You Wouldn't UnderstandScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand US Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 9 minutes 25 seconds Country: USA Synopsis: An idyllic picnic of one is upended after the arrival of a stranger. Directed by: Trish Harnetiaux Produced by: Jacob A. Ware, Trish Harnetiaux Written by: Jacob A. Ware, Trish Harnetiaux Main Cast: Anthony Arkin, Jacob A. Ware About the Director(s): Trish Harnetiaux is a playwright, novelist, and co-creator of short dark comedies. Current projects include her play Bender and Brian, a new play commission: California, and the narrative podcast The MS Phoenix Rising, a serial podcast about a cruise ship conglomerate using avant-garde theatre to rebrand on their latest voyage. She’s developed or presented work with Clubbed Thumb, New Georges, JACK, Soho Rep, Ars Nova, Incubator Arts Project, NYU and Playwright’s Horizons. MFA in playwriting ...read more |
Warm BloodScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 4:47 Country: USA Synopsis: While in solitary confinement, a female prisoner is taunted with photos of her crime. She reminisces about her violent gruesome acts. She clings to those treasured moments to remain in bliss during isolation. Directed by: Marc Van Holt Produced by: Alyssa Amer Written by: Alyssa Amer Main Cast: Megumi Morino
Ty Bamla
Kyle Samples About the Director(s): Director- Marc Van Holt is a visual storyteller based in Los Angeles, California. Marc is an MFA student at the University of Southern California majoring in Film and Television Production with an emphasis in visual effects and directing in a virtual world. Marc is set to graduate in May 2021. He currently works part time as a videographer and editor for USC Dornsife and local independent film productions in Los Angeles. Writer/Producer/Cinematographer- Alyssa Amer is a graduate of New...read more |
ThirstScreens with the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 90 minutes Country: Iceland Synopsis: Hulda is a drug addict, arrested and accused of murdering her brother. After she is let go because of insufficient evidence, she meets Hjörtur, a thousand-year-old vampire. Together they have to fight a cult while being investigated by a rogue detective. Directed by: Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Gaukur Úlfarsson Produced by: Haraldur Hrafn Thorlacius Written by: Björn Leó Brynjarsson Main Cast: Hjörtur Sævar Steinason, Hulda Lind Kristinsdóttir, Jens Jensson |
My Mother MaryScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 11:37 Country: United States Synopsis: A young boy begins to suspect his mother may be possessed by a demonic entity. Directed by: David Lee & Alex Pappas Produced by: David Lee & Alex Pappas Written by: David Lee & Alex Pappas Main Cast: CHARLIE - Harrison Andrews
MARY - Marilyn Sanabria About the Director(s): Alex and David both graduated from Emerson College with majors in Film Production. Since re-connecting in Los Angeles, they've been writing / directing partners on everything from short films to music videos. |
MiniatureScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 10:10 Country: U.S.A. Synopsis: A young woman discovers the strange reality of the town where her best friend disappeared. Now they must get out before it's too late. Directed by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. Produced by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. - James Preston - Gigi Gustin Written by: Samuel Gonzalez Jr. Main Cast: Jenna Kanell
Gigi Gustin
Peter Xifo About the Director(s): Emmy-nominated, award winning filmmaker and Top 200 Director on HBO's Project Greenlight. Born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Central Florida, Gonzalez showed an interest in film at an early age. Spending most of his youth making home movies with neighborhood friends, he never had any doubt about his path to storytelling in film. After graduating high school and without a way to pay for film school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Immediately following Basic Combat Training, Gonzal...read more |
The Last LeafScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 13:15 Country: USA Synopsis: Haunted by dark visions and unable to protect her family, Cathy has a final chance to save her lover Sue and stand up against the mysterious gentleman that has haunted her since childhood. Directed by: Sia Aleskovskaya Produced by: Kamilla Brenneysen Written by: Sia Aleskovkaya Main Cast: Nova Gaver, Whitton Frank, Kevin Allen About the Director(s): Sia Aleskovskaya is a director, writer and a production designer currently based in Los Angeles, California. Sia grew up in Moscow, Russia and moved to the US in 2012. She graduated New York Film Academy in 2019. Sia's previous film "Faces" premiered at Scottsdale Short Film Festival. Her next films - comedy "All men are pigs (?)" and gothic horror "The Last Leaf" are set to premiere in 2020. Sia has a strong interest in telling women's stories through a female eye. Sia is an active member of...read more |
MetaVisionScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 16, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 12:06 Country: UNITED STATES Synopsis: Malcolm is an angry 26 year old who lives on the fringes of society. While desperately straddling the blurred lines of sanity, Malcolm receives a self-help tape in the mail from an unusual organisation called MetaVision. Soon, Malcolm finds himself slowly deconstructing his own identity as well as the societal constructs around him, as the tape might offer more than just harmless advice. Directed by: Jai Love Produced by: Jai Love, Basia Stefaniak Written by: Spencer T. Heath, Jai Love Main Cast: David Yow
Spencer T. Heath
Paul Ford
Drew Tietz
Greg Puciato About the Director(s): Jai Love is an emerging filmmaker from Sydney, Australia. Jai began making short films with his friends from an early age, with an interest in the darker aspects of human behaviour. Jai interned for Tommy Lee Jones on the 2014 feature film The Homesman, before returning to Australia to study at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. During this time, Jai realised his interest in both documentary and in California's punk music scenes, resulting in Dead Hands Dig Deep (2016) working w...read more |
VikaariScreens with Thirst and the following short films: Warm Blood | The Last Leaf | Metavision | My Mother Mary | Miniature | Vikaari | You Wouldn't Understand World Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 9:00pm Run Time: 14 minutes 34 seconds. Country: Sri Lanka Synopsis: The widespread birth of babies with similar deformities triggers a worldwide panic. Disease is ruled out but the actual cause could be something more terrifying. The children, nicknamed Vikaari, all share remarkable set of characteristics and may even possess, if rumors are to be believed, paranormal abilities.
In Sri Lanka, a multicultural island nation, their arrival creates an atmosphere of political and cultural unrest. Some factions want to eliminate the Vikaari while others want to use them for their own purposes.
Among them three key individuals, a professor of evolutionary biology, a social activist and the leader of an extremist right wing group try to take control of the destiny of these remarkable children.
In Sanskrit Vikaari means 'change' or an 'entity that can change'. The Vikaari are here and the world is about to change. Directed by: Sandun Seneviratne, Charlie Bray Produced by: Sandun Seneviratne, Charlie Bray Written by: Sandun Seneviratne, Charlie Bray Main Cast: Ashan Dias - Bandara Gamage
Bimsara Premaratne - Dr. Sulakshana Jayaweera
Richard Dee Roberts - Prof. David Hameroff
Chevaan Daniel - Head of State About the Director(s): Director Biography Sandun seneviratne Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Sandun first studied film making under Internationally acclaimed director Sammy Pavel. His first short film 'Opinion' was about the devastation caused by the Tsunami in Sri Lanka. He then came to London Film Academy to further develop his skills in film making where he made several Short films in Super 16 and HD. One of the short films he wrote and directed called 'The Seer', a post-apocalyptic sci/fi ac...read more |
AbracitosScreens with Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers and the short film Teething West Coast Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 4:45am Run Time: 10:58 Country: Spain Synopsis: A terrible phone call in the middle of the night shakes Laura's world. Meanwhile, little Ainara plays in her room. The appearance of an anknow being? It will test the mental and emotional stability of the two sisters. Directed by: Tony Morales Produced by: Tony Morales,
Ignacio Lacosta,
Paco Lomeña,
Dylan Moreno and
Jose Luis Gacal Executive Producer(s): Chris Sablan, Tony Morales, Ana Revilla, Ignacio Lacosta and Dylan Moreno Written by: Tony Morales and Fer Zaragoza Main Cast: Beatriz Salas,
Carmen Salas and
Virginia Gómez About the Director(s): Born in Malaga (Spain). Studied Film and Video Production in Madrid (I.E.S. La Arboleda). Lover of genre cinema since very young age.. In 2014 he shot his first short film, “Ku”, with which he obtained 11 international selections. His second short film, “Hada”, achieves more than 260 selections and 60 international awards, including: Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Telluride Horror Show, Fantasporto, NYC Horror Film Festival, Nightmares Film Festival, Les Enfants ...read more |
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)Screens with the short Abracitos and Teething. No Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 15, 2020 - 4:45am Run Time: 1h 36min Country: USA Synopsis: One year after the events of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), the Shape returns to Haddonfield once again in an attempt to kill his now-mute niece. Directed by: Dominique Othenin-Girard Produced by: Ramsey Thomas Executive Producer(s): Moustapha Akkad Written by: John Carpenter (characters), Debra Hill (characters) Main Cast: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Corne |