 Fucking GhostsScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season 
Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 3:00 Country: United States Synopsis: What if a family bought a new house that was haunted by ghosts... that had sex all over the place? What if the ghosts were just people under sheets? What if there was a Scottish priest involved? I set out to find some answers. Directed by: Jason Cook Produced by: Kelly Parker, Jason Cook, Ben Morrison Written by: Jason Cook Main Cast: Colin Ferguson, Ben Morrison, Natalie Lynch, Piotr Michael, Isabel Herrman  About the Director(s): Jason Cook is writer/director from Los Angeles. With a background in advertising that started in design and animation, and transcended into commercial directing, Jason has a unique approach to storytelling. His love of comedy led him to join forces with SUPERFUNNY, a live comedy variety show where he wears many hats as director, producer, and brand director. Jason's sensibility straddles the line between the everyday banality of life and the surreal. Pretty much, he's always down to get weird...read more |
 My Victims of True CrimeScreens with An Ideal Host and the following short films: The Appointment | Circle of Stone | F*cking Ghosts | Good Head | Into the Uncanny Valley | Klaus Eats Butterflies | Mime | Mind Over Matter | Murder For Dummies | My Victims of True Crime | Rainy Season Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 5 minutes 6 Seconds Country: Canada Synopsis: When two women search for vigilante justice, they are blind to the fact that they don't really know the woman offering the answer to their prayers Directed by: Ryan Curtis Produced by: Leslie Appleton, Kassidee Campbell and Vivian Davidson Written by: Ryan Curtis Main Cast: Leslie Appleton, Kassidee Campbell and Vivian Davidson  About the Director(s): A native of Vancouver, Canada Ryan is a busy Visual Effects Supervisor working primarily on set for the American television market. Coming from many years of experience in TV Ryan is now transitioning into Writing and Directing and hopes to continue to take on bigger and more challenging projects. See more at http://sigildigital.com/ |
 InitiationScreens with the Following Horror Shorts: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret US Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 1:36:27 Country: USA Synopsis: Teen horror is back with a vengeance in this edgy slasher about a cruel social media game that spins out of control. Whiton University unravels the night a star-athlete is murdered in the wake of a hidden assault allegation, kicking off a spree of social media-linked slayings. As a masked killer targets students across campus, a trio of sorority sisters race to uncover the truth behind the school's hidden secrets - and the horrifying meaning of an exclamation point - before they become the killer's next victims. Directed by: John Berardo Produced by: Brian Frager, John Berardo, JP Castel, Stephanie Stanziano, Lindsay LaVanchy, Jon Huertas Executive Producer(s): En-Ming Lai, Sophie Lai, Michelle Ishii, Anton Andreacchio, Nicholas Chen, Olivia Kong, Shivam Malhotra Written by: John Berardo, Lindsay LaVanchy, Brian Frager Main Cast: Jon Huertas, Isabella Gomez, Lindsay LaVanchy, Froy Gutierrez, Gattlin Griffth, Patrick Walker, James Berardo, Bart Johnson, Shireen Lai, Kent Faulcon, Yancy Butler, Lochlyn Munro, Maxwell Hamilton  About the Director(s): Originally from Norman, Oklahoma, John received his MFA in Film & TV Production from USC and his BA from UCLA in Theatre Directing and Playwriting. John co-founded production company Shatterproof Films, which specializes in genre-based films with topical social messages. He screened his short film “Dembanger” at Screamfest in 2013 and “The Labyrinth” in 2015. “Initiation,” a remake of “Dembanger”, is a topical reinvention of the slasher genre for the social media generation. He couldn't ...read more     |
 The Last Man on EarthScreens with INITIATION and the following short films: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 19:31 Country: New Zealand Synopsis: As a young television news reporter, Annie Harper covered the exciting story of “Evolution 2”; the vaccine that promised to eradicate all birth defects in an attempt to achieve genetic perfection. Now, in the aftermath of a resultant global pandemic, Annie is a sole survivor who shelters in the devastatingly lonely spaces of the television studios, broadcasting a desperate message in the hope of finding other survivors. Her enormous relief at discovering she’s not alone quickly becomes a new fight for life and she is forced to question what makes a human worthy of survival. Who would you trust to be mankind’s last hope? Directed by: April Phillips Produced by: Godiva Productions Executive Producer(s): April Phillips Written by: April Phillips Main Cast: Greer Phillips
Shane Bartle
Duncan Armstrong
April Phillips  About the Director(s): British born, award-winning international writer/director April Phillips has an acclaimed history of writing for theatre and radio and since completing her Masters Degree in Scriptwriting (International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington), she has focussed on film. She is one of the most licensed playwrights in New Zealand. April has garnered numerous international awards and nominations for both stage and screen works and highlights include the Special Jury awa...read more |
 GuestScreens with INITIATION and the following short films: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret US Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 12 minutes 20 seconds Country: United Kingdom Synopsis: A young woman takes drastic measures to rid herself of a mysterious, otherworldly presence known as "the Guest". Directed by: Finn Callan Produced by: Ivan Veselov Executive Producer(s): Joe Ireland, Scout Pearson and Ivan Veselov Written by: Finn Callan Main Cast: Melania Crisan as Mary, Jessica Munna as the Woman and Anna Fraser as the Guest  About the Director(s): Finn Callan is an Irish filmmaker who specialises in transgressive, unusual and macabre subject matter. His work has been described as bleak, cacophonous, disturbing and at times incomprehensible. His feature length experimental film 'The Garden' was described as "the loudest silent movie ever made." His work has also been recognised and showcased by various publications including Dread Central, NME and The Verge, as well as being screened by Picturehouse, The Horse Hospital Gallery in...read more |
 RegretScreens with INITIATION and the following short films: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 16 min Country: Canada Synopsis: Following the death of his father, a man must survive the manifestations of his inner demons over the course of a dreary night. Directed by: Santiago Menghini Produced by: Dominique Dussault, Santiago Menghini, Max Walker Written by: Santiago Menghini Main Cast: Brent Skagford, Mich Todorovic, David Nerman, Noah Turcotte, Ellen David, Anana Rydvald  About the Director(s): Santiago Menghini is a director, visual effect artist, and producer. He has a film production B.A. from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal and a post-secondary degree in Cinema, Video, & Communications from Dawson College. Santiago Menghini is known for Intruders (2014), Voyagers (2015), Milk (2018), Red Wine (2019), and Regret (2020). |
 Axe to the FaceScreens with INITIATION and the following short films: Axe To The Face | Guest | The Last Man on Earth | Regret Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 4:00am Run Time: 16:45 Country: United States Synopsis: Anna and Dylan meet on a dating app, and the two begin a budding relationship. As their chemistry progresses, we begin to see there is more to this seemingly chance encounter than we were originally led to believe. One thing's for sure — someone is getting an axe to the face. Directed by: Andrew Moorehead Produced by: Glen Gannon, Dustin Flannery-McCoy, Reid Prebenda Written by: Andrew Moorehead, Reid Prebenda Main Cast: Freja Zeuthen, Reid Prebenda  About the Director(s): Andrew Moorehead and Dustin Flannery-McCoy are filmmakers based in Brooklyn, NY. They are currently working on a feature and are looking for your help. |
 Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning No Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 9, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 1h 32min Country: USA Synopsis: Still haunted by his past, Tommy Jarvis - who, as a child, killed Jason Voorhees - wonders if the serial killer is connected to a series of brutal murders occurring in and around the secluded halfway house where he now lives. Directed by: Danny Steinmann Produced by: Timothy Silver Executive Producer(s): Frank Mancuso Jr. Written by: Martin Kitrosser (story by), David Cohen (story by) Main Cast: Melanie Kinnaman, John Shepherd, Anthony Barrile |
 Halloween 2 (1981)Halloween 2 Screens with the following short films: Hansel & Human Trash. No Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 4:45am Run Time: 1h 32min Country: USA Synopsis: While Sheriff Brackett and Dr. Loomis hunt for Michael Myers, a traumatized Laurie is rushed to hospital, and the serial killer is not far behind her. Directed by: Rick Rosenthal Produced by: John Carpenter & Debra Hill Written by: John Carpenter, Debra Hill Main Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers |
 Human TrashScreens with Halloween 2 World Premiere Showtime: Thursday, October 8, 2020 - 2:00am Run Time: 16:39 Country: Spain Synopsis: A boy is thrown into a trash container from the future. In his frantic search for the exit, he runs into a misterious man, who will make him doubt the origin of his own existence. Directed by: Aitor Almuedo Produced by: Aitor Almuedo Esteban & Francisco Javier Almuedo Esteban Executive Producer(s): Aitor Almuedo Esteban & Francisco Javier Almuedo Esteban Written by: Aitor Almuedo Esteban & Francisco Javier Almuedo Esteban Main Cast: Guillermo LLansó & Karlos Aurrekoetxea  About the Director(s): Aitor Almuedo was born in Madrid. He studied filmography in the CES and EFTI schools. |
