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WAVING (UK)
SYNOPSIS: His worst fears seemingly realized; a distraught father takes one last walk through his ruined world. For most people, being at the centre of their own world and having a loving family is a wonderful thing. For Charlie, it’s literally a nightmare.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Rolfin Nyhus & Steven Brumwell
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 27th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Rolfin Nyhus developed his interest in filmmaking whilst reading English Literature, producing work for other directors in his spare time. Spurred on by his love of European cinema – particularly the work of Bergman, Haneke, Herzog and Mike Leigh – he decided to abandon further academic study at King’s College to establish TankTop Films as a vehicle for his own projects. He is a native Londoner with English, Irish and Scandinavian roots.
Steven has been fascinated by the silver screen since being left awestruck by the magnificence of Indiana Jones’ heroism at the ABC in Birmingham, 1981. A bit of a polymath, he has launched numerous enterprises but always returned to the written word. Influenced by Wilder, Lynch, Kurosawa and Lynne Ramsey, he strives to portray broad emotions in interesting ways. His work is continually drawn to the deep well of mental wellbeing by his battles with OCD since early childhood, Waving is his first project to be filmed.
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WE FORGOT ABOUT THE ZOMBIES (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Two dudes think they found the cure for zombie bites.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Mild Language
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 2nd @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Chris writes and directs horror-comedy. He loves werewolves and dipping chips in dips.
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WE HUNT GIANTS (SWEDEN)
SYNOPSIS: In a world where cavemen and dinosaurs share the world, a tribe is plagued by a man-eating giant T-Rex that hunts them all.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence
DIRECTOR: Titus Paar
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Screening on EO App – Sci-Fi & Fantasy Shorts Block #3
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Titus Paar is most known for the Netflix US nr.1 opener THE PERFECT WEAPON with Steven Seagal
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WELCOME TO CANDY’S (FRANCE)
SYNOPSIS: Like in a fairy tale, it only took one glance for Etienne to fall head over heels in love with Candy. When she invites him home for a drink, he discovers that this pretty influencer with a vivid imagination, did not invite him just by chance. But is Etienne ready to play Candy’s strange little game ?
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Sabine Crossen
GENRE: Comedy, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Screening on EO App – Comedy Shorts Block #4
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Sabine Crossen is an award winning actress and director with multiple nationalities. She was born in the USA to a French mother and grew up in New Zealand. Her first role in a feature film was an elf in LOTR In 2015 she directed her first short film Love is Blind, with Mindfulness Films, which has screened in over 30 festivals winning over 20 awards. Resurrection, her 2nd short film completed in early 2019, has collected 60 selections, 23 awards and 12 nominations and is still on the festival circuit.
It was thanks to the Trouville Festival that Resurrection found it’s distributor, Origine Films Distribution. For her role in the film Mon Poussin by Jérémie Seguin (Sweetheart) in 2018 she received 3 awards for her interpretation of the mother. And in 2019 a nomination for the Oniros best actress of the year. She directed The Wick in 2019 and O Wimbowé in 2020. Welcome to Candy’s is her 5th short movie as a director and directed her first feature on summer 2023
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WESLEY LOSES HIS PENIS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Wesley Loses His Penis happens to be about a man who loses his penis. Fueled by self-hatred and writer’s block, Wesley indulges in a shameful act and and finds himself in an Alice-in-Wonderland of humiliations spearheaded by a supernatural ram.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Brief Nudity, Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Brennan McGee
GENRE: Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 30th 11:00 @ AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Brennan McGee is a UC Berkeley alum and filmmaker who can’t seem to stop telling stories about mental health; likely due to an anxiety disorder that lasted over a decade, but who’s to say? His stories are often embarrassingly personal, and even more often he wonders if he should stop making them. Miraculously, he doesn’t!
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WHERE THE WITCH LIVES (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: After moving into an old isolated house with her newly-single mother and her little sister, 12 year old Cassie begins to suspect that her family is being tormented by the spirit of a sadistic River Witch.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Mariel Sharp
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: International Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, October 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Mariel Sharp is a writer, director and producer based in Montréal, QC who specializes in LBGTQ+ genre cinema. From her gritty, provocative short “MonsterDyke”, to her comedy horror about the perils of heteronormativity “Don’t Text Back” (both co-directed with her partner Kaye Adelaide), Mariel’s work has screened across the globe in 50+ film festivals and been awarded numerous prizes, including the Gold Audience Award for Best Canadian Short at the Fantasia International Film Festival in 2020. At the heart of Mariel’s work is an exploration of the darker elements of human nature and a desire for social change. Mariel’s work has been supported by the WIFTV Genre Film Lab, the BANFF Diversity of Voices initiative, the Telefilm Talent to Watch program, and the SODEC Jeunes Createurs Development program.
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WORRY NO MORE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When the outside world violently encroaches on reclusive YouTuber Bailey, her pervasive anger and anxiety, created by a society that sells fear from every screen, may just be the key to finding an unexpected new… friend.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language
DIRECTOR: Frank Foster-Bolton
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Frank Foster-Bolton is a filmmaker, propagandist, and award-winning bowler. Growing up, he’d obsess over abandoned buildings and old growth forests, making childhood films in those heady days when digital video was still stored on magnetic tape. With an undying passion for visceral stories, his work seeks to champion imperfections and raw emotions. This has led him toward both narrative and documentary projects that have a very human story at their core. Yet never forgetting those dark corners deep within derelict places, he continues building on his fascinations, focusing on the horror genre he so desperately loves.
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WRAITH (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: A doomed warrior, offered a path to redemption, journeys to the heart of the black forest on an execution mission.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Nudity, Strong Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Samuel Edward Mac
GENRE: Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Samuel Edward Mac is a writer and director currently based in Montréal. His short films have played at leading worldwide film festivals and been shortlisted for several competitions, including the Stage 32 Short Film Contest. His previous film, Face, played at 20+ festivals, including Fantasia and REGARD, and was a selected Quebec short film at Clermont-Ferrand. It premiered online in June 2022.
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YOU HAVE REACHED YOUR DESTINATION (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: With the Google Maps app leading him in circles, a man suspects his phone is purposely lying to him.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence
DIRECTOR: Ryan Couldrey
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 2rd @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Ryan Couldrey is a genre director (DGC) and editor (CCE associate) based out of Toronto, Canada. He’s made 16 shorts and an indie feature, and has big plans for what comes next.
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YULE CAT (SWEDEN)
SYNOPSIS: The night before Christmas, an Icelandic family is struck by an evil that lurks in the dark.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 29th @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Filmmaker from Sweden with a background in music videos and short films, educated in screenwriting and directing in New Zealand. Specializes in genre films based on folklore, mythology and the beings that inhabit them. He loves Christmas and coffee.
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ZIB (USA)
SYNOPSIS: ZIB, granted eternal life by three mysterious figures, must in return carry out deadly tasks to ensure their clandestine control over humanity.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Jonathon Gauthier
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Nov. 4th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jonathon, originally from San Diego, California and graduating from the University of San Diego, followed his passion for filmmaking to Hollywood. Gaining industry experience on sets like “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Obi Wan Kenobi,” and “Joker: Folie A Deux,” in 2021 showcased his talent with “Waylaid,” a short pirate/western film. Now with his second short film “ZIB”, he continues his cinematic journey as a writer, director, and producer.
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