SCHEDULE & BLOCK INFORMATION TBD (LIKELY SPRING 2021)
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AMERICAN KILLJOY (USA)
SYNOPSIS: Things turn for the worst when a gang related home invasion takes its tole on two past lovers with heavy hearts of unresolved emotions. A metaphorical expression of love and pain.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Mild Language
DIRECTOR: Rudys Hymn
GENRE: Thriller
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Rudys grew up in Genola, Utah. Inspired by stop motion filmmakers, he picked up a camera at a young age making countless home videos. Now he seeks to put the big pictures on the big screens to touch the hearts of those looking for answers. To tell stories that make people think and dreamers move.
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CIRCADIAN (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A spaceship captain awakens to find his wife, and half the ship is missing, and struggles with the ship’s A.I. to discover the truth.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Language
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Always told to take the easy route in college, Dylan Lunt pushed the boundaries of what was normal at Salt Lake Community college. Graduating with High Honors, his first short film Circadian, a sci-fi short, was featured in a local blog and brought the attention of everyone on campus. Inspiring those who just started to not settle for the same everyday student film. As a single father, Dylan is determined to teach his daughter that no matter what life throws at you, with consistency and not taking no for an answer you are able to achieve what others thought you could never do.
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CRADLE SONG (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A sleep-deprived new mother struggling with postpartum psychosis confronts a family legacy of pain and mental illness.
RATINGS GUIDE: Scary/Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Celeste Chaney
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Celeste Chaney is an author and filmmaker. She is the writer, producer, and director of Cradle Song, a short psychological thriller about a sleep-deprived new mother struggling with postpartum psychosis. Her first screenplay, The Feed, adapted from her short story of the same name, was optioned by Passage Pictures. The script was a finalist for the Alfred P. Sloan Filmmaker’s Fund and Tribeca Film Institute’s 2019 AT&T Untold Stories Competition. It was part of the Official Selection in the 2019 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition. Celeste’s novel, In Absence of Fear, received Honorable Mention at Foreword’s 2015 Book of the Year Awards and was a recipient of the Utah Book Award.
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KEPLER 138 (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The emotional story of Charles, a blind father who connects with his daughter Claire,and how a space mission to explore new worlds guides them both to see each others world with new eyes.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences/Family Friendly
DIRECTOR: Jacob Schwarz
GENRE: Sci-Fi
PREMIERE STATUS: None
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Jacob Schwarz is an American based film director and cinematographer. As a visual storyteller, he always strives to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. He has never been afraid to experiment with new technologies and techniques, to help tell stories that inspire the human spirit.
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LOVE SPELL (USA)
SYNOPSIS: The story of a young married couple in modern day possessed by the spirits of an ancient king and queen through an enchanted mirror and ring.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Strong Language, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Emily Robyn Clark
GENRE: Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Emily Robyn Clark is an award-winning filmmaker, a published writer, poetry teacher, performance artist, actress and journalist. She has worked with Emmy award-winning entertainment host Tony Toscano (“Talking Pictures”) as a producer, host, and movie critic and with Emmy award-winning screenwriter, Simon Moore (“Traffic”) as a writer.
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LUMERIA (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A young woman believes she is the prophesied queen of another world. Our world believes she is mentally ill. What is real?
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences/Family Friendly, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Kristen Jensen
GENRE: Fantasy
PREMIERE STATUS: World Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Kristen Jensen has been in front of the camera for over 20 years and moves behind it in her directorial debut of Lumeria.
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THE CULTIST NEXT DOOR (USA)
SYNOPSIS: In this lost 1950s educational film, viewers learn how to keep horrible creatures at bay by fighting the Cultists who work to expedite the destruction of mankind.
RATINGS GUIDE: All Audiences/Family Friendly
DIRECTOR: Patrick Murphy
GENRE: Comedy, Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: None
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’SBIO: Patrick Murphy is a high-school psychology teacher and adjunct college professor. He has a Master’s of Arts in English and a Master’s of Professional Communication. Murphy founded Chupacabra Productions with Mike Terrell, Blaine Taggart, and the elusive Midnight Vanburen; they have spent the past two decades making comedy shorts and entering festivals.
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THE TELL TALE HEART (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A decent into madness.
RATINGS GUIDE: Violence, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: McClain Lindquist
GENRE: Horror
PREMIERE STATUS: International Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Mortician, Musician and Filmmaker. McClain Lindquist is a first-time filmmaker, a classic Horror-Cinephile, a musician and yes also a mortician. McClain had the unwavering vision AND the wisdom to “do it right”. His love of all things Poe and especially of this classic horror/psychological thriller drove his infectious passion to pay ‘true’ justice to The Tell Tale Heart.
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THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE HUNTER (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A woman is trapped in an unending cycle of violence and struggles to escape her tormentor.
RATINGS GUIDE: Mild Violence, Intense Images
DIRECTOR: Michael Merrell
GENRE: Horror, Sci-Fi, The Beyond
PREMIERE STATUS: None
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Michael Merrell is a Producer/Director from SLC, Utah. His love of storytelling began at a young age with theater and literature, but he quickly found his passion for indie filmmaking shortly after leaving high school. Since then he has directed eight short films and produced on numerous projects, utilizing his experience in the industry to help other creatives elevate their stories.
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YOU’RE AFRAID (USA)
SYNOPSIS: A horror themed music video for artist Tishmal’s single “You’re Afraid.”
RATINGS GUIDE: Sensuality, Intense Imagery
DIRECTOR: Benji Allred
GENRE: Horror, Music Video
PREMIERE STATUS: Utah Premiere
AWARDS NOMINATIONS: TBD
DIRECTOR’S BIO: Born in California but raised in Colorado, Benji has always had a passion for creativity. As a kid, he spent countless hours creating stop motion claymation films with his siblings. Even though Benji’s content matter has evolved throughout the years, his filmmaking philosophy hasn’t, namely that film runs far deeper than just entertainment. It has the ability to evoke emotion, change lives, and bring people together. His powerful understanding of cinematography has lead to him filming in Norway, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, Mexcio, and Italy. As an award winning director and cinematographer, Benji’s understanding of the human nature makes him the perfect collaborator. He has the ability to capture moments and ideas and transform them into emotional pieces of entertainment and art. Every frame proves that film is more than just a paycheck.
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