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Screamfest Nola Films

Screamfest New Orleans Films

October 21 - 23, 2022

10pm

Friday October 21, 2022

Matriarch

Matriarch

10PM

Plays with the short film ULFHEDNAR

Afflicted with a mysterious disease after surviving an overdose, a woman returns to her childhood home to confront her personal demons but instead discovers a real one.

Runtime: 1hr 25min

Country: UK

Director:  Ben Steiner

Producer:  20th Digital Films

Writer:  Ben Steiner

Main Cast: Jemima Rooper (The Girlfriend Experience, Flowers in the Attic: The Origin), Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones, The Green Knight)

 

ULFHEDNAR

ULFHEDNAR

10PM 

Plays with Matriarch

Freki a villager from a Norse village, is attacked while hunting. His village reacts to him and the changes caused by the attack.

Runtime: 32:53

Short

Country: United States

Director: Scott Nielsen

Writers: Scott Nielsen

Main Cast: Luke Hudek, Sonja Ruppersberg, Rachelle Caplan, Jakob Drummond, Sean Fahlen, Nick Burgos

Saturday October 22, 2022

THE WAY OUT

THE WAY OUT

7:30PM

Alex Romero delivers pizzas and hopes to one day be a successful singer/songwriter. Trouble is, he’s broken from childhood trauma and is an addict who has difficulty staying sober. 

Runtime: 1:34

Feature

Country: United States

Director:  Barry Jay

Producer: CARL RUMBAUGH, NICK THEURER, ARTISH MANN-COOPER

Writer:  Barry Jay

Main Cast: JONNY BEAUCHAMP, MIKE MANNING, SHERRI SHEPHERD, ASHLEIGH MURRAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mad Heidi

Mad Heidi

9:45PM

                                        Best Feature - Screamfest New Orleans

                                      Best Director  - Johannes Hartmann, Sandro Klopfstein -                                                    Screamfest New Orleans

In a dystopian Switzerland that has fallen under the fascist rule of an evil cheese tyrant (Casper Van Dien), Heidi (Alice Lucy) lives the pure and simple life in the Swiss Alps. Grandfather Alpöhi (David Schofield) does his best to protect Heidi, but her yearning for freedom soon gets her into trouble with the dictator’s henchmen. The innocent girl transforms herself into a kick-ass female fighting force who sets out to liberate the country from the insane cheese fascists.

MAD HEIDI is an action-adventure exploitation spoof based on the popular children‘s book character Heidi and the very first Swissploitation film.

Runtime: 1hour 32min

Feature

Country: Switzerland

Directors:  Johannes Hartmann, Sandro Klopfstein

Producer: Valentin Greutert

Writer:  Sandro Klopfstein, Johannes Hartmann, Gregory Widmer, Trent Haaga

Main Cast: Alice Lucy, Casper Van Dien, Max Rüdlinger, David Schofield

 

 

Shorts Block

Sunday October 23, 2022

All short films screening Oct. 23rd are included in the short block.

Born To Die

Born To Die

7:30PM 

Country: United States

Director: Nick Peterson

Producer: Nick Peterson, McKenna Michels

Writer: McKenna Michels, Nick Peterson

Main Cast: McKenna Michels

 

The Call

The Call

7:30PM 

After the loss of his child, Jake seeks help from an online community known as Twin Flames. After taking multiple courses online he finally decides to go to a live workshop. Will Jake hear the call?

Country: United States

Director: Gabriel Crowell Mayorquin

Producer: Gabriel Crowell Mayorquin

Writers: Gabriel Crowell MayorquinMain

Cast: Bobby Slaski, Addison Turner, Xavier Bailey

 

The Foul

The Foul

7:30PM 

Someone has to do something about all that dog sh*t. A corporate public information film about the importance of cleaning up after your dog.

Country: United Kingdom

Director: James Button

Producer: James ButtonWriter: James ButtonMain

Cast: James Button, Arran Fear

Gnaw

Gnaw

7:30PM 

A pesky hangnail sends Cote into an obsessive state while creating a disconnect her relationship with her girlfriend resulting in an unsettling terror.

Country: Canada

Director: Rosalee Yagihara

Producer: Alyssa Biller

Writer: Meg Turner

Main Cast: Luvia Petersen, Bethany Brown

 

Gnomes

Gnomes

7:30PM

Unknowingly, a girl enters the habitat of a tribe of killer gnomes during her daily run. Lured by mysterious glowing mushrooms, she'll soon wish she'd stayed on her usual tracks...

Country: Netherlands

Director: Ruwan Heggelman

Producer: Richard Raaphorst, Bram RozaMain

Writers: Jasper ten Hoor , Ruwan Heggelman, Richard Raaphorst

Cast: Moïse Trustfull, Duncan Meijering

Lethalogica

Lethalogica

7:30PM

Relationships can be killer, but the best advice for a successful one, is patience and a short memory.

Country: United States

Director: Tony Reames

Producer: Ian Burke, Chris Ethridge, Glenna Reames, Stacey Palmer, Haley Leary

Writer: Haley Leary, Luke Tanner

Main Cast: Haley Leary, Victor Rivera, Luke Tanner

Rise & Shine

Rise & Shine

7:30PM

Nancy works in a small gas station shop. Disillusioned, not even the news of an apocalypse seems to worry her. But the sudden arrival of a mysterious customer could change all that. Will Nancy finally find meaning in her life? Or in her death?

Country: Switzerland

Director: Arnaud Pierre Baur

Producer: Arnaud S. Gantenbein, Pascal Forney

Writer: Damien Mazza

Main Cast: Capucine Lhemanne, Noémie Baudet, Jason Grangier, Arnaud Huguenin, Yann Schmidhalter

Slasher Squad

Slasher Squad

7:30PM

Home alone with a killer on the loose, a young woman must test her limits to survive the night.

Country: Australia

Director: Nathan Stone, Stuart Campbell

Producer: Nathan Stone, Stuart Campbell

Writer: Nathan Stone and Stuart Campbell

Main Cast: Adelaide Kane, Tanya Jade, Jackson Ross, Xoe Baird

SOME VILE BEAST

SOME VILE BEAST

7:30PM 

A creature stalks a boy in New Orleans East.

Runtime: 8:15

Country: United States

Director: Brian Imakura

Producer: Brian Imakura

Writer: Brian ImakuraMain

Main Cast: Kymuan Victoran, Kyron Victoran, Josiah McCormick, Juliana Wagner, Roc Nash

What A Harvest

What A Harvest

7:30PM

A father tries to connect with his video game obsessed daughter, until he learns she hasn’t been eating her meals.

Runtime: 14:55

Country: United States

Director: Austin Rivera Davison, Matt Shapiro

Producer: Austin Rivera Davison, Matt Shapiro, Writer: Austin Rivera Davison, DeMorge Brown

Main Cast: DeMorge Brown, Sydney Lovering

10pm

Sunday October 23, 2022

Grimcutty

Grimcutty

10PM 

Plays with the short film When the Time Comes

A suburban teen girl and her little brother must stop a terrifying internet meme brought to life by the hysteria of their parents. 

Runtime: 1 hr 42 min

Country: United States

Director:  John Ross

Writer:   John Ross

Producer:  David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, Jenna Cavelle, Dawn Fanning Moore, David Moore, Usman Ally

Cast: Shannyn Sossamon, Sara Wolfkind. Alona Tal, Callan Farris, Kayden Koshelev, Tate Moore

When the Time Comes

When the Time Comes

10PM

                                  Best Short - Screamfest New Orleans

Plays with Grimcutty

A grieving husband chooses to fulfill his wife's dying wish by leaving the safety of his home and venturing into an apocalyptic landscape in search of a cherished memento.

Runtime: 14:55

Country: United States

Director: Jondaniel Cornett & Jonathan Frey

Producer: Jonathan Frey

Main Cast: Adam Kitchen, Rachel Whittle

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