SCHEDULE & BLOCK INFORMATION TBD (LIKELY SPRING 2021)
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UNHOLY ‘MOLE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A selfish man sells the soul of his unborn child to the devil in exchange for forcing his wife to make guacamole for him. Things go wrong…
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Adult Content, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: David Bornstein
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: David Bornstein is a writer and director, and an elusive SoCal native. Born and raised in Laguna Hills, California, he resides in Eagle Rock, the sleepy northeast corner of Los Angeles. An alumnus of Saddleback College and University of Arizona’s film programs, David has directed and written over half a dozen short films and sketches. David’s short film A King’s Betrayal was released to critical acclaim, screening in over 40 film festivals, including a placing as a finalist in the Francis Ford Coppola Short Film Competition, and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick, among other accolades.
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VR FOOD (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The quest for virtual food– infinite deliciousness, zero calories– derails when inventors mistake a film, “VR Food,” as a rival.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Mild Language, Intense Imagery
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Malcolm Mills is a NYC actor, filmmaker, and vaporwave composer. His directorial debut, “VR Food,” won the Golden Tentacle at Sick ‘n’ Wrong 2020 and Best Midnight Short at Nightmares FF 2019. On stage and screen, he’s played necromancers, psycho mothers, cultists and cult leaders, faery kings and madmen; “you were creepy” has been the most common feedback.
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WASH (SWEDEN)
SYNOPSIS: A film about the worst fear a parent can have.
DIRECTOR: Kristofer “Kiggs” Carlsson
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kiggs is an award winning Swedish writer & director whose background is in Short Film, Music Videos, Commercials. WASH is his second short.
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WASHED (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In this stop-motion horror short, a couple enlists the aid of a mysterious figure to help them with their seemingly insurmountable laundry problem.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Brief Nudity, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Michael Bartolomeo
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Michael Bartolomeo is a NYC-based filmmaker who creates visually unique short films in a variety of genres.
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WILLA (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: Two lost souls, separated by a random act of violence, must find their way back to each other before time runs out. Based on the original Stephen King short story.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Corey Mayne
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: In 2017, Corey Mayne incorporated his own Toronto-based production company, Formido Films Inc., with long-time collaborator and respected producer, Barbara Szeman. Their award-winning adaptation of Stephen King’s original ghost story “Willa” is the first of many exciting, ambitious projects they have slated to produce under this banner. As an industry VFX artist, Corey narrowed his focus to providing services for shows more analogous to the type of content that inspires him, shows like “Vikings”, “Penny Dreadful”, “The Borgias”, and “Game of Thrones”. He began his industry career as a technical director at Sony Imageworks and Pixar while taking advantage of their employee writing & directing enrichment courses.
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YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An idyllic picnic of one is upended after the arrival of a stranger.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Trish Harnetiaux
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Trish Harnetiaux is a playwright, novelist, and co-creator of short dark comedies. Current projects include her play Bender and Brian, a new play commission: California, and the narrative podcast The MS Phoenix Rising, a serial podcast about a cruise ship conglomerate using avant-garde theatre to rebrand on their latest voyage. She’s developed or presented work with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, JACK, Soho Rep, Ars Nova, Incubator Arts Project, NYU and Playwright’s Horizons. MFA in playwriting Brooklyn College. Harnetiaux was an Executive Producer on the off-beat comedy series Driver Ed that premiered at 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. Residencies include: MacDowell, Yaddo, The Millay Colony, and SPACE at Ryder Farm.
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YOUR MONSTER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Nothing is going right for Laura. Sick and brokenhearted, she moves back home and finds that the terrifying monster who inhabited her closet as a kid is still alive and well — and wants to talk about life.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Caroline Lindy
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’SBIO: Caroline Lindy is a filmmaker originally from New York City. She is currently writing and directing commercials for Sandwich Video and her work has been featured on Time and has hundreds of thousands of views on Youtube. Caroline is an award-winning filmmaker and last year won a grant through Women in Film to write and direct YOUR MONSTER.
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