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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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Paloquemao: the vampire market

Meet the Filmmaker

Jeferson Cardoza Herrera

Director
Synopsis
Pedro is one of the vampires of underdevelopment who works amidst aisles full of garlic, fruits, herbs and crucifixes in the Paloquemao Market. However, on May 28, 2016, when the largest blood trafficking network in Bogota is dismantled, his dealer Harbey escapes and takes refuge in the market, threatening his relationship with Angie, the girl he is in love with.
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A State Of

Meet the Filmmaker

Nick Benjamin

Writer/Director
Synopsis
An agoraphobic apartment manager, who struggles with intense hypochondriasis, must fight for his life after he witnesses a grisly murder just outside his window.
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Sankta Lucia

Meet the Filmmaker

Hans Stjernswärd

Director
Synopsis
Taking place after a small town's 'Sankta Lucia' celebration, a young woman is forced to fight for her life when her peers try to take advantage of her. Mirroring the martyr saint Lucia, she has no other choice but to become death to survive.
A tale of revenge, resembling Saint Lucia in modern times.
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Greed & Gore

Meet the Filmmaker

Adam Kirkey

Director/Producer
Synopsis
Five criminals pick the wrong safehouse to lay low after robbing a bank.
Synopsis expanded: After a bank robbery doesn't go exactly as planned, a crew of five pick a last minute safehouse to lay low with their take and a hostage. But the safehouse isn't so safe... Greed & Gore, a film by Adam Kirkey, is a mash of horror and thriller, with practical effects that will please all genre fans. It stars Julie Mainville (Butchers, The Good Doctor), Krishan Dutt (The Boys), Matthew Bell (Curse of the Anti-Quenched), Monica Zelak (Curse of the Anti-Quenched, Chronicles of Blood, The Enigma), and breakout stars Curt Derosier and Nick Dewolfe.
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Stem

Meet the Filmmaker

Iqbal Ahmed

Writer/Director
Synopsis
After a miraculous but questionable discovery, stem cell researcher Dr. William Chen suffers a massive stroke leaving him paralyzed. Slowly the life he knew disappears. His wife leaves him. He’s left to waste away in a hospital bed. Dr. Chen can’t take it anymore. He’s forced to kill his way out of the hospital, attempting to get his old life back.
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It Gets Darker

Meet the Filmmaker

Firas, Daniel Abou Fakher, Habib

Director
Synopsis
Lara has not been herself lately, a fact that everyone around mentions constantly. Little is known about the incident that led to her feeling this way, but when Vanessa, her childhood best friend, pushes her to join in a relaxing weekend in an isolated resort, Lara finally agrees. This idyllic retreat reveals its true intent when Amir arrives, Lara quickly finds out that this is nothing but a trap to silence her against speaking to the police about the incident with Amir, the cause of her recent situation. When a confrontation between Lara and Amir turns deadly, she must find her inner strength and fight her way through the night to make it out alive.
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SLASHR

Meet the Filmmaker

Amir Moini

Writer and Director
Synopsis
In a remote mountain cabin, a young man named Ashkan escapes the city after an unexpected break up, only to be stalked by a ruthless killer, known for deceiving his victims into sharing their locations on a dating app.
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A Paw Over Dark

Meet the Filmmaker

Dorian Saisse

Director
Synopsis
A washed up actor performs night after night in a grimy theater to a nearly empty audience. However, everything changes when a clueless dog jumps on stage.
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Red Velvet

Meet the Filmmaker

Blake Simon

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Upon learning the end of the world is taking place, a lonely man locks himself in a motel room when a female escort arrives at his door...
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Five Star Review

Meet the Filmmaker

Vivien Vitolo

Synopsis
Jenn arrives in NYC and checks into a home sharing apartment for a two-day stay and is greeted by Alex, her well-reviewed host, who is seemingly pleasant. As the stay unfolds, so does a series of unsettling events that lead Jenn to wonder if they are purely happenstance or is something sinister really going on? Though both women are politely engaged, there is an uncomfortable and arresting tension that surrounds their interactions. Jenn overrides her suspicions, after all, Alex has five star reviews. Five Star Review is a horrifying, psychological story of trust, personal security and the ultimate betrayal. What you don't know CAN hurt you.
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Mud on My Shoes

Meet the Filmmaker

Rosie Geozalian

Director
Synopsis
Narrated by horror legend Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Mud on My Shoes is a stop-motion adaptation of a childhood nightmare based off the poem of the same name from author Count D.'s book, "All My Friends Are Creeps". The short combines the world of practical miniature sets with poetry to submerge viewers in a visceral retelling of a boy navigating his fears in a surreal dreamscape.
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Full Moon

Meet the Filmmaker

Shrayek Kapil

Director
Synopsis
Mikey's girlfriend, Sandra, is throwing him a surprise birthday party. Problem is, it's a full moon night - and he's a werewolf. Mikey's done a good job of keeping his secret so far, but he also loves Sandra and doesn't want to hurt her. Will he risk revealing his dark secret to her before time runs out?