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SYNOPSIS: Two people on a first date mask and ignore their insecurities until an event forces them to say what they’re really thinking.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Erin Brown Thomas
GENRE: The Beyond, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 3rd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Erin Brown Thomas is a writer-director whose evocative narratives will make you laugh and cry. Her directing portfolio includes recent wins at Hollyshorts, Cinequest, and Catalyst Story Institute. Other Oscar-qualifying festivals have awarded her work over the past decade. She is the artistic director of Salute Your Shorts film festival. Curation has deeply impacted her curiosity and voice as an artist.
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13 STEPS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A woman performs a grueling ritual to banish a malevolent presence from her home, only to discover that the monster may be a manifestation of her own personal demons.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: David Lawrence
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Nov. 4th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Director David Lawrence’s love of film began at five years old, in a dark Cineplex, watching Star Wars. Mesmerized by the characters and the way they came to life on screen set his imagination on fire. At age eleven, a rented VHS copy of Nightmare on Elm St., watched late one night at a friend’s house, ushered in an undying love of horror films. David is the director of several short films, including the award-winning Don’t Let Them In, which has garnered over 2 million views on YouTube.
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4 LITTLE ANGELS (SPAIN)
SYNOPSIS: Dani is a young geriatric assistant who starts his new job in an old nursing home taking care of Marisa, an elderly woman in the last few hours of her life. Dani aims to use the situation to get hold of some of the old woman’s jewels and valuables, and unleash some of his most personal perversions. However, Dani may have chosen the wrong person…
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: North American Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: A graduate in Information Science, he started out as a reporter in different written media outlets but soon started working in the field of audiovisuals and the performing arts, work that he continues to do today. In 1998 he created his own company Mágic 6, which later became JM Gestión Teatral. He is the author of numerous plays for children and families, which he has also directed and toured in Spain. A radio and television scriptwriter, he has directed and presented numerous TV and radio programmes.
He has designed, produced and directed a large number of multidisciplinary theatre projects and proposals. He has written and directed a number of shorts, such as La Esponja, Apariencias, Úrsula’s Victory and Golpes, winning over 50 international awards, and he is the author of several scripts for films and TV series. The year 2013 saw the premier of his first film, La Hermandad, starring Lydia Bosch. A fantasy film produced by The Green Star Films.
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A COTTON MOON (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A feckless loner uncovers cryptic TV broadcasts of a mysterious deity (Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts) whose teachings inspire a strange and radical holy awakening.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Zack Hosseini
GENRE: Horror, Fantastic, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 3rd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Zack Hosseini is an award-winning director whose narratives, music videos, and branded content have captivated millions of global viewers. Armed with a degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Zack dives deep into the world of elevated genre films. He weaves psychological depth with complex characters, embodying a distinctive approach that transcends traditional genre boundaries. His screenplays have cracked the Top 10 on the prestigious Coverfly Red List and earned finalist spots in ScreenCraft, Film Pipeline, and WeScreenplay competitions. Alongside his talented team at Chaos Theory, Zack is dedicated to crafting stories that defy expectations and leave a lasting impression. He currently has multiple pulse-pounding narrative features in development.
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A DEER CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHTS(NETHERLANDS)
SYNOPSIS: A woman’s night turns sinister when she fears the charming stranger she went home with has very different intentions.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Anil Wagemans & Idzi Wagemans
GENRE: Horror, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Screening on EO App – Horror @ Thriller Shorts Block #1
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Anil & Idzi Wagemans are autodidact filmmakers with a strong love for fiction and creating new worlds & characters. As a storyteller, they have a particular interest in the tension between the way people are, and the way they see themselves. After working in comedy for a number of years (LABEL ME, FREEMD) they recently shifted their focus towards genre film. Currently they’re writing a thriller about the detrimental effects of nuclear warfare called FAILSAFE.
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A GOOD SCREAM (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An aspiring voice over actress gives it her all when she gets the chance to work with a famous horror director and will stop at nothing to give a good performance, much to the dread of her neighbors.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language
DIRECTOR: Jack Bennett
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Nov. 4th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jack Bennett moved from DIY features to impressive work in a variety of genres, most notably in music, comedy and horror. His most recent directing credits include the concert films MR. BUNGLE: THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME and ANTHRAX XL, the feature-length NEVER SURRENDER: A GALAXY QUEST DOCUMENTARY, music videos for Brian Posehn’s comedy/metal record GRANDPA METAL and a documentary tribute to the life and legend of music icon Meat Loaf.
Rolling Stone called his music video for the 2016 Anthrax song BLOOD EAGLE WINGS “Chilling and epic,” and he has produced and conducted interviews with such film luminaries as Keanu Reeves, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Lloyd and John Carpenter. An accomplished actor, puppeteer and creature performer, his voice can be heard in the director’s cut of Cliver Barker’s NIGHTBREED, the short FANGORIA® PUPPETS and the series FUNSIZE HORROR’S SHOCKTALE PARTY.
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A LITTLE HELP? (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A desperate robot pines for a glass of ice cold lemonade in this quirky comedy.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Christine Celozzi
GENRE: Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Christine Celozzi is an award winning actress and director currently located in Los Angeles. In 2019 she received the Women in Film Fellowship Award through The Shawna Foundation for which she created her first project, My Friends The Plants. My Friends The Plants went to over 50 festivals, received over 35 awards and nominations, and now lives on TVHigh. Her second film, A Little Help, is currently making its festival rounds.
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A SUIT AND A STRAIGHT RAZOR (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Amanda McIntyre, grieving the recent loss of her mother, is visited in her home by an otherworldly stranger in a grimy suit. He knows things about her – secret things, things she’s never told anyone… and he’s brought her something. evil lurking inside.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: John Veron
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born and raised in Lake Charles, La., John was constantly writing short stories, outlining comics, and dreaming up movies from a young age. After high school, he moved to New Orleans to study philosophy, but the need to entertain people never left him. After several years playing in bands in Austin, TX, John moved to Los Angeles and began working in earnest on a number of horror feature scripts. In the meantime, he learned the ropes of feature film production over 12 years as a PA, 2nd AD, Production Manager, and Line Producer on a variety of features and commercials. He also began producing and directing his own horror shorts, which have played to festival audiences in the US and abroad. John lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Eri Hawkins, and their two dogs.
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A SWEET TOOTH (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An overachieving Analyst will do whatever it takes to win a coveted promotion until he’s confronted by a hammer-wielding assailant.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Presley Paras
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 3rd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Presley Paras is an MTVu nominated and VEVO featured music video director. Downright Creepy touts his most recent short film, Buffalo and Trout, as their top ten genre short films. His previous slasher short film, QUAD, was distributed by HULU & Gravitas Ventures as part of the Fun Size Horror Anthology. Presley Paras is currently holed up in Los Angeles.
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ACCIDENTAL STARS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An aspiring young actress descends into madness
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Emily Bennett
GENRE: Horror, Fantastic, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 3rd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Writer/Director Emily Bennett is an Academy recognized screenwriter and award-winning director. Her screenplay ACHE placed quarter finalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowship (2020). Her films ALONE WITH YOU, LVRS and BED have screened at festivals such as Sitges, Fantastic Fest, Brooklyn Horror, Telluride Horror, BIFAN, Salem Horror and Fantasia.
In 2020, Bennett co-directed her debut feature ALONE WITH YOU with filmmaker and DP Justin Brooks. The film stars Barbara Crampton and Bennett, and premiered at Fantastic Fest before a long and successful festival run. The film was produced with Andrew Corkin’s and Theo James’ Untapped Productions (MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, WE ARE WHAT WE ARE) and is now available on Shudder. As an actor, audiences can see Bennett in Chris Stuckmann’s debut feature film SHELBY OAKS which will release in autumn of 2023. Bennett is represented by Antonio D’Intino at Spectrevision.
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ALICIA (SPAIN)
SYNOPSIS: Carolina will have to deal with the childhood fears of her daughter Alicia, who has just gone blind and believes that an old woman lives in her room.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 31st @ 8:00 PM w/Feature “The Deep Dark”
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Tony Morales was born in Málaga (Spain). In 2014 he shot his first short film, “Ku”, with which he obtained 11 international selections. His second short film, “Hada”, achieves more than 270 selections and 70 international awards, including: Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Telluride Horror Show, Fantasporto and NYC Horror Film Festival. In 2017 he went back to behind the cameras and filmed the legendary CreepyPasta “Black Eyed Child”, whose world premiere was held in the prestigious Fantasporto, had a great tour of festivals with more than 90 selections and more than 20 international awards. Selections at Screamfest and Sitges should be highlighted. “Abracitos“, is Tony Morales’ most complex project to date.
It had its “World Premiere” at the Fantasia International Film Festival and its “American Premiere” at the Fantastic Fest. Abracitos has had one of the best starts of a short film in horror genre festivals of the last decade, apart from those already mentioned, it’s worth highlighting: Screamfest Horror Film Festival, The Overlook Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, etc. Abracitos has been nominated several times for the Melies D’Argent. With his latest work, “Alicia”, he wants to scare the world again. Tony Morales is represented by Chris Sablan (Avenue 220) and Scott Henderson (CAA).
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ALONE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: After a catastrophic disaster at a Mars research station, a fearless astronaut finds herself adrift in deep space, where she encounters a mysterious entity.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Nicholas Acosta
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 2nd @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nicholas Acosta first dabbled in the world of cinema when, at age five, his dad put him in a short Indiana Jones spoof. He’s never looked back since. Fascinated with film from an early age, Acosta has made his shorts, commercials, music videos, and webisodes since he was twelve. In addition to honing his skills at the Los Angeles Film School, Acosta was the recipient of the “Cheech Marin Latino Arts Scholarship.” His films have gone on to mass acclaim, earning millions of views online.
In that time, he has worked with numerous TV and film stars while also having his films win continuous awards in film festivals and online contests worldwide, including the Playhouse West Film Festival, Rattlestick West’s 120 Hour Film Festival, DirectTV’s “Dare to Direct” Film competition (twice), the “My Røde Reel” film competition (also twice), and most recently The Jakob Owens Horror Short Film Contest. He has worked as a director, editor, cinematographer, colorist, and VFX Artist for companies like Loot Crate, Lulu Lemon, For Good, and most recently, the CW as a Writer/Producer/Editor.
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ANGEL HAIR (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Jonah has discovered a nostalgic TV show that he’d all but forgotten. The show hasn’t forgotten him, though, and an investigation is about to take him deep down the rabbit hole.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Hannah Mangan & Rachel Mangan
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Twins Hannah and Rachel Mangan use their experience in the scriptwriting and animation industries to craft heart-felt microbudget films that twist the imagination. Having worked on their independent projects for four years now, they boast the community-dubbed genre of “wholesome horror”
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ARE YOU AWAKE? (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In this psychological thriller, a detached woman (Ellyn Jameson) working as a door-to-door wake-up caller encounters a client (Paul Archer) refusing to leave his bed, who recounts his terrible nightmares.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Brief Nudity, Sensuality, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Gabriel Caste
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Gabriel Caste is Cuban-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Caste started his career producing non-fiction, working with Cameron Crowe on David Crosby: Remember My Name. He moved into an editing and VFX role, ultimately leading post-production for Davis Guggenheim’s Concordia Studio. Since turning to a complete focus in directing, Gabriel has collaborated with emerging musicians, and directed commercial campaigns for Bumble and Purple Mattress. In the height of the pandemic, Caste directed Love In The Time of Quarantine which “captures the nuances of the isolation experience.” (UK Film Review). The short film was an official selection of Film Shortage and featured in Vmag’s article “9 Brilliant Shorts Created During 2020.”
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AUTOPILOT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A lone pilot on a homebound space vessel finds herself trapped in a waking nightmare when her holographic “virtual companion” begins to defy his own programming.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Jennifer Zhang
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 2nd @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Featured in “Deadline” in 2021 for her ambitious solo-effort film, “Charon”, hitting the Cannes film market, Jennifer Zhang has emerged as an Asian American filmmaker to watch. Momentum in her career has only mounted since her short film “Fetish” won the Panavision-sponsored grand prize at the prestigious Micheaux Film Festival and became Oscar-qualified in 2022. As a writer, Jennifer is a respected story consultant with Hollywood’s Save the Cat!, and her screenplays have been optioned by executive producers of Academy Award-nominated films. Over the next two months, Jennifer is slated to begin production on her third and fourth features: “Trüebadour” and “Angela.”
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AWAKE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: After the discovery of a mutilated cow and crop circle on her farm, Betty is abducted from her home one night to find herself in a medical facility surrounded by men in black.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Francesco Cordaro
GENRE: Horror, Sci-F
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 28th @ 8:00 PM w/Feature “The Hyperborean”
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Francesco discovered his love for filmmaking as a teenager – making films with his friends on a camcorder and working as a projectionist in his local cinema. His first major collaboration would be as the producer of the documentary Aerodrome, Winner of Best Documentary at Newport Beach Film Festival. As a director he would find more success. In the branded content space, he created a film for the Greenwich International Film Festival with Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford which would be aired on NBC’s The Today Show.
Francesco also spent time in the ad agency world, working for an agency owned by Samsung. There he created many ads for companies like JBL, Ford, Subaru, and Mark Levinson. As an editor for Sony Music, he worked on branded content for fashion brand Marni starring Future, as well as content for Fenty Beauty with singer Joy Crooks. He is also an aerial cinematographer with Lyfted Media, and shot the aerials for Adrien Brody’s film Clean, National Geographic’s Drain the Oceans, as well as commercials for Kenneth Cole and Cadillac.
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BABY FACE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A young aging actress reconnects with her former scene partner to ask a vital favor that could change the course of her career.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Jim Simone
GENRE: Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 31st @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Hailing from the Great Northwest, Jim Simone has been involved in moviemaking for over 20 years. Working primarily as a First Assistant Director, Jim made the leap to writing and directing his own work and is slowly but steadily building his directing reel with dynamic and unpredictable stories.
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BAG FOR LIFE (UK)
SYNOPSIS: A discarded bag will do ANYTHING to reunite with its owner.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Adult Content, Brief Nudity
DIRECTOR: Max R. Lincoln
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 2nd @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Max is an Irish/Australian director and writer born in Hackney, London. Fuelled by his love of exploring genre, he creates heightened narratives that frequently descend into nasty endings. His short RHYME OR DIE, a horror-comedy where five strangers must rhyme or get brutally murdered, won BEST HORROR SHORT at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival and won BEST SCREENPLAY SHORT at the BIFA Qualifying Manchester Film Festival. It also played at Screamfest LA, Méliès D’Argent Qualifying Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival, and the BIFA Qualifying Beeston Film Festival. Its online premiere is on Short of the Week / Directors Notes (Oct ’23) and on Watch Alter (Jan ’24). WINNING MARGE (commissioned by Channel 4’s Random Acts) premiered at BAFTA/OSCAR qualifying Foyle Film Festival. Then later won Video of the DAY (VOTD.tv). It’s a heightened drama about a twisted breakup. Max has created three stylised super 8 horror shorts, including THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE, which reached the 2020 London Premiere screening of Straight 8, later released on Watch Alter. In early 2023, Directors UK selected Max for their Inspire scheme, to receive yearlong mentoring by Lee Haven Jones, director of Ffilm Cymru Wales, supported THE FEAST. Max was accepted as a member of BAFTA through their Connect scheme during summer ’23. Alongside direction, Max has supported himself through 11+ years working within the art depart-ment between features and commercials.
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BATSHIT CRAZY (INDIA)
SYNOPSIS: Harassed and called ‘Chinese’ for their East Asian looks, racism is an ugly fact of life for the Northeasterners of India. The Covid-19 outbreak only made it worse.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
GENRE: Horror, Fantastic, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Screening on EO App – Comedy Shorts Block #4
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Yogesh Chandekar, is a first time director with ‘Batshit Crazy’. He has previously written for advertising, animation, television, web and comics. He co-wrote the acclaimed hit Andhadhun (2018) with filmmaker Sriram Raghavan and is currently developing Tumbbad 2 for Sohum Shah Films and has recently written the critically acclaimed Monica O My Darling(2022) a comedy crime thriller, directed by Vasan Bala for Matchbox Pictures.
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BEFORE I GO (USA)
SYNOPSIS: BEFORE I GO is a psychological drama that follows Emily, a once vibrant and beautiful young woman, as she confronts her ex-boyfriend for the first time since he sold her into sex-trafficking years prior. As their conversation unfolds, we peel back the layers of their characters as they wrestle with their fragmented past and the emotional pain Emily has endured. This intense confrontation blurs the line between reality and imagination as Emily grapples with how Tristan has stripped her of her youth, her innocence and her identity.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Mild Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Andrew Sandler
GENRE: Horror, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 1st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Andrew Sandler is an award-winning filmmaker based out of Los Angeles, with a portfolio of videos, commercials, and films that have amassed well over a billion views. His passion in both Directing and Producing has gained him credits with A-List talent such as Aerosmith, blink 182, Nicki Minaj, Diddy, Usher, Ariana Grande, Mary J. Blige, Tim McGraw, Machine Gun Kelly, and many others. In 2017, Andrew released two feature length documentary films. The first being Mary J. Blige’s “Strength of a Woman” album documentary, which premiered on VH1; and Chris Brown’s “Welcome To My Life” which had a worldwide theatrical debut, earning it’s title as one of the most successful independent documentaries of 2017 – it is currently on NETFLIX. His most recent documentary work – a limited series on the infamous music label, Cash Money Records – is currently on Spotify.
In January 2020, Andrew produced the visuals for Justin Bieber’s “Changes: The Movement” visual dance album. Shortly after, his work with the legendary blink-182 was nominated for 2 awards at the MTV Video Music Awards, as well as his work with Panic! At The Disco at the Billboard Music Awards. Later that year, his work with British newcomer Yungblud was nominated for BEST ROCK VIDEO by his industry peers at the Music Video Production Association (MVPA Awards). Most recently, Andrew collaborated with Machine Gun Kelly on a feature length musical film titled “Downfalls High”, starring Sydney Sweeney of the hit show “Euphoria”. The film premiered in January 2021 to over 16 million views in its opening weekend. Additionally, his directing and producing work for “Mainstream Sellout: Live From Cleveland” premiered on May 12, 2023 in over 1000 theaters nationwide. Andrew is currently developing various TV and feature film projects while continuing to gain attention in the music video and commercial worlds.
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BOOKWORM (SPAIN)
SYNOPSIS: Spain, 1979. Irene is an aspiring writer who obsesses with the delicate ghost at the library she works.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Mild Language, Nudity, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Javier Yañez
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 26th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Javier Yañez (1982 Madrid, Spain) is a film director with a wide experience in well known advertising campaigns and fiction short movies. He has also directed music videos and other personal pieces as inspirational works. In 2013 he did the VFX of the short film “That wasn’t me”, winner of the Spanish Film Awards “The Goyas”, for Best Short Fiction and nominated for “The Oscars” that same year. Throughout his carrer he has become an international awarded Director and Producer with his short films; “Mighty Boy” (The fist adaptation of a manga from the Japanese Naoki Urasawa, in Spain), “Amor Sacro” (Released in Sitges in 2011) and “A través del ocaso” (2009). “La Perrera” is the visual poem , written by the poet from Los Angeles, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo.
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BOUNCE HOUSE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Civilization has ended. Everyone Polly loves is dead. But at least she has a bounce house.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Strong Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Callie Bloem and Christopher J. Ewing
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 31st @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Callie + Chris are a husband and wife writing/directing team from Los Angeles. They’ve directed toy commercials, made Super Bowl spots and shot Josh Hutcherson’s arm off with a laser. In 2022, Callie + Chris won the Academy Nicholl fellowship and are currently working on their feature film debut, TAPE 22.
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BUG (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An anxious young woman is plagued by a noisy cricket in her home.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Lily Giannoni
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Screening on EO App – Horror & Thriller Shorts Block #1
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Lily Giannoni is a comedy writer and director from New York. She co-created sketch comedy web series Secret Spot, and is preparing to direct her next short film SIBLINGS later this year.
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BYE-BYE (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: In the eerie silence of a deserted subway station, Karla and her partner Hannah await a train late at night. Unsettling whispers soon emerge, revealing that they are not alone. Inspired by a chilling urban legend from around the world.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Freddy Chávez Olmos
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 29th @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Freddy Chávez OImos brings more than 17 years of experience in visual effects working in feature films, TV and commercials. Born in Puebla, Mexico, Freddy studied special effects make-up in Los Angeles and was later mentored by the legendary Dick Smith (“THE EXORCIST”). Working in the visual effects industry in Vancouver, Freddy has worked on productions directed by Guillermo del Toro, Neill Blomkamp, Robert Rodriguez, Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan, and has been part of Oscar and Emmy-winning VFX studios, including Double Negative, Industrial Light & Magic, Method Studios, Weta Digital, Image Engine, Fuse FX and Scanline VFX.
More recently, he worked on the popular STAR WARS series “OBI WAN-KENOBI” and the third season of “THE MANDALORIAN” for Disney Plus. With his first short film as a director entitled “SHHH”, Freddy received several international awards and the project debuted online with nearly 1 million views. Guillermo del Toro himself praised the film for its strong visual style. Freddy is part of the Directors Guild of Canada where he directed for the CW and Netflix’s anthology series TWO SENTENCE HORROR STORIES. He also wrote a screenplay for the legendary Mexican horror anthology series “LA HORA MARCADA” that is set to premiere this year. He is currently a Creative Director for Artificial Intelligence at Boxel Studio and sought after guest speaker at venues including San Diego’s Comic-Con, TEDx, ACM Siggraph, Spark Fx..
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