 A Good Woman Is Hard to FindQ&A with director Abner Pastoll 
US Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 97 min Country: United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland Synopsis: A dynamic killer thriller, with its finger firmly on the pulse of stark social commentary and shattering suspense.
Recently widowed mother of two Sarah is desperate to know who murdered her husband in front of her young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life drug dealer stash narcotics stolen from the local Mr Big, she’s forced into taking drastic action to protect her downtrodden submissive to take charge vigilante. Directed by: Abner Pastoll Produced by: Junyoung Jang, Guillaume Benski Written by: Ronan Blaney Main Cast: Sarah Bolger, Andrew Simpson, Edward Hogg About the Director(s): Abner’s debut feature ROAD GAMES, a France-UK co-production, has been distributed worldwide including theatrically in the US by IFC Films, in the UK & Ireland by ICON, in France by Sony and in Korea by CJ Entertainment. His short film ME OR THE DOG premiered in Coup de Coeur at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 and had a limited theatrical release in London the following year. A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND is his second feature.    |
 Bedtime Story US Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 14, 2019 - 3:00am Run Time: 9m Country: Spain Synopsis: A witch that is observing from the apartment across the street and a story no child should ever hear. Dani is trying to sleep on the top bunkbed, while his mother is telling Lucas a story on the one below... but who is actually the woman telling the story? Better not take a look... Directed by: Lucas Paulino, Ángel Torres Produced by: Emilio Aragón, Chelo Loureiro, Itziar Puga, Amaro González, Paco Rodríguez Written by: Lucas Paulino, Ángel Torres Main Cast: Nerea Barros, Ismael Palacios, Alberto Sánchez, Miguel Galbín About the Director(s): BEDTIME STORY is the first short film for both filmmakers. Before this, they have filmmed very successful spots in Spain. |
 Getting Off Early US Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 13, 2019 - 11:00pm Run Time: 2:31 Country: Estonia Synopsis: To celebrate a profitable quarter, Ramon's boss let everyone have a half day and go home early. Now at home, Ramon is ready to enjoy the rest of the afternoon. Little does he know that something is about to happen that will ruin his plans and force him to make a life-changing decision. Directed by: Noah Ambrose Produced by: Noah Ambrose Written by: Noah Ambrose Main Cast: Ramon Zagoto  About the Director(s): Noah has directed, shot and edited a wide variety of content including documentary and fiction films, music videos, interviews and various promotional content. Originally from California, he moved to Europe in 2017 to pursue a master's degree in cinematography. Now finished, he is currently living in Tallinn, Estonia and is co-owner of Footcandle Productions. |
 MINOTAURO US Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 13, 2019 - 11:00pm Run Time: 9m 15s Country: Spain Synopsis: A man comes round after a huge hangover. Everything is in its right place, his impressive house on the top of a cliff overlooking the sea, his 25 year old whisky in the safe, his revolver, recently used, in his trembling hand and the bodies of his wife and his brother-in-law lying on the white floor of the living room.Everything pints to him, a monster in his personal labyrinth who knows he is guilty of many things, who knows that sooner or later he will pay for them.What he does not yet know is how he will be punished.But he won’t take long in finding out. Directed by: Greg A. Sebastian Produced by: PETER & PAN PRODUCTIONS S.L. Written by: Daniel Díez Colinas Main Cast: Ramón Langa / Hubert
Ana Álvarez / Vera
Magnolia Martínez / Juliet
Pablo Pacheco / Cuñado/Brother in law
Lourdes Moreno /Dora  About the Director(s): He studied film at the Center for Cinematographic Studies of Catalonia and the University of Valladolid, and graduated in Geography and History from the University of Alicante. After leaving the country of Neverland he started his own path as a professional directing advertisements, documentaries and music videos. While trying to figure out how to return to Neverland - where he should never have left - he spends his time telling stories with images and advertising for brands that sell dreams ...read more  |
 The Collector US Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 13, 2019 - 7:00pm Run Time: 10:40 Country: Brazil Synopsis: When faced with a major problem, a drug dealer seeks an unconventional help. Directed by: Marcus Alqueres Produced by: Marcus Alqueres and Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra Written by: Marcus Alqueres Main Cast: Stefano Capuzzi Lapietra, Nathália Boga and Plínio Soares.  About the Director(s): Marcus Alqueres is a Canadian-Brazilian filmmaker with narrative works featured around the globe, including his critically acclaimed short film, The Flying Man, with over 20 million views and soon to become a feature film. Marcus also has performed accomplished works within the visual effects department on blockbusters such as 300, Rise of The Planet of The Apes and The Adventures of Tintin. |
 Leach US Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 13, 2019 - 1:00am Run Time: 8:44 Country: Australia Synopsis: The foundations of reality peel away in a passing moment in the life of Annalise. Reflected in the glass and seeping out of the shadows, a figure follows, soaking up normality, not everything is as it seems. Directed by: Rebecca Thompson Produced by: Paige Gibson Written by: Rebecca Thompson Main Cast: Eleanor Webster & Marie Werrett About the Director(s): Rebecca has an established reputation for crafting stirring thriller narratives and transforming them into ruminative, visually musing short films. After the success of her graduating short film "Requisiton", Rebecca moved onto her post-graduate project with a personal story that engages audiences and motivates reflection of the sufferings of our own. Rebecca was awarded the 2019 Medea Films "Recognition of Excellance" Award for her work on 'Leach'. |
 Amandine US Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 11:00pm Run Time: 18m Country: Spain Synopsis: Amandine is a kind, extroverted Postdoc student who is living temporarily at a student residence. Oscar is the doctor who works at the infirmary, as well as her friend.
As the rest of the students leave the residence for the holidays, Amandine is forced to stay on a few more days to finish her Postdoc. Her relationship with Oscar intensifies.
When the day arrives for Amandine to leave, Oscar finds an unusual way for Amandine to stay with him, perhaps forever... Directed by: J.C. Mostaza Produced by: M. Prada, K. Prada, J. Prada, J.C. Mostaza, P. López Executive Producer(s): M. Prada, K. Prada, J. Prada, J.C. Mostaza, P. López Written by: J.C. Mostaza Main Cast: Mariam Hernández, Javier Pereira  About the Director(s): J.C. Mostaza is a computer engineer and has a PhD in Audiovisual Communication. He began in the world of CGI and VFX, receiving more than 100 international awards for his short 3D animation films: Broken Wire (2006), Casitas (2008) and Down to the Wire (2016). He has been nominated for the Goya Awards, has won the Biznaga de Plata at the Malaga Festival, the Premio Feroz cinemaJove, and so on. He is currently a founding member of the production company The Cathedral Media Productions S.L. In ...read more |
 Hand in Hand US Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 6:30pm Run Time: 3m 40s Country: Switzerland Synopsis: Only a formal handshake separates two politicians from a sealed contract. But as both stubbornly try to gain the upper hand within the gesture, their grim intransigence takes on a monstrous life of its own. Directed by: Ennio Ruschetti Produced by: Zürich university of the arts Written by: Ennio Ruschetti Main Cast: Jürg Plüss
Jürg Bünzli
Urs-Peter Wolters  About the Director(s): Ennio was born 1994 in Mendrisio, Switzerland. |
 She Never DiedQ&A with director Audrey Cummings, David Miller, Olunike Adeliyi and Mike Mason US Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 11, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 1 hour 29 min Country: Canada Synopsis: Lacey, a socially detached loner is cursed with immortality and her never-ending tedium of existence. In her attempts to keep her compulsions in check, she seeks out the darkest souls humanity has to offer. Lacey must now face her own inner demons while simultaneously finding her next meal. Directed by: Audrey Cummings Produced by: Jennifer Mesich Executive Producer(s): Bill Marks, David Miller, Audrey Cummings, Dan Peel, Zach Hagen, Jason Krawczyk Written by: Jason Krawczyk Main Cast: Oluniké Adeliyi,
Peter MacNeill,
Kiana Madeira,
Michelle Nolden,
Noah Danby  About the Director(s): Quebec born Audrey Cummings has directed, written and produced several award winning films including the the highly successful horror film Berkshire County which won her ten top prize festival awards including Best Feature Film and Best Director awards, and her sci-fi/fantasy thriller Darken which won her four awards internationally. Audrey just recently completed her third feature film She Never Died, an immortal action thriller that is just beginning its festival run. She also made 9 short f...read more |
 TrickQ&A with Omar Epps, Jamie Kennedy, Ellen Adair, Tom Atkins and director Patrick Lussier moderated by Brian Collins of Birth.Movies.Death US Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 1 hour 37 min Country: USA Synopsis: On Halloween night in 2015, Patrick “Trick” Weaver massacred his classmates at a costume party. After being arrested, he managed to escape police custody, but not before being shot five times by Detective Mike Denver (Epps). Everyone believes Trick must be dead, but when a masked killer reappears the following Halloween, and every Halloween after that, they realize the nightmare is not over. With Trick wreaking havoc and killing innocent people in increasingly terrifying ways, Denver will stop at nothing to finish what he started and bring the carnage to an end. Directed by: Patrick Lussier Produced by: Ita Kennedy, Ellen S. Wander Written by: Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier Main Cast: Omar Epps, Kristina Reyes, Jamie Kennedy, Tom Atkins |