Lazarus TaxonUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 9:00pm Run Time: 15 min Country: Australia Synopsis: The feared consequences of global warming are at its peak when one man crosses the New Sea trying to save his daughter from the clutches of death. After the dreaded climate change, in a world dominated by hunger, epidemics and fear and where death is a travel companion, a man, loses his daughter 20 years old. A tale about going beyond the limits of the human race and the survival of the species. Directed by: Denis Rovira Produced by: Carles Brugueras Written by: Denis Rovira, Liliana Cabal Main Cast: Ariel Casas, Mingo Rafols, Maia Jenkinson |
Aqua ad lavandum - in breviUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 7:00pm Run Time: 15m Country: Germany Synopsis: aQua ad lavandum - in brevi tells of a man named Debitus who tries to free himself from his guilt following an unintentional murder but becomes more and more trapped in the situation until there seems to be no way out. Directed by: Helge Balzer and Florian Metzner Produced by: Florian Metzner, Helge Balzer, Dennis Rettkowski Written by: Helge Balzer and Florian Metzner Main Cast: Alexander Schubert, Mirko Hanneman |
ElseUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 7:00pm Run Time: 18m Country: France Synopsis: A strange disease is spreading out there ; but Betty and Todd love each other stronger than anything else.
Betty gets sick. She begins to merge with everything around : the bed, and eventually the whole room. Unable to give up on her, Todd tries to run away into his memories. But then he decides he will learn how to love her new body.
Till he also becomes something else, something completely new. Directed by: Thibault Emin Produced by: Rebecca Mourot-Levy Written by: Thibault Emin & David Lucas Main Cast: Gilduin Tissier, Caroline Breton |
Full EmploymentUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:00am Run Time: 12m Country: Germany Synopsis: The fictional documentary "Full Employment" introduces an innovative federal pilot project: The Agency for Assisted Employment.
The extension of lifetime careers means that more and more older citizens have to continue working, and that there aren't enough jobs for young, less qualified workers, making Agencies for Assisted Employment a nationwide necessity. Young employees, similar to civil service workers, assist older people in carrying out their jobs.
The film documents a workday for Miro and the client he assists, 78-year-old Mr. Janssen.
Mr. Janssen is a zombie hunter." Directed by: Thomas Oberlies &
Matthias Vogel Produced by: Frank Kaminski &
Ulrich Stiehm Written by: Thomas Oberlies & Matthias Vogel Main Cast: Wilfried Elste, Mark Auerbach, Wolfgang Stegemann, Antje Rau, Martin Baden, Rainer Knepperges, Rainer Gerlach, Fred Yorgk, Andreas Merker, Stefan Bergel |
Hunter's MoonUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:00am Run Time: 9m Country: USA Synopsis: A career criminal named Hunter has taken Celeste, the woman he loves, out to the desert after becoming suspicious of her behavior. Fearing that she has become an informant, he conducts a brief interrogation that provides him with an answer he could never have predicted. Directed by: Matt Page Produced by: Monique Anair & Lesley Woolfman Written by: Matt Page Main Cast: Christopher Dempsey, Trine Christensen, Tait Fletcher |
The FamiliarUS Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 12:00am Run Time: 22m Country: Canada Synopsis: Sam has just accepted a very unusual job: become the assistant to an amoral, immortal, bloodsucking vampire. Directed by: Kody Zimmermann Produced by: Riley Walsh. Kody Zimmermann Written by: Kody Zimmermann Main Cast: Torrance Coombs, Paul Hubbard, Rachel Sehl, Brock Shoveller, Jason Harder, Luisa Jojic, Josh Blacker, Art Kitching, Suzka Mares, Rosette Sharma |
Macabre"Blood-spilling, tongue-in-cheek genre savvy fun" - The Hollywood Reporter US Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 11:00pm Run Time: 1 hour 35 min Country: Indonesia Synopsis: On the eve of their emigration to Australia, Adjie and his pregnant wife are being accompanied to the airport by a group of close friends. A mysterious girl wanders aimlessly into their path in a state of shock, unable to explain how she go there.
The group agrees to drive her to her house by the woods on their way to the airport. To show her gratitude, her mother, an ageless woman of frosty composure, invites them to a family feast. A feast that will prove to be just the beginning of a hellish night for the friends. Directed by: Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel Produced by: James Toh, Freddie Yeo, Tan Fong Cheng, Gary Goh, Greg Chew Written by: Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel Main Cast: Shareefa Daanish, Imelda Therinne, Arifin Putra, Ruli Lubis, Julie Estelle, Ario Bayu, Sigi Wimala, Daniel Mananta, Dendy Subangil, Mike Muliadro |
2:22US Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 9:30pm Run Time: 9m Country: USA Synopsis: After an incredible night out with her girlfriends, Vickie Palmer is wrenched from her peaceful slumber and cast mercilessly into a world spinning out of control. Writhing half naked on the cold porcelain tile of her bathroom floor, Vickie desperately tries to piece together the tragic turn of events that has twisted her once carefree life into a nightmare of pain and suffering. But when she discovers the truth, will it be too late to save her from eternal damnation? Directed by: Steven Shea Produced by: T.W. Anderson Written by: Eric Saavedra (story) Steven Shea (writer) Main Cast: Tara Lightfoot, Adam Lopez, Marliese Leitner, Julie Anne, Joe Loffredo, Clifton Joseph, John Kyle, Ginny Leavy, Valkrie Liquori |
Bad Mistake (Mauvaise Erreur)US Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 9:30pm Run Time: 7m Country: Belgium Synopsis: Every Friday, Sophie and her friends organize what they call "Scary Fridays" - watching horror movies on dvd. Sophie is not scared anymore now by horror movies. She thinks they're not scary anymore. But tonight, she's going to change her mind completely when she get's kidnapped ( by mistake! ). Sophie is going to have the most frightening night of her life! Directed by: Xavier Hibon Produced by: Scarfilm Written by: Xavier Hibon Main Cast: Anne-Gaelle Ponche, Caroline Prèvinaire, Laurent Denayer, Philippe d'Avilla, Olivier Premel, Malo Martiny |
Harry Doright's Prelude To HellUS Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 9:30pm Run Time: 15m Country: Netherlands Synopsis: At his 60th birthday Harry Doright is visited by a demon who claims his soul and the souls of his loved ones. Directed by: Erwin van den Eshof Produced by: Nick Jongerius Written by: Erwin van den Eshof Main Cast: Eric Barnaud, Siem Berkhout, Mick de Lint, Joy Ehrlich, Jason, Gwen, Jenny Hsia, Kenan Raven, William Sutton, Mariëlle Woltring and
Diede Zillinger Molenaar |