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Dead Line

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
10m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
K&M Imports is a dying business in a rundown old building. The phone never rings anymore. Until tonight!
Directed by: 
Carolyn Townsend
Produced by: 
"Chris Emerson, Carolyn Townsend, Cormac Funge"
Written by: 
Carolyn Townsend
Main Cast: 
Dagney Kerr, Kay Darcy, Elizabeth Liang, Holly Hudson

Deadline

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
14m
Country: 
Italy
Synopsis: 
Alex and his pregnant wife Laura, are isolated in a mountain road during to a breakdown of their jeep. They are helped by an ambiguous man, that brings them to a bleak desolated hotel shrouded in the fog. The manâ's speeches even if illogical, have a double and deep meaning of their own.
Directed by: 
Massimo Coglitore
Produced by: 
"Massimo Coglitore, Anna Mazzaglia Miceli"
Written by: 
Massimo Coglitore
Main Cast: 
Guido Caprino, Karina Arutyunyan, Maurizio Puglisi, Alessia Tripodo
About the Director(s): 

Massimo Coglitore was born in Messina, Sicily (Italy). In 1998, he directed "Uomo di carta" filmed in 35mm. In 2002 he wrote, produced and directed another short film in 35mm "Deadline", which wasMassimo Coglitore was born in Messina, Sicily (Italy). In 1998, he directed "Uomo di carta" filmed in 35mm. In 2002 he wrote, produced and directed another short film in 35mm "Deadline", which was screened in 145 national and international festivals and won 65 awards. He has also directed several doc...read more

Descent

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
15m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Six weeks after witnessing the brutal murder of her best friend, Andrea immerses herself in her work and accidentally stays too late, fi nding herself alone in the offi ce. On the way down, the elevator makes an unexpected stop and to her absolute disbelief - the man she witnessed murder her best friend GETS ON THE ELEVATOR with her!
Directed by: 
Jay Holben
Produced by: 
Jay Holben and Christopher Probst
Written by: 
Jay Holben and Christopher Probst
Main Cast: 
April Adamson, Robert McLaughlin, Rene Madison Cole, Anthony Backman
About the Director(s): 
Jay Holben was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for his work on Dexter (2006), Femme Fatales (2011) and Of Fortune and Gold (2015).

El Ciclo

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
9m
Country: 
Spain
Synopsis: 
In the darkness of a basement, a man, drops a heavy bundle in a plastic bag downstairs. In the kitchen, a trickle of blood crawls down the wall. Next to it a shotgun anticipates what has happened in that room... or maybe not.
Directed by: 
Victor Garcia
Produced by: 
Jordi Domingo, Enric Jorba
Written by: 
Victor Garcia
Main Cast: 
Jacob Torres
About the Director(s): 
Víctor García was born on December 4, 1974 in Barcelona, Spain. He is known for his work on An Affair to Die For (2019), The Damned (2013) and Mirrors 2 (2010).

Highway 213

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
8m 49s
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Frank has just inherited his father's old auto repair shop complete with rusty tools, unpaid bills, and a dark secret. A mysterious woman calls up begging for help. She is stranded on Highway 213, an abandoned stretch of road miles away from any town. Being the only mechanic in the area, Frank sets out to help her. Thirty-six miles later, he finds nothing but an empty highway. Frustrated, Frank returns to his shop with the conclusion that it was only a crank caller. Or was it? The next day it's business as usual, until the woman calls back.
Directed by: 
Clayton Cogswell
Produced by: 
Clayton Cogswell
Written by: 
Heather and Clayton Cogswell
Main Cast: 
Matt Smith, Noel Carroll, Stephanie Ohanesian, Nathan Hedrick, Heather Cogswell

Shadow Man

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
12m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
After getting in trouble in class for talking about the Shadow Man, young Kevin is forced to stay after school. As the sun sets and the shadows lengthen, Kevin grows more and more fearful. When he's fi nally released by his teacher, Kevin races to reach his home before the streetlights come on. But along the way he discovers fi rsthand that the Shadow Man is very real indeed - and it intends to claim Kevin as its next victim.
Directed by: 
David Benullo
Produced by: 
Franny Baldwin Benullo
Written by: 
David Benullo
Main Cast: 
Cody Arens, Meredith Monroe

Summer Chill

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
10m
Country: 
Canada
Synopsis: 
In the heat of the night, Steve is taken out of his sleep by a noise coming from the living room of their new apartment. Vanessa his girlfriend, still sound asleep, is not aware her boyfriend is searching every room to fi nd the intruder.
Directed by: 
Bruno Philip
Produced by: 
Luke Bélanger
Written by: 
Luke Bélanger
Main Cast: 
Tristan Dubois, Catherine Dajczman

The Silvergleam Whistle

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 9:30pm
Run Time: 
25m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Forty years ago, the SILVERGLEAM EXPRESS steam engine train was struck by lightning, electrocuting everyone on board. Legend has it that the SILVERGLEAM and its engineer still haunt the woods, trying to gather more passengers to fi nish its fi nal run. Tonight, one family will fi nd out if the story is true... But will they live to tell their tale?
Directed by: 
Mike Wlliamson
Produced by: 
Terry Dougas, Michael Feifer
Written by: 
Mike Williamson
Main Cast: 
Patty McCormack, Tierra Lee, Deborah Flora, Trevor Robertson

Behemoth

Armando Alavers Penteado Foundation

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
6m
Country: 
Brazil
Synopsis: 
A devoted man performs a bizarre ritual, praying to call upon the first creation of God, but the results of his actions are far beyond his understanding.
Directed by: 
Carlos G. Gananian
Produced by: 
"Caetano Gottardi Filho, Gabriel Kalim Mucci"
Written by: 
Carlos G. Gananian
Main Cast: 
Rafael Rezende, Sérgio Ugeda

Walpurgis Nacht

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 16, 2004 - 7:00pm
Run Time: 
7m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Despite warnings, a headstrong British solicitor goes sightseeing in Eastern Germany only to encounter more than he was willing to believe. Based on the discarded writings of Bram Stoker, Walpurgis Nacht is set in Germany at the end of the 19th Century. With its gothic overtones, the fi lm invokes the atmosphere of classic horror films.
Directed by: 
David Kruschke
Produced by: 
David Kruschke
Written by: 
Bram Stoker, David Kruschke
Main Cast: 
Michael Smith, Jerry Blackhorn, Charity Grella, Eric Minella