2020 Screamfest Nola Films
Screamfest New Orleans Films
October 23 - 25, 2020

The Brain that Wouldn't Die
7:30PM
Double Feature
Runtime: 1h 17m
United States
Short film Make a Wish (8:28) screens prior.
Dr. Bill Cortner (Patrick D. Green), a brilliant but ethically-challenged surgeon, revives the severed head of his recently deceased fiance, Jan Compton (Rachael Perrell Fosket). Ignoring her pleas for a quick death, Bill vows to find Jan a new body by any means necessary-a task that takes him through the seedy underbelly of the city in search of ‘the perfect body.‘ All the while, Jan uses her newfound psychic abilities to communicate with another of Bill's failed experiments. Together, they plot their revenge‘
Directed by: Derek Carl
Produced by: Molly Preston, Derek Carl, Hank Huffman, Daniel Treacy, Alex Tiefenthaler
Written by: Hank Huffman
Main Cast: Patrick D. Green, Rachael Perrell Fosket, Jason Reynolds, Mia Allen, David Withers, Robert Blanche

Reanimator (1985)
7:30PM
Double Feature
Runtime: 1h 24m
United States
After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.
Directed by Stuart Gordon
Written by H.P. Lovecraft, Dennis Paoli, William Norris
Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbot, Barbara Crampton

Make A Wish
Make A Wish
Watch the full short film here: Make a Wish
Run time:8m 28s
United States
screens prior to the double feature
A light-hearted comedy about the sweetest fiance’ giving her boyfriend the best present ever.
Directed by: Dinh Thai
Produced by: Diane Foster, Edward Hong, Josephine Chang
Written by: Ivan Tsang, Dinh Thai
Main Cast: Edward Hong, Josephine Chang, Roman Moretti

A Ghost Waits
5:30PM
Runtime: 1 h 19m
United States
Jack's job is to fix up the house. Muriel's job is to haunt it. They should be enemies, but they become fascinated by one another and eventually smitten, leading them to question everything about their work, lives, and decisions. But as the pressure mounts for them to fulfill their duties, something will have to give for them to have the time together they both so desperately want.
Directed by Adam Stovall
Produced by Adam Stovall and MacLeod Andrews
Written by Adam Stovall and MacLeod Andrews
Main Cast: MacLeod Andrews, Natalie Walker, Sydney Vollmer, Amanda Miller

Friday the 13th Double Feature
7:30PM
Friday the 13th (1980) 40th Anniversary
1980 R 1h 35m United States
Directed by Sean S. Cunningham
Written by Victor Miller and Ron Kurz
Main Cast: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor
Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter
1984 R 1h 31m United States
Directed by Joseph Zito
Written by Victor Miller, Ron Kurz, Martin Kitrosser
Main Cast: Erich Anderson, Judie Aronson, Peter Barton

Anonymous Animals
5:30PM
Runtime: 1h 4m
France
The balance of power between man and animal is reversed. In a remote countryside, any encounter with the dominant can become hostile.
At the crossroads of fantastic and suspense kind, Anonymous Animals questions the place of animals in our societies.
Directed by Baptiste Rouveure
Produced by Anonymous Animals Films
Written by Baptiste Rouveure
Main cast: Thierry Marcos

What Doesn't Kill Us
7:30PM
1h 32m
United States
Plays with the short film The Sheltered Woman, Moment, Endgame, Klip-Klopping
Getting a job promotion. Running for governor. Making it to the MLB. None of these are easy, but when you're a rehabilitated zombie (excuse me, necrosapian), let's just say - being dead was way easier.
Directed by Ethan Cartwright, Jacob Kiesling, Zach Schlapkohl
Written by Zach Schlapkohl
Main Cast: Maggie Abernethy-Duffin, Jolynn Austin

Short Films Screening with What Doesn’t Kill Us
7:30PM
Watch the full on the Screamfest YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/glVTbopx1oI?si=schFJ7yJ3vSCCRua
The Sheltered Woman premiered in Screamfest New Orleans. Claire visits a women's shelter in search of her missing mother, but an encounter with a mysterious woman suggests all may be a facade.
9m 31s
United States
Directed by Matthew P. Higgins
Produced by Allan Tran, Sam Carmichael, Sophia Eckerle
Written by The Geare Brothers
Main Cast: Tiffany Dunia, Susan Harmon, Carol Kaufman, Becca Bell, Anita Olanick, Robbie Danzie
Moment
A homeless girl faces her worst nightmare when she is attacked by three masked men on Halloween night, until time stops and she meets two mysterious superheroes who can't save her, but might help her save herself.
Canada
22m
Directed by Geoffrey Uloth
Produced by Geoffrey Uloth, Holly Uloth
Written by Geoffrey Uloth
Endgame
A Father's cautionary tale about internet safety turns sinister when the lines between truth and fiction are blurred.
Canada
11m
Directed by Magalie De Genova
Produced by Kerry-Lee Finkle
Written by Magalie De Genova, R.D. OvenFriend
Main Cast: Matthew Sauve', Sage Burigana-Marcus, Findlay James Davies
Klip-Klopping
A reporter is trolled online after publishing a controversial article–– and the harassment escalates as it moves closer and closer to home
United States
6m
Directed by Kenny Lass
Produced by Josh Owen
Written by Lloyd Moffett
Main Cast: Rachel Jacob, Evangeline Hill