*All screenings will be followed by a Q&A from Filmmakers and Actors (if present)
WEDNESDAY 12/76:00pm
GEMMA
A restless night for two sisters prompts a bedtime tale involving Gemma, an
other-worldly being whose crash landing and discovery on Earth changes a family
forever. (Short Film. 5 min)
dir. by Cristopher Stauffer
BAD FRANK
Frank Pierce leads a seemingly normal life, but when a disturbing past reemerges
and something precious is taken from him, his mask of sanity loosens and he
unearths the urge to be violent once again. (Feature Film. 103 min)
dir. by Tony GerminarioTom Sizemore, Amanda Clayton, Brian O'Halloran
8:00pm
I HEARD SOMETHING
Woman awakened by noise in her home. (Short Film. 3 min)
dir. by Mary Lou Belli
Mircea Monroe, Josh Cooke
NUTS
A man wakes up and fixes a world that isn't broken (Short Film. 4 min)
dir. by Theo Sena
HIDE/SEEKA young couple's innocent game of
Hide and Seek in the woods turns into an absolutely nightmare. (Short Film. 20
min)dir. by Matt Newton
OH, THE EFFING HORRORWhile camping, Chris tells Luci about the many murders that have taken place in the surrounding woods. Later, a distant rustling interrupts their make out session. But, it's not the ghosts of the murdered victims.
(Short Film. 17 min)
dir. by Justin T. Bowler
THE CATALYSTSomething unseen lurks in a young girl's bedroom, while in the
kitchen, her father tries to understand why his wife is so afraid. The mom
believes small accidents in their home cause increasingly greater hauntings.
(Short Film. 8 min)
dir. by Alan Fine
WRAITHJessica is tormented by the ghost of a little girl, that threatens
both her relationship with her boyfriend Mike, and her very way of life. (Short
Film. 22 min)dir. by Daniel JamesMelissa Archer
9:30pm
THE SANCTUARY
A woman trapped in an asylum finds out the truth about why she’s there. (Short
Film. 8 min)
dir. by Marc Rosenzweig and Haven Johnson
HUNGER
Oliver is a young man who finds himself lost in his studies for an upcoming MCAT
exam. During an unexpected call from his cousin Sarah, Oliver is asked to watch
over his ailing grandmother putting more than his retest at risk. (Short Film.
18 min)
dir. by Justin Hall
PLASTIC
A mannequin haunts a fashion designer as she recovers from a recent car
accident. (Short Film. 6 min)
dir. by Patrick Adley
LET'S PLAY DEAD GIRL
Inspired by a true event, Let’s Play Dead Girl is a cautionary tale about two
best friends, Josephine and Juda, who create a website revolving around Alto, a
mystical being living in their imagination. Soon, their obsession with Alto runs
wild as they hatch a plan to murder their friend, Consuelo, so they can make
Alto come to life. (Short Film. 24 min)
dir. by Christian A. Morán
SECRET ADMIRER
A woman suspects she has an intruder when a mysterious gift turns up at her
door. (Short Film. 9 min)
dir. by Justin Powell
PRODUCT RECALL
The real and imaginary collide with tragic consequences as
a gifted physicist at the Large Hadron Collider works to answer profound
questions about our universe. (Short Film. 10 min)
dir. by Ben Smith
YOU CAN'T PREDICT FATE
Marcus and Cynthia were out for a drive in the country, when they got ran off
the road. Ruby saves them and brings them back to her place to give them medical
treatment. Remote in the countryside. No phones. No help. Cable tied to the bed
and locked away. There may be no escape. (Short Film. 7 min)
THURSDAY
12/86pm DEFARIOUS
A young woman is tormented by her nightmares and they are beginning to manifest
so strongly she becomes disillusioned between the world of her imagination and
what is truly reality. (Short Film. 16 min)
dir. by Chase Pallante
THE DARKLINE
Jamal and T.J., two young drug mules working for a dangerous gang in Anchorage,
must risk their lives to deliver product to a mysterious customer deep in the
Alaskan Interior. (Short Film. 4 min)
dir. by Kevin O'Donnell & Justin Swain
INTO THE OUTBREAK
After an infectious outbreak causes people to become rage filled cannibals, a
group of 3 women, each with their own prior issues must come together to figure
how to survive the infected and their own demons. (Feature Film. 86 min)
dir. by Larry Rosen
Lloyd Kaufman, Deborah Twiss, Jean Louise O'Sullivan, Irina Gorovaia
8pmTRUNK SPACE
When Anna and Priss pick up a hitchhiker in the middle of the desert, their road
trip takes a turn for the worse. (Short Film. 14 min)
dir. by Max Silver
EVIL RISING
A young woman with disturbing dreams suddenly finds herself thrust into her
nightmares. Struggling for her sanity and her life, she must overcome the demons
inside her to break free and save the souls of those who remain to be
alive.....but can she also manage to save herself? (Short Film. 9 min)
dir. by Savion Smith
THE CABINET IN THE WOODS
A man searching for his lost dog in the woods stumbles upon something very
bizarre. (Short Film. 18 min)
dir. by Andrew Schwarz
THE VANITY
When an artist receives an antique vanity from her husband, she becomes obsessed
with her appearance and possessed by the former owner. (Short Film. 13 min)
dir. by Ben Myers
MEGRIM
An Artist and a Subject. The Artist wants to create his masterpiece; The Subject
doesn’t want to die. (Short Film. 13 min)
dir. by Stuart Valberg
9:30pm
AWARDS GALA AND CEREMONY
AFTER PARTY
Location TBA
SCREENPLAYS
Anamnesia (written by Tawny Sorensen)
Cajun Justice (written by Mike Briock)
Haunted (written by Andrew Kosarko)
The Costume (written by Maariyah Qazi & Dean Qureshi)
Walter's Days (written by Nathan Ludwig & Charles Devin Hill)