SPORELos Angeles Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 9:35 Country: USA Synopsis: Leah is a 30-something single woman searching for love online in a world under siege. When the sanctuary of her home becomes a cage in which she’s hunted, the line between hopeful fantasy and stark reality gets blurred. Directed by: Adrian Picardi Produced by: Dougie Riggs Executive Producer(s): Dougie Riggs & Alex Guez Written by: Adrian Picardi Main Cast: Torrie Bogda & Adrian Picardi About the Director(s): Adrian Picardi was born and raised in South Pasadena, CA. He is an award winning director, producer, and cinematographer. After graduating from the Los Angeles Film School, Picardi got his first big break creating, directing, and writing The Resistance Series for the SyFy network at the age of 20. He has continued creating films which have garnered over 50 million views worldwide. His work is characteristically highly stylized and energetic. |
DYSTOPIAWest Coast Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 06:50 Country: Norway Synopsis: Forget reality shows and Instagram beauties; a young girl's fantasy becomes the playground for a gang of women set to create the perfect man, one limb at a time. Directed by: Laura Ugolini Produced by: Cathrine Wespestad Written by: Laura Ugolini, Anja Skovly Freberg, Maria Galliani Dyrvik Main Cast: Valentina Alexeeva as VICKY
Yajay Jallow
Hanne Mellingen
Ingrid Werner
Sveinung Augestad
Jenny Iversen About the Director(s): Laura Ugolini is an Italian writer and filmmaker based in Oslo. After completing her studies in Cinematic Arts at the University of Rome, she worked as assistant director for several years. The love for genre movies started at the age of seven when she watched David Cronenberg's The Fly. |
Shiny New WorldLos Angeles Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 8 minutes 43 seconds Country: The Netherlands Synopsis: Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way. Directed by: Jan van Gorkum Produced by: Monique van Kessel Written by: Jan van Gorkum Main Cast: Patrick Stoof, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Maarten Prins, Marije Loermans About the Director(s): Jan van Gorkum (1983) is a filmmaker and writer. In 2010 he graduated as a filmmaker from the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU). Jan has written and directed several award-winning short films, which have been screened at a large number of festivals around the world. He finds it interesting to combine genres in his films, but has a soft spot for dark humor, horror, fantasy and thriller. His first book was published in 2019: a quirky fantasy book titled Winged Darkness. |
CrockpotWest Coast Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 9 minutes Country: USA Synopsis: Terror awaits a young couple as they fight over going to the young mans parents house the next day for thanksgiving. Directed by: Ty Jones Produced by: Patrick Rea, Ty Jones Written by: Ty Jones Main Cast: Jessi Burkette, Mike Anderson, Dawn Linneman About the Director(s): Ty Jones erupted from the womb ready to be a filmmaker. He's been writing since he was 7, but once he started making films, he knew he had discovered the purpose for his volcanic imagination. 10 years ago, Ty picked up an 8mm camera and shot his first film. Since then, he has studied with the Hollywood Film Institute in Chicago and in Los Angeles with Dov Simmons, who also helped Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino begin their careers. Over the last 10 years, Ty has directed almost 40 short film...read more |
GIRLS NIGHT INLos Angeles Premiere Showtime: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 9:30pm Run Time: 09:45 Country: United States Synopsis: Girls Night In is a satirical horror short that was created based on the Bechdel test. The test examines works of fiction to see whether there are interactions between female characters that don’t involve discussing a man. Which of course begs the question, where is the most ridiculous place these two women could be fighting over some dude… Directed by: Alison Roberto Produced by: Alison Roberto, Landon LaRue & Brian Henderson Executive Producer(s): Alison Roberto & Landon LaRue Written by: Landon LaRue Main Cast: BECCA - Jess Adams
DELANEY - Skylar Benton
911 Operator - Tolliver
Dark Figure & Police Officer - Brian Henderson About the Director(s): Ali Roberto is an award-winning Director/Creative Director hybrid who specializes in original short form content, commercials and music videos. After nearly a decade at MTV as an Art Director in New York City she continued to work in entertainment; crafting marketing and social campaigns, leading creative post teams, and directing short-form content. Like her recent work for Netflix’s Glow, which won multiple Promax & Clio awards (including the GOLD for ‘Best Comedy’) and her Schmidt's ca...read more |
Klip-KloppingShowtime: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 2:30am Run Time: 6:30 Country: USA Synopsis: A reporter is trolled online after publishing a controversial article - and the harassment escalates as it moves closer and closer to home. Directed By: Kenny Lass Produced By: Josh Owen and Kenny Lass Written By: Lloyd Moffett and Kenny Lass Main Cast: Rachel Jacob and Evangeline Hill About the Director(s): Kenny Lass is a New Orleans based filmmaker who desires to make movies that are both thoughtful and entertaining. He has spent many years working on film sets, affording him the opportunity to learn about the entirety of the process. Having seen all the different departments at work, Kenny believes strongly in the collaborative nature of the art, and believes that his own ideas improve when other strong artists are brought onto the project. Kenny has previously always worked as ...read more |
EndgameShowtime: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 2:30am Run Time: 11:37 Country: Canada Synopsis: A Father’s cautionary tale about internet safety turns sinister when the lines between truth and fiction are blurred. Directed By: Magalie De Genova Produced By: Kerry-Lee Finkle Executive Producer(s): Magalie De Genova Written By: Magalie De Genova, R.D Ovenfriend Main Cast: Matthew Sauvé (Father), Sage Burigana-Marcus (William), Findlay James Davies (Colby), Barbara Szeman (mother), Max Mitchell (Baby Max) About the Director(s): Magalie De Genova is an emerging Toronto-based writer, director, and producer. She was born and raised in St-Etienne, France. She graduated with a bachelor of Film from the Paris Film School ESEC. Since then Magalie moved to Toronto, Canada where she became an award-winning web designer. She has worked extensively for the past 10 years in the digital media field before branching into screenwriting and directing. She is a creative storyteller interested in tackling important social issues. Her...read more |
The Sheltered WomenShowtime: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 2:30am Run Time: 9:12 Country: USA Synopsis: Claire visits a women's shelter in search of her missing mother, but an encounter with a mysterious woman suggests all may be a facade. Directed By: Matthew P. Higgins Produced By: Allan Tran, Sam Carmichael, Sophia Eckerle, Michelle Okawa Written By: Matthew P. Higgins Main Cast: Tiffany Dunia, Susan Harmon, Carol Kaufman, Becca Bell, Anita Olanick, Robbie Danzie About the Director(s): Matthew P. Higgins, a New Orleans native, graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a BA in Film and Television Production. He is based in Los Angeles and has worked for Warner Bros. Pictures, as well as numerous film and television projects, including 2019’s ANNABELLE COMES HOME. Matthew continues to write, direct, and produce short films, winning Best Experimental Horror Short at the 2018 Hollywood Horrorfest for KEEP QUIET (2018), and most recently writing/directing his latest film...read more |
MomentShowtime: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 2:30am Run Time: 21m Country: USA Synopsis: Brutally attacked by three masked men on Halloween night, a homeless girl faces her worst nightmare... until time stops... and she meets two mysterious strangers who can't save her, but might help her save herself. Directed By: Geoffrey Uloth Produced By: Holly Uloth and Emelia Hellman Written By: Geoffrey Uloth Main Cast: Patrick Émmanuel Abellard, Dayane Ntibarikure, Sandy/Timeless |
REBORNShowtime: Monday, October 26, 2020 - 12:30am Run Time: 3:01 Country: USA Synopsis: In a small bayou church, Kaya's forced into baptism and when facing her church’s longtime pastor, senses danger looming. As Kaya is dipped under water, a black substance pours from her body, shocking the congregation. Kaya jumps up, gasping for air. As she looks at the crowd, her eyes turn a glowing WHITE. The congregation screams, hurrying out of the sanctuary. But who stays behind? Pastor Matthews. Three bright ORBS float up behind Kaya and they all state in unison “I’ve been waiting for you.” As Pastor Matthews holds up a jewel encrusted cross, his eyes turn BLACK. He charges towards her and Kaya leaps up, ready for battle. The spirits collide in a face-off between good versus evil. Directed By: Alexandria Collins Produced By: Diana Ward Executive Producer(s): 20th Digital (fka Fox Digital Studios) Written By: Alexandria Collins Main Cast: Taliyah Simone as Kaya Benoit
KJ Rasheed as Pastor Matthews About the Director(s): Alexandria Collins is an LA-based screenwriter, director and actress. Her latest project REBORN, produced by 20th Digital (formally Fox Digital Studios) was selected for Canneseries through their "Bite Size Horror" slate along with selections from Screamfest, Hellifax Fest and counting. She is developing it to become a feature film. Reborn is also streaming on Hulu.com and their Youtube page. Her digital series GOALS N’ SHIT, is streaming online after being named one of Seed&Spark’s ‘Favo...read more |