Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County.
Film Category
Vicious
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Synopsis
When Polly (Dakota Fanning) receives a mysterious Box from an unexpected late-night visitor, it comes with a simple instruction: place three things inside: something you need, something you hate, and something you love. What begins as a strange ritual quickly unravels into a waking nightmare. Trapped in a terrifying world where reality bends and memory betrays, Polly must navigate a series of impossible choices. As time slips away, she’s forced to confront the darkness not just around her, but within her—before it consumes everything and everyone she’s ever known.
Film Category
Dolores
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Synopsis
Dolores is a 7-year-old girl who just wants to play, runs away from a fire demon and accidentally falls into a grave. There she meets two sinister corn husk skulls who want Dolores to stay with them and a curious armadillo who tries to get her out at all costs.
Animation / Animation: Pablo BEDOLLA, Nabí OROZCO, Dámaris CERVANTES
Animation / Animation: Pablo BEDOLLA, Nabí OROZCO, Dámaris CERVANTES
Film Category
Cosmic Crash
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Synopsis
When an otherworldly being crashes near a lab, chaos is unleashed.
Film Category
The MenHeim Clinic
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Synopsis
Set in the 1940s, a young paperboy searching for his missing brother stumbles upon a clue that leads him to investigate a seemingly renowned doctor’s questionable clinic, only to find far more than he bargained for, with the price of his life being the debt.
Film Category
The Devil's Flea
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Synopsis
A doctor arrives in a remote Mayan community to investigate a strange plague affecting its inhabitants. However, her scientific quest turns into a nightmare when she discovers that the cause of the illness is not natural, but a mythical creature known as 'The Devil's Flea.
Film Category
Franken Struck
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Synopsis
A reckless hand, a lethal play, a love so pure now ripped away. Forged hot from
rage and shocking light, the Creature’s love must set things right.
rage and shocking light, the Creature’s love must set things right.
Film Category
Good Luck
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Synopsis
Ke-Fang takes her daughter back to her late mother’s former residence to sort things out, only to discover that her daughter keeps receiving strange "elder-graphics" from the deceased grandmother. These messages trigger a series of mysterious symptoms. Upon investigation, Ke-Fang learns that her mother had also received similar "elder-graphics" before her bizarre death — and they may be connected. As the images keep coming, her daughter's health continues to deteriorate. Now, Ke-Fang must find a way to break the curse before it’s too late.
Film Category
BOT OR NOT
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Synopsis
In a world where reality dating TV and AI collide, a brilliant young coder competes on BOT OR NOT! A groundbreaking show where contestants date both a human and a hyper-realistic AI. What starts as an exciting experiment soon becomes a tense game of trust and deception. As reality blurs, she must navigate a dangerous system where nothing and no one is quite what they seem.
Film Category
Devil's Prism
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Synopsis
Shown entirely from Gabi's perspective, the film follows a thief who joins her friends for a routine heist which finds her in an unsettling encounter with a mysterious object that unleashes a dark entity who possesses her.