Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
Film Category
The Prey
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
After an argument with her boyfriend, whilst driving back from a party, Melanie ends up on the wrong side of town on a dark Halloween night. Determined to walk home alone she draws the attention of a shifty looking young man. As he begins to follow her the night takes a turn for the worse.
Film Category
Phase IV
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
The only feature film that Saul Bass ever directed is a complete psychotropic delight. This woefully underseen film follows in the footsteps of Stanley Kubrick's 2001 as a classic of trippy, freakout cinema. Deep in a secluded desert facility, scientists are studying the behavior of ants, when they discover that the ants are a collective sentient consciousness that may be influencing humanity. The scientists attempt to destroy them, but the ants have other ideas.
This is a rare chance to see Saul Bass's original ending in all its glory. Recently discovered, the ending was removed by the Studio for being too weird. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Film Archivist Sean Savage will introduce the film. Prepare yourself to dive deep into the lushly photographed imagination of Saul Bass!
This is a rare chance to see Saul Bass's original ending in all its glory. Recently discovered, the ending was removed by the Studio for being too weird. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Film Archivist Sean Savage will introduce the film. Prepare yourself to dive deep into the lushly photographed imagination of Saul Bass!
Film Category
On Dark Paths
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
On Dark Paths tells a story about an eight-year-old boy, Risto, whose mind has created a terrifying monster that creeps in the house during the night. Risto must gather the courage to stand up to the monster - and put an end to his nightmare.
Film Category
Night of the Slasher
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A 'shot-in-one-take' slasher film about a teenage girl who must commit horror movie sins by drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and having sex in order to lure a masked killer and defeat him.
Film Category
In Extremis
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A night watchman is sent to guard the cellar of a museum by its mysterious curator, but once alone in these vaults he starts to hear something. IN EXTREMIS is a short in the mould of classic British horror films of the 1960s and 70s.
Film Category
Harmful Sensations
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A young gay man addicted to sex, drinking and nightlife has a casual encounter and contracts a nasty, unknown venereal infection. A surreal, horror-comedy from director Jensen Rule Tierra. "Harmful Sensations" charts a descent into violence, madness and redemption.