North American Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in North America.
Film Category
Loop Track
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Seeking peace and quiet, highly anxious Ian sets off on a multi-day hike through the New Zealand bush. His solitude is interrupted by other exuberant hikers - Nicky, Monica, and Austin - as well as his overactive mind. As the walkers head deeper into the wilderness, Ian becomes convinced that someone, or something, is following them through the trees. This presence reveals itself when the hikers are at their most isolated, plunging the party into a bloody fight for survival.
Film Category
Faceless After Dark
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Following her breakout success as the star of a killer clown horror flick, Bowie now finds herself struggling to capitalize on its success. But when she is suddenly held hostage by an unhinged fan posing as that same killer clown, horror becomes her reality as she fights to survive the night and escape before he completes his sinister plan to recreate the film's fatal plot.
Film Category
Bloody Groom
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Moishi is desperately in-love with Ruchela, a young woman whose previous husbands have all died. Moishi runs away from his parents, who are angry at his decision, straight into the hands of Haim the butcher, who turns out to be the devil himself. Haim, the devil, who turns out to be a romantic character, tries to understand why Moishi insists on marrying Ruchela. If Moishi sticks to his decision, Haim will have to kill him.
Film Category
Abominations
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A dark infatuation begins to fracture the bond between a man and his unsightly creature.
Film Category
Hotline
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A young woman (Paris Berelc) is manning the night shift at a mental health crisis call centre, when she starts to get harassed in increasingly terrifying ways by one of her callers. ‘HOTLINE’ is a chilling homage to the classic 70’s horror ‘WHEN A STRANGER CALLS’
Film Category
No One Will Hear This
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
After discovering an incriminating cassette recording of a girl that went missing in the eighties, Alannah decides to use it for her own financial gain by blackmailing the man responsible. Things do not go as planned.
Film Category
Hotline
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A young woman (Paris Berelc) is manning the night shift at a mental health crisis call centre, when she starts to get harassed in increasingly terrifying ways by one of her callers. ‘HOTLINE’ is a chilling homage to the classic 70’s horror ‘WHEN A STRANGER CALLS’
Film Category
Until It Stops Beating
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Dani (14) starts to fall in love with Leo, the ghost of a boy he meets while playing with a Ouija board on his computer. One night, after almost being caught by his mother, he has a rather strange dream in which he is given the opportunity to get to know his friend better, although an evil presence lurks without him being aware.
Film Category
Unravelling
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
FIONA tries to care for her chronically ill grandmother MAEVE as she struggles to retain her autonomy. As her invisible illness begins to physically manifest into a malignant entity, Fiona is forced to confront her worse fears.
Film Category
Simon
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A unique video game character, created by a 13-year-old child in a life simulator, narrates the unfortunate story of his life from the moment he was generated. Full of hatred and resentment, he will seek answers about its world and the malevolent “God” that controls it. that controls it.
Film Category
IN THE NAME OF...
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
After suffering a terrible abuse at the hands of the priest of his church, Abraham finds himself immersed in a world of terror and confusion. Tormented by hallucinations and sinister presences, he struggles to escape the dark labyrinth of faith he once thought he knew. But as he confronts his deepest fears, he discovers that the true nightmare is about to begin.