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BONEYARD BALLET (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A ballet piece set on the wing of a 747 jumbo jet, Boneyard Ballet is a visual ode to the art of flight. Melding two of the most elegant forms of airborne dance — the ballerina and the modern airliner, it’s a mirage-like cinematic symphony of living beauty set amidst the decay of an airplane boneyard.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences / Family Friendly
DIRECTOR: Steven Holleran
GENRE: Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Steve is a globetrotting adventure filmmaker with a decade of immersive international production experience. Selected to Variety’s Artisan’s Elite list in 2018, he made a name for himself at an early age as a standout indie cinematographer with his Sundance premiering films The Land (2016) and A Boy A Girl A Dream (2018) as well as the TIFF selected feature The Obituary of Tunde Johnson (2019).
One of only a handful of cinematographers in history to shoot an entire feature film as a oner, he has also gained wide acclaim for his dramatic documentary cinematography on the Netflix series Fire Chasers (2017), Rapture (2018), and most recently,YouTube and Robert Downey’s Age of AI (2019) awarded the Leo Award for Best Cinematography in 2020.
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BROKEN AS ME (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A woman battles the demon within herself.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content, Brief Nudity, Intense Images
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nick Peterson grew up watching MTV, Sci-Fi films, anime from Blockbuster Video, and playing video games. He graduated from the Experimental Animation program at CALARTS. After many years producing visual effects he transitioned into full time directing.
Nick’s films have been screened in festivals such as SUNDANCE, and SXSW. His award winning music videos have garnered over 500 hundred million views. And his Chrysler Commercial played during the Super Bowl. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
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DEVIL IN ME (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A priest performs an exorcism on a young rural girl and evil comes to call. Narrative music video for Satanic Planet, the new band from Lucien Greaves (founder of the Satanic Temple), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Justin Pearson (The Locust), and Luke Henshaw.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Lola Blanc
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 31st @ 9:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: LOLA BLANC is a filmmaker and musician whose directorial work has been featured by Fangoria, Funny or Die, and Billboard, and screened at festivals like Fantastic Fest, Hollyshorts, Nantucket Film Festival, and more. She is one of the founders of Fatale Collective, an all-female horror filmmaking collective. As a musician, Lola’s songs and videos have garnered tens of millions of streams; as an actress, Blanc has appeared in American Horror Story and Under the Silver Lake. She also hosts Trust Me, a podcast about cults in which she interviews fellow cult survivors, on the PodcastOne network. She has 200,000+ followers across all platforms.
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FOREVER TING (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: A lo-fi extraterrestrial exploration of self-love in the face of otherness, inspired by the work of artist Robin Eisenberg and the Afrofuturism cultural aesthetic.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language, Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Colin G Cooper
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 29th @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Colin G Cooper is an acclaimed Director, Editor and Producer based in Toronto, Canada. His music videos have garnered awards and nominations from such notable institutions as the iHeartRadio MMVAs, the Berlin MVAs, the Kinsale Sharks, and the Buenos Aires Music Video Festival. His videos have also been featured by prominent publications such as Spin, Alternative Press, Nylon, Billboard, Fader, Complex, Noisey, Loudwire, PAPER, Highsnobiety, and The Huffington Post, and have been televised nationally on Canada’s predominant music network – Much.
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HER (UK)
SYNOPSIS: Somewhere in an enigmatic and dystopian future, a queen gets entertained by her very own brutal talent show.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Chris Ullens
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 3rd @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Chris Ullens is a Belgian director who lives and works in London. With experience in both high-end commercials and inventive award winning music videos, Chris continues to experiment with his multi-disciplinary skills in order to find fresh, weird and exciting projects.
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I WONDER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Tied up and bound, a mechanic struggles to escape from his crazed captor in order to survive. A music video debut for the alt/rock band, Stereo Ranger.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Adult Content
GENRE: Fantastic, Thriller
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Nov. 1st @ 6:00 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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LA DOMENICA DELLE SALME (ROMANIA)
SYNOPSIS: A dystopic story about an alien doctor who gets some dead humans to analyze and finds out something disturbing about them.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Lucian Alexandrov
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 29th @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Young Romanian artist, went to “George Enescu” National University of Arts, directed 5 music videos & several commercials for local brands, produced 1 short movie and 1 music video, edited 3 music videos
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LOW (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An unlikely party crasher overcomes his social anxiety
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences / Family Friendly
DIRECTOR: Megan Duffy
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 3rd @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’SBIO: Megan Duffy is a working actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles.
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MULLETUDE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A music video from Jeff Hilliard called “Mulletude.”
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Jeff Hilliard
GENRE: Fantastic, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive – Available all dates via the Virtual Comedy Block
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jeff Hilliard is an American satirist, film maker, actor and recording artist. Jeff has appeared in films directed by Paul Schrader and Bernard Rose.
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ONCE UPON A SECOND ACT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Music video for SYSTEM SYN’s “Once Upon a Second Act.”
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences / Family Friendly
DIRECTOR: Clint Carney
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive – Available all dates via the Virtual Fantasy & Sci-Fi Block
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Clint Carney is an award winning filmmaker from Los Angeles. 2021 marks his 6th year with a music video in FilmQuest.
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SALA DE LOS PECADORES (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Rock ’n’ roll band Making Movies spend a wild and indulgent night tripping out in a motel room on Route 66.
RATINGS GUIDE: Sensuality
DIRECTOR: TBD
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’SBIO: TBD
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SKYNUT (NEW ZEALAND)
SYNOPSIS: Machines sent from the future enslave humanity in search of their ultimate fuel source.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Aleksander Sakowski
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 2nd @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: I approach each project as a chance to research and develop ever evolving concepts. To push the limits of perceptive illusion, using all digital and traditional spectrum’s. My looking glass focuses on spaces in time that often go unnoticed, it finds beauty within beasts, and projects our entropic virtual flux. I am based in Auckland, New Zealand collaborating with many talented artists across many mediums, resonating a new generation of story telling.
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THAT AIN’T YOU (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: A fusion of Afropunk and Afrofuture fashion, wrapped up in a sci-fi atmosphere.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Colin G Cooper
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 5th @ 4:30 PM
DIRECTOR’SBIO: Colin G Cooper is an acclaimed Director, Editor and Producer based in Toronto, Canada. His music videos have garnered awards and nominations from such notable institutions as the iHeartRadio MMVAs, the Berlin MVAs, the Kinsale Sharks, and the Buenos Aires Music Video Festival. His videos have also been featured by prominent publications such as Spin, Alternative Press, Nylon, Billboard, Fader, Complex, Noisey, Loudwire, PAPER, Highsnobiety, and The Huffington Post, and have been televised nationally on Canada’s predominant music network – Much.
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THE BREACH (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A family takes advantage of a glitch in a system controlled by a computer, but will they make it out alive in time.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Nick Peterson
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 29th @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nick Peterson grew up watching MTV, Sci-Fi films, anime from Blockbuster Video, and playing video games. He graduated from the Experimental Animation program at CALARTS. After many years producing visual effects he transitioned into full time directing.
Nick’s films have been screened in festivals such as SUNDANCE, and SXSW. His award winning music videos have garnered over 500 hundred million views. And his Chrysler Commercial played during the Super Bowl. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
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THE VISITOR (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When Mark needed to clear his head and finish his book in the countryside, he became an unexpected visitor.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence
DIRECTOR: Mark Palgy
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 30th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: After touring the world a few times over in his band, VHS or Beta, Mark Palgy decided music production and film composing would be the next step in his career. When everything dried up during the pandemic, Mark decided to write, produce and direct his very own short horror film.
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VIDEO GAMES (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A boyfriend is distracted by his video games, while behind him, his girlfriend is dealing with three very different situations.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content, Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Addison & Eden Neville
GENRE: Horror, Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive – Available all dates via the Virtual Comedy Block
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WALK INTO THE WATER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Hauntingly beautiful and resonant, Walk Into the Water responds to our turbulent world with a message of longing, courage and hope.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences / Family Friendly
DIRECTOR: Aric Johnson
GENRE: Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 5th @ 4:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Aric is a film school dropout who spent 20+ years lost in the fog of music production before finding his way back home. Now reunited with his first true passion, Aric is stepping into the arena with this directorial debut.
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YOU SAID (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A mysterious girl drags a dead body into the desert, drops him into a shallow grave, and starts burying him. As she sings she starts to fantasize about new beginnings; new relationships with new people which provokes her to personify her shovel and adopt him/her/it as a smiling new dance partner. But the seemingly lifeless body in the ground has a few surprises up his sleazy sleeves.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language, Nudity, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Eric Foss
GENRE: Fantastic
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive – Available all dates via the Virtual Fantastic Block
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Eric Foss is a a boring straight white male from the suburbs of Covina, CA. He did all the straight white male things: sports, honors programs, drama club, punk bands, etc. In 2010 he graduated from USC film school with no real plan and the standard naïveté that has plagued all millennials. Then, in 2014, things got interesting. He was hired as a cameraman to work on Naked and Afraid (a strange survival show on Discovery). Eric now enjoys spending 6-8 months out of every year living in tiny jungle villages around the world where things like hot water, electricity, and even sometimes walls (like enclosed spaces) are a luxury. Armed with a new appreciation for his privileged life, he attempts to illuminate the absurdities we all share, jungle master or desk jockey. Eric splits the year between directing for Not A Serious Human and working in unscripted TV as a Director of Photography.
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