Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
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Beacon
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Emily (Julia Goldani Telles, The Affair), a young solo female sailor, finds herself shipwrecked and badly hurt on a remote island. She is rescued by the island’s lone inhabitant, Ismael (Academy Award nominee Demián Bichir, Godzilla vs. Kong), the operator of the world’s most isolated lighthouse. Due to the stormy conditions a rescue from the mainland will have to wait, so Emily recuperates with the help of Ismael. But as the rescue date approaches, Ismael begins to act increasingly erratic, and Emily begins to suspect that Ismael may have intentionally disabled his lighthouse to entrap not only here but others before her. But Ismael has his own suspicions about his unexpected guest and what brought her there. As tensions between them rise, Emily slowly loses her own tenuous grip on reality. Increasingly unsure of herself, she must find a way to survive and escape from this distant island prison.
Film Category
Awful Mistake
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
An awkward script-reading meeting between two childhood friends takes a sinister turn as reality blurs with fiction.
Film Category
The Anomalist
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Synopsis
When a young analyst at a shady tech company discovers a terrible secret, he takes it upon himself to make things right.
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ALO Antropophagus Legacy
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Everything in Hanna's life suddenly seems to fall apart. Accused of the brutal murder of her husband, she is forced to flee to Hungary to defend the only reason for living she has left; the child she is carrying.
In Budapest, she will ask for help from her cousin Hugo, who will drag her into a spiral of violence involving a dark past and a bloodline to be dealt with.
In Budapest, she will ask for help from her cousin Hugo, who will drag her into a spiral of violence involving a dark past and a bloodline to be dealt with.
Film Category
A Possession
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Synopsis
Gordon (Gabriel Rysdhal) and Juliette (Izabel Mar) are on their honeymoon in the Hudson Valley when a malevolent forest spirit, Elle (Sara Koviak) and her familiar Dave (Gregory Brown) mark them as their next prey. A new take on Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and an allegorical and mythical exploration of a uniquely American spirit of narcissism.
Film Category
2TEARS
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A genius med student writes one last goodbye as they remember the dark path they've created as a result of their obsession to cure their wife of her disease after she's transformed into the world's first zombie.
Film Category
77
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
“On a warm summer night in 1977 something unspeakable is about to happen.”
Summer, 1977, Returning late one night after a party, a teenage boy and his girlfriend discover something terrifying has taken up residence in his house which will change their lives forever.
Summer, 1977, Returning late one night after a party, a teenage boy and his girlfriend discover something terrifying has taken up residence in his house which will change their lives forever.
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Y2K: Shutdown Detected
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Synopsis
When the clock strikes 12 at Kirkland industries on the eve of 2000, the computer goes crazy and fails to recognize humans, thus creating horrific monsters to analyze us. Unfortunately, they're more interested in eating us...
Film Category
The Puzzle
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A young woman mysteriously receives a puzzle as a gift. But, this is no ordinary puzzle. With every piece, the image becomes more and more frighteningly familiar. Terror and suspense build to horrifying, heart-pounding climax! Based on a short story by J.B. Stamper.