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Black Gulch

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No Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
15m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Bank robbers roll into a small town, it was supposed to be a simple job, but the bank and the town were deserted. All except for a small boy and the supernatural opposition from a mysterious black robbed figure that is picking them off one by one.
Directed by: 
Michael Strode
Produced by: 
Brett Heneberg
Written by: 
Michael Strode
Main Cast: 
Christopher Bradley, Stephen Monroe Taylor, Joshua Miller 
About the Director(s): 

Michael Strode studied Film Production at USC, and has written and directed several award-winning shorts. His action/horror film Black Gulch played at over 40 festivals world-wide and won a number of awards. The film was distributed through IFC and BritShorts, and is available on iTunes. Michael has written scripts for a variety of producers, including Ombra Films, Sony, and Futurist Ape Productions. His supernatural thrillers have done well at festivals, including Slamdance, the ABC.Disney W...read more

Ressurection Mary

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
5m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A young reporter sets out to find the story of a lifetime, but he learns that in the town of Resurrection, something strange has been happening!
Directed by: 
Matthew Arnold
Produced by: 
Matthew Arnold
Written by: 
Matthew Arnold
Main Cast: 
Wilford Brimley, Justin Connor, Patrick Nagle
About the Director(s): 

Arnold grew up in Irvine, California and Columbia, Kentucky. He studied Physics at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky before moving to Los Angeles to attend graduate film school at the USC School of Cinema-Television. He graduated in May of 2002 from USC with an MFA in film production. Arnold currently resides in Los Angeles.

Daughter

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US Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
13m 50s
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A mother's worst nightmare turns out to be her worst hell.
Directed by: 
Eduardo Bell
Produced by: 
Eduardo Bell
Written by: 
Eduardo Bell
Main Cast: 
Jennifer-Ashlyn Qualey, Marcie Seklecki
About the Director(s): 

Eduardo Rodriguez hails from Caracas, Venezuela. He studied communications at The Catholic University Andres Bello before coming to The Florida State University Film School to polish his training. He worked professionally as an editor and writer in his native country before coming to the US. His short film, Symbiosis (2000), went into competition at the prestigious Verna Field Award for Best Sound Editing in a Student Film. Since graduating from FSU, in August 2001, Eduardo has been touring h...read more

3 A.M.

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 11:00pm
Run Time: 
22min
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Myron works the late-shift at a run down crematory. He is there all night. In the dead. Burning body after body, Myron has grown numb to death... and life. One lonely night, Myron takes in Lucia, a beautiful young woman who has passed away all too soon. As Myron prepares her body for cremation, something about her begins to get under his skin. He's drawn to her like a moth to a flame. Late in the night, he breaks down. Myron steals a kiss and more from the defenseless Lucia. Pained with regret, he quickly finishes his work and burns her body. That was that. It was just a slip. Nobody got hurt. Unfortunately for Myron, Lucia does not the dark. By himself. The rules of the living have been long forgotten and comfort is found amongst feel the same.
Directed by: 
Stewart Hopewell
Produced by: 
Ivette Garcia Davila'
Written by: 
Stewart Hopewell
Main Cast: 
"Xander Chauncey, Camila Quaresma, Marty Lang, John Teusink, Reese Goodwin"

Dear Sweet Emma

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 12, 2003 - 8:00pm
Run Time: 
5min 
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
As the search is given up for Emma's latest husband, Tucker, a private look reveals that Emma has a secret and uncontrollable dark side.
Directed by: 
John Cernak
Produced by: 
John Cernak
Written by: 
John Cernak
Main Cast: 
John Cernak

Dark Focus

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 5:00pm
Run Time: 
4:38
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A group of witches get caught up in a mysterious sceance. Horror spoof.
Directed by: 
Sebastien Roche-Lochen
Produced by: 
Sebastien Roche-Lochen
Written by: 
Sebastien Roche-Lochen
Main Cast: 
Eric Brenner, Cynthia Rice
About the Director(s): 
Sebastien Roche-Lochen was born on April 2, 1980 in Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France. He is known for his work on Christian (2007), Dark Focus (2001) and Survivor (2000).

TOMORROW'S BACON

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 5:00pm
Run Time: 
9m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A bickering couple in the last stages of a marriage gone sour make life uneasy for a small town waitress when they pull up to her diner on a cold winter night just before closing time. She tries to keep things cool when the couple, obviously from out of town and in midst of more than just a squabble, decide to come in for coffee, tea and directions to the Interstate.
Directed by: 
Bryan Norton
Produced by: 
Victor Buhler and Bryan Norton
Written by: 
Bryan Norton
Main Cast: 
Claudia Belmont, Roberta Dean, Michael Morrows |
About the Director(s): 
Bryan Norton has an M.F.A. degree in Film Production from New York University's Tisch School of The Arts Graduate Film Program, and a B.A. in Cinema Studies from Sarah Lawrence College. He wrote and directed the award winning horror film Penny Dreadful with a generous grant from Warner Bros, starring Friday the 13th's Betsy Palmer and has won over one hundred film festival awards worldwide. As a professor and lecturer of film, Bryan has taught film directing and screenwriting throughout the Unit...read more

OFF

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 5:00pm
Run Time: 
15m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
Off is a thriller set in a fishing town. The film centers around a hearing-impaired girl who doesn't talk and a serial killer who likes to suffocate his victims so they can't scream.
Directed by: 
Tyler Polhemus
Produced by: 
Tyler Polhemus
Written by: 
Tyler Polhemus
Main Cast: 
Jenn Page, Susan Scudder, Alan Semok

The Appointment

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 3:00am to 4:00am
Run Time: 
11m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A woman awakes in a hospital with an appointment. Terror ensues.
Directed by: 
Clinton Gleason
Produced by: 
Clinton Gleason
Written by: 
Clinton Gleason
Main Cast: 
Bru Muller, Jennifer DeMartino

The Puzzle

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Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime: 
Thursday, October 25, 2001 - 3:00am
Run Time: 
22m
Country: 
USA
Synopsis: 
A young woman mysteriously receives a puzzle as a gift. But, this is no ordinary puzzle. With every piece, the image becomes more and more frighteningly familiar. Terror and suspense build to horrifying, heart-pounding climax! Based on a short story by J.B. Stamper.
Directed by: 
Robert Harari
Produced by: 
Robert Harari
Written by: 
Robert Harari (screenplay), J.B. Stamper (short story)
Main Cast: 
Courtney Bell, Ellie Torrez, Robert Harari