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Terminator

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Showtime: 
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 5:00am
Run Time: 
1 hour 47 min
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A seemingly indestructible android is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.
Directed by: 
James Cameron
Produced by: 
Gale Anne Hurd
Executive Producer(s): 
John Daly, Derek Gibson
Written by: 
James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd
Main Cast: 
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Kyle Reese, Lance Henriksen, Paul Winfield

About the Director

James CameronJames Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and had his first experience as a director with a two week stint on Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) before being fired. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. A...read more

Aliens

Producer Gale Anne Hurd is to receive the Career Achievement Award with Q&A prior to the screening of Aliens.

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Showtime: 
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 2:00am
Run Time: 
2h 17min
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Ellen Ripley is rescued by a deep salvage team after being in hypersleep for 57 years. The moon that the Nostromo visited has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, colonial marines have impressive firepower, but will that be enough?
Directed by: 
James Cameron
Produced by: 
Gale Anne Hurd
Executive Producer(s): 
Gordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Written by: 
James Cameron, David Giler and Walter Hill
Main Cast: 
Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton

About the Director

James CameronJames Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his screenwriting ambition. He landed his first professional film job as art director, miniature-set builder, and process-projection supervisor on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) and had his first experience as a director with a two week stint on Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) before being fired. In 1984, he wrote and directed The Terminator (1984), a futuristic action-thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn and Linda Hamilton. It was a huge success. A...read more

Splinter-versary

10 Year Anniversary Screening! Q&A with director Toby Wilkins, Rachel Kerbs, Charles Baker (Breaking Bad), David Maurer (Editor) and Nelson Cragg (Cinematographer) follows the screening.

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Showtime: 
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 4:30am
Run Time: 
1 hour 22 min
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Trapped in an isolated gas station by a voracious Splinter parasite that transforms its still-living victims into deadly hosts, a young couple and an escaped convict must find a way to work together to survive this primal terror.
Directed by: 
Toby Wilkins
Produced by: 
Kai Barry
Written by: 
Ian Shorr, Kai Barry
Main Cast: 
Shea Whigham, Jill Wagner, Paulo Costanzo

About the Director

Toby WilkinsBorn and raised in London, England - the youngest son of playwright and novelist Christopher Wilkins - Toby relocated to Los Angeles in the '90s to pursue a career in the film industry.

With an extensive background in design, visual effects, and post-production, filmmaker Toby Wilkins has been bringing his unique directing talents to feature films, television, and short-form content for the big and small screens for over 15 years. Wilkins' feature debut "Splinter" hit theatres on Halloween 2008 after winning six ScreamFest Awards including Best Director and Best Picture, a 2009 Saturn Award nomination for Best Horror Film, and nominations for Best Horror Movie and Most Memorable Mutilation at the 2009 Spike TV Scream Awards. "Splinter" receive...read more

Carga

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Showtime: 
Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
19m
Country: 
Iraq
Synopsis: 
Marta and Juan travel to Iraq to uncover the secrets of an abandoned cigarette factory.
Directed by: 
Yad Deen
Produced by: 
Yad Deen
Executive Producer(s): 
Faruk Mustafa Rasool
Written by: 
Yad Deen & Chesco Simon
Main Cast: 
Tania Watson, Agustin Mateo, Rawand Khalid Saeed

About the Director

Yad DeenWatch the short horror film Carga at Screamfest held October 9th-18th, 2018 in Hollywood, CA. Yad Deen is filmmaker from London. He spent over four years in Iraq producing documentaries and working as a photographer, and has completed his debut short live-action film, Carga, in 2018.

ACIDE

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
17m 30s
Country: 
France
Synopsis: 
A disturbing cloud has shaped up somewhere in the west. It slowly goes back to the center of the country, throwing the population on the roads. Towards the inexorable advance of the cloud, it is the general panic. This cumulus is acid.
Directed by: 
Just Philippot
Produced by: 
Thierry Lounas & Camille Chandellier
Written by: 
Just Philippot
Main Cast: 
Maud Wyler Sofian Khammes Antonin Chaussoy

About the Director

Born near Paris in 1982, Just got his master in cinema at Paris's University. He already directed 4 short films, the last one, Ses Souffles, has been pre-nominated for best short movie's César in 2016. He also has co-directed a documentary called "Gildas has something to tell us" in 2016 which has been diffused by Arte. He has worked with schools on multiple occasions, helping young people to discover the way to make a movie. He is now working on the treatment of his feature film Vivants! which got him a Beaumarchais-SACD financial aid.

SANG PAPIER

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
8m
Country: 
Canada
Synopsis: 
A strange Romanian trying to enter Canada is confronted by an overzealous custom officer and his curiously cooperative colleague.
Directed by: 
Kevin T. Landry
Produced by: 
Kevin T. Landry
Written by: 
Christine Doyon and Kevin T. Landry
Main Cast: 
Alexand Fournier, Marika Lhoumeau, Pierre-Antoine Pellerin, Michael Richard

About the Director

Kevin T LandryWith a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from UQAM (Concentration: Cinema) and a degree in Cinema Direction from l'INIS (institut national de l'image et du son), Kevin T. Landry began specializing in post production before venturing into production and screenwriting, thanks to the Kino film organization. He is interested in the imaginary, the absurd, and the fine line that separate the worlds of reality and fantasy. He now has over 15 short films under his belt, films that have travelled all over the word and won numerous prizes.

Dylan

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
12m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A young woman, Maritza, comes home to find her fiance's college buddy, Dylan, preparing an elaborate meal in celebration of their wedding. But as the night unfolds, she slowly begins to suspect that...something may be horribly wrong.
Directed by: 
Cory Miller
Produced by: 
Julie Bersani, Rob Belushi
Executive Producer(s): 
Kyle Lane, Michael Forsythe
Written by: 
Rob Belushi
Main Cast: 
Aimee Carrero, Rob Belushi, Chris Gardner, Jon Barinholtz

About the Director

Cory MillerCory completed the graduate program at UCLA FILM and TV and was a Spotlight Award winner before becoming a blacklisted writer for his 2013 feature LINE OF DUTY. He is presently at The Sundance Writer’s Lab for his new feature, CITY ON FIRE, about The MOVE bombing in Philly, his hometown. Before going into film, Cory was a citizen investigator in NYC for three years, investigating complaints against the NYPD, where he closed more cases than anyone before him. Cory and Rob Belushi are currently in development with their feature script based on their short thriller, Dylan.

Winner: Best Short 2018 - Illinois International Film Fest, Best Performance in a Leading Role - Malibu International Film Fest, Most Shocking - Indian and Tampa Bay Comic Co...read more

Hombre

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
21m 11s
Country: 
Chile
Synopsis: 
Miguel is taken by his father Raúl to a hunting trip with the intention of teaching him how to be a "real man." After finding a monster in the forest, the teenager must put his identity into play if he wants to live up to his father's boorish demands.
Directed by: 
Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz
Produced by: 
María Ignacia Melo & Maximiliano Scheleff
Executive Producer(s): 
Pajareza Films
Written by: 
Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz
Main Cast: 
Franco Tapia Daniel Candia Eduardo Reyes

About the Director

Juan Pablo Arias MuñozJuan Pablo Arias Muñoz is a Chilean filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. His latest work, the horror/drama short film "Hombre" was presented at the New York Film Festival 2017, the Stockholm Film Festival 2017 and Seattle International Film Festival 2018 among many others. The short film was also awarded "Best Iberoamerican Short Film" in Elche's Independent Film Festival (Spain) and won the "Prix Courtoujours" at the 30es Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse (France).

After graduating in 2013 as a Bachelor in Social Communication and Audiovisual Director from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, he founded Pajareza Films where he is currently developing several feature length projects.

In 2017 Juan Pablo was awa...read more

The Dollhouse

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Run Time: 
7m 30s
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 
A filmmaker who grew up with the Chucky doll seeks out the other families surrounding the franchise to get their perspective on life with Chucky.
Directed by: 
Kyra Gardner
Produced by: 
Kyra Gardner
Written by: 
Kyra Gardner
Main Cast: 
Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Tony Gardner, Kyra Gardner

About the Director

Kyra GardnerWith a dad in special effects makeup, blood and guts became a normality for Kyra at a young age. Combat nursing was her first goal, but she soon discovered that real blood is way grosser than the fake goop. Since high school she’s been pursuing a career in directing and hopes to create quirky fantastical films from the lore of her twisted childhood.

Bride of Chucky

Fears & Beers!! 20th Anniversary Screening - with the short film The Dollhouse. A Q&A with Don Mancini, David Kirschner & actor Nick Stabile moderated by Fred Topel follows the screening. Complimentary beer for 21+.

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Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Run Time: 
1 hour 29 min
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Chucky, the doll possessed by a serial killer, discovers the perfect mate to kill and revive into the body of another doll.
Directed by: 
Ronny Yu
Produced by: 
David Kirschner
Written by: 
Don Mancini
Main Cast: 
Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Alexis Arquette, John Ritter, Katherine Heigl

About the Director

Don ManciniDon Mancini is a writer and producer, known for Seed of Chucky (2004), Bride of Chucky (1998) and Child's Play (1988).