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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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Attack of the Brainsucker

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Sid Zanforlin

Director
Synopsis
Attack of the Brainsucker Pray he doesn't get inside your head! Samantha, a little girl growing up in the sixties, loves classic b-movies and monsters. That is, until they start to invade her bedroom and her obsession compels her parents to seek help from the latest scientific breakthrough.
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Anniversary Dinner

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Jessi Gotta

Director
Synopsis
In the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, protocols are put into place by remaining local government and police forces. The public is enlisted to turn in any "suspicious-looking persons" who could be infected. The only way to contain the outbreak is that if you "see something, say something." One person failing to follow these rules could destroy the rest of the human race. Frederick knows he should call the authorities, but can't bring himself to do it. Determined to maintain a normal life, he plans a special dinner for himself and his wife, but an unannounced visit leads to the revelation of his secret. Frederick will soon realize that "Till Death Do Us Part" was just the beginning...
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American Mary

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Soska Sisters

Director
Synopsis
Starring Katharine Isabelle (GINGER SNAPS), AMERICAN MARY follows medical student Mary Mason as she becomes increasingly broke and disenchanted. The allure of easy money sends Mary into the twilight world of body modification and underground surgeries where obsessed flesh artists will pay anything and go through any pain to get their unusual procedures done. But Mary soon finds that her new 'profession' leaves more marks on her own psyche than on her freakish clientele.
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A Boy's Life

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Elias Benavidez

Director
Synopsis
Through his father's absence, an imaginative boy attempts to prove to his disbelieving mother that the monster beneath his bed is real.
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Heartbeater

Meet the Filmmaker

Rob Himebaugh

Director
Synopsis
A woman realizes she's been catfished by her worst nightmare.
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Thirteen

Meet the Filmmaker

Dan Jagels

Director
Synopsis
Being thirteen isn't easy - there's the confused identity, parental rebellion, and awkward hormonal changes. But in the case of thirteen-year-old Violet, on one horrific night, it's all that with the addition of severe psychological trauma. H2 Crew Productions presents this 20 minute short film, Directed by Dan Jagels.
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Sulfuric

Meet the Filmmaker

Jeff Brown

Director
Synopsis
Jennifer returns from a trip to find her roommate in their apartment, unconscious. After reviving her, it becomes apparent that something is occurring inside their home.

Something awful.
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The Storm (2013)

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Andre LeBlanc

Director
Synopsis
A remote arctic station is overrun by its own monstrous experiment, leaving the only two survivors no choice but to face what they've created.
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Sleepworking

Meet the Filmmaker

Gavin Williams

Director
Synopsis
In the near future a young woman becomes a sleepworker: her body is programmed to do menial labour while she is asleep. However, she starts to suffer disturbing side effects and embarks upon a dangerous journey to uncover what sleepworkers are really being made to do while unconscious...
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The Seasoning House

Meet the Filmmaker

Paul Hyett

Director
Synopsis
The Seasoning House - where young girls are prostituted to the military. Angel (Rosie Day), an orphaned deaf mute, is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, planning her escape. Planning her ingenious and brutal revenge.
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Paranormal Activity

Meet the Filmmaker

Oren Peli

Director
Synopsis
After a young, middle class couple moves into a suburban 'starter' tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be somehow demonic but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Especially when they sleep. Or try to.
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The Old Woman in the Woods

Meet the Filmmaker

Caroline Coutts

Director
Synopsis
A Gothic fairy tale combining live action and stop motion puppet animation to tell the story of two little girls who disobey their mother for a glimpse into a magical other world and end up paying dearly for their caprice. The screenplay, adapted from the classic tale "The New Mother," by Lucy Lane Clifford, is set in England in 1882. (www.kypufilms.com)