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The Night Driver

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JEREMY WEISS

DIRECTOR
Synopsis
One night in the middle of the country, traveling salesman Hurdis Matheson drives down a dark stretch of highway when he accidently hits a longhaired stranger. The stranger survives, but is badly wounded. Hurdis agrees to drive him to the hospital. As they drive, he realizes something is wrong with his passenger. Before he knows it, The Stranger becomes violent and attacks him. A couple of days later in California, Hurdis’ wife Cheryl Jones begs for her old friend Detective Hank Granger to help find her husband. She hasn’t heard from him in two days, and suspects something happened to him. Granger agrees to help but becomes entangled in a bigger case with the FBI regarding Hurdis Jones. They suspect he is a serial killer on a rampage, leaving a trail of homicide scenes across the country. Meanwhile, Hurdis is running, driving and speeding to get home. But everywhere he turns, The Stranger stalks him. He can’t seem to lose him. What will happen next will lead to a climax that will leave audiences speechless. Reminiscent of films such as High Tension or The Sixth Sense, The Night Driver swerves with twists and turns that deliver shocking surprises that no one can anticipate.
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Apocalypse Z: New World

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Carles Torrens

Director
Synopsis
The story takes us to the Canary Islands, which have become Europe’s last refuge following the outbreak of the TSJ virus. When a special mission sets out for the mainland in search of vital supplies, Roberto joins the team with questionable intentions. The dangerous operation turns into a desperate race for survival, and Roberto and his companions find themselves caught between hordes of infected and divided loyalties. Then the timeless question arises: save yourself, or risk everything to preserve what little humanity remains?
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Donor

Synopsis
After volunteering to be the egg donor for her now-pregnant friend, a woman grows to regret her choice in the aftermath of her own miscarriage—and considers taking back the only baby she has left.
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CopyPaste!

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Keira Schehl

Director
Synopsis
When a glitch overtakes the dress-up game, “Copy Paste”, its main character, Dolly, disappears. Molly, her sidekick, must survive the destabilized world as it forces her to take Dolly’s role. Pressured by her warping reality and the game’s player, Molly must decide who she is; or who she must become.
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THE REVIEW

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Samuel Gonzalez Jr.

Writer / Director
Synopsis
Desperate to rebuild her career, a disgraced food critic stumbles upon a strange new pizza place in need of a review. What seems like the perfect opportunity for a comeback soon twists into a grotesque nightmare, forcing her to discover that every star matters—and every word comes with deadly consequences.
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SPEAK WITH THE DEAD

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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 Shadow of Dawn

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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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Bath Bomb

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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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Writer's Block

Meet the Filmmaker

Steven Schloss

Director and Cinematographer
Synopsis
In hopes of earning his freedom, a prisoner embarks in a bloody process involving dismemberment, excessive smoking and mutilated bunnies.