The AppointmentScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season 
Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 19 min 50 sec Country: United Kingdom/ United States Synopsis: In this playful, supernatural tale by visual artist Alexandre Singh, a curmudgeonly novelist, Henry Salt, wakes from a nightmare to find a troubling entry in his diary: 12 o’clock at the restaurant ‘La Folie’. But whom is Henry meeting, and why doesn’t he remember making this appointment? When no one shows, Henry becomes obsessed with solving the mystery. Charging through a series of increasingly surreal encounters, Henry discovers that the truth is more disturbing than he could have possibly imagined. Directed by: Alexandre Singh Produced by: Natalie Musteata, Louise Palmkvist, Mike Elliott Written by: Alexandre Singh Main Cast: Samuel Crane, David Bamber, Harriet Thorpe, Priyanga Burford, Catherine Steadman, Ryan Kiggell  About the Director(s): Alexandre Singh is a Brooklyn based visual artist, born in Bordeaux, France, to Indian and French parents. He was brought up in Manchester, UK, before studying Fine Art at the University of Oxford, UK. Singh’s work is inspired by a love of imaginative storytelling. Encompassing such diverse practices as writing, collage, installation and performance, it often consists of absurdist fables. His work has been exhibited in venues throughout Europe and the United States, including the Solomon R. G...read more  |
 MimeScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 7:25 Country: Netherlands Synopsis: A dimension-shifting mime player is disturbed in his peace by a student fraternity. His response is unexpected: by using the fourth wall, he turns their world on its head; literally. However, his powers are useless to achieve romance. Directed by: Ruwan Heggelman Produced by: Marijn van der Ploeg Executive Producer(s): Jop Gorris, Thij de Haan & Ruwan Heggelman Written by: Jop Gorris, Thij de Haan & Ruwan Heggelman Main Cast: Jop Gorris
Thij de Haan
Olaf Wilting
Max Hettema
Carline Dedden
Marit Golstein  About the Director(s): Ruwan Heggelman started making short films after experiencing the amazing Shaun of the Dead way back in 2004. At the age of 13 he finished his first zombie film and his journey to become a filmdirector had started. The dark side of humanity appeals to Heggelman, because it lives in everyone and it just needs the right incentives to wake up. It is one big playground for interesting themes, stories & characters. He graduated from the University of the Arts Utrecht as a writer & director...read more   |
 Into the Uncanny ValleyScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 12 minutes 47 seconds Country: United States Synopsis: When a woman takes a new drug meant to enhance assertiveness by blocking empathy, she ends up locked in a deadly power struggle with her dismissive husband.
Mousy Hana is thrilled to discover a new pill that temporarily disables the empathy center of the brain so that people who have always had trouble putting themselves first can finally get a chance to succeed in life and love. Her husband, Aleksi, calls all the shots in their marriage, largely by criticizing and manipulating her into feeling sorry for him. With the help of the drug, Hana hopes to assert herself and improve their relationship.
At first, the pill seems to be paying off: she’s able to stand up for herself and meet her needs. But there’s a downside: when the drug wears off, all of her guilt comes rushing back. In order to avoid these attacks, Hana increases her dosage and, as a result, begins to lose her humanity.
Into the Uncanny Valley is a psychological horror/thriller with a touch of dark comedy that explores the cost of choosing to live without empathy - a trait traditionally associated with the feminine - in order to succeed in a man’s world. Directed by: Liz Fania Werner and Carlos Montaner Produced by: Dreamlet Productions Executive Producer(s): Carlos Montaner, Liz Fania Werner, Gustavo Bowes Written by: Liz Fania Werner Main Cast: Kimberly Alexander, Mikael Mattsson  About the Director(s): LIZ FANIA WERNER  |
 Fucking GhostsScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 3:00 Country: United States Synopsis: What if a family bought a new house that was haunted by ghosts... that had sex all over the place? What if the ghosts were just people under sheets? What if there was a Scottish priest involved? I set out to find some answers. Directed by: Jason Cook Produced by: Kelly Parker, Jason Cook, Ben Morrison Written by: Jason Cook Main Cast: Colin Ferguson, Ben Morrison, Natalie Lynch, Piotr Michael, Isabel Herrman  About the Director(s): Jason Cook is writer/director from Los Angeles. With a background in advertising that started in design and animation, and transcended into commercial directing, Jason has a unique approach to storytelling. His love of comedy led him to join forces with SUPERFUNNY, a live comedy variety show where he wears many hats as director, producer, and brand director. Jason's sensibility straddles the line between the everyday banality of life and the surreal. Pretty much, he's always down to get weird...read more |
 My Victims of True CrimeScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 5 minutes 6 Seconds Country: Canada Synopsis: When two women search for vigilante justice, they are blind to the fact that they don't really know the woman offering the answer to their prayers Directed by: Ryan Curtis Produced by: Leslie Appleton, Kassidee Campbell and Vivian Davidson Written by: Ryan Curtis Main Cast: Leslie Appleton, Kassidee Campbell and Vivian Davidson  About the Director(s): A native of Vancouver, Canada Ryan is a busy Visual Effects Supervisor working primarily on set for the American television market. Coming from many years of experience in TV Ryan is now transitioning into Writing and Directing and hopes to continue to take on bigger and more challenging projects. See more at http://sigildigital.com/ |
 Mind Over MatterScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 9 minutes 15 seconds Country: UK Synopsis: Mind Over Matter is a short film set in the not-too-distant future that pays homage to the art scene... warts and all. We join the opening night of an anonymous Artist's new exhibition of work as he unveils his most daring collection of art to date. What price would you pay for art? Directed by: Paul Cheung Produced by: Alastair Eales Executive Producer(s): egomunk Written by: Alastair Eales Main Cast: Jennifer Woodward
Kevin Golding
Steve Hope-Wynne  About the Director(s): Paul is a commercials writer/director who has built a reputation for applying innovative filming techniques with unrivalled creativity across a variety of different genres - from automotive and food to sport and lifestyle. He has produced and directed TVCs and branded content and is now taking his first steps into the world of narrative film making. |
 Axe to the FaceScreens with INITIATION and the following short films: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 16:45 Country: United States Synopsis: Anna and Dylan meet on a dating app, and the two begin a budding relationship. As their chemistry progresses, we begin to see there is more to this seemingly chance encounter than we were originally led to believe. One thing's for sure — someone is getting an axe to the face. Directed by: Andrew Moorehead Produced by: Glen Gannon, Dustin Flannery-McCoy, Reid Prebenda Written by: Andrew Moorehead, Reid Prebenda Main Cast: Freja Zeuthen, Reid Prebenda  About the Director(s): Andrew Moorehead and Dustin Flannery-McCoy are filmmakers based in Brooklyn, NY. They are currently working on a feature and are looking for your help. |
 The Last Man on EarthScreens with INITIATION and the following short films: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 19:31 Country: New Zealand Synopsis: As a young television news reporter, Annie Harper covered the exciting story of “Evolution 2”; the vaccine that promised to eradicate all birth defects in an attempt to achieve genetic perfection. Now, in the aftermath of a resultant global pandemic, Annie is a sole survivor who shelters in the devastatingly lonely spaces of the television studios, broadcasting a desperate message in the hope of finding other survivors. Her enormous relief at discovering she’s not alone quickly becomes a new fight for life and she is forced to question what makes a human worthy of survival. Who would you trust to be mankind’s last hope? Directed by: April Phillips Produced by: Godiva Productions Executive Producer(s): April Phillips Written by: April Phillips Main Cast: Greer Phillips
Shane Bartle
Duncan Armstrong
April Phillips  About the Director(s): British born, award-winning international writer/director April Phillips has an acclaimed history of writing for theatre and radio and since completing her Masters Degree in Scriptwriting (International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington), she has focussed on film. She is one of the most licensed playwrights in New Zealand. April has garnered numerous international awards and nominations for both stage and screen works and highlights include the Special Jury awa...read more |
 RegretScreens with INITIATION and the following short films: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 16 min Country: Canada Synopsis: Following the death of his father, a man must survive the manifestations of his inner demons over the course of a dreary night. Directed by: Santiago Menghini Produced by: Dominique Dussault, Santiago Menghini, Max Walker Written by: Santiago Menghini Main Cast: Brent Skagford, Mich Todorovic, David Nerman, Noah Turcotte, Ellen David, Anana Rydvald  About the Director(s): Santiago Menghini is a director, visual effect artist, and producer. He has a film production B.A. from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal and a post-secondary degree in Cinema, Video, & Communications from Dawson College. Santiago Menghini is known for Intruders (2014), Voyagers (2015), Milk (2018), Red Wine (2019), and Regret (2020). |
 STATIC Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 5:15pm Run Time: 5:00 Country: USA Synopsis: A business man under pressure working at home, finds himself facing a series of strange occurences while waiting for his wife to come home. Directed by: Jackson Little Produced by: AliReza Yahyaei Executive Producer(s): Deven Nicotero Written by: Jackson Little Main Cast: Jason Richter, Bridget Hagerman  About the Director(s): Jackson Little is a 17 year old from Calabasas. Jackson is currently a senior at Viewpoint high school and has won 20 film awards in the past 2 years. Jackson is very excited as he continues his journey in film making. |
