BLOCK CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FILMS:
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SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, two unsuspecting victims spend their night off watching scary movies in an apartment rented from their boss until they uncover something much more sinister than what they’re watching on screen.
DIRECTOR: Jill Gevargizian
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian is a director and producer from Kansas City, Missouri. Much like the protagonist in her award winning film The Stylist (2016), she has been a hairstylist for over 10 years. As a child, Gevargizian picked up her dad’s camcorder, and the rest is history! In 2012, she decided to bring independent horror films to her hometown by creating a monthly showcase called Slaughter Movie House – that she is still running today. Gevargizian has worked on many films outside of her own. She was the second-unit director for Jen & Sylvia Soska’s ABCs of Death 2 (2015) segment, and recently assistant director on James Bickert’s 35MM feature Frankenstein Created Bikers (2016).
Her directorial debut, a short entitled Call Girl (2014), starred genre-favorites Laurence Harvey (The Human Centipede II & III) and Tristan Risk (The Editor, American Mary), and her micro-short Grammy (2015) was distributed by CryptTV. The Stylist (2016), starring Najarra Townsend (Contracted), sliced through the competition, screening at the best genre film festivals across the globe and winning 17 awards, including the Jury Award at Etheria Film Night and Best Performance in a Short (Najarra Townsend) at Fantastic Fest and Monster Fest.
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ALICE
SYNOPSIS: Alice is under the dining table, curled up in the shadows, alone and with a big kitchen knife in her hands. At her side, a few meters away, is the lifeless body of Michael, her father. Next to the corpse,on the floor, a cellphone starts ringing: There’s still hope…
DIRECTOR: Daniel M. Caneiro
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
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DAWN OF MAN
SYNOPSIS: A video call lights up a phone: It’s MOM (60s). AJ (30s) is currently sleeping, so it takes more than one try for him to pick up, and when he does, he is greeted by a surprise – Mom is bloodied and bruised, tied to a chair, and being held hostage. AJ realizes what’s happening and is immediately asked to comply with the kidnappers demands. The demands: AJ has 10 seconds to walk to his window and open his curtains, that’s it.
DIRECTOR: Victor Ridaura
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: I love what I do. Truly, absolutely, love it. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, it was a long road to get here. From leaving my home country as an immigrant to obtaining my two Masters (one from NYFA in film directing and one from USC in the Peter Stark Producing Program), it’s been years since I set-out to make a go of all this and since then, I have wound up doing some cool work with some cool people (if you’re on my site, hopefully you agree).
I’ve collaborated with many agencies across the world, and have done work with brands like Wells Fargo, SONY, Fabletics, Energizer, and many more. My work has amassed more than 19 million views on YouTube (that’s just the SONY stuff), my narrative shorts have screened all over (from Cuba all the way to Japan), and my TV spots have aired not just here in the US, but also throughout South America (shout out to all my Latinos out there).
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I BAKED HIM A CAKE
SYNOPSIS: A young girl prepares for her father’s birthday under horrifying circumstances.
DIRECTOR: Vanessa Ionta Wright
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Vanessa Ionta Wright is a film director and producer based in the metro Atlanta, GA region. She is the owner of Above the Line Artistry as well as the co-founder and Festival Director of the Women in Horror Film Festival (www.wihff.com).
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LATCHED
SYNOPSIS: A choreographer pursues creative inspiration at a cottage retreat while attempting to wean her demanding toddler — and unknowingly awakens a vile fairy corpse in the process. When she discovers the creature’s terrifying intentions, she will have to put her creativity to good use to lure the repugnant beast.
DIRECTOR: Justin Harding & Rob Brunner
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Justin Harding and Rob Brunner are a filmmaker collaborative based in Toronto called “The Bokeh Collective”. Visit www.thebokehcollective.com
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MALACOSTRACA
SYNOPSIS: A failing writer looses his grip on reality as his wife grows pregnant with their child…
DIRECTOR: Charles Pieper
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Charles Pieper is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles. He’s created numerous short films and has written several feature screenplays. He comes from an animation background, specifically stop motion, but works most frequently in live action production. On top of his own projects he works within the art teams of feature films and music videos. He specializes in the creation of grotesque creatures.
He studied film at Emerson, FAMU, CalArts, and NCSA. His works have been seen in festivals in Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle, Toronto, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Kentucky, Poland, Madrid, Kiev, Tokyo, and more.
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REQUIEM
SYNOPSIS: A music student discovers a piece of music that claims the lives of any who hear it.
DIRECTOR: Daniel Abatan & Thomas R. Burke
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Jethro is an Anglo-French director based in Paris. His recent music videos for singers Hailey Tuck, Melody Linhart & Liset Alea (Nouvelle Vague) have featured in festivals around the world, gathering numerous nominations and awards for costume, make-up, cinematography and special effects.
Jethro also works in fiction & occasionally documentary film.
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SCOPAESTHESIA
SYNOPSIS: Annabelle Simms is watching her neighbor’s house for the weekend. Something might be watching her back.
DIRECTOR: Alicia Knittel
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Alicia holds a BFA in Screenwriting from SUNY Purchase and a Masters in Film and Television Production from Sacred Heart University. Having been afraid of everything as a child, she is often surprised to be a horror fan. She currently resides in Norwalk, CT with a giant man and a squeaky cat.
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THE CANDLELIGHT WITCH
SYNOPSIS: To pass the time during a blackout, three siblings tell a scary story that proves to be more dangerous than legend.
DIRECTOR: Rebecca Flinn-White
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Rebecca Flinn-White is a Director living in Studio City, CA. She is a Producer’s Guild Diversity Fellow, and holds a B.F.A. in Theater from Webster Conservatory in St. Louis, MO. She is the Co-Founder of SulliFlinn Productions, and owner of Marigold Pictures.
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WHAT METAL GIRLS ARE INTO
SYNOPSIS: Three women going to a three day metal festival in the desert find something disturbing in the freezer of their isolated vacation rental.
DIRECTOR: Laurel Vail
AWARDS WINS / NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S / FILMMAKER’S BIO: Laurel hails from the 208*, went to college in Boston, and calls LA home. She’s been acting for around 10 years and starred in 2 feature films so far: “Leading Ladies” and “Delivery: The Beast Within”. This is her first crack at producing and directing. (*Southeast Idaho)
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