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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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Subject 7

Meet the Filmmaker

Aaron Hall

Writer/Director
Synopsis
In 1983, an MK-Ultra test subject works to prove his psychic abilities in a CIA facility deep underground, however the dire possibility exists that he could still be a brainwashed spy.
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Strings

Meet the Filmmaker

Ava Pearson, Eleanor Smith, Nina Zandvliet

Director/Writer
Synopsis
Sally joins a dream summer trip to Sicily with her childhood bestie Poppy, hoping to re-connect before they start university. Confronted with Poppy's volatile new friend Alex, Sally is strangely drawn to the traditional puppets decorating their villa, and the strings that bind the two friends threaten to rip them apart.

'Strings' is produced by students aged 16-20 as part of Project Paradiso, a cross-cultural UK-Italy educational filmmaking initiative from Young Film Academy (YFA). Full details of Project Paradiso can be found at https://www.youngfilmacademy.co.uk/project-paradiso
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Strangers Like Us

Meet the Filmmaker

Pipi Frostl Felix Krisai

Director
Synopsis
In their early 30s, Laura and Elias settle into a new suburban life by inviting another couple over for dinner. When the night gradually turns into an evening full of mysteriously surreal events, Laura feels like a stranger in her own life…
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Stomach It

Meet the Filmmaker

Peter Klausner

Writer/Director
Synopsis
While struggling to emotionally detach from the deceased, a crime scene cleaner believes a monstrous presence is toying with him.
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STAY

Meet the Filmmaker

Luca Canali

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Just graduated, Laura works as an usher in her mother's theatre. The razor blade is her only companion. As she faces her dreaded control round; she discovers that she is not as alone as she thought.
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SPEAK WITH THE DEAD

Meet the Filmmaker

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.
Film Category

Skulk

Meet the Filmmaker

Max Ward

Director
Synopsis
In the dead of night, creatures slink through the streets of London. Foxes howl to warn when they are close. A woman wakes up in the night to the sound of foxes and shortly after notices a strange figure outside her home.
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The Shadow of Dawn

Meet the Filmmaker

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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Shadow

Meet the Filmmaker

Sophia Zolan

Writer/Director
Synopsis
Following the capture of a town's Halloween massacre killer, wisecracking waitress Claire trains a mysterious new server. But when that server begins to stalk her, she fears they might have caught the wrong guy.
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Saint Maria's Way

Meet the Filmmaker

Chris Turner

Director
Synopsis
There are six million CCTV cameras in the UK. Does this technological omnipresence ensure our safety? Or just indiscriminately observe us, coldly documenting the present and creating flickering ghosts of the past?

Carolyn never intended to walk home alone at night. When police emergency services receive her call reporting a man following her, they try to help. But between the glitching phone signal and her evasive answers, she proves difficult to track down.
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ROOM SERVICE

Meet the Filmmaker

James Camargo De Alba

Writer/Director
Synopsis
A hotel waiter feels that all his days are the same. When he brings a service to room 603 he enters a time loop from which he will want to escape.
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The Red Stone

Meet the Filmmaker

Jaime Jasso

Director
Synopsis
In Guadalajara, 1909, Carmen, an archaeologist, returns to investigate pre-Hispanic findings sent for the Independence Day anniversary. Amid political turmoil, she is tasked with restoring certain idols and objects, rumored to be cursed. Accompanied by Leonor, the housekeeper, Carmen explores the monumental house in search of answers. A grotesque specter, composed of human limbs, lurks in the shadows as Carmen discovers a special pre-Hispanic idol. The house becomes a terrifying stage where Carmen must decipher the mystery and survive this nightmare.