews survivors of groups like NXIVM, the Manson Family, and Heaven’s Gate.
As an artist, Blanc’s songs and videos have garnered tens of millions of streams. Her work in the music industry lends a distinct visual point of view to her filmmaking.
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ICARUS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The dangers of technology.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity, Sensuality, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Nick Peterson
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 6:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nick Peterson grew up watching MTV, Sci-Fi films, anime from Blockbuster Video, and playing video games. He graduated from the Experimental Animation program at CALARTS. After many years producing visual effects he transitioned into full time directing. Nick’s films have been screened in festivals such as SUNDANCE, and SXSW. His award winning music videos have garnered over 500 hundred million views. And his Chrysler Commercial played during the Super Bowl. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
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JUNGLE GO DUMB (FRANCE)
SYNOPSIS: This is a story about an unsociable man upset about the world but thanks to music will experience a journey that will change him.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Haddad + Nino Graff
GENRE: Comedy, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 4:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: 2 passionates
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KNIVES (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Fully animated music video for the SYSTEM SYN song “Knives.”
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: James Bonner
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Self-taught sculptor and animator James Bonner was first inspired by the special effects artists of early eighties horror films. His youth was spent building monsters and zombie puppets in his parents’ Michigan basement. Film and video classes at Michigan State University diverted him into an interest in writing and directing, where he won two student Emmys before graduating college. He wrote and directed a feature film and eventually moved to LA to continue pursuing working in the film industry.
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LIVING MATTER (RUSSIA)
SYNOPSIS: A ritual that enters into a telepathic connection with lovers along with the help of musicians the “Deity” appeals to the primitive instincts of reproduction, the triumph of lust, sex, the strongest attraction and the fusion of partners with each other into one living matter.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Nudity, Strong Sensuality, Adult Content, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Aleskey Smirnov
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive – Virtual Shorts Block #3
DIRECTOR’S BIO: I started my creative career as a CG artist in the game industry and then worked for a long time as a CG supervisor at the largest Russian company “CGF”, specializing in the creation of VFX for the film industry. I participated as a CG-artist in such films as Apollo 18, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Man Down. Currently I am a screenwriter, director, art director and founder of “ZLO production”, specializing in shooting music videos for metal bands, in my spare time I write music and develop a computer game.
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SCAR OF THE SUN: INERTIA (GREECE / GERMANY)
SYNOPSIS: A visual allegory focusing on the Economic Crisis of 2008 in Greece.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity, Sensuality, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Achilleas Gatsopoulos
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive – Virtual Shorts Block #3
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Coming from a Fine Arts background, Greek born Achilleas Gatsopoulos moved to the UK to study Animation and Film Design, concluding his studies with distinction in both degrees. Achilleas worked in the Art Department of films such as Harry Potter III, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Two Faces of January while simultaneously creating stage and motion design for events for various clients including Mercedes Benz, Audi, Stolichnaya, Vodafone, Warner Brothers, Dom Perignon, Absolut, Selfridges, MTV etc. Achilleas has been directing short films, animations, music videos and video projections since 2002 for various artists ( e.g. Pet Shop Boys, Paul Kalkbrenner, James Blunt, Steven Wilson, FAUN, Erick Morillo, SKIN etc). He lives and works in Berlin since 2009.
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THE TRAGIC TRUTH (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The story of Ivan Moody and his battle with addiction.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content, Sensuality, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Nick Peterson
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 4:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nick Peterson grew up watching MTV, Sci-Fi films, anime from Blockbuster Video, and playing video games. He graduated from the Experimental Animation program at CALARTS. After many years producing visual effects he transitioned into full time directing. Nick’s films have been screened in festivals such as SUNDANCE, and SXSW. His award winning music videos have garnered over 500 hundred million views. And his Chrysler Commercial played during the Super Bowl. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
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