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I CAN’T GO ON (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: An alienated young woman discovers a body in her apartment elevator, left to fester under the heels of her unconcerned neighbours.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Brenna Goodwin-McCabe
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #1 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Brenna Goodwin-McCabe is a versatile writer and director from Vancouver BC with a keen interest in media adaptation. She has presented writing at McGill, Dalhousie, and the University of British Columbia, where she earned her Masters of English degree in Gothic cinema. In 2020, she established Hearth Pictures with her shorts “Half Full” (2021) and “The Still” (2022), later writing, directing, and executive producing “I Can’t Go On” with the Crazy8s organization, the short recently winning 4 Leo Awards including Best Direction, Cinematography, Sound, and Score. In addition to filmmaking, she publishes media analysis through her blog (youremindmeoftheframe.ca), writing about some of her favourite films and shows.
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I CARRY THEM WHEREVER I GO (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A mysterious drifter makes a disturbing delivery.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Mason is an accomplished filmmaker, celebrated for his collaborative spirit and talent in crafting compelling narratives. He delves into various storytelling formats—from feature films, and award winning short films to commercials—with a dedication to impactful storytelling. His passion lies in collaborative work, fostering teamwork and transparent communication to bring forth narratives that leave a lasting impact.
Mason is driven by the desire to create thought-provoking stories that stir emotions and provoke contemplation. His commitment to collaboration extends to his personal life, working closely with his wife Tabitha, actors, and crews to actualize his creative visions. Mason is also the co-founder the Dark Red Film Festival and boasts a collection of award-winning feature screenplays, including eco-horror “Decomposer,” which was recognized on the Coverfly Redlist and Hardwood Hallway which is currently being shopped by Mind Hive Films.
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I’M NOT A ROBOT (NETHERLANDS / BELGIUM)
SYNOPSIS: After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Victoria Warmerdam
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Nov. 2nd @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Victoria Warmerdam, born in 1991, graduated as a director and writer from the Art School in Utrecht in 2015. In the same year, she earned the Burny Bos Talent Award at the Cinekid Festival for her sci-fi feature concept, SpaceKees. In 2019, she wrote and directed her short film, SHORT CALF MUSCLE, which has been showcased at over 150 festivals, including Oscar-qualifying ones such as Leuven, St. Louis, Winterthur, Edmonton, Gijon, Foyle, Show Me Shorts, Aesthetica, and Asiana ISFFF. In 2021, her short film SNORRIE (MUSTACHIO) premiered at the Oscar-qualifying LA Shorts and was featured in over 150 festivals, including Oscar-qualifying events like Leuven, Flickers, Uppsala, Go Short, Foyle, and Gijon. This short film also earned over 50 international awards. I’M NOT A ROBOT marks her third film and had its international premiere at Sitges IFF, where it clinched the prestigious Best Short Film award, making the film eligible for the 2025 Oscars.
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ID EST (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Trapped in an ambush, a metagalactic captain fends off mysterious beings seeking to leech the human experience from her.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Shayda Frost
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 12:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Shayda Frost is an up-and-coming director and creative producer. She is LA-based and Atlanta-born, with roots from Tehran to Tennessee – her diverse heritage infuses her filmmaking with a distinctive flair. An advocate of feminist narratives, Shayda champions work that disrupts mainstream expectations and presupposed gender roles.
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IN OLD RANCHOS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An old west lawman on the run meets a seductive siren who offers him a chance to rewrite his tragic past.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Matthew Lucas
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Matthew is a writer and director in Los Angeles. He’s made several award-winning shorts, and his first feature, Kringle Time, was released in 2021 by Gravitas Ventures.
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INKED (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A malevolent presence is invited into a young woman’s life after she honors her recently deceased father by tattooing his ashes into her skin.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Kelsey Bollig
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kelsey Bollig is a commanding force in the world of horror, making a significant impact on the festival circuit with her bold and innovative storytelling. She burst onto the scene at the age of 12, winning her first Best Screenplay Award for her feature Big Kids Play Manslaughter at the Hollywood Shriekfest Horror Film Festival. Since then, Kelsey has continued to garner acclaim for her work, with her shorts being showcased at prestigious festivals such as Fantasia, Fantastic Fest, FilmQuest, Beyond Fest, Hollyshorts, and the Uppsala Short Film Festival.
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IT DRAWS CLOSER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A young woman discovers the creature she just sketched is in the bedroom with her.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Joshua David Matthews
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Joshua David Matthews is a Texas-based, award-winning writer and director with an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. His latest short film, IT DRAWS CLOSER, premiered in the US at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival and internationally at the renowned FrightFest in London. Joshua’s screenplays have garnered acclaim from prestigious competitions, including FilmQuest, Screencraft, HollyShorts, and Killer Shorts.
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IZZY (NETHERLANDS)
SYNOPSIS: Izzy is constantly stuck in the same cycle: mocked, dismissed, ignored, forgotten. But a touch of red glitter? Now that’s a game-changer!
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Yfke van Berckelaer
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 28th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born and raised in the Netherlands, Yfke grew up wanting to be a magical princess. Disappointed by the lack of magic in the world, she became a writer/director instead, so she could at least create her own fairytales. She has a BA and MA in Film History and Theory (2003) from the University of Amsterdam and an MFA in Film Directing (2006) from California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).
Her films include the zombie musical ZOMBIE LOVE, the horror documentary XANGADIX LIVES!, the #metoo horror LILI and the explosive IZZY, which had her world premiere at BIFAN in 2024. Her films have screened at over a hundred festivals all over the world including Fantasia, Beyond Fest and Fantaspoa and have won over fifty international awards. To this day, Yfke still often wears (blood-splattered) sparkling dresses and waves a magical wand.
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JADE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The story of being impossibly drawn to that which destroys you. It’s a story about the duality of repression and spiritual transformation.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Strong Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Joe Mischo
GENRE: Fantasy, The Beyond, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 3:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Joe Mischo is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who enjoys trail running, subversive cinema, and day trips with his 1975 Honda motorbike. He is a Mercury who dreams of being a Saturn.
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KATIE’S SKIN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Through a gruesome revelation, an unwelcome dinner guest learns to find comfort in their own skin.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Steven Schloss
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Steven Schloss is a Boston based horror director that believes cinema should be fun and not taken too seriously. Just watch either Katie’s Skin or Writer’s Block both premiering at Filmquest to find out what exactly what means… Unless one does not like blood.
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KEEP COMING BACK (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When Paul reluctantly attends a recovery meeting for his alcoholism and is forced to confront the circus of his past, things take a dark turn.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language, Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kyle Kouri is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and producer in Los Angeles, CA. He received his MFA in Fiction from Columbia University, where he served as the online arts editor for the Columbia Journal. He is the co-founder of Slashtag Cinema, an independent film production company based in Los Angeles. He is the co-host of “Nobody Reads in LA,” a web series highlighting independent bookstores around the world. In 2024, he played Brutus in a production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at the California Theater of the Performing Arts, and starred in “Shakespeare in Vegas,” an ensemble comedy which premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
His fiction has appeared in Cleaver Magazine, the Columbia Journal, Ghostwatch Zine, and The Los Angeles Press. He lives in LA with his three rescue dogs and his girlfriend, the writer CJ Leede. KEEP COMING BACK, which Kouri directed, co-wrote, and stars in, is Slashtag Cinema’s first film.
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LA CROIX – THE CROSS (FRANCE)
SYNOPSIS: A young graphic designer lacking inspiration, finds herself confronted with strange phenomena following a forbidden ritual practiced with her best friend Julie.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Nudity, Sensuality, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Joris Fleurot
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: The Lyon-based director studied audiovisual arts in Lyon. In 2015, he founded his production company Spline Studio, with which he produces and directs advertising and institutional films. Today, between Lyon and Paris, he develops his imagination around fantasy and horror.
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LAB RATS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A man finds himself in cage, like a lab rat. The most recent abductee of a prolonged alien invasion
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Brief Nudity, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Stimson Snead
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 12:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Award-winning director and writing, also a ticking time bomb of insanity and social anxiety, ready to go screaming off the deep end at any-
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LADY TIMES (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When Kate brings home her date for a romantic evening, she is thwarted by a very unusual menstrual cycle.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Mild Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Melissa Vitello
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 9:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Melissa Vitello is an award-winning director and screenwriter with over 13 years of experience in the industry. Melissa’s most recent horror feature film ‘Abigail’ is currently trending in the “most popular horror category” on Tubi. Melissa has won awards in Best Directing, Best Screenplay, and Best Feature film, recognized by festivals such as The Austin Film Festival, Houston WorldFest, GenreBlast, Dances With Films, Austin Revolution, NoHo Cinefest, The Pasadena Int. Film Festival, and, of course – FilmQuest.
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LARP LIKE MARC (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Every weekend hundreds of Danes meet up to LARP, among this unique subculture exist the so-called “bad boys” of the LARP scene -The Orcs. This 2023 Documentary seeks to discover who the humans are behind the masks and why they do it.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences, Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Chris Pickering
GENRE: Documentary, Fantasy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Chris Pickering likes weird things and he likes to make films about them. Films that hopefully make you laugh and make you think.
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LET’S GO DISCO (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Trapped in a hellish disco club with no memory of how she got there, a young woman does everything she can to escape and survive.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Austin Lewis
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Austin Lewis is a director, editor and actor from Nashville, TN, now based in Los Angeles. Austin started out his career directing music videos and short films under his production company “Red Flamingo”, and quickly graduated to editing and acting in feature films such as “Butt Boy” (2019) and “Tiny Cinema” (2020)
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LIGHT CAN’T ESCAPE (AUSTRALIA)
SYNOPSIS: Harriet’s disaster of a life gets a lot weirder when she discovers a black hole in her apartment.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Tim Sharp
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born in Perth, Western Australia, from an early age Tim yearned to be either a film director or a firetruck. Turns out only one of those is (arguably) a real job.
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LIKE ME (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A young woman discovers the dangers of attempting to cut her own bangs.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Ashley Lauren Thomas
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Ashley is a Nashville-based actor born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She minored in Theatre at Vanderbilt University and went on to spend over a decade acting in the Southeastern US. She is currently the Festival Manager at Chattanooga Film Festival, and being surrounded by talented and generous filmmakers inspired her to write & direct her debut short film Like Me, completed in 2024.
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LINE RIDER (AUSTRALIA / SLOVENIA)
SYNOPSIS: Like any mad genius, Boštjan Čadež lives life on his own creative terms. Art. Music. Robotics. There’s nothing his mind can’t conquer – except perhaps the legacy of his globally famous, generation-defining video game “Line Rider”…and his tendency to self-destruct.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Simon Intihar
GENRE: Documentary, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #3 – Watch & Stream on EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Simon Intihar is a writer, director, producer and professional musician from Slovenia. Simon has directed several films, including ‘Kopanje’ (2014), ‘Nisi Pozabil’ (2016), and ‘Line Rider’ (2023) ; which have been screened at over 50 film festivals around the world, including Cucalorus, and Oscar-accredited festivals Flickerfest and Krakow and DocEdgeNZ. He attended the Berlinale Talents programme in 2019.
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LITTLE LUCHA & THE BIG DEAL (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A story of two underdogs, Little Lucha & The Big Deal celebrates the less than glamorous side of going for that impossible dream and all the hope, blood, and tears that the dream demands as tribute.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language
GENRE: Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Scarlet Moreno is a director and actor based in Los Angeles. Her narrative shorts have premiered in festivals across the country and the world. She made her first feature film, Phaedra under the guidance of director Robert Rodriguez on his docuseries, Rebel Without a Crew, where she met Co-director and now dear friend, Josh Stifter. Scarlet grew up in Laredo, TX on the border of Mexico, then attended TISCH School of the Arts to attain her BFA in Acting & Journalism. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her wildest dreams, and has been making movies ever since.
Josh Stifter began his filmmaking adventure crafting short movies with his friends after school everyday. He pursued animation and quickly found a job creating cartoons for film director Kevin Smith. He has worked with companies such as Troma, CNN, SModco, 1517 Media, and El Rey Network. After years of creating shorts and animated films, Josh decided to tackle features, jumping at the opportunity to make his first full length film with Robert Rodriguez with his Rebel Without A Crew series. It was there he completed his first film The Good Exorcist. He followed it up with his sophomore film Greywood’s Plot, and he’s now finishing his third feature Scumbag.
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