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JAW (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Mim’s quiet dinner with her folks is crashed by a man who has become dangerously obsessed with her.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Strong Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Miriam
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 27th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Miriam is a filmworker in film, tv and commercials in Boston/New England and has worked on dozens of studio and independent film sets. She writes and directs short films usually in the horror comedy genre. With her work she talks about difficult subjects and gives it a dash of horror.
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Jubilee (AUSTRALIA)
SYNOPSIS: An elderly couple’s fraught marriage gets an unexpected jolt after they pick up a pair of psychopathic hitchhikers.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language
DIRECTOR: Tim Sharp
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: North American Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 26th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Tim Sharp is a Dutch Australian writer-director making films about a world coming apart and coming together in all kinds of strange ways.
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Kāalgaon (INDIA / USA)
SYNOPSIS: In a remote Indian village where women vanish without a trace, a journalist’s investigation awakens a supernatural force buried beneath generations of silence. As the victims’ voices rise through her, the village must face a brutal reckoning.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Adult Content, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Amit Gupta
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Amit Gupta is an award-winning director and the founder of Falconer Film & Media, a global production company creating commercials, branded films, and narrative work across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Over the past 15 years, he has directed more than 200 campaigns, combining cinematic craft with emotionally resonant, culturally grounded storytelling. His horror short Wallpaper Man screened at festivals around the world and won numerous awards. His latest film, KĀALGAON, continues his exploration of folklore, horror, and voices that refuse to remain silent.
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Karayr (JORDAN / UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)
SYNOPSIS: Karayr is an Arabic Futurist short film is set in the aftermath of a biological war that reduced mankind to ape-like cavemen. The story follows a lone survivor who tries to civilize a caveman.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence
DIRECTOR: Neo Apelian
GENRE: The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 28th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Neo Apelian is an Armenian-Lebanese filmmaker based in Dubai, whose filmmaking journey began with his directorial debut, IDI, screened at over 15 festivals and won 11 awards worldwide, including best first time director. His latest short, Karayr, won Best of the Fest at HollyShorts Dubai 2025 and was selected for the Oscar-qualifying HollyShorts LA 2026.
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Keelhaul (CANADA / USA)
SYNOPSIS: A swabbie aboard a stranded pirate vessel discovers something hidden beneath the ship’s planks, an ancient and living secret bound to the sea, and to their captain’s past.
RATINGS GUIDE: Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Edgar Cortés Campoy
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 28th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Edgar Cortés Campoy is a Mexican filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He works as a writer, director, and producer, with a focus on genre films and intimate stories. He is currently developing his feature debut, Keelhaul.
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Knitting Club (PORTUGAL)
SYNOPSIS: Miguel, a delivery man, drops off red yarn at a knitting club run by three overly eager grannies. When they insist he stays for tea, he discovers they take their craft very seriously, and that he’s about to become their latest masterpiece.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence
DIRECTOR: Diogo Abrantes & João Rito
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 29th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Diogo Abrantes and João Rito are a director duo dedicated to making beautiful comedies. Diogo brings a background in screenwriting and directing, while João began directing straight out of university and hasn’t stopped since. Together, they are driven to push every project to its fullest potential, fighting obsessively until the very last second to make their work as funny and beautiful as it can be.
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Krew (CANADA)
SYNOPSIS: A young film student joins a foreign horror film shooting in the woods, only to realize she can’t understand the language or the dark rituals that may claim her as their final sacrifice.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Kajetan
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 25th @ 9:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kajetan is an award-winning Polish/Canadian filmmaker whose work spans psychological horror and absurd comedy. His early horror short False Fiend was an Official Selection at the Montreal World Film Festival, and in 2016, his sketch comedy troupe HumanTown won a $500,000 production deal through ComedyCoup. Since then, his comedy shorts have amassed over 1 million views online, while his horror writing on Reddit’s r/NoSleep has been voted among the best of the year. His latest horror work, Krew (2026), marks his return to the genre that first launched his filmmaking career.
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Lana vs. The Forces of Evil (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Too drunk to pass her car’s breathalyzer, a valley girl is stuck in a deserted parking lot with a monster that’s about to have the worst night of its evil life.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Andy
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 29th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Andy got into films after his grandma forgot him in an AMC over the weekend, he also raises poison dart frogs. He loves his grandma.
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Last Generation (SPAIN)
SYNOPSIS: Lucas is an 11-month-old baby with a strong desire: for his parents to stop looking at their phones and pay attention to him. Every night, he sighs dejectedly in his crib, asking the stars for his luck to change. One day, his mother’s mobile phone falls into his hands. Far from getting rid of it, he becomes just as hooked as they are—forever changing his future. And that of humanity
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: TBD
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Monday, Oct. 26th @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Actress, director, producer, and screenwriter.In 2017, she founded Gerion Films, a production company dedicated to the fantasy genre. Through this company, she has written, directed, and produced “Evströnger”, “Polvotron 500” and “Hamelin”. Her work has garnered over thirty awards and more than 300 festival selections, including screenings at the Cleveland Film Festival, L.A. Shorts, FrightFest, Mórbido, Sci-Fi London, and Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre.
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Lily of the Valley (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In an isolated all-female cult, two sisters are tasked with capturing a man for a sacred sacrifice, but when one begins questioning the faith they were raised to worship, the ritual spirals into a nightmare
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Nudity, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Julia
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Julia became the first woman in her family to pursue higher education, earning her B.A. in Screenwriting from LMU and establishing herself as a writer-director whose work blends intimate, emotionally driven storytelling with genre. Her award-winning films have screened at Tribeca, Raindance, Austin, HollyShorts, and more.
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Love in all the Wrong Places (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian society that controls reproduction a young woman will make a dark sacrifice to get what she wants.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Brief Nudity, Adult Content, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: John Roche
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: John Roche is an Atlanta-based filmmaker, writer, and director who makes things that are funny, cinematic, and a little weird. He founded Juice Factory Media to make commercials, music videos, and branded content with actual personality because “safe and forgettable” is a crowded market.
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Lure (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An inexperienced scuba diver goes underwater at a dive site with one rule: If you hear your name, don’t turn around.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Jon Salmon
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 25th @ 6:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jon Salmon directed two features, including Dude Bro Party Massacre III (Amazon). /HAAW/, which Salmon produced and shot for Joey Scoma played at Filmquest and Tribeca in 2024. He’s also part of 5 Second Films. If you ask why this short isn’t 5 Seconds, he will hold your head underwater until you drown.
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