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2024 Screamfest Nola Film Guide

2024 Films

Nola Film Guide

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96% COOKED

Director(s)

Mike Langer

Writer/Director
Synopsis
At the tail end of a funeral service, a woman begins to suspect there's something wrong with her father's urn...
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Adjoining

Director(s)

Harrison Houde & Dakota Daulby

Director
Synopsis
A couple's motel stay takes a chilling turn when they discover they're being observed, leading to unexpected consequences. Adjoining is a nostalgic take on our current societal fears of privacy, always being watched or recorded.
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The Baby

Director(s)

Taylor Bustamante

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A pregnant woman’s obsession with motherhood spirals as she becomes fixated on another mother and her young son.
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Bath Bomb

Director(s)

Colin G Cooper

Director
Synopsis
A possessive doctor prepares an ostensibly romantic bath for his narcissistic boyfriend, but after an accusation of infidelity, things take a deeply disturbing turn.
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Beach Logs Kill

Director(s)

Haley Z. Boston

Writer/Director
Synopsis
BEACH LOGS KILL is a surrealist daydream-slash-nightmare set in the heightened reality of a teen girl’s mind – a girl who has a burning crush on the school’s celebrated star quarterback, also a girl. The film is a hallucinogenic exploration of the age-old question that frequently complicates a young queer person’s life – do I want to be them, or be inside of them? The answer is not so cut-and-dry, and neither is life, and neither is this film.
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Behold: Donna

Director(s)

Daryanna Barrett

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Tv show host Donna Gérbage lives with the unfortunate ability to see threatening messages in everything she reads from an unknown entity that wants to harm her. She ignores the issue until it affects the premiere of her sketch comedy show Trash Tv. So, she seeks the help of a mysterious eye doctor, Dr. Visiam, who inadvertently makes things worse.
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Big Axe

Director(s)

Jeff DeRouen

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A small town gas station cashier offers to split a half million dollar lottery prize with her best friend if he helps her dispose of a customer's body.
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Blind Spot

Director(s)

Jon Clark

Writer/Director
Synopsis
After a tragic car accident, Jennifer struggles to find absolution and understand the mysterious presence in her house.
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Blood Orange Tree

Director(s)

Dennis Donovan

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A conspiracy theorist believes he’s uncovered a plot where people are being systematically replaced, but the more he digs, the closer he gets to the terrifying truth.
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The Child

Director(s)

Bekim Vanbosche

Writer/Director
Synopsis
During her pregnancy, a woman experiences terrifying symptoms that necessitate an urgent intervention, plunging her into one of the darkest situations.
Film Category

Clay

Director(s)

Diego Vazquez

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When a shapeshifter's chance encounter with a long-lost
friend goes awry, the shapeshifter secretly enrolls in the
same art course to rebuild their connection, no matter
the cost.
Film Category

Carved

Director(s)

Justin Harding

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A group of survivors get trapped in a reenactment village on Halloween and must fight against a vengeful pumpkin creature.
Film Category

Dead Flesh

Director(s)

Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young boxer confronts long festering criticisms hidden inside the ring.
Film Category

Deathbed

Director(s)

Fokke Baarssen

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When Marieke, a tough and determined woman, reluctantly visits her childhood home where her aggressive father is dying, she is confronted with their dark past, which is not yet finished with her...
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Dormant

Director(s)

Niels Bourgonje

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A man cares for his comatose wife at home. After a transgression, he fears something sinister has awakened in her.
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El Jacho: A Puerto Rican Urban Legend

Director(s)

Adrián Borges

Co-Writer/Director
Synopsis
“EL JACHO” comes to life as a love letter and testament to the slasher horror genre that was highly popular in the ‘70s & ‘80s. Witness the terrifying Puerto Rican legend of a supernatural killer looking to purge its sins through its victims.
Film Category

ELSE (screens with short film Reverence)

Director(s)

Thibault Emin

Director
Synopsis
Anx has just met Cass when a mysterious virus breaks out: everywhere, people’s bodies are merging with objects. Stuck in their apartment, the couple must face this dreadful threat.

Film Category

EXPOSED

Director(s)

Javier Hernandez

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Aspiring investigative journalist, Morgan Wright, finds herself in the crosshairs of very dangerous men while conducting an investigation of a crooked mayor via the Dark Web
Film Category

Fishmonger

Director(s)

Neil Ferron

Writer/Director
Synopsis
In this supernatural dark comedy, a pathetic Irish fishmonger must survive a sex pact with an ancient fish creature in order to save his mother's soul from burning in hell.
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Half Lives

Director(s)

David Bush

Writer/Director
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Hell Is A Teenage Girl

Director(s)

Stephen Sawchuk

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Every Halloween, the small town of Springboro is terrorized by its resident SLASHER – a masked serial killer who targets sinful teenagers that break ‘The Rules of Horror’ – don’t drink, don’t do drugs, and don’t have sex! At the center of it all is Parker Campbell, the Slasher’s estranged biological daughter. In an attempt to make things right with the town and clear her family name, Parker sets out on a life-or-death mission in hopes of ending his reign of terror once and for all…
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Hotline

Director(s)

Adam Mason

Director
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’
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Inked

Director(s)

Kelsey Bollig

Writer/Director
Synopsis
After Dylan’s father passes away in prison, her attempts to honor his memory become eerily dark when, with the help of her close friend Bruno, she decides to tattoo her father’s ashes into her skin. However, what was supposed to be a sentimental tribute quickly turns sinister as Dylan learns the truth of her tattoo and the malevolent secret it holds.
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THE MEETING SPOT

Director(s)

Lauren Sick

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A skeptical science major scours the streets of New York City, searching for proof of the afterlife.
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New Followers

Director(s)

Guy Pigden

Director
Synopsis
Four travel Influencers embark on New Zealand’s most famous hike, the Milford Track. Found footage reveals rivalry and jealousy turns to desperation and fear when they discover they are part of someone else’s film.
Film Category

Wes Craven's New Nightmare - 30th Anniversary Screening

Director(s)

Wes Craven

Director
Synopsis
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Film Category

Next Show in 90 Minutes

Director(s)

John T. Hill

Director
Synopsis
A routine both natural and unnatural unfolds in the heart of one of America's most cherished landscapes. Inspired by the films of Dan O' Bannon and John Carpenter and the artwork of Mike Ploog, William Stout, and Simon Stalenhag Content Warning: This film contains mild body horror and brief violence.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street - 40th Anniversary Screening

Director(s)

Wes Craven

Director
Synopsis
Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
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One Happy Customer

Director(s)

WATTS -

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Set in the red-light district of a heightened world that mischievously blends live action and animation, One Happy Customer follows the daily routine of an older sex worker. Luring clients in, snatching up their cash, and using her special trick to leave them satisfied—and more importantly, to get them out of her hair as quickly as possible. She’s listless, even bored.

It’s business as usual, until one customer—an old, seemingly decrepit man—arrives looking for something more. And he’s got a trick or two of his own to impress the woman who’s seen it all.
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Rare Medium

Director(s)

Emily Maya Mills

Director
Synopsis
Rare Medium is a bloodless horror-comedy about a straightforward spiritual possession hijacked by murderous cannibals. When Dave, a grieving everyman, hires Gus, a maybe-too-legit spiritual medium, to contact his recently deceased girlfriend, their session starts off hopeful but soon starts to smell off. Twist after relentless twist propel them on a psychological thrill ride driven by an inter-dimensional Bonnie and Clyde, without ever leaving Gus' office. A simple recipe yielding complex results.
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Reverence

Director(s)

Michele Bousquet

Director
Synopsis
In the year 2058 a teenaged dancer, left home alone for years after a nuclear event, struggles to find a reason to live.
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The Shadow of Dawn

Director(s)

Olga Stalev

Writer/Director
Synopsis
An incorporeal Shadow takes up a dangerous adventure through a mystical forest, fancy castle and dream world to save her frivolous owner from a cursed Beast.
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SPEAK WITH THE DEAD

Director(s)

Stephanie Paris

Director
Synopsis
In 1850 The Fox sisters hold a seance for a wealthy couple who want to call on their deceased son's spirit to give them closure. When the girls' parlor tricks backfire, the audience begins to catch on.
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 50th Anniversary Screening

Director(s)

Tobe Hooper

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A 50th anniversary celebration screening of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 4K with Q &A with actor Allen Danziger kicks off the annual Screamfest NOLA Horror Film Festival at the Broad Theatres.

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

Photo ops with the van from the movie available for purchase! Allen Danziger will be available before/after the screening for autograph signings and photo ops.

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
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The Trip

Director(s)

Arabella Anderson

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Luna, Max and Zoe are on a girls getaway in the desert to do some much needed unwinding and unplugging from the world. After hanging poolside all day, Zoe and Max convince Luna to take psychedelic mushrooms with them to help expand their minds. But when the shrooms begin to take greater effect, Luna's anxieties about climate change and human nature are unearthed, shifting the tide of the trip. As they spiral deeper into a bad trip, each woman finds herself having to confront her inner darkness and anxieties in corporeal forms of hallucinated horrors.
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There's Someone At Your Door

Director(s)

Jacob Ewing

Writer/Director
Synopsis
When an invisible intruder begins appearing on camera, a young woman's quiet Halloween night becomes a nightmarish struggle to survive as she is forced to learn: what you can't see will hurt you.
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They Whisper

Director(s)

David Bush

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young boy emerges from a coma after a fall down an abandoned mine shaft. His family is confronted by dark, threatening spirits and the possibility that the child in their home might no longer be their son.
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Thirst Trap

Director(s)

Samuel Aguirre-Kelly

Director
Synopsis
Lizzie doesn’t believe in vampires—until she becomes one. Burdened by a new kind of thirst, Lizzie realizes that men on dating apps are easy prey … but the more she feeds, the emptier she feels. Thirst Trap is a horror comedy about the isolation of modern dating and the value of connections forged beyond a screen.
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Uroboros

Director(s)

Diarmuid Donohoe

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A young woman’s nightmare never ends after she is unjustifiably committed to an asylum in 1950’s Ireland.
Film Category

Wake

Director(s)

Sean Carter

Writer/Director
Synopsis
With a hurricane raging outside their hospital, two nurses have one last job before evacuating: stow the "dead-on-arrival" corpse of a young girl in the downstairs morgue before the building floods. But the corpse quickly reveals itself to be more than it seems.
Film Category

Washed Up

Director(s)

Thomas Bayne

Director
Synopsis
Mike, an expectant father, has decided to leave behind his life of thievery. He is convinced by his best friend and partner in crime, Aaron, to join him on one last job, a simple robbery of a local car wash. When everything starts to go wrong, Mike is forced to make a choice between his old friend and his new life.
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