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TAG (USA)
SYNOPSIS: During a birthday celebration at a laser tag arena, a group of friends find themselves hunted by a demon, that can wipe them out of existence with its touch.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Travis Bible
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Travis Bible is a director, writer and editor known for the horror/comedy feature #chadgetstheaxe which premiered at FilmQuest and the sci-fi film Exit Strategy. He has been told he has an interesting last name.
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TERROR BY NIGHT (AUSTRALIA)
SYNOPSIS: An astral traveler and a detective risk everything to save a child from the clutches of a rogue demon.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: A 90’s kid, Butler discovered filmmaking when he made a terrible VHS slasher at the age of 13. His shorts have primarily been horrors, and he is currently developing his first feature film.
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THE ANAMOLIST (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An Analyst at a massive tech company discovers a terrible secret and takes it upon himself to make things right.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Adult Content, Language
DIRECTOR: Matt Farren
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 27th @ 1:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: After wanting to be an actor his entire life, Matt Farren found his way into Writing and Directing in an effort to get roles that he didn’t have to audition for. In short: he’s lazy, but means well, got his degree in Screenwriting, and has a helluva lot of fun stories to tell (ask him about his favorite tattoo, I dare you).
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THE APOLOCLYPSE OF JOHNNY DUPREE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Johnny’s tumultuous relationship with his mother began as the doctor’s knife cleaved the umbilical cord – a cut that severed their fragile bond. When Johnny mysteriously vanishes, his mother’s frantic search leads to a brutal discovery that reveals their ancestral terror.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Don Vanderslice
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Saturday, Oct. 26th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: In his 20s, Don started a church for punk rockers – think “First Reformed” meets “The Decline of Western Civilization.” He honed his storytelling, created video installations for the congregation, and cultivated a gnarly dependency on alcohol. After drinking his way out of ministry, abandoning the faith, and getting sober, Don wrote and directed two short films, the second of which won Best Film and Best Director in the 48-Hour Film Project (Austin). “The Apocalypse of Johnny Dupree” is his third movie.
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THE BLUE DIAMOND (USA)
SYNOPSIS: After the death of her toxic mother, a cultish 80s apres ski club is the setting of a grieving daughter trying to find closure, but as usual with 80s ski clubs, nothing is as it seems (aliens).
RATINGS GUIDE: Language, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Sam Fox
GENRE: Sci-Fi, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born on a secluded animal farm at the top of Malibu’s infamous Mulholland Highway, Sam blends highly stylized imagery, music, and psychedelia with horror and genre cinema via her production company Foxy Films. In 2021, Sam wrote and directed “Bad Acid,” which won her Best Director at Nightmares Film Festival, Best Production Design at both FilmQuest and Be Afraid, and Best International Film at Phenomena Festival.
In 2023, Sam teamed up with MovieMaker Magazine to make the absurd horror-comedy, “Fck’n Nuts,” based on her experience growing up with her crazy family. “Fck’n Nuts” has screened at top tier genre festivals such as Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, and Brooklyn Horror and won Best Midnight Short at FilmQuest, Best Horror Comedy at Flickers Rhode Island, as well as the jury prize at Knoxville Horror. In addition to directing, Sam is an executive producer along with Desiree Staples on Heidi Weitzer’s comedy feature “My Divorce Party” (ft. Rumer Willis), which won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the
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THE BOMB (TURKEY)
SYNOPSIS: B“Bomba”, directed by Onur Doğan and adapted from Ömer Seyfettin’s short story of the same name, stands out with its short film filled with violence and pain. Set in a Balkan village before World War I, the film brutally depicts the tragedy of a family raided by a gang.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Language, Sensuality, Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Onur Doğan
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: North America Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #1 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Director Onur Doğan was born on October 27, 1991 in Istanbul. After graduating from Istanbul University, Radio, Cinema and TV Department, he completed his master’s degree in Marmara University, Department of Cinema. During these years, he undertook the editing of a feature film. Later, he worked as a music video director and assistant director in the advertising industry for a while. In 2017, he completed his first experimental short film, C.O.D., shot with the cinemagraph technique, in which he criticized modern working life. With this film, he was selected for many national and international festivals and received awards.
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THE BOUGIE MAN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: An insufferable rich girl learns that actions have consequences when she finds herself trapped on the peloton ride from hell, tormented by a mysterious stranger from her past who goes only by the alias: The Bougie Man.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Timothy Hautekiet
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Timothy Hautekiet is a British/Belgian director. He is a graduate of the University of Greenwich (BA) and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts (MFA). He found early career success in the digital space, amassing a following of over 166,000 subscribers on his channel “TimH Films” where his videos accumulated over 9 million views. He has worked with many brands including Pepsi Max, Amazon Video, Google’s Next Lab & Android Wear and his work has been featured on Funny or Die, HBO & Mashable. His first feature as a writer/director “Me, Myself & The Void” premiered at Dances With Films on July 1st 2023.
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THE CARDINAL & THE COMPUTER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Cardinal Thomas grapples with his moral stance against lifelike AI when he encounters a captivating AI personality, leading to a difficult choice between his avowed beliefs and helping her gain freedom.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
DIRECTOR: Scott Fitzloff
GENRE: Horror. Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 27th @ 1:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Scott has practiced much of his filmmaking through documentary projects. “The Cardinal and The Computer,” is his narrative debut. He recently directed the short documentary, “Resurrection Artist.” He also co-wrote edited the feature documentary, “Robin’s Wish”, offering an intimate exploration of the life of Robin Williams.
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THE CHAIN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A family’s life is thrown into chaos when the father doesn’t return home one night.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Brief Nudity, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Tom Hipp
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 5:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Tom Hipp is a filmmaker based in Kansas City. This is his fourth short film. He enjoying making comedies and horror.
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THE CLOGGING (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A man at a party must do the unthinkable after he clogs the only toilet.
RATINGS GUIDE: Language
DIRECTOR: Eric Larson
GENRE: Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 8:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Eric Larson is a creative director and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. His short film, “The Clogging,” is DEFINITELY not autobiographical.
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THE CURSE OF THE VELVET VAMPIRE (DENMARK)
SYNOPSIS: Two Chinese horror fans watch a vampire movie, as the film slowly begins to merge with reality.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Sensuality, Mild Language
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 27th @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: My name is Christoffer Schuricht and I am a trained commercial editor and colorist and I have worked with, among others, David Lynch, Millie Bobby Brown ,Charli XCX, etc. as well as some of the biggest commercial film directors in Scandinavia and in the US. I am represented by the largest agency AOA CPH for cinematographers and editors in Scandinavia. You can watch my film roll here. https://artofficialagency.com/talent/christoffer-schuricht/?category= What I do most is Fashion through my work and I have worked for Vogue, Dior, Pandora and so on, among other things. I have also received the Danish States Arts Foundation, a three-year grant for two short films I have directed. In addition, I have written and edited a number of short films and a feature film, which have been selected for major international festivals all over the world.
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THE CUSTODIAN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Searching for their missing friend, two women stumble on a vast ruined building that shouldn’t be there. When they go inside, they soon realize that they shouldn’t be there either.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Language, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Colin J. Mason
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Oct. 25th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Colin J. Mason is a director, editor, and writer from the Washington, DC area. Colin has over 17 years of experience directing narrative and documentary films, working in more than 17 countries and across 5 continents.
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THE DEBUTANTE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In a bid to avoid her debutante ball, a girl teams up with a hyena and hatches a murderous plan for it to go to the party in her place.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
DIRECTORS: Nat Moonhill & Veronica Moonhill
GENRE: Horror, Fantasy, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Virtual Exclusive Block #4 – Watch via EO FLIX
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Nat & Veronica Moonhill are a filmmaking duo living in LA.
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THE EDENBOUND (UK)
SYNOPSIS: Amid an unending planetary war, a pilot’s loyalty is tested when she crashes into enemy territory, where she must face a devastating decision between duty and compassion.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence
DIRECTOR: Andrew McGee
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: USA Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 AM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Andrew McGee is an award-winning British writer, director, and producer. He has a particular fondness for science-fiction, aspiring to tell powerful and timely character-driven stories on an epic scale. With a keen interest in filmmaking technology, Andrew aspires to push the boundaries of what is achievable within the genre on an independent level, both narratively and visually.
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THE EYES OF MARGE (UK)
SYNOPSIS: A self-hating social worker is plagued by phone calls from an unknown woman looking for her dead sister.
RATINGS GUIDE: Adult Content, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Lily Howkins
GENRE: Horror, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 24th @ 3:15 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: The Eyes of Marge’ is Lily’s debut film as a director having previously worked as a choreographer and actor. As a writer she is currently developing a feature length horror with the BFI and was nominated for Film London’s 2023 Lodestars Awards. Prior to this she wrote the dystopian short film ‘A.R.P.U.’ which won several awards including the Grand Jury Prize at Berlin Sci-Fi Festival.
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THE FEED (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The Feed follows Astrid, a vibrant and ambitious woman who recently became a mother to a beautiful baby boy named Jasper. While Astrid is overwhelmed by the joys and challenges of motherhood, she struggles with the most basic and important of her maternal duties…feeding her baby.
RATINGS GUIDE: Brief Nudity. Adult Content
DIRECTOR: Amber Gray
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Friday, Nov. 1st @ 9:30 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Amber Gray honed her singular aesthetic during her years as a fashion photographer in NYC, creating elaborate sets and scenarios for album artwork, magazine editorials and commercials. Always extremely hands-on, she often designs the sets, curates the wardrobe, makes props, and chooses music for her projects.
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THE FINAL STOGE (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A final cigarette is the crux in the unraveling of a toxic male friendship.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Ryan Sheehy
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premier
SCREENING DATE: Sunday, Oct. 27th @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Writer, latin dancer, and creative explorer.
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THE HARVESTER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In a desolate wasteland, a reclusive prospector uncovers a massive deposit of a rare substance. His only companion, a strange organism enslaved to filter the liquid, begins to resist the process, forcing him to reconsider his livelihood as he fights to protect his find against brutal marauders stalking him across an apocalyptic landscape.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Brief Nudity, Intense & Scary Imagery
DIRECTORS: Gavin Bradley & Andrew Allen
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Gavin is a meticulous writer/director whose work ethic is paired with a strong creative drive. His passion for film started in childhood with backyard stop motion movies and brought him to Capilano University to study the essentials of filmmaking. Andrew is a fearless creative with a boundless imagination and an eye for visual storytelling. From a very young age, he has been a voracious reader, illustrator, and lover of the arts. They share a passion for surreal imagery and provocative stories.
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THE HUG (AUSTRALIA)
SYNOPSIS: Two friends experience a strange phenomenon when their goodbye method evolves from a handshake into a hug.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences
GENRE: Comedy, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: Regional Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Wednesday, Oct. 30th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Drew Kendell is a filmmaker hailing from Perth, Western Australia, drawn to honest and heartfelt stories with unique conceptual hooks. His latest film “The Hug” began its festival circuit in 2024.
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THE KEY CLUB (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A good first date transforms into a twisted fight for survival.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language, Intense & scary Imagery
DIRECTOR: Lee and Sam Boxleitner
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th @ 2:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Lee and Sam Boxleitner have been honored and fortunate to be a part of the Filmquest family for the past ten years, having had the Utah premiere of their short film “Downstairs” in the 2014 festival.
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THE LAST THING SHE SAW (USA)
SYNOPSIS: After being attacked by two burglars, Emmy must see if she can escape her desperate situation.
RATINGS GUIDE: Strong Violence, Strong Language
DIRECTOR: Anthony Cousins
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
SCREENING DATE: Thursday, Oct. 31st @ 11:00 PM
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Anthony Cousins is known for Frogman (2023), Scare Package (2019), Fat Fleshy Fingers (2023) and Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole Fucking Face Explodes (2022). Rebecca Daugherty is known for Frogman (2023), Rescuing Christmas (2023) and Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge (2022).
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