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BAGGAGE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In a universe where everyone brings their Baggage to the table, a blind date goes awry.
RATINGS GUIDE: Sensuality, Language
DIRECTOR: Tim Hendrix
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Tim Hendrix is cool and not dumb.
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BATH BOMB (CANADA / USA)
SYNOPSIS: A possessive doctor prepares an ostensibly romantic bath for his narcissistic boyfriend, but after an accusation of infidelity, things take a deeply disturbing turn.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Nudity, Sensuality, Adult Content, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Colin G Cooper is an acclaimed writer, director, and editor based in Toronto, Canada. Initially known for his music video work, Cooper developed an eclectic & award-winning style through collaborations with a diverse selection of artists. Bath Bomb in Cooper’s first foray into the world of narrative horror. The film has been a hit on the festival circuit, winning audience awards at Panic Fest & Fantasia, with additional screenings in over a dozen countries. Cooper’s debut feature, Their Blood is Upon Them, is currently in funded development with Rabbits Black — the upstart production & finance company behind the Nicolas Cage serial killer phenomenon Longlegs.
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BATMAN BEYOND : YEAR ONE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Witness the rise of a new Batman. Under the supervision of a now-retired Bruce Wayne, high schooler Terry McGinnis balances crime fighting and budding relationships in a futuristic Neo Gotham.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences, Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Michael Yu
GENRE: Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Michael Yu is an Asian-American director and visual effects producer at CoSA VFX. He loves dogs.
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BEACH LOGS KILL (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Set at a high school football game, an outsider attempts to connect with her crush, the star quarterback. When the game goes horribly wrong, the outsider believes she’s the only one who can save the beloved quarterback.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Adult Content, Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Haley Z. Boston
GENRE: Horror, comedy, the Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #3 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Haley Z. Boston is a queer horror filmmaker hailing from Portland, Oregon. She’s currently show running her original horror series at Netflix with the Duffer Brothers producing. Her directorial debut BEACH LOGS KILL premiered at SXSW in 2024 in the Narrative Shorts Competition. She’s currently writing a feature for Tango Entertainment that she will direct. She’s also currently writing a slasher movie for Orion Pictures. Previously, she wrote on Netflix’s BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR and GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES.
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BEAUTIFUL THINGS (UK)
SYNOPSIS: BEAUTIFUL THINGS is a story of nostalgia and obsession. A near future LGBTQ+ romance that takes a dark turn, the film tells the story of two ageing beauty queens as they use Nostalg.AI, a device that helps them revisit their past. Jumping through different eras of a beauty pageant from their past until the heart of their emotions is revealed, Beautiful Things makes us question whether we really remember the past as it happened.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Maya Zupano
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #2 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Maya Zupano, a London-based creative, director, writer, and actor is an alumna of Central Saint Martins. While her career started in commercials, her love for storytelling quickly led her into the world of filmmaking. Her previously recognised works include “Girl’s Biophilia” (2017), drawing attention from publications such as Dazed Beauty and i-D magazine. Later, her film, “When it Rains, it Pours” (2021), secured the honor of Best Original Story at the London Film Week film festival. In her most recent film, “Beautiful Things,” Zupano collaborated with her creative partner and screenwriter Jessica Riches, and producer Jamie-Louise Davis.
The film stars Tom Stourton (known for his roles in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things”) and Tallulah Haddon (notable for her appearances in Ridley Scott’s “The Last Duel” and “Black Mirror”). This collaboration highlights Maya’s dedication to working alongside talented individuals to bring her visions to life. Currently, she is in the development phase of two new projects, including another short film and a feature film. Maya is represented by INSTITUTE Pictures.
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BELTANE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A childless couple’s relationship starts to unravel after the husband suspects his wife’s infertility is due to outside forces.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Brief Nudity, Sensuality, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: John-Paul
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 9:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: John-Paul is a self-taught filmmaker who has written, directed, produced, and edited all his films. Despite his intimate draw to things that go bump in the night, he still harbors a paradoxical fear of the dark.
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BENJI (UK)
SYNOPSIS: A seemingly innocent TV commercial for a family-friendly recycling bin becomes increasingly bizarre when the father decides to recycle more than just household waste.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity
DIRECTOR: Oscar Garth
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: International Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Nov. 2nd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: A cinematographer with a bold, playful style, Oscar recently completed his first feature film, and is currently developing a series with comedy writer/director/performer James Button. Oscar’s passion for storytelling has recently led him to explore directing, with his debut short Benji currently doing the festival run.
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BEVERLY HILLS EXCORCIST (USA)
SYNOPSIS: LA’s top supernatural fixer takes on the most powerful demon god on the west side.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Strong Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Rem Scobell
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Rem Scobell is a rising talent in special effects-driven cinema, His distinctive style fuses imaginative storytelling with technical expertise, marking him as a notable pop auteur.
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BIRDCAGE (BELGIUM)
SYNOPSIS: In a medical facility in 1952 a compassionate nurse tries to save the life of a child with supernatural powers before the cold-blooded doctors put him to sleep.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Karel Konings
GENRE: Sci-fi, Fantasy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 24th @ 3:15 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Karel Konings obtained his masters in chemical engineering at the university of Leuven. Not being fulfilled with this career, he went to Amsterdam and learnt the craft of acting. During this period, he also sparked a passion for filmmaking. His latest shortfilm ‘BIRDCAGE’ will premier at Screamfest 2023. Earlier that year he played the lead in a Rwandese feature film. Having both acted and directed, he is now determined to combine these crafts and create movies that will hook the viewers for ages.
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BIRD HOUSE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A man wants to live in his birdhouse. His troubled child-prodigy daughter is both his only way into it and the only thing keeping him out.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Jerry Pyle
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jerry Pyle is a filmmaker from Porter Ranch, CA who loves birds, houses, birdhouses and housebirds…and his two daughters. Very much.
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BLACK DOG (UK)
SYNOPSIS: A Father and Son confront their history and navigate their grief within the crumbling walls of their moorland home. Black Dog takes a folk-horror lens to delve into the depths of the human psyche.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #1 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: With vast experience producing both shorts and feature films in a multitude of genres. Ed works inventively with low budgets to create work that looks and feels like high-quality film productions. His projects span science fiction, medieval fantasy and now folk horror
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BLOOD WATERS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A harrowing family tradition is finally broken.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Stephen Robinson
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: A native Texan, Stephen Robinson was born and raised in Austin and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Film. An accomplished writer and director, Stephen has won numerous short and long-form films. He has directed videos for Nokia, signup.com, Weeva and PBS. He recently served as 2nd Unit Director on the upcoming Dennis Quaid film The Long Game.
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BLOOD, SWEAT AND FEARS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A short documentary about Los Angeles’ premiere accountability group and their horror filmmakers as they make a new horror short every two months.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Jamie Gagnon
GENRE: Documentary, Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: A writer, producer, and director of over fifteen shorts films, and a dozen feature screenplays. He lives in Los Angeles.
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BLOODY FURY (FRANCE)
SYNOPSIS: In the Far West, the fur trade is raging! Bloody Furry, one of the last red wolves decides to avenge his exterminated family. But is revenge the best solution to find the way to redemption?
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Language
DIRECTOR: Jordan Inconstant
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #2 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Passionate about film and video since my young age, it is natural that I studied in this area. In 2013, I graduated from ESRA (Superior School of Audiovisual Production) in Paris. In parallel, I am actor also. I created my company, “Tirak Line”, in order to oversee my projects. With this, I produced and directed several short films with my team. These films are screened at various festivals around the world. I have more than 300 selections and more than 100 awards with my films. I had the chance to win at Comic Con in San Diego, but also at FilmQuest, WorldFest etc… I am also a freelance director for brands such as Dior, Lancôme, Mentorshow…
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BLUE BOY (USA)
SYNOPSIS: After experiencing an otherworldly vision, an inquisitive Indian-American boy convinces himself that he’s the reincarnation of the Hindu god Krishna. Turns out he’s just gay.
RATINGS GUIDE: Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Nik Dodani
GENRE: Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: NIK DODANI is best known as an actor, particularly for his role as Zahid in the Netflix series, Atypical, as well as for roles in Murphy Brown, Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress on Broadway, and Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters. He will next be seen as the lead of Warner Brothers’ upcoming comedy, The Parenting, opposite Lisa Kudrow and Brian Cox. As a writer, Nik started in stand-up comedy and made his late-night debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
He then went on to work in the political and non-profit world, writing and directing content for groups like MoveOn.org, Alicia Keys’ HIV/AIDS initiative, and various campaigns. Most recently, Nik was a co-producer of Life of Pi on Broadway and will serve as co-producer for the upcoming tour. In 2019, Dodani co-founded The Salon, an organization for South Asian artists and executives in entertainment dedicated to accelerating the community’s creative development in TV and film.
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BODY WORN VIDEO (UK)
SYNOPSIS: A child abuse call isn’t the best way to end a day, but officers Cane and Adel are about to find themselves with more than a baby to worry about.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Strong Language, Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Tony Hipwell
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: International Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Tony is a multi-award winning director having screened his vast slate of horror films around the world. His recent films include; Standing Woman, Bad Penny and The Lure.
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BOOMERANG (THAILAND /INDONESIA / USA)
SYNOPSIS: Shot in a single take, Boomerang is a POV movie from the perspective of a new hunter-killer drone when it’s black ops operators deploy it out on a mission that does not go according to plan.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Brian L Tan “BLT”
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premier
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 3:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: BLT is an action director that does more than just blow sh*t up. He has a VFX background working on Hollywood blockbusters (Tron: Legacy, X-Men, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), was a finalist on HBO’s Project Greenlight, made history as the director of the first American movie 100% shot in Bali, and has also traveled to over 115 countries to learn how to tell stories that transcend geography and culture.
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BORN TO HUSTLE (AUSTRALIA)
SYNOPSIS: Carve open the frenzied mind of Emma Addams from Heart of Bone and you’ll discover an unruly symphony of many different players. Jeweller, Artist, Entrepreneur, Born Hustler – simultaneously compromised but brilliant
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Grace Anna Cardona
GENRE: Documentary, Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: International Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Grace Anna Cardona is an independent filmmaker, editor and first time Director from Melbourne, Australia. Honing a unique documentary style akin to narrative meets music video, she has been a long time ambassador for Texas based Musicbed and is making her self-produced Directorial debut with the portrait styled short ‘Born To Hustle’ – a chaotic immersion into the world of ADHD entrepreneurialism as a woman in modern Melbourne
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BURN OUT (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An assistant will do anything to get a presentation in front of his boss… even set himself on fire.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy. Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Russell is a filmmaker from Virginia. He is the screenwriter of RETURN TO SENDER, which placed in the top 10 of The 2023 Black List. He also wrote the upcoming Blumhouse feature MOTHER NATURE, based on the graphic novel he wrote with Jamie Lee Curtis. He has played at over 100 film festivals around the world with his short film work, including RETURN TO SENDER and CLOSING TIME.
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CAMERON (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Two grieving military parents are stunned when their ostensibly dead son shows up on their doorstep.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Language, Brief Nudity, Sensuality, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: SAM FREEDMAN is a queer writer/director based in Los Angeles. He’s worked in TV writers’ rooms including NBC/Netflix’s hit event mystery MANIFEST and HBO’s forthcoming PARASITE series. Recognitions include the Best Thriller award at HollyShorts for his short film CAMERON; the A-List “Wildcard” Award for his pilot BABA, announced in the Hollywood Reporter; and a College Emmy in 2015.
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CARNIVORA (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When their mother vanishes, two estranged sisters are forced to caretake for their catatonic grandma… Only to realize that grandma isn’t grandma at all.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 9:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Colombian-American filmmaker Felipe Vargas is a DGA and Imagen award winner, selected as a Latino Content Creator to Watch by Variety. His films focus on the supernatural and macabre. Felipe directed the upcoming horror-thriller feature “Rosario” for Mucho Mas Media and Jaguar Bite (starring Emeraude Toubia, Paul Ben Victor, and David Dastmalchian). Felipe is currently developing genre projects for Paramount Pictures, Exile Content, and Broken Road. His latest horror short film “Hive” stars Xochitl Gomez. As a writer, Felipe is penning “Bob the Builder” for Mattel Films and MGM, produced by Jennifer Lopez and starring Anthony Ramos. He was previously the Pilot writer on a fantasy-adventure series based on Mexico’s beloved “Loteria” card game for Sony Television, Amazon FreeVee, and the late Norman Lear.
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CATACOMBS (USA)
SYNOPSIS: During a raging thunderstorm, a correctional officer must face the horrors that haunt the maximum security prison where he works
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Chad Cunningham is a writer/director based in Knoxville, TN. He has directed 400+ episodes of television for networks like Investigation Discovery, A&E, Oxygen, and TVONE.
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COLEOPTERE (FRANCE)
SYNOPSIS: In this free and contemporary interpretation of Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis,” Grégoire Samsa is a solitary building caretaker who undergoes a dramatic physical and psychological transformation while seeking love and acceptance.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 28th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: “Coléoptère” inspired by The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is Martin GOUZOU’s first professional short film. At the same time, he works at STUDIOCANAL, the subsidiary of CANAL+ dedicated to the production, acquisition, distribution, and international sales of French and international long feature films.
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COLLECTION ONLY (WALES)
SYNOPSIS: Nye has dragged his estranged best mate Daf, to collect a free arm chair from a fearsome old house. A chain of sinister events follow, as Daf and Nye grapple with their fractured friendship, while trying to make it out alive…with the chair.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Strong Language
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: International Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 28th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born and bred in South Wales, Alun is a fluent Welsh speaking writer director and has always been passionate about showing Welsh stories on screen. He loves to write films that are a bit more on the fun side.
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CONCRETE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In an alternate version of 20th century America, all citizens are subject to government-issued neurological implants which they are told prevent their heads from exploding. When Arkady, the lone caretaker of his ailing mother, has his implant forcibly removed by an unknown assailant– his reality begins to collapse and he scrambles to find answers.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 12:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Eli Newman was born in Chicago, IL. A lifelong passion for storytelling led him to pursue a career in screenwriting and directing in Los Angeles.
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