 They Look Like People
World Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 2:30am Run Time: 1 hour 20 mins Country: USA Synopsis: Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his estranged childhood friend Christian. As the mysterious horrors close in on Wyatt, he questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself. A genre-bending story about love, loyalty and living nightmares. Directed by: Perry Blackshear Produced by: Perry Blackshear, Evan Dumouchel, MacLeod Andrews, Kim Parker Executive Producer(s): Perry Blackshear Written by: Perry Blackshear Main Cast: MacLeod Andrews
Evan Dumouchel
Margaret Ying Drake About the Director
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 CONDEMNEDA conversation with Lydia Hearst, Dylan Penn, Honor Titus, Genevieve Hudson-Price, Perry Yung, Kevin Kirkwood Smith and Ronen Rubinstein moderated by Chris Hardwick of Nerdist (Talking Dead). World Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 19, 2015 - 4:30am Run Time: 1 hour 22 mins Country: USA Synopsis: Fed up with her parents’ bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend (Ronen Rubinstein) who is squatting in an old, condemned building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. With neighbors that are meth heads, junkies and degenerates, this depraved hell hole is even more toxic than it appears: After a virus born from their combined noxious waste and garbage infects the building’s residents, one by one, they succumb to a terrifying pathogen that turns them into bloodthirsty, rampaging killers and transforms their building into a savage slaughterhouse. Directed by: Eli Morgan Gesner Produced by: Dallas Sonnier, Jack Heller & Jason Sokoloff Executive Producer(s): Adam Schatz Written by: Eli Morgan Gesner Main Cast: Dylan Penn, Ronen Rubinstein, Genevieve Hudson-Price, Honor Titus, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Lydia Hearst, Jon Abrahams, Perry Yung, Johnny Messner, Jordan Gelber, Anthony Chisholm, Americo "Tuffy" Questell, Michael Drayer and Nick Damici About the Director
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 Daddy's Little Girl Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am Run Time: 5m Country: USA Synopsis: The story of a precocious young girl who uses her self-taught science knowledge to take control and finally tackle the problem of her abusive father head on. Directed by: Chad McClarnon Produced by: Trey McClarnon, Chad McClarnon Written by: Trey McClarnon Main Cast: Robin-August Fritsch, Michael Kitts, Sulivan Street About the Director
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 THE AUTUMN OF ZAO Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am Run Time: 18:08 Country: France Synopsis: Zao is a little boy with an incurable disease, in a house beside a lake. A little girl, Cloe, leads through the forest and tells him the legend of the lake monster. Beyond the pain, death and time, The Autumn of ZAO is a hymn to dream, life and childhood. Directed by: Nikolaus Roche-Kresse Produced by: COME AND SEE PRODUCTIONS, MANDRAGORE FILMS, Nikolaus Roche-Kresse, François-Xavier Marchi Written by: Hugues Flechard. Nathanael Godart, Alain Richard Main Cast: Caterina Murino, Elia Blanc, Morgane Hocde, Claudine Bertin About the Director
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 The Pond Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am Run Time: 15:00 Country: Belgium Synopsis: The Pond is a poetic horror story, set in the early 1900’s, about a young girl, Kris (8), who tries to unravel the mystery of the dark pond behind her parents’ house… Directed by: Jeroen Dumoulein Produced by: a team productions - Caviar Films Executive Producer(s): Hendrik Verthé, Kobe Van Steenberghe, Frank Van Passel Written by: Michel Sabbe Main Cast: Xenia Borremans, Kirsten Pieters, Sara Debosschere, Tibo Vanbenborre About the Director
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 Super Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 10:45pm Run Time: 04:26 Country: New Zealand Synopsis: When a mysterious girl falls into the sights of a violent stalker, she is left with only one means of survival... Directed by: Matt Inns Produced by: Matt Inns & Melissa Dodds Written by: Matt Inns Main Cast: Maggie Watts
Nathan Kennedy About the Director
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 Harmful Sensations Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 10:45pm Run Time: 16:52 Country: USA Synopsis: A young gay man addicted to sex, drinking and nightlife has a casual encounter and contracts a nasty, unknown venereal infection. A surreal, horror-comedy from director Jensen Rule Tierra. "Harmful Sensations" charts a descent into violence, madness and redemption. Directed by: Jensen Rule Tierra Produced by: Nick Marenco, Eric Michael Kochmer Executive Producer(s): David Marenco, Ezekiel Mendoza, Michael Crawcour Written by: Jensen Rule Tierra & Nick Marenco Main Cast: Michael Kelly, Joelle Bayaa-Uzuri, Johnny Kostrey About the Director
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 Oh, Darling World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 9:00pm Run Time: 10:30 Country: US Synopsis: Darling wants nothing more than to be adored by her beloved husband, Ricky, but the violent scars enveloping her body tell a different story. Directed by: Antonio Yee Produced by: Ry Chase Written by: Antonio Yee Main Cast: Jimmy Jones III , Antonio Yee , Lisa Molenda About the Director
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 Plastic Bodies World Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 9:00pm Run Time: 9m 15s Country: USA Synopsis: Lucy, is an average sized woman living in a “skinny” world. One night, she is left to work alone in a hip fashion boutique and the pressures of seeking the perfect body begin to get the best of her. She takes an experimental weight loss medication guaranteed to give her the body she wants. Unfortunately, it has unintended side effects causing Lucy to wonder if she’s losing her mind, or if something more sinister is at play. Directed by: Melissa Whitman Produced by: Alison Town Written by: Melissa Whitman Main Cast: Kaitlyn Jenkins and Ellie Jameson About the Director
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 Massacre in San Jose US Premiere Showtime: Sunday, October 18, 2015 - 9:00pm Run Time: 24:00 Country: Mexico Synopsis: Don Alejo is an old man who's lived his entire life at his ranch, away from all the violence and injustice of the Mexican territories. But the day his property gets taken away from him, he is forced to defend and attack back for what matters most to him. Directed by: Edgar Nito Produced by: Henner Hofmann, Karla Bukantz Executive Producer(s): Rodrigo Frías, Edgar Nito Written by: Edgar Nito, Alfredo Mendoza Main Cast: DON ALEJO- Eligio Meléndez
MARTÍN- Gilberto Barraza
PEDRO- Noé Hernández
LUIS- Rafael Gallegos
LUPITA- Xochiquetzatl Rodríguez About the Director
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Perry Blackshear spent most of his childhood wishing he was a mountain lion named Graxor. Perry is an alumnus of NYU’s Graduate Film Program, the IFP Emerging Narrative Lab, and the IFP Post-Production Lab. He currently works at a digital agency in Brooklyn while preparing his second feature film.
Eli Morgan Gesner was a professional skateboarder as a teenager before being hired by Russell Simmons as one of the original clothing designers at the inception of Phat Farm. Gesner went on to co-create his own label, Zoo York, with Rodney Smith and Adam Schatz and served as design director for over ten years. Gesner later worked as Creative Consultant on HBO’s “HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA” (creator Ian Edelman has hinted at the show being inspired by Gesner’s life). Last fall Gesner helped the infamous street artist Banksy stage his latest show, BETTER OUT THAN IN, in New York City. Gesner currently co-owns and runs SHUT Shakes with his former Zoo York partners.
Chad McClarnon is an award-winning writer, director, cinematographer, and editor who specializes in making commercials, music videos, and narrative films. Based in Nashville, TN, Chad started as a still photographer when he was barely a teenager and transitioned into filmmaking over five years ago. In that time, he has had the pleasure of working on several film projects as well as direct many of his own shorts along with his brother, Trey, and the Best Part team. Trey and Chad started Best Part Productions in 2010 to pursue their lifelong dream of moviemaking together. Chad’s visual storytelling style, sense of composition, technical prowess and nearly robotic work ethic have been the driving force of every Best Part Productions project to date. In addit
Nikolaus Roche-Kresse is a freelance filmmaker and scriptwriter in the film industry. He is a filming & directing developer at Ubisoft (since 2013.) Working on the following games: Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, Far Cry, The Crew, Rainbow Six, The Division, Ghost Recon, Valiant Hearts and many more. He was also the Senior Art Director at Publicis Advertising agency working in print, film and motion design. He has a Master of Philosophy (University of Paris XII, with distinction). He is an award-winning alumnus of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Créteil, France and also has training at the Ecole des Gobelins, Paris, France (HD camera shooting, editing & visual effects).
Jeroen Dumoulein joined forces with a team productions, a Belgian production company founded by Hendrik Verthé & Kobe Van Steenberghe. Established TV director for novella's and sitcoms, horror had always been a secret passion. Together with Michel Sabbe, they started working on a poetic horror short, The Pond (2014). It's set in the early 1900’s, and tells the classic story about a young girl, Kris (8), who tries to unravel the mystery of the dark pond behind her parents’ house… We are a team productions, a Belgian production company founded by Hendrik Verthé & Kobe Van Steenberghe. As producers, they focus on working with young, talented directors. Supported by the Flanders Audiovisual Fund, they have produced several short films and fea
After realizing as a child he couldn't actually grow up to be Indiana Jones, Matt Inns turned to filmmaking. With a love for adventurous tales, he has directed multiple short films and music videos. He is currently in post-production on a steampunk action adventure short film, while developing a feature film based on the same property. Super is a dark and gritty supernatural thriller. The film was shot in the industrial backstreets of Invercargill, New Zealand, and has screened at multiple genre film festivals around the world.
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Jensen Rule Tierra studied film theory and production at Los Angeles City College. Spent many years clerking at Rocket Video in Hollywood until its demise in 2011. Influenced by David Cronenberg, Pedro Almodovar, David Lynch, Dario Argento and Alejandro Jodorowski. Interests include diseases, serial killers, parasites and plastic surgery. 
Antonio Yee is an up and coming production designer who also shares a passion for writing, directing, and drag performance. His background in theatre, drag, and his extensive work writing and directing for the haunt industry heavily inspires his cinematic work. This can be seen in the elaborate costuming and staging of his newest short film, "Oh, Darling." Antonio is nearing the completion of his education at The Los Angeles Film School and will graduate with an Associate of Science in Film in November. "Oh, Darling" is his thesis film.
Melissa Whitman was born and raised in Minot, North Dakota. She left home to attend Columbia College Hollywood. In 2014, she graduated with honors. She is currently a member of Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre. She continues to pursue her passions including filmmaking, writing, painting, and theatre.
Edgar Nito was born in Irapuato Mexico on December 18th 1986. He is a graduate student from Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica where he has directed, written and produced several short films since 2007. Massacre in San Jose is his thesis project. In November 2010 his short film “Y volveré…” was released in Sitges International Film Festival in Spain. He achieved an honorary mention in Lebu Film Festival in Chile, won the best short film award at Guanajuato International Film Festival, Best Soundtrack Award at Cinefantasy in Brasil and the Best Short Narrative Award at Garden State Film Festival in USA as well as many official selection participations at international film festivals. Edgar directed the segment “Jarral de Berrios” in a feature film about Mexican legends