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Eel Girl

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
5m
Country: 
New Zealand
Synopsis: 
In a secure military lab, a Scientist has become obsessed with the strange half-eel, half-human creature he's studying. When she beckons him to her, it's the call of a siren...
Directed by: 
Paul Campion
Produced by: 
Jenn Scheer & Elisabeth Pinto
Written by: 
Paul Campion
Main Cast: 
Julia Rose, Euan Dempsy, Robyn Paterson

Circulation

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
5m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A man sits alone in a dark room and plays a deadly version of the game "spin the bottle" - the results of which may not go as planned.
Directed by: 
Kurtis M. Spieler
Produced by: 
Aaron Hawke
Written by: 
Trevor Elliott
Main Cast: 
Aaron Preister, John Botts, Jeremy Walker David Gere

Fold

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
16m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
In this suspenseful cross-genre short, the quiet suburban life shared by a young engaged couple is torn apart when Rachel (Winter Ave Zoli) must wait for a ride after class. Maki (Mei Melançon), the shy and mysterious Japanese classmate that invites Rachel back to her house, is confused by Rachels friendly ways and thus hurt when Rachel refuses her advances. Like Makis fantastic origami creations, the lives of Rachel and others prove fragile in a sequence of dazzling twists following Makis disappointment.
Directed by: 
Jason Yim
Produced by: 
J.R. Young
Written by: 
Jason Yim
Main Cast: 
Mei Melançon, Joshua Snyder, Sebastian Tillinger

Harvest Moon

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
9m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Sometimes, love sucks! Walter and Cleo have been married for ages, but their relationship has recently soured. Walter has lost his taste for life, while his beautiful wife, Cleo just wants to paint the town red like they used to. One night, while the couple argues over dinner, a group of burglars break into their palatial mansion expecting a huge score. This just might be the marital counseling Walter and Cleo have been waiting for.
Directed by: 
Micah Ranum
Produced by: 
Alicia Dean
Written by: 
Micah Ranum
Main Cast: 
Travis Herndon, Courtney Hogan, David McElwee

Violeta

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
9m
Country: 
Spain
Synopsis: 
Otto and Lola, two cabaret artists, fill their lives with their passion: acting.
Directed by: 
Marc Riba & Anna Solanas
Produced by: 
Marc Riba & Anna Solanas
Written by: 
Marc Riba & Anna Solanas
Main Cast: 
Montse Bast & Pep Cruz

Thermae 2'40"

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No Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
30m
Country: 
Italy
Synopsis: 
A small boat, with five people, approaches an isolated villa where, years before, the younger sister of two of them died in the thermal spring baths. Since then, the house has been abandoned. As night falls on the splendid landscape, changes occur. One character's surreal visions turn into a nightmare for everyone in the group. In an inexorable spiral of fear, the mysterious secret which lives and hides in the house is slowly revealed.
Directed by: 
Christian Filippella
Produced by: 
Christian Filippella
Written by: 
Christian Filippella
Main Cast: 
Clarie Falconer, Carolina Cresentini, Alessandro Lucente and Laura Rovetti

Detour

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
12m
Country: 
UK
Synopsis: 
A motorist struggles to come to terms with his past after picking up a hitchhiker who claims to know the future....
Directed by: 
K. Akeseh Tsakpo
Produced by: 
Calling The Shots
Written by: 
K. Akeseh Tsakpo
Main Cast: 
Simon Slater, Malcolm Hamilton, Selina MacDonald

The Election

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 11:30pm
Run Time: 
8m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
On the eve of the most important election in their career - a horrible event puts John and Abby on the dark side of choice. With the pressure of remaining in the race pushing hard, the solutions become clear. Ray Wise and Lin Shaye give the best performances in short format. Newcomer Padraig Reynolds (Sean Cunningham's The Utah Murders, The Drowned) shows his ability to create horror with backbone.
Directed by: 
Padraig Reynolds
Produced by: 
John Norris & Steve Daf
Written by: 
Padraig Reynolds
Main Cast: 
Isaebella Pensinger, Lin Shaye, Ray Wise

Suck

Screens prior to A'l'interieur
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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 2:30am
Run Time: 
13m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Josh and Jessica's relationship has become less than ideal. She's grown impatient with his apathy. He's grown tired of her party habits. But one evening, when Jessica returns home from the bar after being bitten by a vampire, Josh is faced with difficult decisions about life, love, and removing his girlfriend's head.
Directed by: 
Ben Ketai
Produced by: 
Tara Billik, Natalie Sakai and Ryan Lewis
Written by: 
Ben Ketai
Main Cast: 
 Michael McKiddy, Katrina Nelson, Christopher Stapleton

Dara

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 12:00am
Run Time: 
22m
Country: 
Indonesia
Synopsis: 
Dara is everything that almost any men could wish for. Never mind her charm or her superbly fine cooked meals, because unbeknownst to her many swooned suitors lies a secret so gruesome that no one ever lived to tell the tale. This is a sweet tale about the daily life Dara, being a woman whose passion includes cooking fine cuisine, romantic dinner, torture and mass bloodletting.
Directed by: 
The Mo Brothers - Kimo Stamboel and Timothy Tjahjanto
Produced by: 
The Mo Brothers - Kimo Stamboel and Timothy Tjahjanto
Written by: 
The Mo Brothers - Kimo Stamboel and Timothy Tjahjanto
Main Cast: 
Shareefa Daanish, Ruly Lubis, Mike Lucock