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MAKE ME A PIZZA (USA)
SYNOPSIS: BORED HOUSEWIFE seduces HOT PIZZA GUY for free pizza, but is desire worth $29.99?
RATINGS GUIDE: Nudity, Strong Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Talia Shea Levin
GENRE: The Beyond, Comedy, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Talia creates new worlds in her work for film and theater. Her absurdist erotic short film “Make Me a Pizza” premiered at SXSW 2024 and her road trip time travel short film “Next Time” won the Audience Award at the Nashville Film Festival. Her dance films have been featured on Short of the Week and Nowness. She holds a degree in directing and screenwriting from Carnegie Mellon and has continued her education at artist residencies such as PlayLab Film’s workshop in the Peruvian Amazon with renowned filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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MALADJUSTMENT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A married couple working remotely during a pandemic slowly begin to unravel.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Sensuality
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Anatasha Blakely is an award-winning director, known for Inch Thick, Knee Deep (2021), Death Parts Us (2022) and Maladjustment (2023)
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MARIE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Invaders from another world roam the skies of an apocalyptic wasteland. Ezekiel, a young Amish man, survives alone – until he comes across a biomechanically enhanced woman named Marie.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Gehrig Campbell-Dempsey
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 12:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Growing up in LA, film was everywhere. My mom had made the bold move from Texas to Hollywood, chasing her dreams in the industry. Though she eventually left, her adventurous spirit inspired both my sister and I to follow in her footsteps. After dropping out of college I founded an immersive media studio, producing VR experiences for arcades worldwide, but eventually realized storytelling was my true passion.
Now, as a visual effects supervisor, writer/director and editor, I collaborate with the talented team at CHAOS THEORY ENTERTAINMENT, where we’ve crafted award-winning short films from a multitude of directors and are now focused on producing our first feature.
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MEAT CLEAVER! (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Oh no! Wendy has a meat cleaver in her head 🙁
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Strong Langauge
DIRECTOR: Jared Asher Harris
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Nov. 2nd @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jared Asher Harris was born and raised in Los Angeles. Chronically ill throughout his childhood, he developed a very distinct sense of creativity. When he was just shy of 14, he made a claymation film about a man named Fabio, who was born without a body. Fabio dreamed of becoming a magician, but because he was only a head with no hands, his dream was unattainable. Fabio was married to a severed foot, but she ultimately died in a shoelace accident. Fortunately for Jared, the adults in his life were more entertained by this than terrified. Thrilled by his newfound ability to captivate others, young Jared continued to refine his craft and is now a full-time director. He is incredibly grateful that, unlike Fabio, he is able to pursue his dreams.
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MEET EVELYN, MY SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Jennifer tries to wake up before her sleep paralysis demon gets her.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTORS: Joe Anderson & Nadine Vincent
GENRE: Comedy, Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 27th @ 4:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Joe and Nadine met in film school and have been creative partners ever since due to their uncanny desire to tell the same sort of stories; namely, ones that are a little dark and more than a little darkly funny.
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MEMORY CARD (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Chronicles the adventures of two friends competing in a championship after the enigmatic blogger Mr. Monkey reveals that hidden coordinates in several PlayStation One games lead to a coveted memory card. To uncover these coordinates, our heroes dive into a thrilling journey across beloved retro games.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language
DIRECTORS: Stan Puzdriak & Taras Lashchak
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Stan Puzdriak and Taras Lashchak are a dynamic directorial duo known for their innovative storytelling and immersive cinematic experiences. Their collaboration dates back to their work on the Soviet Cyberpunk project four years ago. After the war in Ukraine started, Taras moved to the US, reuniting with Stan to create new cinematic works.
Stan Puzdriak is an award-winning filmmaker, cinematographer, and video producer with over a decade of experience in the film industry, based in NYC. His directorial debut, “Immigraniada,” tackled the complex issue of Ukrainian immigration and was screened in over 10 countries worldwide. In 2017, he founded Rebel Monkey, a video production company specializing in post-production services and the creation of original content such as documentaries and short films. Now, reunited in the US, Stan and Taras are working on their latest project, “Memory Card.”
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METHUSELAH (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Rooted in a childhood memory, ‘Methuselah’ examines the exploitation of trees and their haunting dual role, as silent witnesses and unwitting participants, in humanity’s history of violence.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Nathan Sellers
GENRE: Documentary, Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nathan “Nate” Sellers is a visual artist and independent filmmaker known for his experimental shorts and horror-influenced dramas. His film ‘The Watcher’ (2022) won “Best Horror Short” at GenreBlast Film Festival in 2023. Nate has also made contributions as a producer, working on the folk-horror short ‘The Thaw’ (2023) and collaborating with award-winning animator Catya Plate on her upcoming stop-motion feature ‘Alma.’
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MICRO-SHORT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A woman hypnotized by her microwave finds out how far she’ll go to satiate its hunger.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Beth Fletcher
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #3 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Beth is a NYC based genre filmmaker. Her films have screened at festivals worldwide and streamed on platforms including Alter, Short of the Week and others. She has twice been a Sundance Horizon Award Semi-Finalist as well as a Series Fest’s Women in Film Initiative Finalist. With a uniquely whimsical visual style, she tells stories that are genuine and relatable, framing everyday scenarios through a fantastical lens.
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MOONDAYS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A group of lunar colonists participate in a high-tech drug trial that quickly spirals out of control into deadly chaos.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language
DIRECTOR: Mark DePasquale
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 28th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Mark DePasquale is an award winning writer-director from Brooklyn, NY, specializing in narrative content with distinct visual flair. His work is most notably punctuated by a unique flavor of genre-driven comedy married with exceptional visual effects. He now works full time at Atlantic Pictures as their VFX Supervisor, where he has overseen VFX work with Apple+, Netflix, BET, Paramount, Sony, and Universal.
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MOP (MALAYSIA)
SYNOPSIS: During a lunch break in a furniture store, a sadomasochistic stand-off unfolds between a boss and her employee.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content, Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Joon Goh
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Joon Goh is a Malaysian filmmaker interested in exploring cross-cultural identity, alienation, and power dynamics within Southeast Asia, through the lens of genre. His short film MOP won Best Picture at Fantastic Fest 2023.
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MOSQUITO LADY (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Terrified of telling her parents that she’s pregnant as restrictions to abortion access worsen, a desperate teenager seeks the help of a reclusive neighbor who her parents warned her about.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 9:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kristine Gerolaga is a Filipina American filmmaker and actor. Her work has been featured on ATTN:, Amazon Fire TV, ALTER, Shudder, Fangoria, and Vulture. She is a 2023 grant recipient of The Future of Film is Female’s Short Film Fund. She is also a Sundance Institute supported artist: She was a 2022 Uprise Grantee, a 2023 Artist Accelerator TAAF Collab Scholar, a 2024 Screenwriters Lab Fellow and recipient of the Horror Fellowship in support of her feature film LAMOK, and most recently, a Women to Watch Adobe Fellow.
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MOTHERLY LOVECRAFT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A young woman reluctantly meets with her estranged mother, only to discover that the visit is part of a larger plan to sacrifice her to the god of her mother’s cult.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Collin Black
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Collin Black is a director, writer, and VFX artist based out of LA who focuses in creating visually stunning genre films.
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MR. SUNSHINE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In the wake of her father’s death, a woman begins to lose her grip on reality as an unknown force lurks within her home.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Charlie Schwan
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #1 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Charlie is a Texas born filmmaker whose deep affection for horror, unfortunately for his folks, manifested at a young age. Now based in LA, he continues to dive into genre bending stories and is one of the founders of Silverlake Scream Show, an annual horror anthology screening event.
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NARRANEXT (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: A communication firm’s personal narrator project goes off the rails when a strange transmittable anomaly forces the narrators to reveal publicly their clients deepest insecurities.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Kevin T. Landry
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #4 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kevin T. Landry is a writer, director, and editor based in Montréal who is passionate about the absurdity of life and the thin line that separates reality and the imaginary. He now has directed more than 15 short films that were screened all around the world and won many awards. His first full length feature A SHIT DAY is currently on its festival run. // Born in Montreal, Andréanne has always been passionate about cinema, television and literature. However, life first led her to a career in teaching high school physical education. It was upon returning from a stay in Asia that she decided to reconnect with cinema and launch into directing by joining the Kino movement.
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NERVOUS ELLIE (UK)
SYNOPSIS: Ellie, new to dating and painfully shy, struggles to control her nerves during a date with Danni, resulting in some unexpecting and shocking results.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: David Yorke
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 6:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: David Yorke is a multi-award-winning writer and director specializing in drama and horror. His acclaimed short films have screened at over 65 festivals and have been featured in BIFA, Bafta, and Oscar-accredited festivals, earning him awards like ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Director.’ With over 15 years of experience in short films, music videos, and broadcast television.
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NETTLE DAY (UK)
SYNOPSIS: An idealistic young teacher’s faith in kindness is ripped apart as she struggles to save a destructive child from being kicked out of school.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Strong Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Jack Nicholls
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #3 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jack Nicholls comes from Cornwall and lives in Manchester. A poet (one of the winners of the 2020 National Poetry Prize; author of the Emma Press pamphlet Meat Songs; published in The Poetry Review and many other magazines) and playwright (twice member of the Royal Court Writers Group; his play Harsh Noise Wall receiving rehearsed readings at the Royal Court and Northern Stage, Newcastle; longlisted for the 2019 Bruntwood Prize), he was a member of BFI Film Hub North’s 2020 Script Lab. This is his first film.
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O.C.D. (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A neurotic delivery driver named Owen battles his OCD at a local convenience store while his TikToker girlfriend plans an exposure therapy dinner date at home. But when she helps him resist his compulsion, it subsequently triggers the apocalypse.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Strong Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Luca Pizzoleo
GENRE: Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Luca Pizzoleo is an award-winning independent writer and director known for his acclaimed short films. His filmography includes ‘In the Valley of the Moon,’ a viral short that captivated audiences worldwide, amassing over 10 million views across all social media platforms. He’s also known for his dark comedy ‘The Tragic Death of a Frenchman’ and his upcoming short film, ‘ OCD.’ His achievements have earned him numerous accolades and features in prestigious publications like Basic Magazine and The New York Times.
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ONE HAPPY CUSTOMER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Deep in the red-light district, an older sex worker has a special trick for taking clients’ cash and getting them out of her hair quickly. But she’s bored, listless—until an unexpected customer arrives with a trick or two of his own.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content
DIRECTORS: WATTS
GENRE: Fantasy, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: WATTS. A high school sweetheart, creative duo. Their infectious energy tells stories spanning multiple mediums with a wildly imaginative force. Like getting spanked by a rainbow. Combining impeccable craft with a vast technical knowledge, WATTS create effortlessly flamboyant film experiences that are impossible to forget. Their background in miniatures, design, and technical camera work can be seen in their films for brands such as The Sims, Barclays, McDonalds and Apple to name a few. Welcome to the world of WATTS.
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OUT ON A LIMB (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In the Old West, a soul-searching son returns home to rescue his ill-fated mother
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language, Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Filip Kojic (born 9 September 1986) was born in the former Yugoslavia – in the city of Sarajevo – and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. “Out on a Limb” is his newest film, a period piece set in the Old West. This is a notable departure from his previous short films like “There There” (2018) and “HUH” (2016) – slice of life contemporary Chicago dramas
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OUTCAST FOREST (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A lost Viking discovers a Saxon girl on the run from thugs and must intervene to find his way home.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence
GENRE: Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Frank is an Estonian-Belgian filmmaker and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. He has been a part of a significant amount of film, TV, and commercial productions for such networks as ABC, NBCUniversal, Netflix, FX, and CW amongst others and has held varying positions ranging from production coordinator, assistant director, producer, to director of photography, writer, and director.
By establishing a strong understanding of the inner workings of the different departments in the industry, he has become a very dedicated and effective filmmaker and was awarded last year’s “Young Artist Grant” by the Foundation of Estonian Arts and Letters.
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