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Les Inhumains/Unhumans

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
16m
Country: 
France
Synopsis: 
At home, a family crisis: The baby cries, the sisters fight, the father shouts. The mother seizes a big knife. On TV, things are getting worse. The army has the situation under control, so they say.
Directed by: 
Oliver Monot
Produced by: 
Oliver Monot
Written by: 
Oliver Monot
Main Cast: 
Kemilembe Monot, Olivier Monot, Natacha Monot, Nina Monot, Deonasia Lombert & Alice Monot

Sandman's Box

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
15m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
After celebrating his victory on a very important case, attorney Michael Perez (Rene Rosado), gets attacked, beat up and robbed by two individuals. After being left unconscious, Michael is confused for a homeless person and kidnapped by three masked men. Michael is forced to play a game, called Sandman's Box, and compete with Chris (J.W. Cortes), a homeless man, where the winner of the game is the last one alive.
Directed by: 
Gilberto Flores
Produced by: 
Michael Diaz , Julian Conde & Gilberto Flores
Written by: 
Gilberto Flores
Main Cast: 
Rene Rosado, Giselle Rodriguez, Christopher Costello & J.W Cortes

Martians Go Home

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
20m
Country: 
Spain
Synopsis: 
Legend has it that Sarah Clockwork, a great virtuoso disappeared in the middle of the show in a large theater in New York in 1928. Was she abducted by Martians? In 1986, Fran - young person, doing use of his precocious faculties like scientist, makes a Theremin. Fran uses it to communicate with Sarah Clockwork, his platonic love. What began as a simple game ends at strange events that force Fran to think that the Theremin has the power to attract the Martians.
Directed by: 
Dani Moreno
Produced by: 
Dani Moreno
Written by: 
Dani Moreno
Main Cast: 
Chema Ponze, Edu García, Alaska

The Shadow of the Night

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
8m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Contemporary and classical cinemas collide in this tale of a vampire in a modern-day city. Presented in silent black and white, this film tells the story of a mysterious detective who has taken it upon himself to hunt down and destroy an illusive vampire that plagues his town. After finding one of the vampire's victims discarded at a construction site, the detective follows him home, seeking to confront and destroy the vampire. But is the detective prepared for what awaits him...
Directed by: 
Justin Daering
Produced by: 
Justin Daering & Nicholas Lanholff
Written by: 
Justin Daering
Main Cast: 
Darren E. Burrows, Randy Wayne, Sammy Maben

Snip

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
11m
Country: 
Spain
Synopsis: 
Glued to his TV set, a man channel-surfs frenetically, zapping from one stultifying show to other. As he grows more and more indifferent to the constant stream of violent and crude images, he stands up and engages himself in unspeakable act of self-liberation.
Directed by: 
Julien Zenier
Produced by: 
Julien Zenier
Written by: 
Julien Zenier
Main Cast: 
Zoe Berriatúa

Highway 191

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No Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
32m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A weekend of booze, drugs, girls and rock & roll gets off to a horrible start for two teens in the summer of 1983. While in route to Flagstaff, AZ, the wild and careless boys pass through a small town. They decide to take a detour to save time. A shortcut that would lead them to Highway 666, "The Devil's Highway". This will turn into the longest ride of their lives. A night of horror and macabre, that will last for an eternity on the cursed road of the devil.
Directed by: 
Chris Anastas
Produced by: 
Karl Benjamin
Written by: 
Chris Anastas
Main Cast: 
Aneese Khamo, Kristian Steeler, Jana Camp, Billy Kirkos

Langliena

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
7m
Country: 
Italy
Synopsis: 
A young man tapes his statement on an horrible and bloody secret he discovered one day when, driven by curiosity, he entered in an isolated cabin in the woods. The place is in fact an abattoir where human beings are butchered and fed to a corpse-eating creature, a ghoul. As he is about to conclude his account, the protagonist receives the visit of an unexpected and unwanted visitor.
Directed by: 
Emiliano Ranzani
Produced by: 
Emiliano Ranzani
Written by: 
Emiliano Ranzani
Main Cast: 
Omar Ramero and Alessio Vacchi

A Break In The Monotony

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
5m
Country: 
Australia
Synopsis: 
In a post Zombie holocaust world, a man laments his empty lifestyle and questions the futility of working in a corporate wasteland. But all is not what it seems.
Directed by: 
Damien Slevin
Produced by: 
Damien Slevin
Written by: 
Damien Slevin
Main Cast: 
Damien Slevin

Anyone There?

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
10m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Violet is looking forward to spending a nice long weekend house- sitting at a friend's mansion. She is not expecting to be stalked by a psycho killer. Or is she? There are a few cliche's that can't be missed in any good horror flick: A sexy girl, a slow killer and the question: "Hello, anyone there?"
Directed by: 
Holger B. Frick
Produced by: 
Holger B. Frick
Written by: 
Holger B. Frick
Main Cast: 
Sandra Ahrabian, Tai Jason

Butchers Hill

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
10m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
17th Century New England. A brother and sister wonder into the woods in search of food. They come across an abandoned cottage full of candy and treats. But what are these treats made of? And what are those noises they keep hearing coming from the walls? A fairy tale atmosphere corroded into darkness. This surprisingly evil short has been freaking people on the fest circuit and is currently in the process of being expanded into a feature.
Directed by: 
Rory Kindersley and Jason Noto
Produced by: 
Erik Weigel and Salvatore Interlandi.
Written by: 
Rory Kindersley, Jason Noto
Main Cast: 
Timothy Chalamet, Jackie Rhoads and Tate Steinsick