 The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Showtime: Saturday, October 24, 2020 - 2:30am Run Time: 1 hour 37 min Country: USA Synopsis: Dr. Bill Cortner (Patrick D. Green), a brilliant but ethically-challenged surgeon, revives the severed head of his recently deceased fiancée, Jan Compton (Rachael Perrell Fosket). Ignoring her pleas for a quick death, Bill vows to find Jan a new body by any means necessary—a task that takes him through the seedy underbelly of the city in search of “the perfect body.” All the while, Jan uses her newfound psychic abilities to communicate with another of Bill’s failed experiments. Together, they plot their revenge… Directed By: Derek Carl Produced By: Molly Preston, Derek Carl, Hank Huffman, Daniel Treacy, Alex Tiefenthaler Executive Producer(s): Molly Preston, Derek Carl, Hank Huffman, Daniel Treacy, Alex Tiefenthaler Written By: Hank Huffman Main Cast: Patrick D. Green, Rachael Perrell Fosket, Jason Reynolds, Mia Allen, David Withers, Robert Blanche  About the Director(s): Derek Carl is a director based out of Portland, OR. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and studied Civil Engineering at Gonzaga University. But after graduating, Derek couldn't help but pursue his passion for film, and later moved to Portland, Oregon where he began his filmmaking career. Derek is the co-founder of Portland-based Flagship Features, and the founder of New York-based Coalition Studios. The Brain That Wouldn't Die is Derek's feature length directing debut. |
 ThirstScreens with the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 90 minutes Country: Iceland Synopsis: Hulda is a drug addict, arrested and accused of murdering her brother. After she is let go because of insufficient evidence, she meets Hjörtur, a thousand-year-old vampire. Together they have to fight a cult while being investigated by a rogue detective. Directed by: Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Gaukur Úlfarsson Produced by: Haraldur Hrafn Thorlacius Written by: Björn Leó Brynjarsson Main Cast: Hjörtur Sævar Steinason, Hulda Lind Kristinsdóttir, Jens Jensson |
 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)Screens with the short Abracitos and Teething. No Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 4:45am Run Time: 1h 36min Country: USA Synopsis: One year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece. Directed by: Dominique Othenin-Girard Produced by: Ramsey Thomas Executive Producer(s): Moustapha Akkad Written by: John Carpenter (characters), Debra Hill (characters) Main Cast: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Corne |
 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersQ & A with Danielle Harris follows the screening Screens with the short film Alvin No Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 1h 28min Country: USA Synopsis: Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Can Dr. Loomis stop him? Directed by: Dwight H. Little Produced by: Paul Freeman Executive Producer(s): Moustapha Akkad Written by: Dhani Lipsius (story), Larry Rattner (story) Main Cast: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris |
 A Ghost WaitsScreens with the following short films: BOS | Feed Your Muse | Masterpiece | Mourn | Theourgia | Things We Dig | Seasonal Depression North American Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 79 minutes Country: USA Synopsis: Jack's job is to fix up the house. Muriel's job is to haunt it. They should be enemies, but they become fascinated by one another and eventually smitten, leading them to question everything about their work, lives, and decisions. But as the pressure mounts for them to fulfill their duties, something will have to give for them to have the time together they both so desperately want. Directed by: Adam Stovall Produced by: Adam Stovall
MacLeod Andrews Executive Producer(s): M.F. Thomas, Deborah Parag & Bill Parag Written by: Adam Stovall and MacLeod Andrews Main Cast: MacLeod Andrews
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Amanda Miller  About the Director(s): Adam was born in Covington, KY. He was part of the Northern Kentucky Troubadours theatre troupe, as well as a sketch comedy group called the Scott Walsh Comedy Foundation. He covered culture and politics for multiple local publications, and upon moving to Los Angeles in 2008 he began writing for Creative Screenwriting Magazine. This led to work with outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter and Indiewire, as well as writing acceptance speeches during award season. In 2013, he transitioned from f...read more   |
 MR MERCEDES - FREE SCREENINGPost-screening Q&A with director Jack Bender, stars Justine Lupe, Breeda Wool and Scott Lawrence moderated by Brian Collins follows the screening. Rating: TV-MA LV No Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: hour Country: USA Synopsis: Based on the New York Times Best-Selling Bill Hodges trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch) by Stephen King, MR. MERCEDES follows a retired detective who is tormented by a serial killer (Brady Hartsfield, aka Mr. Mercedes) through a series of letters and emails, causing him to set out on a dangerous and potentially felonious crusade to protect his loved ones and himself. Directed by: Jack Bender Produced by: David E. Kelley Executive Producer(s): David E. Kelley, Dennis Lehan, Stephen King, Jack Bender Written by: Stephen King, David E. Kelley and Dennis Lehan Main Cast: Justine Lupe, Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Lynch, Jharrel Jerome, Scott Lawrence, Harry Treadaway, Robert Stanton   |
 SWEET RIVERScreens with the following short films: A Strange Calm | Fragile.com | Kalley's Last Review | We All Scream North American Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 4:15am Run Time: 1 hour 42 min Country: Australia Synopsis: Hannah's search for her son's body leads her to sleepy Billins, where her investigations uncover more than she expected and threaten to expose towns dark secrets....secrets that both the living and the dead will fight to protect. Directed by: Justin McMillan Produced by: Ashley McLeod Written by: Eddie Baroo, Marc Furmie Main Cast: Lisa Kay, Martin Sacks, Jack Ellis, Charlotte Stent  About the Director(s): Justin McMillan grew up in a small fishing town in the Australian State of New South Wales. He started working as an art director in Sydney’s advertising scene before moving to directing commercials and then to feature films. |
 SanzaruScreens the following short films: Hammurabi | In the Mirrors | Meat Lovers | The Mime | Sound of Silence | Ten Shots Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 1:30am Run Time: 87 minutes Country: USA Synopsis: When a mild Filipina nurse is hired by an elderly woman declining into dementia, the walls between this world and the next crumble as she uncovers her employer’s shocking family secret. Directed by: Xia Magnus Produced by: Alyssa Polk, Anthony Pedone, Nathan Hertz Executive Producer(s): Kenny Riches, Matt Wigham Written by: Xia Magnus Main Cast: Aina Dumlao, Justin Arnold, Jayne Taini, Jon Viktor Corpuz  About the Director(s): Xia Magnus is an award-winning writer, producer, and director. His music videos have been featured by Dazed, American Songwriter, and Paper Magazine, as well as screened at Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans. His short films have been programmed on Public Television and screened at numerous festivals worldwide, including Hunter which was an official selection of the 2017 Austin Film Festival. Xia’s first feature, Sanzaru, was selected to participate in the IFP Completion Lab, U.S. in Pro...read more |
The Brain That Wouldn't DieScreens with Horror Shorts: A Wake | Becky | The Haunted Swordsman | Infiltration | Make A Wish | The Popping | The Teachers Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 12, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 97 minutes Country: USA Synopsis: Dr. Bill Cortner (Patrick D. Green), a brilliant but ethically-challenged surgeon, revives the severed head of his recently deceased fiancée, Jan Compton (Rachael Perrell Fosket). Ignoring her pleas for a quick death, Bill vows to find Jan a new body by any means necessary—a task that takes him through the seedy underbelly of the city in search of “the perfect body.” All the while, Jan uses her newfound psychic abilities to communicate with another of Bill’s failed experiments. Together, they plot their revenge… Directed by: Derek Carl Produced by: Molly Preston, Derek Carl, Hank Huffman, Daniel Treacy, Alex Tiefenthaler Executive Producer(s): Molly Preston, Derek Carl, Hank Huffman, Daniel Treacy, Alex Tiefenthaler Written by: Hank Huffman Main Cast: Patrick D. Green, Rachael Perrell Fosket, Jason Reynolds, Mia Allen, David Withers, Robert Blanche About the Director(s): Derek Carl is a director based out of Portland, OR. He was born in Seattle, Washington, and studied Civil Engineering at Gonzaga University. But after graduating, Derek couldn't help but pursue his passion for film, and later moved to Portland, Oregon where he began his filmmaking career. Derek is the co-founder of Portland-based Flagship Features, and the founder of New York-based Coalition Studios. The Brain That Wouldn't Die is Derek's feature length directing debut. |
 CAVEATScreens With The Following Horror Shorts: Day 14 | Hellevate | Hostile | The Little One | A Night At Camp Heebie Jeebie | Sclera Absentia | You and Me Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 11, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 1h 27m 31s Country: UK Synopsis: A lone drifter, Isaac suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job from his old landlord Barrett, to look after his niece Olga, a psychologically troubled woman living in an abandoned house on an isolated island. When Barrett convinces Isaac to confine his movements to the house and leaves the two of them alone, a game of cat and mouse ensues with Isaac fighting to survive amid the terrifying resurgence of his own memory. Directed by: Damian Mc Carthy Produced by: Justin Hyne Executive Producer(s): Mirella Reznic, Tom Black Written by: Damian Mc Carthy Main Cast: Ben Caplan, Jonathan French,
Leila Sykes  About the Director(s): Damian Mc Carthy is an award winning filmmaker based in Cork City Ireland. He studied Film & TV Production for 3 years at St Johns College Cork where he received a Distinction in Scriptwriting and Directing. His films to date (He Dies At The End, Hatch, Hungry Hickory, Never Ever Open It, How Olin Lost His Eye) have screened in many prestigious film festivals worldwide including Film4 Frightfest in London, Screamfest in LA, The New York City Horror Film Festival and the San Sebastien Horr...read more |