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CONSCRIPTION (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A son’s struggling relationship with his father is pushed to the point of breaking when he runs away to join a white supremacist militant group.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Zach Beckstrand
GENRE: Fantastic, Thriller
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Nov. 1st @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Zach Beckstrand is a writer and director born and raised in Utah. He has written, directed, and/or produced 11 short films. Zach graduated from Utah Valley University with a BS in Digital Cinema with an emphasis in Directing. His style centers around the drama of real-life human interaction and conflict.
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FOLIE À DEUX (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A man attempts to escape a strange cult by enlisting the help of a troubled pizza delivery driver.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Mild Language
GENRE: Comedy, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Nov. 1st @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: We are Zach Berry and Austin Meredith and one sunny day in California we crashed into each others lives and at this point we can’t seem to escape from each other. After many a late night convo about pretty much everything (except our manly feelings of course) we realized two things. First that we were pretty much the same person and second that we both had a shared love of film. From that moment on we embarked on a journey to tell the stories that we had spinning around our brains on screen.
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ISOLATE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A woman isolates herself from her family and friends after falling ill with the Covid-19 virus. Meanwhile, a psychopath has been stalking her, waiting for the right time to greet her before her isolation ends.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: J.C. McNaughton
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 2nd @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: J.C. McNaughton is a director, writer, and cinematographer based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Most of his professional career has been in commercial work and music videos. The short horror film, “Isolate”, is J.C.’s first stab (pun intended) at filmmaking.
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ORPHAN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When a young man’s prayers are only answered by horrific visions, he struggles to find the spiritual peace he once knew.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Devin Baird
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Nov. 1st @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Devin Baird is a filmmaker from Idaho currently located in Utah. He has directed multiple short films that have given him experience collaborating with other professionals in the field. This had led to him working with many talented individuals and being involved in various projects in many roles.
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OUTER DARKNESS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Mormon missionaries confront their demons in a cold and isolated locale.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Adult Content, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Danny Hunt
GENRE: The Beyond, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 2nd @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Local filmmaker, musician, and artist. Grew up in rural Idaho. Alumni of BYU’s media arts program.
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PETRA (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Security Officer 147 wakes up in a cryo-pod, 30 years older than he should be, 330 years after the world ran out of resources, and he’s the only surviving colonist. With the help of his AI OS Theta, Riler must find Atom Eva to stay alive.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Jon Lang
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Nov. 1st @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jon always had a passion for film and photography. His early career in events management helped him travel the world all the while learning two of the most valuable principals of producing: budgeting and schedules. After five years filming at Intel, Jon co-founded Storybox Pictures to jump start his bigger future. After Producing and Directing over $500k in commercial projects in just a few short years, it was time to move onward to the bigger goal, Film and TV.
Jon is finishing up the first of his two current feature length documentaries, as well as working towards Storybox’s first fiction feature film. When Jon isn’t working on film projects, he and Rachel are playing with their son Björn, cooking gourmet meals, or skiing fresh tracks.
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SUBSCRIBE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: On the run from a blood thirsty killer, a young woman desperately turns to a online tutorial video to learn how to load a revolver.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Mild Language, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Benji Allred & Merik Richardson
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 30th @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’SBIO: Benji, a lover of horror and Merik a lover of comedy came together for a one night stand to create a disgusting baby.
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THE MOON AND THE HUMMINGBIRD (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Alex lives in a bunker surrounded by an uninhabitable world, but in order to reunite with Beto, the love of her life, she will have to come face to face with the dangers of the outside.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences / Family Friendly
DIRECTOR: Luis Puente
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Nov. 4th @ 12:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and emigrated to Texas during his childhood. He studied Media Arts at Brigham Young University, where he learned to develop his voice as a filmmaker. His work carries the themes of immigration, cultural heritage and spirituality that he observes in his day to day life.
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THIRST (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Shortly after the chem bombs hit, Finga AKA Dave landed in America in hopes of starting the “American Dream” for his family. He quickly finds turmoil from terrorist groups destroying what is left of Rule of Law.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Cory C. Dangerfield
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Nov. 1st @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Cory Dangerfield began his filmmaking career as an actor in TV series and Films. Texas Walker Ranger, Beyond the Prairie, The Forlorned. He has directed numerous short films THIRST being one of his most recent works.
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WIDOW’S PEAK (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A man who goes hiking in the local mountains with some new friends finds himself fighting for his life – with the help of survivalist boy scouts – when he discovers his friends are actually cannibals with no intention of letting him get off the mountain alive.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Bryan Fugal
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Nov. 1st @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Bryan Fugal is a Utah grown, L.A. trained filmmaker who has created critically acclaimed short and feature films, award winning commercials, and A-List music videos for Imagine Dragons, Kygo, One Republic, and was nominated for Best VFX at the MTV VMAs for a Billie Eilish music video. Bryan’s filmmaker influences include Terrence Malick, Cohen Brothers, Martin McDonagh, and Tony and Ridley Scott. Bryan holds a degree in film from California State University, Long Beach and an MFA in film from ArtCenter College of Design.
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