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In Our Blood

Director(s)

Pedro Kos

Director
Synopsis
Nothing is as it seems when filmmaker Emily Wyland (Brittany O’Grady) teams up with cinematographer Danny (E. J. Bonilla) to shoot an intimate documentary about reuniting with Emily’s estranged mother after a decade apart. When her mother suddenly goes missing, possibly succumbing to the addictions that first tore her family apart, Emily and Danny must piece together increasingly sinister clues to find her before it’s too late. Directed by Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Pedro Kos (Rebel Hearts, Lead Me Home) in his first narrative feature, IN OUR BLOOD masterfully blends psychological mystery with chilling horror. The film weaves a twisted tale of reconciling with the ghosts of our past and confronting the complicity we share in creating a world that preys on the most vulnerable.
Film Category

BA

Director(s)

Benjamin Wong

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When a struggling father makes a Faustian bargain and becomes the incarnation of Death, he must fight to unwind his fate while keeping his predicament hidden from his daughter. A dark fantasy drama.
Film Category

The Weekend

Director(s)

Daniel Oriahi

Director
Synopsis
Nikiya, an orphaned woman yearning for a sense of belonging, issues an ultimatum to her fiancé, Luc: either introduce her to his estranged family or risk losing her. Reluctantly, Luc agrees, concealing the dark truth behind his family's past to preserve their relationship. Upon meeting Luc's family, Nikiya is initially enamored by their seemingly idyllic and welcoming demeanor. Their warmth temporarily quenches her longing for family, blinding her to any underlying issues. However, as she settles into their seemingly perfect life, cracks begin to surface, revealing the family's sinister secrets. Nikiya soon uncovers the truth that drove Luc away from his family, realizing that the price of belonging may be more than she bargained for. Caught in a web of deception and danger, Nikiya must act swiftly to protect herself and her unborn child from the menacing reality that threatens their lives.
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TEST SCREENING

Director(s)

Clark Baker

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Summer, 1982: four lifelong best friends find their lives upended when a Hollywood film decides to hold a secret test screening in their small. declining Oregon town.
Film Category

Scared Shitless

Director(s)

Vivieno Caldinelli

Synopsis
A plumber and his germophobic son are forced to get their hands dirty to save the residents of an apartment building, when a genetically engineered, blood-thirsty creature escapes into the plumbing system.
Film Category

Mr. Crocket

Director(s)

Brandon Espy

Writer/Director/Producer
Synopsis
In 1993, a mysterious children's show host, Mr. Crocket, magically emerges from television sets to kidnap young children, brutally slaying their parents in the process. After Mr. Crocket snatches her son, one determined mother embarks on a perilous quest to track down the demonic entertainer and rescue her boy.
Film Category

DRAINED

Director(s)

Peter Stylianou & Sean Cronin

Directors
Synopsis
She'll Bleed You Dry.
In the neon-soaked streets of London, Thomas, a jobless post-graduate concept artist, falls in love with Rhea, a mysterious woman who turns out to be a vampire. Drawn into a codependent relationship, Thomas willingly offers his blood to Rhea in exchange for her companionship. As their twisted romance unfolds, Thomas's health deteriorates, and he spirals out of control. 'Drained' explores the theme of codependency, reflecting the addictive nature of modern life while delivering a dark and alluring vampire horror experience.
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Dead Mail

Director(s)

Joe DeBoer & Kyle McConaghy

Synopsis
On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled "dead letter" investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives. When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
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THE COMPLEX FORMS

Director(s)

Fabio D'Orta

Director/Writer
Synopsis
There is an ancient villa where desperate people have the opportunity to revive their fortunes by selling their bodies to mysterious entities in exchange of money. When huge and age old creatures emerge from the deep woods surrounding the villa, a series of strange and sinister events prompt three unlikely guests to band together in a desperate escape.
Film Category

Beacon

Director(s)

Roxy Shih

Director
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

ALO Antropophagus Legacy

Director(s)

Dario Germani

Director
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.
Film Category

The A Frame

Director(s)

Calvin Lee Reeder

Director/Writer
Synopsis
A quantum physicist develops a machine that creates a tunnel to a subatomic universe. In his quest to prove the machine's efficacy, he inadvertently discovers a radical treatment for cancer.
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