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World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 11:00pm Run Time: 13m Country: Australia Synopsis: In the near future a brain deteriorating disease known as the ‘Hebedus virus' has swept across the Earth, rendering vast swathes of the population into an incurable vegetative state. In order to combat growing food shortages it has become the norm to slaughter the infected and sell their meat to be consumed under the name ‘brawn’.
When Heather, a middle-aged woman and casual consumer of brawn, discovers that her Father has contracted the disease she must take him to be processed but soon discovers that letting go isn't as easy as she first thought and a startling revelation will change her world forever. Directed by: Henry Boffin Produced by: Brittany Blacka Written by: Henry Boffin Main Cast: Ellen Bailey, Joel Pierce, John McNeill, Tanya Schneider, Charlotte Stent About the Director
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 Or Best Offer World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 11:00pm Run Time: 6m 46s Country: United States Synopsis: When Maureen places an online advertisement for her used coffee table, an unexpected buyer surprises her at home on a Friday night. Directed by: Sean Winans Produced by: Sean Winans Executive Producer(s): Sean Winans Written by: Sean Winans Main Cast: Joanne Spracklen
Brett Lorenzini About the Director
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 Stray World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 9:00pm Run Time: 12m 10s Country: Australia Synopsis: After three long years away, Thomas Elliot, a crippled war-hero, returns home expecting a heartfelt reunion with his beloved wife, Bonnie. However, their reunion takes an unexpected turn when Bonnie fails to recognise him. Thomas soon comes to realise that Bonnie’s life now revolves entirely around serving a sinister stray cat that has taken up residence in their house. As Bonnie commits bizarre and horrific acts in service of the stray, Thomas desperately tries to reconnect with her. Pushed to the brink of madness, Thomas soon comes to realise he is up against something far greater, older, and darker than he had ever imagined. Directed by: Dean W Law Produced by: Brenton Pinsent Written by: Katherine Chediak Putnam & Dean W Law Main Cast: Melinda Joan Reed and David Breen About the Director
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 REFORMED World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 9:00pm Run Time: 12m Country: Australia Synopsis: John, an old reformed criminal, is stranded after his release from prison and is forced to take public transport to a halfway house. His abrupt return to society instantly exposes him to old temptations that challenge his righteous, new-found path. John’s conflicted as suppressed memories of his childhood and dark past resurface. He begins to realise his faith may not be enough to keep his inner demons at bay. Directed by: Samantha Timms Produced by: Shanae Condon & Rhiannon Steffensen Written by: Samantha Timms Main Cast: Bob Newman, Caitlyn Shae Leo, Tai Mackenna, Lillian Horton, Cooper Rose About the Director
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 Mouras World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 9:00pm Run Time: 12m 42s Country: Spain Synopsis: Do you want to meet the fairies? Directed by: Olga Osorio Produced by: Miss Movies Written by: Olga Osorio Main Cast: Rosalía Castro
Machi Salgado
Claudia Suárez About the Director
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 Waterloo World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 9:00pm Run Time: 11m Country: United States Synopsis: In the backcountry of Missouri, an unhinged man struggles to murder his wife. Directed by: Nicolas Sicurella Produced by: Nicolas Sicurella & Mike Dazé Executive Producer(s): Nicolas Sicurella, Mike Dazé, Guy & Linda Sicurella, Matthew & Danielle Gerrish, Justin Strassfield, Dante & Jessica IaFrate Written by: Nicolas Sicurella & Ali Eldin Main Cast: Tracy Willet & Mike Dazé About the Director
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 The Converted World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 9:00pm Run Time: 13m 37s Country: United States Synopsis: After Mitch doesn't show up at a neighborhood bar on Halloween night, Josh and Trent decide to pay their evasive friend a visit at home. Directed by: Sean Winans Produced by: Sean Winans Executive Producer(s): Sean Winans Written by: Sean Winans Main Cast: Ryan Coyle
Michael K. Yeager
Jeannie Cole
Matt De La Garza
Alex Petrossian About the Director
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 The Familiar Fingers of Culture World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 7:00pm Run Time: 20m Country: United Kingdom Synopsis: The Familiar Fingers of Culture is a dark psychological horror that explores our societies’ extremes through a high-class escort and mother of one. Directed by: Conscian Morgan Produced by: Kamal Patel, Conscian Morgan and Remi Shaham Written by: Conscian Morgan Main Cast: Emma Connell, Lauren Dickenson & Stephen Schrieber About the Director
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 THE HAUNTED World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 1:00am Run Time: 1 hour 15 min Country: UK Synopsis: In a rambling, isolated house, Emily’s first night-shift as carer to an elderly dementia patient turns into a nightmare as she is tormented by a vengeful spirit and uncovers the house's dark secrets. Directed by: DAVID HOLROYD Produced by: CRISPIN MANSON, MATTHEW STRADLING, Executive Producer(s): PETER HAMPDEN, NORMAN MERRY Written by: DAVID HOLROYD Main Cast: SOPHIE STEVENS, NICK BAYLY, RAY MACALLAN, MAGGIE DANILES, KIRSTIE STEELE, VIRGINIA DENHAM About the Director
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 Maggie May World Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 11:00pm Run Time: 14m Country: Australia Synopsis: Two estranged sisters, Sam and Maggie, attempt to reconnect after the death of their mother. But Maggie isn’t interest in anything and that could be Sam’s worst nightmare. Directed by: Mia'kate Russell Produced by: Andre Lima Written by: Mia'kate Russell Main Cast: Lulu McClatchy, Katrina Mathers, Sophia Davey About the Director
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Henry Boffin is an independent filmmaker and writer based in Brisbane, Australia. A graduate of the Griffith Film School he
Sean was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Western Springs, Illinois where his passions were playing sports, watching movies and eating candy. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he wrote his first two feature-length screenplays. After moving out to Los Angeles, Sean realized he wanted to bring his writing to life, so he picked up a camera and began making short films. Never having a big budget or an extensive crew behind him, Sean has relied heavily on telling simple stories. OR BEST OFFER is an example of such.
Dean W Law is an emerging Australian director of sexually charged genre cinema, as well as one half of a husband and wife writing team with Brazilian-American writer, Katherine Chediak Putnam. The couple’s films attempt to distill the struggle between the masculine and the feminine into tightly plotted pulp entertainment. Dean teaches at Griffith Film School in Australia, and has created content for national and international brands including Disney Theatrical and the University of Queensland.
Samantha Timms is a writer/director of both factual and fictional content based in Brisbane, Australia. Graduating from the University of Southern Queensland with a Bachelor of Applied Media, she initially entered the film industry in the role of Assistant Director on several short films and two local feature films. Previously working for many notable Queensland companies such as Hoodlum, Taxi and Changer Studios, Samantha has established her film industry profile through producing and directing TVC’s and online content. In 2017, Samantha acted as Script Coordinator on the Hoodlum and ABC Studios International series Harrow before moving into a producer/director role for the factual production company Flickchicks . Sama
Olga Osorio. Director, writer, editor and producer of Mouras. Her first short fiction film, reStart (2015), was in the official selection of the Sitges Film Festival and featured at international film festivals, including Fantasia in Montreal, PIFFF in Paris, Les Utopiales in Nantes and BIFFF in Brussels and received a Vimeo Staff Pick Badge. Her second film, Einstein-Rosen (2016) won 64 awards and has been selected in more than 200 festivals, including Seattle IFFF (Best of Fest), Rhode Island Film Festival (Kidseye Prize), New York International Children Film Festival (Best of Fest), Sitges, Palm Springs, Leeds, etc. and selected of Short of the Week. Mouras was selected as a project for EuroConnection in Clermont-Ferrand.
Nick was born and raised in Long Island, New York. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Film. For his senior thesis film, he wrote and directed his first feature length film "Behind Closed Doors." In the summer of 2015, he moved to Los Angeles. His cross country road trip to LA with his best friends was pure inspiration for the feature length version of Waterloo. After completing the feature screenplay, and with the overwhelming support from friends and family, he was able to create a proof of concept, which showcases the opening of the feature: Waterloo.
Sean was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of Western Springs, Illinois where his passions were playing sports, watching movies and eating candy. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he wrote his first two feature-length screenplays. After moving out to Los Angeles, Sean realized he wanted to bring his writing to life, so he picked up a camera and began making short films. Being a huge fan of autumn and Halloween, Sean enjoyed capturing both in his film, THE CONVERTED.
Conscian Morgan is a self-taught filmmaker, with ten years’ experience writing, directing and producing for film and TV. Previously, he directed dystopian TV pilot, The Tower, which laid the foundation for his directorial horror debut and award-winning short film, Immure, which played at a plethora of international film festivals.
'THE HAUNTED' is Writer/Director David Holroyd’s second feature film. After directing many primetime UK television dramas his first film was the thriller ‘WMD’, shot entirely on surveillance cameras and called “enterprising and undeniably gripping” by The Guardian, who also awarded it three stars. WMD had a UK theatrical release, was acquired by fifteen countries and is now on iTunes. “Suspense and supernatural terror are my natural territory.”
Mia’kate Russell has written and directed multi award-winning shorts: ‘Auditioning Fanny’ (2012); ‘Swallow’ (2013), ‘Death By Muff’ (2014), and ‘Liz Drives’ (2017). She also has over 15 years industry experience and extends her work as a head of make-up and special effects artist. Credits include: ‘’What If It Works?” (2017); ‘Pawno” (2015); ‘Crawlspace’ (2012); ‘Red Hill’ (2010); ‘Zombieworld’ (2015); ‘Scare Campaign’ (2015), and shorts such as ‘Mrs McCutcheon’ (2017), ‘Emo, the Musical’ (2013); and ‘Yardbird’ (2012).