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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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The Appointment

Meet the Filmmaker

Alexandre Singh

Director
Synopsis
In this playful, supernatural tale by visual artist Alexandre Singh, a curmudgeonly novelist, Henry Salt, wakes from a nightmare to find a troubling entry in his diary: 12 o'clock at the restaurant ‘La Folie'. But whom is Henry meeting, and why doesn't he remember making this appointment? When no one shows, Henry becomes obsessed with solving the mystery. Charging through a series of increasingly surreal encounters, Henry discovers that the truth is more disturbing than he could have possibly imagined.
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Alvin

Meet the Filmmaker

Christy Anna Wu

Director
Synopsis
Alvin Cruz, a lonely remote network engineer, finds solace in video games and binge eating. After suffering a heart attack, he wakes to find himself held captive in a suspicious medical facility. Unflappable nurse Kathy and charismatic Dr. Miller force Alvin to comply with treatment for his addiction. Despite his protests, Alvin must overcome internal anguish and sad truths.
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A Wake

Meet the Filmmaker

Lauren Brown

Director
Synopsis
Three sisters struggle to hide how their father's death haunts them.
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ZTV Sympathy for the Devil

Meet the Filmmaker

Jason Ragosta

Director
Synopsis
DOUGLAS SIKES, a convicted war criminal from the American Zombie War, runs a black-market trading ring from the bowels of a walled-in quarantine zone turned for-profit prison. He and the other prisoners live under the watchful eye of the ZTV broadcasting company, and at the whim of THE PREZERVE, a capital punishment reality game show that uses zombies, and horrific devices, to torture, infect, and execute prisoners and their families on prime time network television. PAUL, and his daughter, LILY, arrive at Doug's home to find him grief-stricken and consumed with rage after his daughter Steffie's gruesome episode has broadcast her terrible fate for all the world to see. Paul and Lily find themselves in the cross-fire as Doug readies to unleash bloody vengeance on the institution and the vengeful woman who has oppressed him.
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Z

Meet the Filmmaker

Caroline Branders

Director
Synopsis
A world ravaged by the apocalypse.
Two regular people (Marc and Stella) and four people with a disability have locked themselves in an abandoned office building where they seek protection against the danger from outside.
Marc and Stella get more and more frustrated with the four residents who are completely dependent on them for their survival.
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Wolves

Meet the Filmmaker

Travae Davis

Director
Synopsis
Ensuing their father's abandonment, two young brothers quarrel for control over their farm. Little do they know, there is a looming wolf in the woods.
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What Josiah Saw

Meet the Filmmaker

Vincent Grashaw

Director
Synopsis
Everyone in town knows about the haunted Graham Farm on Willow Road. You'll hear there's a bad history to it. Josiah and his youngest son, Thomas, are all that remain of this estranged family. But after experiencing terrifying visions from beyond, Josiah decides they must change their ways to right a great wrong. After being away for over two decades, Eli and Mary, Josiah's eldest children, are enticed to sell the property and reunite at the old farmhouse in hopes of closing this haunting chapter of their lives for good. Sins of the past will be paid in full.
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Welcome to Our Home

Meet the Filmmaker

Gregory M. Schroeder

Director
Synopsis
When Brad brings his liberal girlfriend home to meet his conservative parents, tensions escalate and monsters are unleashed.

Watch the full video on the Screamfest YouTube channel by clicking on the Preview link in the image above.
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Wanna Go Camping?

Meet the Filmmaker

Zach Siegel

Director
Synopsis
Corey takes his new boyfriend Luis on a cute little camping trip -- but something feels off that they can't quite place.
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user_

Meet the Filmmaker

Alex Montilla

Director
Synopsis
"user_" is a screenlife short about a Bubbly camgirl, Amber, who is menaced during a private chat by a mysterious and frightening user.
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Survivers

Meet the Filmmaker

Carlos Gomez-Trigo

Director
Synopsis
Natural selection says that only those who adapt will survive. What if humans have become stupid?
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STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT

Meet the Filmmaker

Richard Keith Quintero

Director
Synopsis
A serial killer bored to death in Covid quarantine and desperate for a victim picks up an innocent hitchhiker, but what he thinks will be a quick and easy kill, turns into a long and challenging night.

Watch the full video on Screamfest YouTube by clicking Preview in the image above.