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The Changed

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
77 min.
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Something has taken possession of the hearts and minds of the populace. Kim (Clare Foley), Mac (Jason Alan Smith), and Jane (Carlee Avers) try to convince themselves it's paranoia, but before long the city is besieged by the changed. By the time they realize an alien intelligence has merged with their neighbor, Bill (Tony Todd), a horde of changed is amassing outside their suburban home.
Directed by: 
Michael Mongillo
Produced by: 
Taylor Warren and Eloise Asmuth
Written by: 
Michael Mongillo
Main Cast: 
Clare Foley, Jason Alan Smith, Carlee Avers, Doug Tompos, introducing Olivia Freer, with Kathy Searle, and Tony Todd
Writer/Director of "The Changed," Michael Mongillo
About the Director(s): 

Michael Mongillo's most recent feature film, the sci-fi chiller "The Changed" (2021), is the latest in a string of acclaimed work spanning two decades. "The Wind" (2001), a dreamy morality tale about misconceptions and murder, won Shriekfest's inaugural Best Picture award and earned the praise of maverick director Ralph Bakshi. His follow-up feature, the sci-fi dramedy "Welcome to Earth" (2005), was selected for NewFilmmakers NY and was the Closing Night Feature at the New England Film Festiv...read more

Meat

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 17, 2021 - 4:30pm
Run Time: 
6:26 minutes
Country: 
Spain
Synopsis: 
Mother wakes up in the middle of the night due to the noises coming from her daughter Angela's room. When she gets there, she realizes that her daughter is not behaving normally.
Directed by: 
Lander Castro
Produced by: 
Plantanoboligrafo Producciones, Amania Films
Executive Producer(s): 
Igor García, Lander Castro, Kevin iglesias
Written by: 
Lander Castro
Main Cast: 
Olatz Ganboa Sandra di Pietro Elías García
About the Director(s): 

Since 2015 he has worked in the editing department of different productions, among which are “Errementari” (Paul Urkijo), “Hondar Ahoak” (Koldo Almandoz) or “Baby” by Juanma Bajo Ulloa. In 2021 he directed his first professional short film "Carnívoro" with the help of the ICAA, he received the support of ZINEBI FILM FESTIVAL to shoot a short documentary entitled "Mamuak" (Ghosts) and win the money prize for writing a feature film with his project "Sustraiak" (Roots).

The Rickety Man

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 17, 2021 - 2:15pm
Run Time: 
15m
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 
Edward, a distant widower discovering his children are grieving their mother's death in their own terrifying way, after having met a mysterious entity in the woods.
Directed by: 
Cameron Gallagher
Produced by: 
Zack Porlier, Cameron Gallagher, Jeremiah Lewis
Executive Producer(s): 
Paul Grammatico, David Dammerman, Cameron Gallagher, Kurtis Martin, Linda Porlier
Written by: 
Jeremiah Lewis
Main Cast: 
Ava Torres Russell Shealy Wyatt Cary Allison GiamBruno
About the Director(s): 

Cameron was raised in Upstate New York, where his passion for filmmaking began with a VHS camcorder creating short skits with his brother, Grant. During Highschool and beyond, Cameron has made hundreds of skits, shorts, commercials, and wedding videos since then, including Crypt TV's "The Forgotten" & "The Alive" under his production company with producing partner Zack Porlier. The whole team coming together, helped Cameron step up for the biggest short to date, The Rickety Man.

Shielded

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 6:15pm
Run Time: 
21 mins
Country: 
The Netherlands
Synopsis: 
Amidst a worldwide pandemic, two young sisters are stuck in an isolated home. An odd man appears in a hazmat, claiming he can help..
Directed by: 
Jan Verdijk
Produced by: 
Daniel Dow
Written by: 
Jan Verdijk
Main Cast: 
Nola Elvis Kemper Femke de Booys Ward Weemhoff
About the Director(s): 

Jan Verdijk (1987) is a Dutch writer/director of psychological horror film.

Jan made himself known with WILD (2018), winning the prestigious Méliès d’Or at Sitges Film Festival. A promising filmmaker on the rise who's talent for direction & world-building has been recognised by multiple Triple A festivals (A STRANGER FROM THE PAST (2020), VALT EEN MAN UIT DE LUCHT (2017).

Bring Out The Fear

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 2:15pm
Run Time: 
73 min
Country: 
Ireland
Synopsis: 
Rosie and Dan are a couple in a doomed relationship. While taking a final walk in their favourite forest, they find it has trapped them in an unsolvable maze. The paths lead nowhere, the trees never end, the sun never sets, and a sinister presence stalks and torments them, trying to drive them insane... There is no escape. But what exactly are they hiding? This dark folk horror will leave you questioning what is real and what is malicious trickery.
Directed by: 
Richard Waters
Produced by: 
Alison Scarff & Richard Waters
Executive Producer(s): 
Michael McCudden, Sebastian Guest
Written by: 
Richard Waters
Main Cast: 
Ciara Bailey, Tad Morari, James Devlin
Richard Waters
About the Director(s): 

Richard is a Dublin, Ireland born director and editor. With a love of horror, it was obvious the choice for his first feature film would be a romcom; 2013's The O’Briens, which appeared in festivals worldwide. In early 2012, along with producer Alison Scarff and fellow filmmaker Michael McCudden, Richard co-founded the production company Weird Pretty Pictures, producing the mystery-thriller Sodium Party, followed by his second feature film as director; In A Stranger’s House. Off the back of t...read more

Isolation

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Friday, October 15, 2021 - 7:15pm
Run Time: 
1:44:13
Country: 
USA, Berlin, UK
Synopsis: 
Woven together are nine tales of terror that follow isolated citizens from around the world as they confront their darkest fears in an attempt to survive an increasingly deadly outbreak.
Directed by: 
Larry Fessenden, Andrew Kasch, Dennie Gordon, Bobby Roe, Alix Austin & Keir Siewert, Christian Pasquariello, Alexandra Neary, Zach Passero ,Adam Brown & Kyle I. Kelley
Produced by: 
Nathan Crooker, James P. Gannon
Executive Producer(s): 
Nathan Crooker
Written by: 
Larry Fessenden, Cody Goodfellow, Dennie Gordon, Zack Andrews & Bobby Roe, Kyle I. Kelley & Adam Brown, Keir Siewert, Zach Passero, Alexandrea Neary, Christian Pasquariello
Main Cast: 
Larry Fessenden, Dennie Gordon, Graham Denman, Damien Gerard, Bobby Roe Sunny Roe, Bodhi Roe, Adam Brown, Alix Austin, Hannah Passero Marieh Delfino, Alex Weed, Fine Belger, Hans Gurbig

Imaginary Portrait

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
13 minutes 54 seconds
Country: 
Argentina
Synopsis: 
Through the creation of a family portrait, a mentally imbalanced young artist connects with her dead mother to exact revenge on her ghoulish father and abusive grandfather.
Directed by: 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell
Produced by: 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell & Cameron Wheeler
Executive Producer(s): 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell & Cameron Wheeler
Written by: 
Felipe Martinez Carbonell
Main Cast: 
Cecilia Li Causi, Julio Chianetta, Mirko Buchin, Ludmila Almoualem
Felipe Martinez Carbonell
About the Director(s): 

Felipe Martinez Carbonell is an award winning director, producer, writer, and editor born on October 21, 1990 in Rosario, Argentina. His first short film "Llantos" (translated as "Tears" in English) was selected by FEISAL (Federation of Schools of Image and Sound of Latin America) to be screened across the entire region of Latin America. His second short film Momento (translated as "Moment" in English), which he wrote, directed, edited, and produced, won Best Short Film at the Latin American ...read more

The Mad Shagger

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
17 min 24
Country: 
Scotland
Synopsis: 
A woman searches for a missing loved one who, unknown to her, has been afflicted with a terrible curse.
Directed by: 
Ciaran Lyons
Produced by: 
Beth Allan, Jack Cowhig
Written by: 
Ciaran Lyons
Main Cast: 
Ryan Cloud, Julie Maclellan, Eva Magyar, Matthew Zajac
About the Director(s): 

Ciaran Lyons is a Scottish director, based in Glasgow. After dropping out of architecture, he taught himself the ropes of filmmaking while directing colourful and chaotic music videos full of DIY visual effects. His debut short folk-horror film The Motorist received a Scottish BAFTA nomination.

The Dead Collectors

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 14, 2021 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
12.51
Country: 
UK
Synopsis: 
During a pandemic in an alternate reality, two men have the job of collecting the deceased.
Directed by: 
Brendan Cleaves
Produced by: 
Theo Clarke
Executive Producer(s): 
Paul Nickolas & Brendan Cleaves
Written by: 
Craig Tuohy
Main Cast: 
Ivan Kaye & Elliot Langridge
About the Director(s): 

Brendan is an award-winning writer and director. After running around Camden with a camera shooting local bands music videos, he thought the only way to make a dent into the professional world of promo directing was to write the music as well. He got a guitar, learnt to play, a year later his band won the biggest battle of the bands in the world and the music video he directed got nominated for a UK MVA. Soon after he was signed to a production company and spent a few years directing music vi...read more

The Departure

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North American Premiere
Showtime: 
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
10m 30s
Country: 
Netherlands
Synopsis: 
Nora has had a rough year. The situation is not getting better when she keeps running into the same man...
Directed by: 
Nico van den Brink
Produced by: 
NL Film en TV Sabine Brian Kaja Wolffers Ronald Versteeg
Written by: 
Nico van den Brink
Main Cast: 
Sallie Harmsen André Dongelmans Jip Smit
About the Director(s): 

Nico van den Brink is a film director, based in Amsterdam. He studied Film at the University of Amsterdam and Fiction Directing at the Netherlands Film Academy. Nico has a passion for horror and magical realism.

His horror short Sweet Tooth (2017) was picked up by New Line Cinema and is currently being developed into a feature film with James Wan and Michael Clear’s Atomic Monster and Chris Bender’s Good Fear producing.

The Burden (2019) was acquired by JS Entertainment and Star...read more