  Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with Hollywood on a Shoestring + Shorts Directed by: Xander Copp Written by: Meg Rodgers & John-Paul Kaczur Produced by: Xander Copp, Bradley Cherry & Adam Schoales Country: Canada Run time: 10 Min Description: In this H.P. Lovecraft adaptation, Carter, a grief-stricken young man, and his mentor Warren, an elder female professor of the occult, search for a portal to the underworld in an abandoned cemetery. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1020453642 Instagram: https://instagram.com/carter_shortfilm/  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Written & Directed by: Stephen J Birtles Country: Canada Run time: 20 Min Description: When an eccentric plumber visits what appears to be an ordinary house, he quickly becomes ensnared in a darkly humorous game of cat and mouse. This leads to a tense and deadly confrontation at a nearby lake, where the mysterious homeowner has far more than a simple plumbing issue to resolve. Website: http://chainlinkmovie.com/ (The Trailer and a bonus film "Hot N Nasty" - The Making of Chain Link can be found on the site.)  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 9:30 PM
with Lost Angels, Peekaboo & Bleeding Garden (Content Warning: This screening block deals with dark and disturbing themes including child abductions and infanticide. For more information, message us at [email protected]) Directed by: Raymond Cara Country: Canada Run time: 10 Min Description: A Neighbourhood folktale about a clown with sinister intentions.  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Directed by: Bradley Stryker Written by: Dan Sanders-Joyce & Robbie Silverman Country: USA Run time: 20 Min Description: Two unsuspecting men show up at a sweet old lady’s door pretending to offer their services for free, but as strange events occur, and bizarre discoveries are made they quickly learn it might be her who is pulling a fast one on them. In the tone of GET OUT and PARASITE this genre-bending horror-comedy aims to examine just how far people are willing to go to protect those they love most. Their dogs, of course. Instagram: https://instagram.com/dog_people_movie  Screening: Friday - April 4 @ 6:45 PM
with Catch a Killer, Eden & Bodies in Boxes Written & Directed by: Danny Lau Produced by: Anthony Voltsinis, Sahil Bhullar & Sandeep Menghi Country: Canada Run time: 22 Min Description: Sally is trapped in a perfect dollhouse, as she spirals into madness & a confrontation with her dark and sinister past. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unnTzFDQbOs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doll.film/  Screening: Friday - April 4 @ 6:45 PM
with Catch a Killer, Doll & Bodies in Boxes Directed by: Lester Lubuguin Written by: Lester Lubuguin & Jenna Dalanyi Produced by: Lester Lubuguin & Jenna Dalanyi Country: Canada Run time: 12 Min Description: An older man tries to break off his affair with a much younger woman only to find out she's a succubus.  Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 6:45 PM
with The Damnation, Scam & Release the Hounds Directed by: Darik Maurice Written by: Darik Maurice & Mike Stechyson Produced by: Darik Maurice, Samuel Scott & Mike Stechyson Country: Canada Run time: 12 Min Description: A private investigator stalks a young adulterous couple, but soon realizes that he is not the only one watching. Format is a science fiction horror film set in the near future, where personal memories can be remotely accessed. The film explores the erosion of privacy in the digital age, delving into humanity’s insatiable hunger for data and the lengths they’ll go to acquire and safeguard it. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/formatthefilm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/formatthefilm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FormatTheFilm  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Directed by: Lije Morgan Country: USA Run time: 2 Min Description: Two bunnies follow a sign in the woods for "free pancakes". Website: http://www.lije.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/lije.mo  Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with Hollywood on a Shoestring + Shorts Written & Directed by: THUNDERLIPS Produced by: Morgan Leigh Stewart, Alix Whittaker & Ilai Amar Country: New Zealand Run time: 15 Min Description: Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it’s probably allergies, only slime will tell.  Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with Hollywood on a Shoestring + Shorts Written & Directed by: Annabelle Snelling Produced by: Paris Renalson Country: New Zealand Run time: 17 Min Description: A gripping short home invasion thriller featuring a menacing masked intruder and a courageous female protagonist driven by revenge. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNEqoAmkZVU Website: https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/hush-little-mouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hushlittlemouse Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566232966252  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 6:45 PM
With Leatherbound, Tears of Sorrow, Suspirium & 14 Amdromeda b Written & Directed by: Carrara Stern Country: Canada Run time: 6 Min Description: As tensions rise between roommates, Lacy begins to question the presence of a much greater threat.  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Written & Directed by: Lauren Eden Produced by: Alex Ef Country: Canada Run time: 11 Min Description: When Lavenza, a 19th-century noblewoman, overhears her husband complaining about her looks, she turns herself into his ideal wife by thrifting the body parts from all the women he desires. Website: https://linktr.ee/lavenzafilm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavenzafilm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553394137201 Twitter: https://twitter.com/lavenzafilm  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Directed by: Mark Stewart Iverson Written by: Joseph Nybyk & Joseph Neibich Produced by: Joseph Neibich & Joseph Nybyk Starring: Joseph Nybyk Country: USA Run time: 3 Min Description: A man turns off the lights to find his home is possessed by a sexy demon. Hilarity ensues when a "man" is forced to use his wits to outsmart the forces of evil.  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Written & Directed by: Areg Savchenko Country: Canada Run time: 5 Min Description: Two monstrous friends explore an abandoned video store, only to find some sinister secrets behind the building... Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8GZAuK7FPk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theregyman/ Twitter: https://x.com/TheRegyman  Screening: Sunday - April 6 @ 4:00 PM
with Hollywood on a Shoestring + Shorts Directed by: Gianluca Busani Country: Italy Run time: 2 Min Description: Sometimes I feel like I'm inside a storm and I hate my mind because i feel like I'm not able to dominate it  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Directed by: Javier Badillo Written by: Javier Badillo & Nat Marshik Produced by: Javier Badillo & Josh Farnworth Country: Canada Run time: 4 Min Description: Lupe doesn’t care about her abuela’s cooking lessons, she just wants to rock with her badass punk band. But when Lupe finds herself battling an alien monster with her band, her abuela's lessons will remind her that punk rock is more than just loud music, and connecting with her Latin roots may just save their lives. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/873533740 Website: http://www.punksinspace.ca/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lupeqmovie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lupeqmovie Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lupeqmovie  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Written & Directed by: Lucien Christian Adderley & Richard "Byrd" Wilson Produced by: Tarell Alvin McCraney, Glenn Davis, Moon Lee Ferguson, Kiara Diana, Tanisha Cidel, LaToya Tonodeo, Arlen Escarpeta & Analisa Velez Country: USA Run time: 15 Min Description: Tia and Akil are good people loved by their friends and family. However, no one believes they should wed because they love hard. They've had a dysfunctional, up-and-down relationship since college. They're crazy about each other, and their friends have seen the chaos that can bring when things aren’t going well. Their love is either SPARKS flying or things BURNING, no in-between. On their big day, we quickly learn that their wedding guests have doubts about their marital future. Despite the looming uncertainty among family and friends, the couple proudly pledges their LIVES to each other. As the devoted couple exchanges vows, things get wild when a catering staff member barges into the kitchen with sick but strange symptoms. After the ceremony, the NEWLYWEDS prepare to make their grand entrance in the ballroom as husband and wife, but instead of applauding guests, they are faced with grueling ZOMBIES. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/89writers/  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 9:30 PM
with Lost Angels, The Collected & Bleeding Garden (Content Warning: This screening block deals with dark and disturbing themes including child abductions and infanticide. For more information, message us at [email protected]) Written & Directed by: Lillian Beets Produced by: Daniel Lynch Country: New Zealand Run time: 15 Min Description: When a disheveled and desperate, Brooke (35) seeks refuge in a dilapidated child’s nursery, she finds she is not alone. Trying to escape, Brooke is drawn into a creepy game of hide and seek. Can she escape? or is there something else she’s yet to find? Peekaboo takes us on an eerily strange and dramatic exploration into the mind of a woman, dealing with the themes of hidden untold trauma and post-natal depression. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/896530587 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peekabooshortfilmnz  Screening: Saturday - April 5 @ 4:00 PM
with Short Film Showcase Written & Directed by: Jaime Jasso Produced by: Rodolfo Guzmán, Juan Cristóbal Castillero, Jaime Jasso & Fernando Campos Country: Mexico Run time: 23 Min Description: In Guadalajara, 1909, Carmen, an archaeologist, returns to investigate pre-Hispanic findings sent for the Independence Day anniversary. Amid political turmoil, she is tasked with restoring certain idols and objects, rumored to be cursed. Accompanied by Leonor, the housekeeper, Carmen explores the monumental house in search of answers. A grotesque specter, composed of human limbs, lurks in the shadows as Carmen discovers a special pre-Hispanic idol. The house becomes a terrifying stage where Carmen must decipher the mystery and survive this nightmare. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv53wyVw1ec Instagram: https://instagram.com/la.piedraroja.shortfilm/ |
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