Alma MaterWorld Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 5:40 Country: U.S.A. Synopsis: Arthur discovers disturbing information while reading his father's high school yearbook. Directed by: Matthew P. Higgins Produced by: Allan Zhang Tran Written by: Matthew P. Higgins Main Cast: Landon Moss, Carol Kaufman & Jake Speer About the Director(s): Matthew P. Higgins, a New Orleans native, graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a BA in Film and Television Production. He is based in Los Angeles and works as a Physical Production Coordinator at Warner Bros. Pictures. Matthew writes, directs, edits, and produces short films, winning various awards. He continued his efforts into 2021 to create his latest film, ALMA MATER. |
Father of FliesWorld Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 80 minutes Country: USA / UK Synopsis: A haunting tale of family life. A vulnerable young boy finds his mother pushed out of the family home by a strange new woman, and he must confront the terrifying supernatural forces that seem to move in with her. Directed by: Ben Charles Edwards Produced by: Kirsty Bell Executive Producer(s): Kirsty Bell, Phil McKenzie Written by: Ben Charles Edwards, Nadia Doherty Main Cast: Nicholas Tucci, Camilla Rutherford, Davi Santos, Page Ruth, Keaton Tetlow, Colleen Heidemann About the Director(s): Ben Charles Edwards is a British film director, producer and writer. Upon the release of Edwards' feature debut, The British Film Institute remarked that "Charles Edwards’ has crafted distinctive, admirable work that seems to have emerged from the unseen margins of British cinema." 2020 saw Edwards' direct and produce Father of Flies, a psychological horror set and shot in Suffern upstate New York. The movie stars Camilla Rutherford in a leading role. The film was based on a story Edw...read more |
FINAL PICKUPScreens with the feature film Father of Flies World Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 7m Country: U.S. Synopsis: A share ride driver struggles with what to do when he realizes that there is something very wrong with the passengers in his backseat. Directed by: Kraig Krueger Produced by: Patrick Meraz Executive Producer(s): Kraig Krueger, Ashley Undercuffler, Kevin Caliber Written by: Chloé Harper Gold Main Cast: Justin Gubersky, Kevin Caliber, Ashley Undercuffler About the Director(s): Kraig Krueger grew up moving across the U.S., and after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps he used the G.I. Bill to go to school for filmmaking. Kraig has been based out of Los Angeles since 2013 where he continues to collaborate with others on a variety of projects. Although having worked on all forms of television and movies, Kraig has always had the most fun working within the horror genre. |
Some ThingWorld Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm Run Time: 8 Minutes Country: United States Synopsis: Kate arrives home to find a bloody body in her kitchen and her husband Mark in the middle of a manic episode, convinced that the dead man on the ground is something other than human. Directed by: Dan Riesser Produced by: Dan Riesser, Cody Cundiff, Ryan Walsh Written by: Dan Riesser Main Cast: Jonah Ray, Kari Pickering About the Director(s): I am a writer, director and post production supervisor based in Los Angeles. I have directed shorts, music videos, web videos, comedy sketches and one feature film. I have 3 daughters all under the age of 5 and I am currently very tired. |
Dreamboard NightmareWorld Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm Run Time: 16:58 Country: United States Synopsis: A chaotic love story based on true events.
Dysfunctional couple kidnap a successful real-estate broker, in an attempt to jumpstart their unrealistic aspirations for a better life. Directed by: Joe Zerull Produced by: Anne Paul,
Erik Schaffer,
Michael Paul Written by: Joe Zerull Main Cast: Mac DeVille,
Bobby Murray,
Anne Paul,
Sara Wegener,
Jeff De Leon About the Director(s): Joe Zerull is a truly independent filmmaker based in the midwest. He founded Natural Wipe Films for his debut feature film A Cadaver Christmas, an ultra low/no budget horror Christmas zombie comedy. He has produced several high quality horror short films since then, in the hopes to one day produce another feature film with a real budget. |
MitowolksyphonWorld Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm Run Time: 11:20 Country: United States Synopsis: A young man lives in a mansion alone after his parents' death. His days are routine and unimportant, though hints of a deep, inhuman rage sometimes seep through. When the family physician pays him a surprise visit, a truth is uncovered. Directed by: Jacque Rabie Produced by: Jacque Rabie Written by: Jacque Rabie Main Cast: Greg Lucey
Jacque Rabie About the Director(s): Jacque Rabie is a writer/director based in Los Angeles, California. He began his creative endeavors through game design and iPhone game development, but quickly found that his passion for those mediums extended even deeper in filmmaking. Since then he's studied directing at Chapman University's Dodge College, and is gearing up to direct an independent feature heading into production at the end of the year. Mitowolksyphon was his "quarantine project" made without a crew and only the hel...read more |
Preston CastleWorld Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 5:00pm Run Time: 25:47 Country: USA Synopsis: Preston Castle is known for paranormal activity. The Screamfest team had the opportunity to spend the night in Preston Castle, one of the most haunted places in California. Directed by: The Boxleitner Brothers Produced by: Rachel Belofsky, Karen Martin, Boxleitner Brothers Written by: The Boxleitner Brothers Main Cast: Sam Boxleitner Lee Boxleitner Dave Jacobsen and Richard Trejo |
My Mother MaryScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 11:37 Country: United States Synopsis: A young boy begins to suspect his mother may be possessed by a demonic entity. Directed by: David Lee & Alex Pappas Produced by: David Lee & Alex Pappas Written by: David Lee & Alex Pappas Main Cast: CHARLIE - Harrison Andrews
MARY - Marilyn Sanabria About the Director(s): Alex and David both graduated from Emerson College with majors in Film Production. Since re-connecting in Los Angeles, they've been writing / directing partners on everything from short films to music videos. |
MetaVisionScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 12:06 Country: UNITED STATES Synopsis: Malcolm is an angry 26 year old who lives on the fringes of society. While desperately straddling the blurred lines of sanity, Malcolm receives a self-help tape in the mail from an unusual organisation called MetaVision. Soon, Malcolm finds himself slowly deconstructing his own identity as well as the societal constructs around him, as the tape might offer more than just harmless advice. Directed by: Jai Love Produced by: Jai Love, Basia Stefaniak Written by: Spencer T. Heath, Jai Love Main Cast: David Yow
Spencer T. Heath
Paul Ford
Drew Tietz
Greg Puciato About the Director(s): Jai Love is an emerging filmmaker from Sydney, Australia. Jai began making short films with his friends from an early age, with an interest in the darker aspects of human behaviour. Jai interned for Tommy Lee Jones on the 2014 feature film The Homesman, before returning to Australia to study at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. During this time, Jai realised his interest in both documentary and in California's punk music scenes, resulting in Dead Hands Dig Deep (2016) working w...read more |
MiniatureScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 10:10 Country: U.S.A. Synopsis: A young woman discovers the strange reality of the town where her best friend disappeared. Now they must get out before it's too late. Directed by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. Produced by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. - James Preston - Gigi Gustin Written by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. Main Cast: Jenna Kanell
Gigi Gustin
Peter Xifo About the Director(s): Emmy-nominated, award winning filmmaker and Top 200 Director on HBO's Project Greenlight. Born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Central Florida, Gonzalez showed an interest in film at an early age. Spending most of his youth making home movies with neighborhood friends, he never had any doubt about his path to storytelling in film. After graduating high school and without a way to pay for film school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Immediately following Basic Combat Training, Gonzal...read more |