 Swing LowQ&A with director Teddy Grennan & actors Ross Partridge, Michael Weaver 
Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 13, 2019 - 3:00am Run Time: 1 hour 17 min Country: United States Synopsis: When a nature photographer explains to the Police how she fought her way out of the Watchatoomy Valley, they dismiss her crazed and violent story as a meth-induced nightmare. But when they discover that she's telling the truth, it's too late. Directed by: Teddy Grennan Produced by: Marsha Oglesby, Heath Franklin, Teddy Grennan, Bennett Krishock Executive Producer(s): Emily Granville, Burton Gray, David Perdue, Jeff Steen, Rosalie Maloney, Oliver Kennan, Taylor Williams, Alejandro De Castro, Jill Mazursky Written by: Teddy Grennan Main Cast: Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Bruce Dern, Robert Longstreet, Ross Partridge, Michael Weaver About the Director(s): Prior to writing the script for Swing Low, Teddy Grennan spent five years in animation world writing (and re-writing) his script Holy Cow! For Nickelodeon and various other studios. He wrote and produced web series, dumped that shit, started writing in earnest, produced a few films and founded the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2011. |
 PornoQ&A with director Keola Racela, writers Matt Black & Laurence Vannicelli moderated by Luke Thompson. Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 4:30am Run Time: 98 Mins Country: USA Synopsis: When five teen employees at the local movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education...written in blood. Directed by: Keola Racela Produced by: Chris Cole, Sarah Oh Written by: Matt Black, Laurence Vannicelli Main Cast: Evan Daves, Larry Saperstein, Jillian Mueller, Glenn Stott, Robbie Tann, Peter Reznikoff, Katelyn Pearce  About the Director(s): Keola Racela is a filmmaker from Southern California. He received the 2014 Student Academy Award for narrative film, and was selected from over 1,000 applicants for the inaugural year of the HBO ACCESS directing program, where he wrote and directed an original short. His films have played at festivals worldwide and received numerous awards.   |
 Kindred SpiritsQ & A with Caitlin Stasey, Chris Sivertson & Michael Moran moderated by Luke Thompson West Coast Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 1 hour 31 min Country: USA Synopsis: Chloe, a single mother in a relationship with Alex, has her life turned upside down when her younger sister, Sadie, comes home after a long, unexplained absence. Though Sadie seems to want to settle in with her sister and 17-year-old niece (becoming quite a handful herself), she’s actually a deeply disturbed young woman who has a sinister agenda regarding anyone who gets between her and her big sister. Directed by: Lucky Mckee Produced by: Ash Christian, Michael Moran Written by: Chris Sivertson Main Cast: Caitlin Stasey, Sasha Frolova, Macon Blair and Thora Birch  About the Director(s): Lucky McKee is an award-winning screenwriter, director, and novelist best known for work in the horror genre, such as the 2002 |
 City of AshesQ&A with director Jhon Salazar World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 11, 2019 - 4:15am Run Time: 1 hour 40 min Country: Colombia Synopsis: A Colombian farmer, faced with the sterility of his wife, wants to adopt his orphan niece, but in order to achieve this he must destroy the demon of the town who is opposed and who, without knowing, had always intervened negativity in his life. Directed by: JHON SALAZAR Produced by: PRODUCCIONES VERDEBICHE SAS. Executive Producer(s): MARIELA RIVERA, EFREN GONZALEZ, RAYMOND LEON SCOTT, MARIA CAMILA RUIZ, MARI RUIZ Written by: JHON SALAZAR Main Cast: CATERINE ESCOBAR, ALEX ADAMES, LUIS FERNANDO HOYOS, PATRICIA TAMAYO, JORGE HERRERA, PATRICIA CASTAÑO, ISABELLA GARCÍA  About the Director(s): Jhon Salazar was born in a small Colombian town located between rivers and the mountains. When he was a small child, his grandparents told him stories of witches, demons and the undead who watched them from the darkness. Later, he studied literature and film directing. Today, as an adult, he wants to share with the world all those fantastic stories that were a part of his childhood and his culture. |
 She Never DiedQ&A with director Audrey Cummings, David Miller, Olunike Adeliyi and Mike Mason US Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 11, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 1 hour 29 min Country: Canada Synopsis: Lacey, a socially detached loner is cursed with immortality and her never-ending tedium of existence. In her attempts to keep her compulsions in check, she seeks out the darkest souls humanity has to offer. Lacey must now face her own inner demons while simultaneously finding her next meal. Directed by: Audrey Cummings Produced by: Jennifer Mesich Executive Producer(s): Bill Marks, David Miller, Audrey Cummings, Dan Peel, Zach Hagen, Jason Krawczyk Written by: Jason Krawczyk Main Cast: Oluniké Adeliyi,
Peter MacNeill,
Kiana Madeira,
Michelle Nolden,
Noah Danby  About the Director(s): Quebec born Audrey Cummings has directed, written and produced several award winning films including the the highly successful horror film Berkshire County which won her ten top prize festival awards including Best Feature Film and Best Director awards, and her sci-fi/fantasy thriller Darken which won her four awards internationally. Audrey just recently completed her third feature film She Never Died, an immortal action thriller that is just beginning its festival run. She also made 9 short f...read more |
 The Wretched"WICKED FUN! THE WRETCHED is a twisted blend of FAIRYTALE and HORROR!" - SAM RAIMI Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 4:15am Run Time: 1 hour 35 min Country: USA Synopsis: A rebellious teenage boy, Ben, visiting his father for the summer makes a haunting discovery -- A malevolent fiend from the deep woods stalks the young family living next door. Taking ahold of the mother, the creature begins playing a terrifying game of house while preying upon the local children. Alone in his suspicions, Ben launches into a perilous crusade to stop the wretched evil before it consumes everything he holds dear.
"WICKED FUN! THE WRETCHED is a twisted blend of FAIRYTALE and HORROR!" - SAM RAIMI Directed by: The Pierce Brothers Produced by: Chang Tseng, Ed Polgardy, Travis Cultreri Executive Producer(s): Leman Porter, Lenore Porter, Willis King Written by: Brett Pierce, Drew Pierce Main Cast: John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Jamison Jones, Azie Tesfai, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley, Blane Crockarell, Gabriela Quezada Bloomgarden, Richard Ellis, Amy Waller  About the Director(s): The Pierce Brothers broke into the world of horror with their rom-zom-com cult hit DEADHEADS in 2011 and followed it up with the hilarious companion short film SMUSH! A DEADHEADS SHORT. The Pierce Brothers filmmaker roots we're born out of growing up amid the production of the original EVIL DEAD of which their father served as the photographic FX artist. THE WRETCHED is their new foray into horror folklore and recently premiered at the FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL in Montreal followed by FRIGHTFEST...read more  |
 TrickQ&A with Omar Epps, Jamie Kennedy, Ellen Adair, Tom Atkins and director Patrick Lussier moderated by Brian Collins of Birth.Movies.Death US Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 2:00am Run Time: 1 hour 37 min Country: USA Synopsis: On Halloween night in 2015, Patrick “Trick” Weaver massacred his classmates at a costume party. After being arrested, he managed to escape police custody, but not before being shot five times by Detective Mike Denver (Epps). Everyone believes Trick must be dead, but when a masked killer reappears the following Halloween, and every Halloween after that, they realize the nightmare is not over. With Trick wreaking havoc and killing innocent people in increasingly terrifying ways, Denver will stop at nothing to finish what he started and bring the carnage to an end. Directed by: Patrick Lussier Produced by: Ita Kennedy, Ellen S. Wander Written by: Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier Main Cast: Omar Epps, Kristina Reyes, Jamie Kennedy, Tom Atkins |
 EAT BRAINS LOVEQ&A with Rodman Flender, Jake Cannavale, Angelique Rivera, Sarah Yarkin, Patrick Fabian & Jim Titus US Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 2:30am Run Time: 1 hour 27 min Country: USA Synopsis: An ordinary lunch hour explodes in an orgy of spurting blood and flying organs when stoner Jake Stephens and cheerleader Amanda Blake suddenly gut-munch half their class in the school cafeteria. Afflicted with a zombie virus, they hit road in search of a cure while outrunning Cass, a telepath charged with hunting and killing the infected. Can Jake and Amanda find love while eating their way through the national sex offender registry? The director of IDLE HANDS delivers an outrageous, gore-soaked zom-rom-com. Directed by: Rodman Flender Produced by: Van Toffler, Cody Zwieg, James Frey, Todd Cohen, Tony DiSanto, Tommy Coriale Written by: Michael Herro & David Strauss, based on the novel by Jeff Hart Main Cast: Jake Cannavale, Angelique Rivera, Sarah Yarkin, Patrick Fabian  About the Director(s): Native New Yorker Rodman Flender has acted on Broadway, studied documentary filmmaking at Harvard University, and began his directing career for independent movie icon Roger Corman. His wide range of credits reflect his diverse interests, from straight-up horror like "The Unborn," for Roger Corman, and episodes of "Scream - The TV Series," to TV comedies such as "The Office" and "Ugly Betty," comedy-horror in HBO's "Tales From the Crypt" and the cult-favorite Columbia Pictures release "Idle H...read more |
 The UnthinkableSPECIAL EFFECTS – Crazy Pictures West Coast Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 19, 2018 - 2:30am Run Time: 1 hour 29 min Country: Sweden Synopsis: When Sweden faces a mysterious attack Alex is forced back to his childhood village. There he must be reconciled with both his father and youth love, Anna, while they all struggle to survive. Directed by: CRAZY PICTURES Produced by: CRAZY PICTURES Executive Producer(s): EMIL WIKLUND & JOHN NORDLING Written by: CHRISTOFFER NORDENROT & CRAZY PICTURES Main Cast: Christoffer Nordenrot, Jesper Barkselius, Lisa Henni, Pia Halvorsen, Karin Bertling, Magnus Sundberg About the Director
The core of Crazy Pictures is 5 friends who have made films together since they were children. In 2008, they founded the company and have since then taken film productions from idea to finished film. The 5 founders share the film’s most crucial and creative...read more |
 DiscarnateA Q&A with Josh Stewart (The Collection), Matt Munroe (Independence Day: Resurgence ), Mick Ignis (Stan Against Evil, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell ), Isaiah Adams, Ryan Harris and John Elfers moderated by Lydia Hearst follows the screening. World Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 18, 2018 - 5:00am Run Time: 1 hour 30 min Country: USA Synopsis: A neuroscientist's obsession with a drug that expands the human mind inadvertently unleashes a deadly supernatural force on his team Directed by: Mario Sorrenti Produced by: Harald Kloser, Marcella Ochoa Co producer: John Elfers Written by: Mario Miscione, Marcella Ochoa Main Cast: Thomas Kretschmann, Nadine Velazquez, Josh Stewart, Chris Coy, Bex Taylor-Klaus About the Director
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Crazy Pictures is a film collective from Sweden, renowned for its acclaimed and spectacular short films on Youtube with millions of viewers and screened on film festivals around the world. The group works closely together and stands for all major roles such as director, producer, scriptwriter, director of photography, production design, costume design, sound design, visual effects and special effects.
Mario Sorrenti is a world renowned fashion photographer working with leading clients in the film, fashion, and beauty industries. His work has appeared in the biggest publications around the world. His portfolio contains Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Katy Perry to name a few. He has worked as a photographer with leading clients in the fashion, beauty, and fragrance industries including Calvin Klein, Bulgari, Estee Lauder, Salvatore Ferragamo, Max Mara, MAC Cosmetics, Jill Stuart, Dior, and Hugo Boss. His work has appeared in such publications as French Vogue, V Magazine, i-D, Purple Magazine, Vanity Fair, Vogue Hommes International, and Interview, among many others. I