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UNHEIMLICH (MEXICO)
SYNOPSIS: The eternal fight between the conscious and the unconscious.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Fabio Colonna
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: North America Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 31st @ 3:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born in Mexico City, Fabio is currently studied a degree in Communication at the Universidad Iberoamericana, has a Diploma in Cinematography in Art 7 (Mexico), a Diploma in Cinema in NYFA (Los Angeles); At the end of 2015, he took an acting workshop with Luis Mandoki, later a master class with Diego Luna; In 2016, Fabio takes a script writing course with Alfredo Mendoza. He took 3 Diplomas of Feature Film Script, with director and writer Michael Rowe.
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UPYA (FRANCE)
SYNOPSIS: In life, we only regret what we haven’t done…
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences, Adult Content
GENRE: Fantasy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 31st @ 9:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Maxence Cazorla is a French director, writer, and actor. Between 2012 and 2018, he split his life between Paris and Los Angeles, where he cut his teeth under the mentorship of Mr. Vincent Chase. In 2016, following the precious advice of his coach, Mr. William Morgan Sheppard, he landed his first role in an American feature film: “Instructions for Living” (Prime Video). In 2017, he directed and acted in his first short film “Ineffable”, which received 15 international prizes, including best director and best actor. In 2019, he launched himself into writing his first, fantastical miniseries.
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URSULA (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Nearly 2200 days into a drought nothing is what it seems. Two anxious oddballs embark on something between a date and an experiment in optimism, finding real connection amidst the surreal.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Hannah Heller
GENRE: Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 31st @ 9:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Hannah Heller has collaborated and performed with numerous NY theater and dance companies such as The Builders’ Association, Half Straddle, Dorrance Dance, Savion Glover, and Heather Christian. She studied clown with Master of Humanity, Philippe Gaulier. Film credits include Hard World for Small Things and Lemon (dir. Janicza Bravo)
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WAKENER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A broken and haunted ship technician and an ambitious young officer’s paths collide when ordered to investigate a Ghost Ship secretly. The two become compelled to fulfill an ancient destiny.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Anthony Ferraro
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 6:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Anthony Ferraro has directed several feature films, shorts, and web series. He was also a producer and editor on Al Gore’s Emmy Winning Current TV team. Anthony is also the creator and host of Create SciFi, a popular weekly show for independent filmmakers, with over 2.7 million views.
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WATCHER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: After a bank heist goes awry, a group of four ex-military thieves find shelter in the woods overnight while en route to the Canadian border. Meanwhile, an invisible malicious spirit begins a hunt…for them.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Alan Sanchez
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 1st @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Alan Sanchez is an up and coming Latinx Writer, Director, & Producer born and raised in San Bernardino, CA. He has graduated California State University Northridge with a BA in TV Production, & also has an AA in RTVF (Radio, television, & Film) from San Bernardino Valley College. Alan has been writing, filming, and directing short films since he was 14 years old. Alan also has experience working for numerous companies in the industry such as Captivate Entertainment, Angels & Airwaves, This is Just A Test Media, & Bunim-Murray Productions. He also was an Associate Producer for the cult feature film “Beats of Rage” from Writer/Director Jason Trost. His recent Short Film “Banshee Avalon” has won two awards such as “Best Sci Fi Film” at the Oregon Short Film Festival and “Honorable Mention Drama” at the Short.Sweet. Film Festival in Cleveland, OH. Alan currently resides in San Bernardino with his pet pug Marty “McFly” Poe.
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WE WANTED CHILDREN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: After a marital crisis, Ginny grows concerned with her husband’s increasingly disturbing behavior.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Adult Content, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Tim O’Connor
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Opening Day – Friday, Oct. 28th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Tim O’Connor is a filmmaker based in New York City. His work as a television director & producer has aired on Hulu, ABC, Discovery and Oxygen. He received an MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University in 2017 and currently teaches screenwriting and directing at NYU. His first feature film as a writer & director, THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY was released via indie streaming platform NoBudge in 2019.
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WEIRD SHIT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A first time tryst goes awry.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Sensuality, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Nathan Trumbull & L.P. Dohi
GENRE: Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Significant Others comprises part-time collaborators L.P. Dohi and Nathan Trumbull.
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WEIRDER SHIT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A one night stand with a narcissist goes as terribly as you’d think – just now how you’d think.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sensuality, Adult Content, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Steven Soria & Nathan Trumbull
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: KIA Trenchcoat is the name, unreliable and affordable is our game. Directors Steven Soria and Nathan Trumbull make up and made up KIA Trenchcoat to be the face of their many varied projects.
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WELCOME TO FOREVER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The brilliant designer of smart houses leaves a posthumous surprise for his widow.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language
DIRECTOR: John Gray
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive – Virtual Shorts Block #4
DIRECTOR’S BIO: John Gray is a New York based writer-director-producer. He created the long running hit CBS series, GHOST WHISPERER, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, as well as writing and directing many award-winning and critically acclaimed movies for television, such as MARTIN AND LEWIS, starring Sean Hayes and Jeremy Northam; the Emmy® nominated A PLACE FOR ANNIE with Sissy Spacek; the Emmy® nominated mini-series HAVEN with Natasha Richardson and Anne Bancroft; HELTER SKELTER with Clea DuVall and Bruno Kirby, and many others. Gray has directed dozens of episodes of broadcast and cable series and was also the producing director of the CBS series RECKLESS. He has written and directed several studio and independent feature films, including the award winning WHITE IRISH DRINKERS, starring Stephen Lang and Karen Allen, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Gray’s acclaimed short films have played and are currently in film festivals all over the world including FRENCH KISS, which has also notched 6.3 million views to date on YouTube. His first novel, THE DESECRATED, was published in July 2022.
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WELLNESS CHECK (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When a man checks on a reclusive friend he is pulled into his spiraling world.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 1st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Andrew Bell is a filmmaker, writer, and educator from the Pacific Northwest. He holds an MFA from Columbia University and is currently working on his first feature film, BLEEDING.
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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING (USA)
SYNOPSIS: While attending a wedding on a former plantation, a black man is haunted by the history only he can see.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Michael Smallwood
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 1st @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Michael Smallwood is an actor, writer, and director. He is an award-winning playwright whose works have been produced in Atlanta, Charleston, DC, and New York City. His tv pilot and feature scripts have won or placed high in multiple festivals. His award-winning short films How Many Times and What a Beautiful Wedding have played festivals across the US and Europe. Michael is also an accomplished stage and screen actor, with featured roles in The Righteous Gemstones, Halloween Kills, and the upcoming Livescreamers.
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WHEN YOU’RE GONE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In the midst of heartbreak and self implosion, a lapsed writer turned party girl must learn what it truly means to face her pain when she’s hunted by a subterranean mother and its brood.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Kristin Noriega
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 1st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: After many years of acting in film and television, Kristin has taken to writing and directing. As a woman and as a Latina, it’s incredibly important for her to continue to see new voices and new perspectives, particularly in the horror genre. She aims to continue creating space for herself and others to do so. “When You’re Gone” is Kristin’s directorial debut.
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WHILE MORTALS SLEEP (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When a cold case novelist’s career implodes, she seeks refuge in her friend’s remote vacation home. Upon arrival, she encounters a strange couple who claim to be the caretakers. As tensions build, a dark secret begins to emerge.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Alex Fofonoff
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Nov. 5th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Alex Fofonoff is a L.A.-based filmmaker who’s always been captivated by the feeling of dread. Despite the risk of nightmares as a kid, he’d watch monster movies late into the night. He cultivated this sense of doom in his Civil War era short film Kingdom Coming. He further explored his passion for dread in his cosmic horror short film, While Mortals Sleep, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. His voice in filmmaking, inspired by the New Hollywood movement and arthouse horror, subverts genres and twists reality.
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WOLFMAN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In Nazi occupied California a mysterious masked vigilante begins an armed rebellion against the fascist overlords.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Kevin James Barry
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kevin James Barry is a Los Angeles based screenwriter and director. Originally interested in painting, he attended art school during both his high school and college years and continues to bring his highly focused artistic eye to filmmaking. His two feature films “Among Them” and “Serena and the RATTS” were both acquired for DVD/VOD distribution in North America and several foreign territories.
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WUURM (UK)
SYNOPSIS: A sad, pathetic loser locks himself in his Mum’s bathroom as he battles a bout of painful stomach cramps. Once an evil tapeworm makes itself known, there’s only one thing left to do; battle it in a fight to the death!
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language, Brief Nudity
DIRECTOR: Chris Wade
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Chris is a UK based director, DP and video creator – producing films under the banner of Dogbrain Videos; a production company inspired by B-Movie and sci-fi cinema. Chris graduated in 2011 with a BA:Hons degree in TV Production & moving Image Culture and has since gone on to run 2 video production companies. One specialising in music video production and the other targeted at corporate, commercial and business clients. Chris is now turning a focus to directing and shooting short films inspired by horror movies of the 70’s-90’s era in true Dogbrained fashion.
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ZOMBIE KING OF BALACOMBE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Tales of the mystery and horror surround the shipwreck, the Strong Water. Visitors to the shipwreck are regaled with the story of the Zombie King of Balacombe, a banished tyrant king, marooned, his future left to the hand of fate.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Brian Ulrich
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday Nov. 4th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Brian Ulrich is a writer/director in Los Angeles, specializing in action, adventure, and fantasy. He loves working with teams of amazing people to bring extraordinary stories to life.
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