 Spare Body
World Premiere Showtime: Saturday, October 16, 2021 - 11:30am Run Time: 9:44 Country: United States Synopsis: While searching for some extra money, a teenager discovers the shocking truth behind what his parents have been hiding, and soon finds out about its beyond sinister intentions. Directed by: Ethan Hunt Produced by: Ethan Hunt Executive Producer(s): Ethan Hunt Written by: Ethan Hunt Main Cast: Ethan Hunt  About the Director(s): Ethan Hunt is a high school student who was born and raised in Sammamish, Washington. He began making films at a very young age and has a great passion for every aspect of the filmmaking process from directing and acting, to visual effects and sound design. During the pandemic he created his first short film that will be released to the public, Spare Body, which was created entirely on his own from pre to post production. |
 Good Head Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 29:25 Country: USA Synopsis: When megastar Coop Bradley buys a sad, superhero franchise to resurrect his fading acting career he goes to Atlanta to shoot the latest installment and gets more than he bargained for when he goes to the lab of special effects artist Shane Morton to get a mold made of his head. Not only does Shane torture the claustrophobic actor--he may have in turn stolen Coop's soul--which leads to a madcap chase through Shane's "house of horrors". Directed by: Matt Servitto Produced by: Matt Servitto Executive Producer(s): Ken Arnold, Dan Deluca, Tim Reis Written by: Matt Servitto Main Cast: Henry Zebrowski, Matt Servitto, Addie Weyrich, Dan Triandiflou  About the Director(s): Called one of the "hardest working actors in show business” by Entertainment Weekly magazine, Matt has been working as an actor on stage and in front of the camera for over 30 years—with leading roles on many celebrated cable shows like Cinemax’s “Banshee”, Showtime’s “Brotherhood” and--more recently—playing Gov. Sweeney on “Billions”. However, he is probably best known for his role as FBI Agent Dwight Harris on HBO’s “The Sopranos”—a role he played for all 7 seasons and for which he won a ...read more |
 Survivers Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 6:30 Country: Spain Synopsis: Natural selection says that only those who adapt will survive. What if humans have become stupid? Directed by: Carlos Gómez-Trigo Produced by: Carlos Gómez-Trigo Written by: Carlos Gómez-Trigo Main Cast: Stephanie Magnin, Maarten Dannenberg, Alex Moreu  About the Director(s): Carlos Gómez-Trigo (Madrid, 1981) shot in Barcelona a school short film, “Clase de baile”. In 2008 he goes to India to work in two documentaries and then moves to Madrid, where he works as producer and director of commercials. His previous short film, Maelstrøm (2017), has more than 165 selections in film festivals, winning several awards for best short film, director, performance or sound. With Survivers (2020) he tries to figure out the eternal dichotomy between Humanity vs Stupidity.  |
 Movin Day Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 4m Country: USA Synopsis: How much of your partner's past should you really unpack?
When a newly engaged couple moves in together, they quickly discover some skeletons should stay in the closet. Directed by: Craig Low Produced by: Craig Low Executive Producer(s): DeRay Davis Written by: Craig Low Main Cast: Nathalia Castellon, Greg Santos, Erika Medina, and Asher Sears  About the Director(s): Craig Low is an Aussie writer, director, producer & comedian. Before immigrating to America & writing for BET, MTV, E!, TBS, Nickelodeon, and a bunch of others that don’t sound as cool, Craig grew up on a Kangaroo reserve. His acting credits include The Muppets, 5 Years Apart, Accents, My Girlfriend From Hell, and Foundher. MOVIN DAY is Craig's second short film as a first-year filmmaker.  |
 99 PROBLEMS Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 17 min Country: USA Synopsis: A Stranger enters a diner to close out a prior mission with a woman whom he helped change her future and to save her life. While at the diner, he approaches a waitress and asks her if she had the opportunity to change her future would she want to indulge…?
She accepts and the Stranger shows her a polaroid picture of a patron at the diner wielding a large knife. She asks if it’s real. He responds with a nod. He tells her: “Only if you sign this ledger will you be able to alter the future. Your life depends on it.”
The waitress then takes the photo and shows it to the cook. The cook is somewhat puzzled asking if this is some kind of a gag. “It’s not”. He tells the waitress he’s taking a break and circles around to the counter to sit by the man in the photo and takes a large knife with him.
The man at the counter eyes the knife and sits in silence.
Just then, a thug with a gun enters the diner and tells everyone to to empty their pockets as well as the register.
The cook says “Take what you want and leave us alone. We don’t want any trouble”. The man next to him demands the thug to put his gun away. This angers the thug and won’t stand for the man’s attitude and aims the gun his way. A second thug enters the diner, this one is a rookie at pulling off a heist.
The man at the counter proceeds to take his watch off. The thug questions him why. The man says “Never kill a man while wearing a good watch”. The man springs into action and stabs the Thug in the chest sending him to the floor. The rookie thug heads for the door as the man turns and throws the knife killing the rookie.
The man tells the waitress and the cook to call the police as he steps outside to have a smoke.
The Stranger pulls up in his vehicle outside with his ledger to have the waitress sign out. Directed by: MICHAEL G KEHOE Produced by: MICHAEL G KEHOE, TORI LONDON, RICHARD JOEL, ROB HARPER Written by: MICHAEL G KEHOE Main Cast: YAN BIRCH, SALA BAKER, TORI LONDON, RICHARD LEACOCK, MICHELLE ALLAIER, DENNIS KEIFFER, WILL DIXON, TEVA DRESBACH BARNEA  About the Director(s): Michael G Kehoe is an award winning filmmaker. His first film "Second Dance" premiered at Sundance and the Berlin Film Fest. He went on to direct a feature titled "Dominion". He went on to direct another feature he penned titled "The Art of a Bullet". He continued writing and directing commercials and short films. In 2015, he wrote and directed the horror short film "Hush" that won 34 awards and the feature script was picked up by Lionsgate and produced by Halloween producer Malek Akkad, the...read more   |
 ORMUR Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 02.47 Country: United States Synopsis: A man kills another for a piece of meat. Directed by: Einar Baldvin Produced by: Einar Baldvin Executive Producer(s): John Agbaje, Kate Lambert Written by: Einar Baldvin Main Cast: NA  About the Director(s): Einar Baldvin was born in Reykjavik Iceland in 1985. His macabre, hand drawn films have played all over the world to much acclaim. His film ‘The Pride of Strathmoor’ was awarded top prizes at Slamdance, Florida Film Festival, Fantoche Animation Festival, and Nordisk Panorama. Einar is also the author of dark fantasy graphic novel ‘The Crawling King’. |
 A Real Killjoy Los Angeles Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 3 minutes Country: United States Synopsis: Sam Jones is stuck in a zombie apocalyptic world and surrounded by incapable survivors. She may have found love, but she's got a zombie to contend with, and her surprise guest does her no favors. Directed by: Tara Erickson Produced by: Idiot Army Productions Executive Producer(s): Tara Erickson Written by: Tara Erickson Main Cast: Tara Erickson, Mary O'Neil, Ivan Djurovic, and Sidney Cumbie.  About the Director(s): Tara Erickson is an actor/comedian who also writes and directs. She has a background in improvisation and sketch comedy, which is apparent in her commercial work and can also be seen on her YouTube channel. Her award-winning film, "Prime Of Your Life," has awarded her 4 Best Actress awards and is making its festival rounds throughout 2021-2022, along with "A Real Killjoy". The sequel to A REAL KILLJOY is set for a Fall 2021 release. Tara Erickson's links: |
 Alma Mater World Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 5:40 Country: U.S.A. Synopsis: Arthur discovers disturbing information while reading his father's high school yearbook. Directed by: Matthew P. Higgins Produced by: Allan Zhang Tran Written by: Matthew P. Higgins Main Cast: Landon Moss, Carol Kaufman & Jake Speer  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 works as a Physical Production Coordinator at Warner Bros. Pictures. Matthew writes, directs, edits, and produces short films, winning various awards. He continued his efforts into 2021 to create his latest film, ALMA MATER. |
 TECH SAVVY West Coast Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 8:16 Country: United States Synopsis: When a single mom discovers her Photoshop tweaks impact the real world, excitement turns to terror after she makes a horrifying mistake in need of an “undo” button. Directed by: Scott Vasey Produced by: Travis Earnest, Josh Martin, Scott Vasey, and Jeremy Westrate Written by: Scott Vasey, Caleb Yeaton Main Cast: Lisa Walton, Kendra Pepe, Ashlyn Lopez, Whit Vasey, Sean Gloria  About the Director(s): Scott Vasey was born in Seattle, graduated from Georgia Tech, and currently lives in Tampa, FL with his family. He’s developed a rich horror and thriller feature screenplay portfolio inspired by countless characters he’s encountered working as a construction worker, a math teacher, an actuary, and a project manager. Scott has become an active contributor in the Tampa film scene and has written and directed three short films. |
 #Nofilter No Premiere Showtime: Friday, October 15, 2021 - 9:45pm Run Time: 13:27 Country: USA Synopsis: Beth, an insecure twenty-something, becomes obsessed with an insidious filter, leaving her to question true beauty. It is a cautionary tale for all those obsessed by "likes," being flawless, and thinking that somehow social media is the magical cure-all for happiness. The film stars Kelly Lamor Wilson and Misha Osherovich from "Freaky" and was shot by Jason Banker, the DP of such genre festival darlings as "Toad Road" and "Felt." Directed by: Nathan Crooker Produced by: Nathan Crooker, Maya Korn, Alexis Winter Written by: Nathan Crooker Main Cast: Kelly Lamor Wilson, Misha Osherovich, Sam Bixby  About the Director(s): NATHAN CROOKER is an accomplished filmmaker who helms from Leominster, Massachusetts, a small working-class town in the shadows of Boston. There he developed an interest in narrative Crooker found his voice in narrative filmmaking through horror with his first short, "Playback" that went viral in just one day. Both "Playback" and “Midnight Delivery” have had wild success at many of the top film festivals around th...read more |