April 2021 | SCREAMFEST

They're Here

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Synopsis: 
They’re Here is a short film about a twelve-year-old girl named Sam whose grandmother suffers a severe stroke that leaves her catatonic. Unable to cope, Sam becomes convinced that her grandmother has been invaded by an alien and will stop at nothing to prove she is right... before it’s too late.
Country: 
Canada
Directed by: 
Sid Zanforlin
Produced by: 
Patricia Gomez Zlatar (Head on the Door Productions)
Written by: 
Sid Zanforlin
Main Cast: 
Samantha Fielding: Melia Cressaty Mark Fielding: Al Goulem Gran Jude: Bronwen Mantel Father Plowman: Matt Keyes Nurse Francis: Julie Trépanier
Run Time: 
14m28s
Premiere Type: 
West Coast Premiere
New Bio Image: 
Poster Image: 
They're Here poster
Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Monday, October 18, 2021 - 9:00pm
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ANGEL CITY HORROR

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Synopsis: 
Los Angeles, 1951. Detectives George Hard and Glenn O'Brian investigate the disappearance of a mental patient from LA's most notorious insane asylum and discover something evil lurking inside.
Country: 
USA
Directed by: 
Matthew McWilliams
Produced by: 
Josh Murphy
Written by: 
Matthew McWilliams
Main Cast: 
Sarah Nicklin, Christopher Matthew Cook, Sadie Katz, Patrick Joseph Rieger, Caleb Harris
Run Time: 
9m 9s
Premiere Type: 
West Coast Premiere
New Bio Image: 
Matthew McWilliams
Poster Image: 
ANGEL CITY HORROR poster
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Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 4:15pm
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The Mad Shagger

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Synopsis: 
A woman searches for a missing loved one who, unknown to her, has been afflicted with a terrible curse.
Country: 
Scotland
Directed by: 
Ciaran Lyons
Produced by: 
Beth Allan, Jack Cowhig
Written by: 
Ciaran Lyons
Main Cast: 
Ryan Cloud, Julie Maclellan, Eva Magyar, Matthew Zajac
Run Time: 
17 min 24
Premiere Type: 
North American Premiere
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Poster Image: 
poster
Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm
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MEMORIES OF MURDER And Ambiguous Endings

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NOTE: This article contains spoilers for all films mentioned within, including Memories of Murder and the recent The Little Things. Read at your own risk!

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Crossing

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Synopsis: 
Desparate father who is struggling to find his daughter’s killer meeting a stranger asking for help at the river's bank. This encounter turns to be a fatal one for both men.
Country: 
Russia
Directed by: 
Ruslan Bosenko
Produced by: 
Ruslan Bosenko
Executive Producer(s): 
Evgeniy Bosenko Konstantin Loshatetskiy Irina Persikova
Written by: 
Ruslan Bosenko
Main Cast: 
Yuriy Loparev Vitaly Khodin
Run Time: 
20.31
Premiere Type: 
West Coast Premiere
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Poster Image: 
Pereprava Ruslan Bosenko poster
Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Sunday, October 17, 2021 - 12:00pm
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Dana

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Synopsis: 
After being attacked one night, Diana decides that something must change.
Country: 
Spain
Directed by: 
Lucía Forner
Produced by: 
Lucía Forner
Executive Producer(s): 
Lucía Forner Segarra
Written by: 
Lucía Forner Segarra
Main Cast: 
Thais Blume, Niko Verona, Josean Bengoetxea
Run Time: 
18
Premiere Type: 
Los Angeles Premiere
New Bio Image: 
Lucía Forner
Poster Image: 
Dana poster
Website URL: 
Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Sunday, October 17, 2021 - 2:15pm
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Little Brother

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Synopsis: 
Keith, a white elementary school teacher, journeys to South Los Angeles to investigate the home life of his gifted student Lamont. When he meets the boy’s elderly Grandmother, they begin a polite dialogue about Lamont’s frequent absences from school, but the conversation grows increasingly hostile. Unbeknownst to Keith, there’s a special ingredient in Grandma’s sweet tea… and the teacher may be in store for learning a powerful lesson of his own.
Country: 
United States
Directed by: 
Dikega Hadnot
Produced by: 
Ashley Hillis & Dikega Hadnot
Executive Producer(s): 
Jon Lafferty, Spencer Mandel, Dikega Hadnot
Written by: 
Spencer Mandel
Main Cast: 
Hattie Winston, Jon Lafferty, Deniro Farrar, King Roubleau, Robert Rexx
Run Time: 
13:37
Premiere Type: 
No Premiere
New Bio Image: 
Dikega Hadnot
Poster Image: 
Little Brother Poster
Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 6:15pm
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SOUTHLAND TALES Makes A Lot More Sense, Now

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Like most people who have seen it, I didn’t know what to make of Southland Tales the first time I watched it, which was on home video as I wasn’t quick enough to be part of its very limited theatrical release in the fall of 2007. There were certainly parts of it I really enjoyed (Dwayne “no longer The Rock” Johnson’s performance chief among them) but there was just SO MUCH going on at all times I just couldn’t connect to it. It was like getting every reveal from the entire run of Lost condensed into 140 minutes.

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Imaginary Portrait

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Synopsis: 
Through the creation of a family portrait, a mentally imbalanced young artist connects with her dead mother to exact revenge on her ghoulish father and abusive grandfather.
Country: 
Argentina
Directed by: 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell
Produced by: 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell & Cameron Wheeler
Executive Producer(s): 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell & Cameron Wheeler
Written by: 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell
Main Cast: 
Cecilia Li Causi, Julio Chianetta, Mirko Buchin, Ludmila Almoualem
Run Time: 
13 minutes 54 seconds
Premiere Type: 
North American Premiere
New Bio Image: 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell
Poster Image: 
Imaginary Portrait Poster
Website URL: 
Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm
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Inch Thick, Knee Deep

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Synopsis: 
The heat gets turned up on a seething exchange between two women. There is Quinn, a haughty daydreamer, who is stewing over a heartbreaking situation with her soulmate; and Adrienne, the woman who’s caught his eye. Once brought to a boiling point, neither woman will leave tea time without peeling back the masks they’ve painted an inch thick and revealing who they are in the face of bitterness.
Country: 
United States
Directed by: 
Anatasha Blakely
Produced by: 
Jacob Sorling
Executive Producer(s): 
Aaron Blakely
Written by: 
Anatasha Blakely
Main Cast: 
Whitney Morgan Cox, Anatasha Blakely, Jacob Sorling
Run Time: 
17:49
Premiere Type: 
World Premiere
New Bio Image: 
Poster Image: 
Inch Thick Knee Deep Poster
Location: 
TCL Chinese Theaters 6, Hollywood, CA
Address: 
United States
Sunday, October 17, 2021 - 4:30pm
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