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The Pond

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Jeroen Dumoulein

Director
Synopsis
The Pond is a poetic horror story, set in the early 1900’s, about a young girl, Kris (8), who tries to unravel the mystery of the dark pond behind her parents’ house…
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Phase IV

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Saul Bass

Director
Synopsis
The only feature film that Saul Bass ever directed is a complete psychotropic delight. This woefully underseen film follows in the footsteps of Stanley Kubrick's 2001 as a classic of trippy, freakout cinema. Deep in a secluded desert facility, scientists are studying the behavior of ants, when they discover that the ants are a collective sentient consciousness that may be influencing humanity. The scientists attempt to destroy them, but the ants have other ideas.

This is a rare chance to see Saul Bass's original ending in all its glory. Recently discovered, the ending was removed by the Studio for being too weird. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Film Archivist Sean Savage will introduce the film. Prepare yourself to dive deep into the lushly photographed imagination of Saul Bass!
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION

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Gregory Plotkin

Director
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For the first time, see the unseen in Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension – the horrifying conclusion to the Paranormal Activity films.
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On Dark Paths

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Paul J. Helin Vogel

Director
Synopsis
On Dark Paths tells a story about an eight-year-old boy, Risto, whose mind has created a terrifying monster that creeps in the house during the night. Risto must gather the courage to stand up to the monster - and put an end to his nightmare.
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Night of the Slasher

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Shant Hamassian

Director
Synopsis
A 'shot-in-one-take' slasher film about a teenage girl who must commit horror movie sins by drinking alcohol, doing drugs, and having sex in order to lure a masked killer and defeat him.
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Mirrored

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Ryan Shovey

Director
Synopsis
When a slacker, gamer dude gets a new mirror installed in his room, he's thrust into a hellish journey with horrific results.
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Meridians

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Blake Rice

Director
Synopsis
An acupuncturist forms a primal bond with her female patient after years of treatment.
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Martyrs

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Kevin Goetz & Michael Goetz

Director
Synopsis
A woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.
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Market St.

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Carlos Baena

Director
Synopsis
On a seemingly ordinary commute in San Francisco, a woman finds herself on a journey of terror aboard a mysterious streetcar.
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Liar

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Neil Triffett

Director
Synopsis
Simon and Maggie are on their first date together. Simon finds Maggie charming, attractive and intelligent, but with one flaw – she’s a pathological liar. Simon agrees to go home with her and from there things go downhill. With Maggie’s lies growing more elaborate, featuring stories of orphaned childhoods, a murdered boyfriend, and a body in the basement, Simon is finding the lines between reality and fiction beginning to blur. As Simon fears his life might be in danger, his plans of getting the girl are soon replaced with plans of just getting out. But Maggie has other ideas. Whether or not this is the perfect date or a disaster waiting to happen, sparks are sure to fly.
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In Extremis

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Gregory Crosbie

Director
Synopsis
A night watchman is sent to guard the cellar of a museum by its mysterious curator, but once alone in these vaults he starts to hear something. IN EXTREMIS is a short in the mould of classic British horror films of the 1960s and 70s.
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Harmful Sensations

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Jensen Rule Tierra

Director
Synopsis
A young gay man addicted to sex, drinking and nightlife has a casual encounter and contracts a nasty, unknown venereal infection. A surreal, horror-comedy from director Jensen Rule Tierra. "Harmful Sensations" charts a descent into violence, madness and redemption.