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Lazarus Taxon

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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 brevi

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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

Else

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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 Employment

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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 Moon

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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 Familiar

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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
"A natural feel for genre rules that makes this fresh meat for gorehounds" - Variety

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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

2:22

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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)

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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 Hell

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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