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World Premieres at Screamfest

The first public screening of the film in the world. 

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Hello No One

Meet the Filmmaker

Sonny Louis

Director
Synopsis
HELLO NO ONE follows a callous identity thief plagued by hypnotic visions and strange phone calls. As she becomes increasingly unhinged, bits of her own identity begin to disappear.
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Wilis

Meet the Filmmaker

Matthew Deimling Johns

Writer, Director, Editor
Synopsis
Of folklore from an old world, a sisterhood haunts the deepest hollows of the forest. Lore calls them by one name...Wilis.
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Universe 25

Meet the Filmmaker

David Tappan

Director
Synopsis
A mysterious entity holds human lab rats captive. With no hope of escape, they must confront the absurdity of their new existence.
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Meet the Filmmaker

Alex Grybauskas

Director
Synopsis
When a late night security guard does her rounds at a thrift store, she finds a peculiar device among the new donations: a simple metal box with a toggle switch. But instantly she learns the device's purpose is far from simple: it toggles her into an alternate dimension... where something monstrous lurks in the dark.
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Thin Skinned

Meet the Filmmaker

Joe Imburgio

Director
Synopsis
Two hidden camera pranksters infiltrate a funeral home, unaware that the mortician they've targeted has a dark secret of his own.
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Teques Chainsaw Massacre

Meet the Filmmaker

Rodrigo Hernández Cruz

Director, script
Synopsis
Virginia and her classmates from film school go to Teques to shoot a project, in there, a masked assassin awaits. They discover the filmic origin of the brutal murderer while he hunts them one by one. Virginia will fight for survival and try to tell what happened.
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Social Media Presence

Meet the Filmmaker

Paul Davis

Writer/Director/Producer
Synopsis
A woman keeps her social media followers updated as she goes about her day, but someone is following her more closely than she realizes.
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The Piper

Meet the Filmmaker

Erlingur Thoroddsen

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor's concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened... The Pied Piper.
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My Zone (Mi Zona)

Meet the Filmmaker

Cristian Beteta

Director
Synopsis
Paula is coming back home from a party when suddenly her car breaks down. It's midday and she is in the middle of the desert waiting for someone to help her.
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The Looming

Meet the Filmmaker

Masha Ko

Writer/Director
Synopsis
"The Looming" is a horrific glimpse into aging and the fear of being forgotten by those we love. The film follows the story of Chester, a 70-year-old man who begins hearing strange noises in his home. Although Chester seeks help from his daughter and coworkers, they dismiss his concerns. But when Luna, the home audio assistant, detects the sounds, Chester realizes that it has not all been in his head. As Chester finally finds the source of the sounds, he's in for the biggest surprise of all.
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The Kindness of Strangers

Meet the Filmmaker

Stu Silverman

Director / Co-Writer / Editor
Synopsis
Two girlfriends pick up a traumatized woman near the scene of an accident. But something isn't right about their passenger and soon the good Samaritans are trapped in a nightmare ride they'll never forget.
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Howl At the Dead

Meet the Filmmaker

Gregg Bishop

Writer/Director/Producer/Editor
Synopsis
When a family moves into a haunted house, their loyal pet dog struggles to protect them from the malevolent ghosts that only animals can see.