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Los Angeles County Premieres at Screamfest

The first public screening of the film in Los Angeles County. 

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A Paw Over Dark

Meet the Filmmaker

Dorian Saisse

Director
Synopsis
A washed up actor performs night after night in a grimy theater to a nearly empty audience. However, everything changes when a clueless dog jumps on stage.
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Red Velvet

Meet the Filmmaker

Blake Simon

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Upon learning the end of the world is taking place, a lonely man locks himself in a motel room when a female escort arrives at his door...
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Overnights

Meet the Filmmaker

Shannon Brown

Writer, Director, Producer
Synopsis
An overworked veterinary technician picks up a late night shift to make ends meet. She's soon tormented by the very thing she's dedicated her life to.
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Oddities

Meet the Filmmaker

Tyler Savage

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When a drugged-out duo attempts to rob an antique store, they realize the older woman running the shop isn't as defenseless as she seems.
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Drawn

Meet the Filmmaker

Ty Clancey

Writer / Director
Synopsis
A widower and his young daughter fend off a predatory land speculator by any means necessary in this psychological thriller set on a dying ranch in the Southwest. With shifting points of view and a twisting power structure, the story delves deep into our perception of control, unraveling a family mystery that spawns eerie tension, abducts our expectations of good and evil, and draws us in to a shocking reveal.
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LOAB

Meet the Filmmaker

Clenét Verdi-Rose

Director
Synopsis
Based on true events, a spiraling female software programmer accidentally unleashes a sinister entity after using AI-generated graphic design to complete a project proposal. Her life descends into chaos as the figure, Loab, manifests from the depths of the AI subconscious to infiltrate her devices and, eventually, her mind.Based on true events, a spiraling female software programmer accidentally unleashes a sinister entity after using AI-generated graphic design to complete a project proposal. Her life descends into chaos as the figure, Loab, manifests from the depths of the AI subconscious to infiltrate her devices and, eventually, her mind.
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Five Star Review

Meet the Filmmaker

Vivien Vitolo

Synopsis
Jenn arrives in NYC and checks into a home sharing apartment for a two-day stay and is greeted by Alex, her well-reviewed host, who is seemingly pleasant. As the stay unfolds, so does a series of unsettling events that lead Jenn to wonder if they are purely happenstance or is something sinister really going on? Though both women are politely engaged, there is an uncomfortable and arresting tension that surrounds their interactions. Jenn overrides her suspicions, after all, Alex has five star reviews. Five Star Review is a horrifying, psychological story of trust, personal security and the ultimate betrayal. What you don't know CAN hurt you.
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Mud on My Shoes

Meet the Filmmaker

Rosie Geozalian

Director
Synopsis
Narrated by horror legend Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Mud on My Shoes is a stop-motion adaptation of a childhood nightmare based off the poem of the same name from author Count D.'s book, "All My Friends Are Creeps". The short combines the world of practical miniature sets with poetry to submerge viewers in a visceral retelling of a boy navigating his fears in a surreal dreamscape.
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Full Moon

Meet the Filmmaker

Shrayek Kapil

Director
Synopsis
Mikey's girlfriend, Sandra, is throwing him a surprise birthday party. Problem is, it's a full moon night - and he's a werewolf. Mikey's done a good job of keeping his secret so far, but he also loves Sandra and doesn't want to hurt her. Will he risk revealing his dark secret to her before time runs out?
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What You Wish For

Meet the Filmmaker

Nicholas Tomnay

Writer/Director/Editor
Synopsis
A chef with gambling problems flees to the Latin American villa of an old friend who appears to be living an extraordinary life. Envy soon turns to greed and then to something more unsettling for the chef when he assumes his friend's life and discovers
the truth.
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The Wait

Meet the Filmmaker

F. JAVIER GUTIERREZ

Director/ Writer
Synopsis
Eladio (Victor Clavijo), a hunting estate keeper, takes a bribe from a veteran hunter. Weeks later, his whole life falls apart. Death, guilt and revenge will take over. What looked like the opportunity of a lifetime turns into a macabre descent to hell, where Eladio will test his boundaries.
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Wake

Meet the Filmmaker

Conner De Mita

Director / Writer
Synopsis
After his mother's wake, Cooper runs away to live alone in the forest, but discovers that every night members of his community inexplicably sleepwalk to him. As more people arrive each night, he's forced to confront his grief and fear of connection.