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The Dionaea House

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 6:30pm
Run Time: 
20 Min
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 
While preparing a funeral service for her recently deceased younger brother, a grieving young woman discovers that the house he lived in up until his death harbors a disturbing secret that threatens to entrap anyone who becomes aware of its existence. Based on the terrifying online phenomenon from writer Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Bird Box, Lights Out).
Directed by: 
Tom Kircher
Produced by: 
Harrison Lanuza, Wyatt Giampa
Written by: 
Tom Kircher & Michael Fairbanks, Based on the story by Eric Heisserer
Main Cast: 
Trin Miller, Keight Leighn, Richard Abraham
Tom Kircher
About the Director(s): 

Tom Kircher discovered his love of horror and film at a young age after being terrified by the Wes Craven classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street. In the years since then, he has pursued these passions by taking extra-curricular film classes and making numerous short films in his home state of New Jersey during grade school and high school. His short horror films made during those years received festival attention, even winning best student short awards at The Garden State Film Festival and Eerie ...read more

She Forgives

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 12, 2019 - 6:30pm
Run Time: 
14 minutes
Country: 
U.S.A
Synopsis: 
After a night of infidelity, Rainn takes his girlfriend, Evelyn on a romantic country retreat to try and restore her faith in the relationship, but it all comes to a bloody end when Evelyn discovers the truth of what really happened that night.
Directed by: 
Henry Evans
Produced by: 
Sarah-Kate Fenelon
Written by: 
Henry Evans
Main Cast: 
Francesca Anderson Reid Prebenda Lily Davis
About the Director(s): 

HENRY EVANS is a British writer born and raised on a farm in southwest London. As the first person in his family to finish high school, he went on to graduate with honors from Columbia University with an MFA in Screenwriting and Directing and a concentration in TV writing.

Before his Columbia MFA he had acted for the National Youth Theater of Great Britain, trained as an underwater videographer in Thailand, and gained a huge amount of experience as a production assistant on films inclu...read more

Attack of the Potato Clock

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 14, 2018 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
2m 45s
Country: 
United States of America
Synopsis: 
In a stormy night, a potato clock experiment gets struck by lightning in an elementary schools' science lab. The mutated Potato Clock rises from death and sees the cafeterias' lunch lady chopping potatoes, creatures of his own kind. He begins to haunt her by taking potatoes away from her. The lunch lady feels suspicious, however it does not stop her from doing her job. The Potato monster will do everything he can to avoid the killing of his friends. But how far will he go?...
Directed by: 
Ji young Na and Victoria Lopez
Produced by: 
Ji young Na and Victoria Lopez
Written by: 
Ji young Na and Victoria Lopez
Main Cast: 
Margaret Manning - Voice Actress

About the Directors

Victoria Lopez and Ji young NaVictoria Lopez is 23 years old. She was born in Cordoba, Argentina. She graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Computer Animation. She has been working all her senior year alongside her teammate, Ji young Na, creating their horror short film "Attack of the Potato Clock". Her education at Ringling prepared her for the real world since she was able to establish amazing connections with her instructors and teammates, as well as learnIng how to present herself professionally to the world. Victoria has focused on animation since the start of her studies, landing a summer opportunity in her junior year as a Character Animator at EA Tiburon on their AAA ...read more

PLASTIK

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
12m
Country: 
United States of America
Synopsis: 
A wannabe Actress opts for plastic surgery to join the social elite in Hollywood, broke and near destitute she doesn't know if she can make it happen but dreams of it desperately. Her plastic surgeon though, goes above and beyond to give her what she wants - little does she know what she will have to pay.
Directed by: 
Valerio Mazzarella
Produced by: 
Valerio Mazzarella & Keline Kanoui
Executive Producer(s): 
Malcolm Granath & Angelo Mazzarella
Written by: 
Brandon Lee
Main Cast: 
Kassie Johnston as Blaire Circus-Szalewski as Dr.Loo

About the Director

Valerio MazzarellaValerio Mazzarella was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He grew up most of his life in Switzerland before moving to the US and graduating with a BFA in Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. During his college years, Valerio Directed multiple horror short films that won awards and were shortlisted in renowned Horror film festivals.

Deliria

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
8m
Country: 
Sweden
Synopsis: 
A slow, hot summer afternoon. A father sleeps while his child is drawing colors in a cross word puzzle. A wind moves through the grass - something bad is about to happen.
Directed by: 
Tomas Stark
Produced by: 
Niklas Panthell
Written by: 
Tomas Stark
Main Cast: 
Kristofer Kamiyasu, Dante Fleischanderl

About the Director

Tomas StarkTomas was born in 1982 in Stockholm, Sweden. He graduated from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2017 with a MA screenwriting. Has has previously studied art at Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm.

Vonnis

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
9m 35s
Country: 
Belgium
Synopsis: 
When Linus tries to bite through the loneliness at his farm, he gets confronted with a dream about his past and a guilt he carries within. A nightmare that becomes soon reality.
Directed by: 
Walt Bladt
Produced by: 
Ritcs, Walt Bladt
Written by: 
Walt Bladt
Main Cast: 
Joke Sluydts, Tibe Boone, Dimitri Duquennoy

About the Director

Walt BladtBorn in Vilvoorde, a little city above Brussels, named after the famous animation director Walt Disney, Walt was a energetic and enthusiastic child who got inspired by the realms that movies could generate. What's in a name. After high school he started filmschool KASK in Ghent and now he's starting his bachelor at Ritcs in Brussels. With a great love for the dark cinema , he tries to evolve himself and experiment with the medium. For his bachelor film he tried to reach a bigger public by bringing them a mix of drama, mystery and horror. And so "Vonnis" was born.

The Dollhouse

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No Premiere
Showtime: 
Saturday, October 13, 2018 - 2:00am
Run Time: 
7m 30s
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 
A filmmaker who grew up with the Chucky doll seeks out the other families surrounding the franchise to get their perspective on life with Chucky.
Directed by: 
Kyra Gardner
Produced by: 
Kyra Gardner
Written by: 
Kyra Gardner
Main Cast: 
Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Tony Gardner, Kyra Gardner

About the Director

Kyra GardnerWith a dad in special effects makeup, blood and guts became a normality for Kyra at a young age. Combat nursing was her first goal, but she soon discovered that real blood is way grosser than the fake goop. Since high school she’s been pursuing a career in directing and hopes to create quirky fantastical films from the lore of her twisted childhood.

Man in Box

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
5m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Trapped in a box with no memory, a man must escape his confines before it's too late. As time runs out he comes closer to the truth of his identity.
Directed by: 
Joel David Santner
Produced by: 
Ron Trejo
Written by: 
Joel David Santner
Main Cast: 
Jerry Richardson, Carolyn DiLoreto

About the Director

Joel David SantnerJoel David Santner has written and directed several short films and one feature, Bare Knuckle. His short script, A Craftsman, was produced by USC School for Cinematic Arts in Spring 2017. His feature script, Tunnel Rat, was a Semifinalist in Screencraft’s Action and Thriller Competition and was a Quarterfinalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship. Joel is a recipient of the 2017 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant for his project, Hanger’s Limb.

Ouroboros

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World Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
4m 13s
Country: 
Russia
Synopsis: 
Someone is banging on the door. It's the least expected visitor.
Directed by: 
Semyon Voinov
Produced by: 
Erin Jones
Written by: 
Semyon Voinov
Main Cast: 
Tom Beedim

Killer Spacemen From Outer Planet X

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 9:00pm
Run Time: 
6m 52s
Country: 
United States
Synopsis: 
Three brave, intergalactic explorers find themselves in uncharted celestial territory when their ship runs critically low on their much needed fuel source – plutonium. Fatefully, they discover a nearby planet that hosts a wealth of plutonium reserves. Follow the crew on their descent into the unknown as they venture onto the mysterious landscape inhabited by… Killer Spacemen From Outer Planet X!
Directed by: 
Peter & Thomas Campbell
Produced by: 
Peter & Thomas Campbell
Executive Producer(s): 
Phil Cormier & Bill Moulton
Written by: 
Thomas Campbell
Main Cast: 
Ranin Brown, Sarah Kennedy, Dalton Slade Kimball, Patrick Molloy, & Thomas Campbell

About the Directors

Peter & Thomas CampbellThomas and Peter Campbell are brothers from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. They co-write and co-direct all of their work; they both act. Peter received a BA in Music from the University of Southern Maine and is currently attending Columbia University to complete an MFA in Film Directing. Thomas also went to the University of Southern Maine, majored in Theater, and is now working professionally as an actor and writer in New England. They are actively pursuing a life and career in film.