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Hand Job (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A sentient hand must save its body after an attempted suicide.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Davis Cameron Chu & Meezahn Senbetta
GENRE: Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Davis Cameron Chu and Meezahn Senbetta are a Chicago-based couple of creatives. They met in 2023 at a motion design studio where Davis was animating and Meezahnand quickly discovered they were a filmmaking dynamic duo. Hand Job is their first project. Since then they have made several more short films (Brainrot), music videos (Starlight) and spec ads (Savor the Moment).
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Happy (SPAIN)
SYNOPSIS: During a boring visit to her grandmother’s house, Cárol discovers a unique doll to kill time with. But she soon realizes that, in that house, she isn’t the only one who knows how to have fun.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Víctor Basallote
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Screening
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Víctor Basallote is an Andalusian filmmaker (Spain) with eight award-winning short films and an extensive background in directing and producing. His horror short *Match* achieved great international success, garnering 125 festival selections and 17 awards. He is currently distributing his new short film *Happy* while developing upcoming feature films and series.
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Headcase (AUSTRALIA / CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: In her reach for fame, Karen, a wannabe influencer, finds herself having to lurk in the shadows after a cheeky hit-and-run threatens to derail her coveted brand partnership.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Spencer
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 22nd @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Spencer is a Canadian writer and director. In 2025, he was selected as one of 6 directors of over 150 pitches to direct a film under the highly competitive CRAZY8S FILM PROGRAM, where he was challenged to shoot and edit a short film in only 8 days. The short film HEADCASE, had it’s World Premiere at Fantasia, and has been featured in Variety and Playback.
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Headphones (AUSTRALIA)
SYNOPSIS: A lovelorn young man working the late shift at a dead-end fast-food joint alongside his crush listens to his uncle’s old Walkman, when a mysterious voice crackles through the headphones whispering exactly what he must do to keep her alive.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language
DIRECTOR: Steven Arriagada
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 27th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: teven Arriagada is an Indigenous-Chilean Italian screenwriter and director from Melbourne, Australia with a passion for genre and animation. He’s developed and written multiple episodes of the hit series BUMP for Stan Australia. Steven’s directorial debut, NATHAN LOVES RICKY MARTIN, was AACTA and Dendy nominated for Best Short Film and ranked 6th in AACTA’s short films of the decade. Currently, he is working across the UK, EU and US with internationally renowned production companies, and is also the founder of Cinaxiom Studios, which is in development on a number of live action genre, animated and game projects.
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Heatwave (USA)
SYNOPSIS: It’s hot outside.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Ryan Blewett
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Ryan Blewett is an LA filmmaker and author. He previously attended FilmQuest as the producer of “Me, Myself and The Void” starring Jack De Sena and Kelly Marie Train. He loves to live a varied and adventurous life with his incredible wife and daughter.
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Hell House (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An evangelical pastor’s ‘Hell House’, a Christian take on a haunted house, aims to teach morals to local children, but when he discovers his 20-year-old mistress is pregnant, his hypocritical actions summon a terrifying angel of judgment.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Collin Black
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 31st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Collin Black is an Appalachian Ohio-turned-LA writer and director who uses horror and dark comedy to process life. His short, Hell House, pulls from his childhood with real evangelical Hell Houses. Never relegating himself to one genre, his goal is to make audiences laugh, fear, and reflect, because life isn’t one genre, and neither should art.
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Hermit (SPAIN / VENEZUELA)
SYNOPSIS: A young programmer fools his boss after discovering an AI capable of doing his work in seconds, but the abundance of free time drags him into a physical transformation of Kafkaesque proportions.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Manuel Palenzuela
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 26th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Manuel Palenzuela is a Venezuelan filmmaker based in Madrid. His short films and music videos have screened at festivals including Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Odense International Film Festival and Medina del Campo, among others. He is represented by Antiestático, a production company based in Madrid, where he directs commercials and documentaries for international brands while developing narrative projects with a DIY philosophy, including his latest short, *Hermit*.
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His Date (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Though out of practice, Thomas (Richard Kind) participates in a speed dating event in the hopes that he will make a new romantic connection. His experience soon takes a gruesome turn when Thomas is confronted with his dark past.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Rhett Wellington
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Rhett Wellington is a young filmmaker from Chapman University who focuses on both psychological thrillers and sci-fi stories. For Rhett, the creative process is fluid. For example, he likes to score his films during the writing process in order to convey specific tones to his cast and crew while filming. Having a unique vision is important to Rhett, and he intends on leaving an unforgettable impression.
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Hivemind Deluxe (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A Sci-Fi social satire following a disillusioned young woman who, on her birthday, is dragged to a cosmic mediation circle; where suddenly, she must resist an alien abductor promising belonging… at the cost of her soul.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Chris Alan Evans
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Chris Alan Evans is a Louisiana based independent filmmaker. After an award-winning career as a radio broadcaster he pivoted to film as an actor and producer. He is the co-writer and star of the feature-length stalker musical Peeping Todd; that role earned him Best Actor at FilmQuest 2025. As a writer-director, Chris tell stories that entertain while giving audiences something meaningful to reflect on.
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Homonym (UK)
SYNOPSIS: TBD
RATINGS GUIDE: TBD
DIRECTOR: TBD
GENRE: TBD
PREMIERE STATUS: TBD
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Screening
DIRECTOR’S BIO: TBD
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House Cat (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Living out of her car and hustling gig to gig, a woman takes a last-ditch job, house-sitting a cat — only to discover she isn’t there to care for the cat; she is the cat.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language
DIRECTOR: Kyle Spleiss
GENRE: Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 24th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kyle Spleiss is a writer and director drawn to the quirky, overlooked moments of everyday life. He earned his MFA in Directing from AFI in 2012. Kyle’s work explores characters navigating the absurdities lurking just beneath the surface of the mundane.
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How I Met My New Best Friend (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A young girl’s innocent drawings reveal the disturbing story of a secret online friend who convinces her to play a deadly game. What begins as an unlikely friendship slowly reveals something far more sinister.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery, All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Nicholas Jandora
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 24th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nicholas Jandora is a writer and director drawn to stories that explore the darker corners of human behavior. His work blends psychological horror, suspense, and dark humor, often grounding unsettling ideas in relatable characters and everyday situations. He is particularly interested in creating genre films that balance tension, atmosphere, and character driven storytelling.
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Human Resource (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A desperate HR manager will do anything to save her staff from termination during a brutal hostile takeover
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Henry Chaisson
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 30th @ 11:30 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Henry Chaisson is a director, screenwriter, and composer whose previous writing work includes Searchlight’s supernatural horror film ANTLERS, produced by Guillermo del Toro, as well as episodes of M. Night Shyamalan’s SERVANT. His debut feature as writer/director, RECLUSE had its debut at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival.
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I Spy (UK)
SYNOPSIS: An innocent game of I Spy between Julie and her younger brother Ethan becomes a fight for survival when a malevolent presence joins in.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: David
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: North American Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 24th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: David is a multi-award-winning writer/director with over 20 years’ experience across comedy, drama, and horror, working in short films, promos and music videos. His films have screened at BAFTA, BIFA, and Oscar-qualifying festivals worldwide, winning Best Film and Best Director for his films We, Safekeeping, Eject, Clouds, Nervous Ellie, and Eric, with Nervous Ellie recently taking the Silver Méliès for Best Short Film at the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival 2025.
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I Wanna Go Home (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Angela lives alone in a remote cabin, where her days are occupied preserving the isolated life she’s built for herself. But everything changes when she discovers a mute young boy on her property.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Danielle Shapira & Matt Sweeney
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 27th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: DANIELLE SHAPIRA is an award-winning director whose advertising and social work has brought her together with some of the world’s biggest brands and talent. She was selected for SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase and is a two-time finalist for the Commercial Directors Diversity Program. MATT SWEENEY is a director and cinematographer whose DP credits include Saturday Night Live and Netflix’s Everybody’s in LA, in addition to shooting many of Danielle’s commercial projects. Danielle and Matt are also married, which technically makes I Wanna Go Home their first child.
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Ignis (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Camille’s relationship is thrown into question after she discovers proof that her fiancé took a pill to fall in love with her.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language, Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Jake Borelli
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jake Borelli has become “one to watch” in the entertainment industry. Coming off an 8 year series regular stint on “Grey’s Anatomy” playing the shows first openly gay male doctor, Levi Schmitt, Jake has set his sights on directing in order to continue championing queer stories. Director of the original production of the play “Ignis” at the Brisk Festival in 2023, Jake is now thrilled to bring the show to life on film. Also seen starring in Freeform’s “The Thing About Harry”, Nickelodeon’s “The Thundermans, ’ and Netflix’s #REALITYHIGH.”
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Imago (CANADA / USA)
SYNOPSIS: When Ana’s mom starts transforming into a bug, their codependent relationship reaches its boiling point.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Langauge, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Ariel Zengotita
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 31st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Ariel Zengotita is a Puerto Rican filmmaker based in North Carolina. His films have screened at notable festivals such as SXSW, Palm Springs Int’l ShortFest, and TIFF. Ariel was recently selected as part of the inaugural class of the NO DRAMA Initiative, powered by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, Universal Pictures, and Toronto International Film Festival.
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Imprint (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In a near-future where knowledge can be traded for citizenship, a desperate mother buys an immigrant’s expertise to give her daughter a competitive edge – at a cost she never imagined.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Ran Jing
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 28th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Ran Jing is a writer-director whose work explores power, buried pain, and the courage to confront them through genre storytelling. Her short film Imprint, developed through the AFI DWW+ program, premiered at Tribeca and Fantasia and won Best Sci-Fi Short at HollyShorts. Her debut feature Model, a U.S.–China co-production, premiered at Academy Award®– and BAFTA-qualifying festivals in the U.S. and Canada before a wide theatrical release in China. A graduate of NYU Tisch, she is a WGA member, a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow, and a Rideback Rise Circle member. Her projects in development have been supported by TIFF, Gotham Week and Sundance Institute.
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In the Palm of Her Hand (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Three girls travel to a remote cabin for a weekend getaway, only to accidentally awaken the monster buried out back.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Greta & Jake
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: As an NYC-based screenwriter and director duo, Greta and Jake have spent nearly a decade collaborating in a creative partnership that dates back to their college years. This is the fourth short they’ve directed together, including their last short, “Housewife,” screened at last year’s FilmQuest, and they’re so excited to be back! During the day, they both work in production, Greta most recently on “CIA” in the costume shop, and Jake on “Escorted” in the production office.
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Indian in a Box (INDIA / USA)
SYNOPSIS: An Indian immigrant awakens inside a confined metal box, with the walls slowly closing in… unless he can do the work assigned to him.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Sensuality, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Nishanth R.
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 25th @ 3:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nishanth R. was born in Coimbatore, India, and spent his childhood years in the nearby metropolis of Chennai – during which time he authored and published the epic historical fiction novel ‘The Fated Sunset’. He then made the leap to Los Angeles to pursue film. His work has received acclaim – from his comedic short film ‘Phil Gunderson Teaches Screenwriting’ garnering multiple awards and airing on PBS, to his murder-mystery feature screenplay ‘The Last Supper’ winning the Grand Prize in the ScreenCraft Pitch Competition. His most recent project, the claustrophobic horror-satire ‘Indian in a Box’, premiered at the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival.
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Infestation (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Jason, a man burdened with the care of his abusive, dementia ridden mother, takes a job as an exterminator. He steals something from his client, who turns out to be a witch, and suffers the consequences.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: David Calbert
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 22nd @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: David Calbert earned his MFA in screenwriting from UCLA. His contributions to the horror genre include films, podcasts, web series, and fiction. His 2024 feature film Consumed is available on most streaming platforms.
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Infinte Rifts (USA)
SYNOPSIS: n the wake of a breakup and the sudden death of his uncle, Jace inherits a forgotten sci-fi novel. As the story begins to fold into his reality, he’s drawn into a surreal meditation on grief, memory, and the small, stubborn messes we leave behind.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Aquila Chase-Daniel
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 29th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: I’m Aquila Chase-Daniel, a filmmaker working in Los Angeles. I see filmmaking as a collective meditation, a way to explore emotions, ideas, and dreams alongside friends.
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Inhabitant (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Jamie, heartbroken and desperate, seeks out a dark entity in order to get her boyfriend back, but will she lose herself in the process?
RATINGS GUIDE: Language, Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Matt Moeller
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 27th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Matt Moeller lives in Valley Village, California with his cat Lulu, coffee mugs, and pro wrestling memorabilia. He writes and directs horror films because making weird art is the most soothing way to fight the creeping void inside and maintain some sorta hope of being fully understood. He also wrote a book about doing improv comedy while autistic and once got romantically dumped onstage 20 times in one night. He’s currently about to sing “My Way” by either Limp Bizkit or Frank Sinatra.
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Intimité (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Sex! Chaos! Dancing! A movie star and an intimacy coordinator go head-to-head when the star goes method and crosses the line during a sex scene.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity
DIRECTOR: Poppy Gordon
GENRE: Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 25th @ 9:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Poppy Gordon is an NYC-based director who has built her career exploring stories featuring a unique blend humanity and humor.
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Is It Okay to Pick Up a Gucci Box in the Middle of an Intersection (USA)
SYNOPSIS: When four misfit college friends pick up a Gucci box in the middle of the road, they unleash a shapeshifting alien whose “slime” might power their wildest inventions—or annihilate their entire town.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Jacob Bertrand
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jacob Bertrand is a writer/director born and raised in Southern California. Half Mexican, quarter Speilberg, Edgar Wright, Denzel Washington, Tatsuki Fujimoto, and Makoto Shinkaigton, Tatsuki Fujimoto, and Makoto Shinkai.
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It Always Comes Back (UK)
SYNOPSIS: Desperate to save his son from a devastating supernatural force, a retired professional thief is forced to pull off a final, dangerous heist before his son is killed by the malevolent horror closing in fast.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Strong Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Nick Arthurs
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: North American Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 23rd @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Before he was crafting epic monster battles for The Witcher or navigating the time vortex of Doctor Who, BAFTA-winning editor Nick Arthurs was a film-obsessed kid shooting monster movies on his dad’s Super 8 camera. After spending over two decades sharpening his skills in pacing and building tension in the cutting room, he is stepping into the director’s chair. Making its mark at FilmQuest, It Always Comes Back is his love letter to the genre—a high-stakes, supernatural horror-heist that delivers a stark reminder that some artifacts are better left unstolen.
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It Had To Be You (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A romantic night in isn’t all it seems when a man discovers his lovestruck date has a peculiar room full of male mannequins.
RATINGS GUIDE: Sensuality
DIRECTOR: Monisha Dadlani
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 26th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Monisha Dadlani is a South Asian-American writer and director from New York City, now based in Los Angeles. Her work blends grounded magical realism, romance, and comedy to explore identity, grief, and the messy search for belonging. A 2026 WIF and CAPE Fellow, Monisha is developing her directorial feature debut, THE FIDDLER, with support from Antigravity Academy and IFFLA, and is currently an in-house writer at Sony Animation. Her short film CONDOMS & CHERRIES premiered at the Academy Award®-qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival before inspiring a television pilot that sold to Sony Pictures Television. Her original feature THE BOY WHO DIED was featured on Franklin Leonard’s annual 2020 Black List, and as a screenwriter, she has developed projects with Sony, Netflix, Amazon MGM, Apple TV+, MRC, and ACE Entertainment.
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It Helps (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Spencer, sleepless due to her brother’s eerie sleep machine, discovers it isn’t designed to soothe — but to keep an unspeakable presence at bay.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: J. Zachary Thurman
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 31st @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: J. Zachary Thurman is an award-winning filmmaker and USC graduate whose work has generated more than 90 million views. His horror-comedy FINLEY has amassed more than 16 million views on YouTube alone and has been widely shared, memed, and recreated across social media platforms, with audiences also adopting the film’s central doll character in Halloween costumes. His recent work also includes the award-winning short THE DEMON CORE.
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It’s a Wonderful Night of the Living Dead (USA)
SYNOPSIS: It’s a not-so-wonderful life for George Bailey when a horde of flesh-eating ghouls come to town on Christmas Eve. Through the use of traditional rotoscoping and compositing techniques, It’s a Wonderful Life and Night of the Living Dead have been woven together to create this twisted love letter to the original films.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: John & Dan (The Bell Brothers)
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: None
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 27th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: John and Dan are the Bell Brothers, an award-winning creative duo (3x Webby) based in Pitman, New Jersey. Their interactive work has been showcased everywhere from Texas (SXSW Interactive) to Tokyo (Tokyo Game Show). Their viral mashups have amassed over 50 million views online, garnering praise from all corners of the internet.
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It’s Hard Not to be Romantic About Time Travel (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Armed with weed and a half-baked theory that love can bend time, two friends land five years in the past, totally unprepared for what comes next.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Michael Charron
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 30th @ 11:30 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Michael Charron is an independent filmmaker and screenwriter who loves taking familiar genres and turning their conventions on their heads. Whether he’s writing about time travel, slashers, sports, or con artists, his stories use comedy to explore resilience, chosen family, and the people who keep choosing each other. He has written more than a dozen feature films, produced four, and earned numerous festival awards for his feature scripts and short films.
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