 Things We DigScreens with A Ghost Waits and the following short films: BOS | Feed Your Muse | Masterpiece | Mourn | Theourgia | Things We Dig | Seasonal Depression 
West Coast Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 18:46 Country: USA Synopsis: Lucretia, Kuni, Helge and Brynn are vampires living together under one roof and seem to be settled in rather nicely, each pursuing their hobbies and other undead pleasures. However, in order to function in today’s society and pass as mere mortals, they want to earn an honest living by offering a unique ‘cleaning and disposal’ service. Hoping to boost their struggling business, they hire a small film crew to make a commercial for the dark net. Naturally, it doesn’t take long for human and vampire cooperation to dissolve over bloody creative differences. Will the commercial ever see the light of day and will it please the vampires? Directed by: Pia Thrasher Produced by: Pia Thrasher, Stephen Mickelsen Executive Producer(s): Jeremy Katz, J.R. Thrasher Written by: Pia Thrasher Main Cast: Jenn Larson, Pia Thrasher, Cat Forrest, Morgan Marlow, Marc Biagi, Stephanie Scurry, Patrick Russel Burton, Deepti Kingra Mickelsen  About the Director(s): Pia Thrasher is an actor, filmmaker and visual artist originally from Germany, where she studied the arts at the E.T.A. Hoffman Gymnasium. She majored in English and graduated from the Euro Sprachschule Bamberg as a Foreign Language Correspondent. Pia's acting experience started around 5th grade in school theatre and several small stage productions in her hometown in Germany. Soon after immigrating to the U.S. she tasted 'movie blood' while working on several film sets as an extra, including ...read more     |
 StalkersScreens with these short films: The Chairmaster | The History of Monsters | I Love Eve | Let The Ghost Pass | Necro-Men | Out of Order | The Rule of Three | Stalkers West Coast Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 12, 2020 - 7:30pm Run Time: 11 minutes 3 seconds Country: U.S Synopsis: A story about two stalkers who are stalking each other for different purposes Directed by: Dongjun Kim Produced by: Jiani Zhou Written by: Dongjun Kim Main Cast: Jordan Carlson, Ronaldo Madera  About the Director(s): Writer/Director Dongjun Kim is originally from Seoul, South Korea. He is currently an international student in New York Film Academy in Burbank. He recently directed the short film, "Stalkers," that is currently in circuit. He won and nominated from several international film festivals that is represented on the record list. He is currently working on another short/feature film that he hopes to shoot in 2020. |
 HellevateScreens with Caveat and the following short films: Day 14 | Hellevate | Hostile | The Little One | A Night at Camp Heebie Jeebie | Sclera Absentia | You and Me West Coast Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 4 minutes 10 seconds Country: USA Synopsis: A man must deal with an elevator company's incompetent customer service while stuck between floors. Directed by: Dusty Brown Produced by: Dusty Brown, Adam Teninbaum Written by: Dusty Brown Main Cast: Dusty Brown  About the Director(s): Dusty Brown is a filmmaker, actor and musician. Most recently he co-wrote a pilot for SHOWTIME with Glenn Kessler and currently has a project in development with Tony Hale attached to star. His short film "The Nobodies" (Vimeo Staff Pick, Funny or Die Staff Pick, Short of the Week Staff Pick) featured Jim Gaffigan, Tony Hale, Jack McBrayer, Ellie Kemper and Sutton Foster and is being developed into a feature. As a songwriter, Dusty's first album was developed into a play called "The Ballad ...read more |
 FACELIFTScreens with anonymous animals and the following short films: Clean | The Creeping Darkness | Facelift | Psycho Therapy | Temporary Void of Reason | Woodland Cemetary West Coast Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 1:30am Run Time: 15:12 minutes Country: United States Synopsis: Essie is a middle-aged, depressed woman who is unhappy with the lines and wrinkles age has brought her way. One day she receives a mysterious mask that helps her retrieve her lost beautiful, youthful looks. But there are strict rules to be followed, the violation of which may lead to sinister consequences. Directed by: Virat Pal Produced by: Nehal G Pal,
Virat Pal Executive Producer(s): Medha Jaishankar Written by: Virat Pal Main Cast: Cara Loften,
Nell Rutledge-Leverenz,
Carly Jones,
Penny Orloff,
Rashmi Rustagi  About the Director(s): Virat Pal is an Indian writer/director based in Los Angeles. A graduate in Advertising from Mumbai University, Virat began his career in marketing and sales working for Google, before making the transition to films. After completing his education from UCLA where he did a professional program in Screenwriting and Cinematography, he wrote and directed his first short DOXPARA - a 14 min Science fiction film that premiered at FilmQuest Film Festival in Utah. Virat followed this short wit...read more |
 Good HeadScreens 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 West Coast Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 8:02 Country: USA Synopsis: A man awakens in a strange room to discover he no longer has a body. Directed by: Izzy Ezagui Produced by: Sonja Mereu & Nicholas Paul Ybbara Executive Producer(s): Haim Saban & Tony Ruben Written by: Izzy Ezagui Main Cast: Jeremy Scharf
Max Faugno
Rick Howland
Spencer Weitzel  About the Director(s): Izzy Ezagui is the world’s only one-armed Special Forces sharpshooter. After losing his dominant arm in combat, he literally soldiered on. When it comes to channeling resilience and beating the odds, Izzy credits his appetite for the arts. After all, the stories we tell ourselves often serve as the fuel to keep us going. Izzy's obsession with story began when he was a kid in Miami, consuming Animorphs, The Hardy Boys, and all of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld—probably all before he...read more |
 Sins of a WerewolfScreens with Halloween West Coast Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 22 minutes Country: Ireland Synopsis: When a seasoned parish priest is bitten on the arse by a mysterious animal, he begins transforming into a werewolf every full moon. The ensuing bloodshed leads to a resurgence in Mass attendances from fearful locals, much to the delight of his senior colleagues. Directed by: David Prendeville Produced by: Michael Byrne, Eoin Canny, David Prendeville Written by: David Prendeville Main Cast: Paul Kennedy, Lalor Roddy, Elva Trill, Rynagh O'Grady About the Director(s): David Prendeville is an Irish film-maker based in Dublin, originally from County Kerry. He holds an M. Phil in Film Theory and History from Trinity College Dublin. He has worked in a variety of roles in the film industry since graduating from college. He has also worked as a freelance film critic. 'Sins of a Werewolf' marks his debut as writer-director. |
 We Summon the DarknessQ&A with Keean Johnson, Logan Miller, Maddie Hasson, Amy Forsyth and Austin Swift West Coast Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 18, 2019 - 2:30am Run Time: 1 hour 23 min Country: USA Synopsis: In 1988, three best friends Alexis (Alex Daddario), Val and Beverly embark on a road trip to a heavy metal music festival where they bond with three guys in a band. After the show, the group heads off to Alexis’ parents' secluded country home for an afterparty. What should be a night of fun and youthful debauchery instead takes a dark and deadly turn. With killers on the loose, can anyone be trusted? Directed by: Marc Meyers Produced by: Kyle Tekiela, Mark Lane, Christian Armogida, Jarod Einsohn Written by: Alan Trezza Main Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Keean Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, Logan Miller, Maddie Hasson, Amy Forsyth, Austin Swift |
 WoundsQ&A with director Babak Anvari, producers Lucan Toh & Christopher Kopp, and actors Jim Klock and Terrence Rosemore. Moderated by Brian Collins of Birth.Movies.Death West Coast Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 4:30am Run Time: 1 hour 34 min Country: USA Synopsis: Will (Armie Hammer) is a bartender in New Orleans. He has a great job, great friends, and a girlfriend, Carrie (Dakota Johnson), who loves him. He skates across life’s surface, ignoring complications and concentrating on enjoying the moment. One night at the bar, a violent brawl breaks out, which injures one of his regular customers and causes some college kids to leave behind a cell phone in their haste. Will begins receiving disturbing texts and calls from the stranger’s phone. While Will hopes to not get involved, Carrie gets lost down a rabbit hole investigating this strange malevolence. They’ve discovered something unspeakable, and it’s crawling slowly into the light.
Written for the Screen and Directed By Babak Anvari the Award-Winning Director of Under the Shadow. Directed by: Babak Anvari Produced by: Babak Anvari, Christopher Kopp, Lucan Toh Written by: Babak Anvari Main Cast: Dakota Johnson, Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz |
 The Fortune TellerScreens with The Digger you Deep West Coast Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 4:23 Country: USA Synopsis: Things get freaky when a little girl finds an origami fortune teller. Directed by: David Ferino Produced by: Bryce McGuire Executive Producer(s): Isaiah Smallman Written by: David Ferino Main Cast: McKaley Miller
Leilene Stewart
Melinda Dekay  About the Director(s): David began his career as an intern for Martin Scorsese while studying film at NYU. Immediately after graduating he moved to Los Angeles to co-direct and edit CURE FOR PAIN, a feature-length rock doc chronicling the life and music of Morphine’s Mark Sandman. The project was repped by The Gersh Agency and distributed by Cinetic. From the film’s success, he found himself in the world of content creation. Clients include Google, Vice, Red Bull, Proctor & Gamble, and NBC-Universal. Since 2012 he’s p...read more |
 The Deeper You DigQ&A with John Adams & Zelda Adams will follow the screening. West Coast Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 16, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 1:35:26 Country: USA Synopsis: Ivy and Echo are not your typical mother-daughter team. Ivy, once a talented psychic, makes an easy buck as a bogus tarot card reader; 14 year- old Echo likes old jazz, hunting, and black lipstick.
When reclusive Kurt moves down the road to restore an abandoned farmhouse, an accident leads to Echo’s murder, and suddenly three lives collide in mysterious and wicked ways. Kurt assumes he can hide his secret under the ground. But Echo burrows into his head until he can feel her in his bones. As she haunts his every move, trying to reach her mother from beyond, Ivy must dig deep to see the signs and prove that love won’t stay buried. Directed by: John Adams & Toby Poser Produced by: Toby Poser Executive Producer(s): Toby Poser Written by: Toby Poser & John Adams Main Cast: John Adams, Toby Poser, Zelda Adams  About the Director(s): John Adams, Toby Poser, and their daughters, Lulu and Zelda, are a film making family under the creative marquee of Wonder Wheel Productions. They have 5 features under their belts: Rumblestrips (2012), Knuckle Jack (2013), The Shoot (2014), Halfway to Zen (2016)— all earning a hearty reception on the indie festival circuit, including Best in Show and Audience awards— and their latest The Deeper You Dig (2019). For each they've employed the same DIY ethic: between the four of them (well, now thr...read more |