West Coast Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film on the West Coast.
Film Category
Give Me An A
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A wild ride of an anthology reacting to the overturning of Roe v Wade through horror, dark comedy and sci-fi. Created by an all female filmmaking team, this 17-segment series focuses on the visceral gut reactions of each filmmaker to expand conversations about women's reproductive rights and the importance of bodily autonomy and also addresses the issues of a democracy that does not protect the needs of the majority of the population.
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Wallpaper Man
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Based on the popular short story, "The Wallpaper Man". A young girl, Emma moves into a new home with her abusive father after the tragic death of her mother. There, living within the walls is a creature who offers Emma the ultimate deal: he will take away her pain, in exchange for human life.
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FOLLOW HER
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
With arresting visuals and an engrossingly lurid mystery, FOLLOW HER is a nail-biting, seat-squirming, stylish suspense thriller that swept the recent Fantasporto Film Festival, including wins for Best Picture, Best Actress, and the Audience Award as well as Jury Awards for Best Film at Popcorn Frights, Ravenheart and Sinistro. The disturbing but timely female-led psycho-sexual thriller centers on a struggling actress and live streamer who has finally found her hook: secretly filming creepy interactions she encounters via online job listings, and using the kinks of others to fuel her streaming success. For her next episode, she's been hired to write the ending of a screenplay in a remote, lavish cabin. Once there, the alluring self-proclaimed screenwriter hands her a script in which the two of them are the main characters. This client isn't what he seems, and even though the money's great... the real payment here could cost her life.
Film Category
Shaky Shivers
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
Two young women find themselves at an abandoned camp in the woods with a book of magical spells surrounded by classic monsters in this comedic send up of '80s horror films.
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Cookies by the Fire
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A desperate teenage girl digs up a dark family secret to ensure she can celebrate a peaceful, merry Christmas, with her mother and brother.