North American Premieres at Screamfest
The first public screening of the film in North America.
Film Category
La Nueva
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Synopsis
Maria is the new teacher who arrives at an old religious school. On her first day, she will have to teach a group of rebellious teens who are part of a punishment class. An unexpected event will turn the classroom into a real hell. Not knowing the lesson can cost you your life.
Film Category
The Domestic (2022)
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Synopsis
The Domestic tells the story of an upper-class, happily married couple who hire the daughter of their recently deceased housekeeper as their new helper, only for things to take a dark and macabre turn when she tries to destroy them from within... Exploring themes of tradition versus modernity, African witchcraft and muti, and the extreme class differences in our society, THE DOMESTIC is a tense, disturbing descent into suburban horror.
Film Category
Hotline
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Synopsis
A young woman (Paris Berelc) is manning the night shift at a mental health crisis call centre, when she starts to get harassed in increasingly terrifying ways by one of her callers. ‘HOTLINE’ is a chilling homage to the classic 70’s horror ‘WHEN A STRANGER CALLS’
Film Category
No One Will Hear This
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Synopsis
After discovering an incriminating cassette recording of a girl that went missing in the eighties, Alannah decides to use it for her own financial gain by blackmailing the man responsible. Things do not go as planned.
Film Category
Hotline
Meet the Filmmaker
Synopsis
A young woman (Paris Berelc) is manning the night shift at a mental health crisis call centre, when she starts to get harassed in increasingly terrifying ways by one of her callers. ‘HOTLINE’ is a chilling homage to the classic 70’s horror ‘WHEN A STRANGER CALLS’
Film Category
Until It Stops Beating
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Synopsis
Dani (14) starts to fall in love with Leo, the ghost of a boy he meets while playing with a Ouija board on his computer. One night, after almost being caught by his mother, he has a rather strange dream in which he is given the opportunity to get to know his friend better, although an evil presence lurks without him being aware.
Film Category
Unravelling
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Synopsis
FIONA tries to care for her chronically ill grandmother MAEVE as she struggles to retain her autonomy. As her invisible illness begins to physically manifest into a malignant entity, Fiona is forced to confront her worse fears.
Film Category
Simon
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Synopsis
A unique video game character, created by a 13-year-old child in a life simulator, narrates the unfortunate story of his life from the moment he was generated. Full of hatred and resentment, he will seek answers about its world and the malevolent “God” that controls it. that controls it.
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IN THE NAME OF...
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Synopsis
After suffering a terrible abuse at the hands of the priest of his church, Abraham finds himself immersed in a world of terror and confusion. Tormented by hallucinations and sinister presences, he struggles to escape the dark labyrinth of faith he once thought he knew. But as he confronts his deepest fears, he discovers that the true nightmare is about to begin.
Film Category
A Divine Comedy: What the Hell
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Synopsis
Dante's classic Hell is falling into oblivion. Charlotte, a sharp-witted Harpy, navigates the chaos and sets out despite the odds for a new life and destiny. On the way, she gets stuck in an elevator with her fuccboi ex, Asterion. Living in the end-times, he won't stop at anything to try and win her back. Will she survive this journey through Hell? Will the weighing of hearts lead to their complete annihilation?