Thursday, July 26, 2018

Poster Art from the 2018 SWFF!



This year for Something Wicked Film Festival (www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com) we have some amazing posters on display for some of the unique shorts and features being presented.  Some of the best posters of this year come from the short films many of which are dynamic and inventive.  It’s very important for film-makers to craft a compelling poster because it’s the number one key art for their film that will draw in potential viewers among all the other options available.

A unique and dynamic poster cannot be stressed enough!  When the poster is the most important aspect of the marketing of your film, it pays to take your time to craft the very best.  This year, I wanted to point out some of my favorites of this year’s event.  In some cases, the poster is better than the actual film by overall all of these film-makers crafted some compelling artwork that drew me in and made me want to know more about their films.

Enjoy this small sampling and remember to come out to Something Wicked FF this August 3-5 and check out not only an amazing selection of films but also some of the great poster artwork which will be on display at the event.  Tickets on sale now at Ticket Source – www.ticketsource.us/something-wicked-film-festival

 

Friday, July 13, 2018

The FIRST SOMETHING WICKED FILM FESTIVAL!

Before we get into some amazing things for the new year (2018) I'd like to go back to the year where it all started in 2016 - the first year of our festival.  2016 was a good year for us as it was the first time stepping from behind the shadow of our previous festival Gwinnett Center International Film Festival (2013-2015), which focused on mainstream and non-genre films, and into the wide world of genre independent film making!

I decided that if I wanted to continue being a part of the film festival culture that I needed to take a step back and re-evaluate what I wanted to do as a film festival entity.  I knew I wanted to have a more focused group of films that appealed to a specific audience hence our focus on animation, fantasy, horror, and science fiction
films.

Although small, our first year had a huge variety of films for our audience such as the Halloween and monster filled feature All Hallow's Evil: Lord of the Harvest (Director's Cut), which opened
the festival and was written & directed by Ron McLellen!  We were also lucky enough to screen the horror features The Hike and Bigfoot: The Curse of Blood Mountain (from Georgia native Chris Simoes), among many others.  Some of my favorite features were the zombie film Peelers and the fantasy The Village of Middlevale.

On the shorts front we screened a huge variety of films (way to many to name here) but some of my favorites were Bubble, Earworm, Little Boy Blue, Awakenings, Mr. Dentonn, Legend of the Dark Rider and the web series Clown Versus Monkey (from Georgia native Sam Drog).  There were just so many films to choose from in such a short amount of time to watch them all.  I was lucky enough to have seen all the films screened but a truly remarkable aspect of the first year was the amount of filmmakers that came out in support of their films and indie film making in general.


We also had many special guests at the event including Sonya Thompson and Larry Mainland of AMC's The Walking Dead in addition to actress Lynn McArthur!  This was just a great first year to celebrate everything indie film!

On Sunday, to end the weekend off with a bang we had our Awards Ceremony in which we gave out awards to the best of the best indie films screened during the weekend.  This included our regular Festival Awards but also our Festival Director's Awards (revealed on Friday night after the Opening Night Screening).  Our first year ended as a success as we helped showcase some amazing fil
ms from all over the world for Georgia audiences and film-makers got the chance to network with one another and have a good time.

YEAR ONE ended! On to Year Two!







Tuesday, July 10, 2018

2018 Festival Schedule - FEATURES

The following is the COMPLETE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE! We have a massive amount of shorts & features this year which is guaranteed to be our biggest year yet. There are just so many great independent films to offer and not a whole lot a time to offer them in but over the course of August 3-5th we will try to represent as many different genres and styles of films from all over the world. Look forward to seeing you all this year and make sure to purchase your tickets now through Ticket Source at https://www.ticketsource.us/something-wicked-film-festival


FEATURES:

TITLE: BABY FRANKENSTEIN [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:23
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #4 – Sunday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
'Baby Frankenstein' is a comedy-drama feature film that tells the story of young Lance and his unlikely friendship with a pint-sized, self-aware automaton. After Lance stumbles upon this 'little dude', he enlists the help of the sassy girl-next-door, to protect him from his mom's boyfriend, Glinevich. Glinevich is hell-bent on capturing the little dude (Baby Frank) and claiming the $50,000 reward being offered by the mysterious owner of Baby Frankenstein, Mr. Lundquist. Lance finds an unlikely ally in his odd neighbor, John, who appears to be romantically interested in Lance's mother, Kim. As the captors close in on Lance, and Baby Frank, Lance must decide what he will risk preserving Baby Franks freedom. 
SPECIAL NOTES:
A film for all age groups.

TITLE: BLACK WAKE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:31
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION/HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #5 – Saturday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Strange events are happening such as people disappearing, irrational behavior and unexplainable deaths. Specialists gather in a top-secret facility to investigate and find that the common thread between the occurrences is water. One of the team’s scientists (Nana Gouvea) examines video evidence and uncovers a possible parasitic explanation for the fatalities. But when a determined detective (Tom Sizemore, Saving Private Ryan) sends her the seemingly crazed writings of a mysterious homeless man (Jonny Beauchamp, Penny Dreadful), she learns that the actual threat may be more dangerous and far older than anyone ever imagined. Can she convince her colleagues (led by Eric Roberts, The Dark Knight) of the true danger before an ancient force rises from the sea to bring madness and death to all of humanity?
SPECIAL NOTES:
Co-Starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Heat) and Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables, Runaway Train).

TITLE: CHILD REMAINS, THE [CANADA]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:47
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #2 – Saturday @2:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
An expectant couple’s intimate weekend turns to terror when they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where unwanted infants and mothers were murdered. Inspired by the true story of the infamous 'Butterbox Babies', THE CHILD REMAINS is a twisting supernatural thriller that emphasizes story and suspense over shock and gore. From the producer of the acclaimed horror thriller The Corridor, starring Cannes Best Actress winner Suzanne Clement (Mommy), Allan Hawco (Frontier), Shelley Thompson (Labyrinth) and genre hero Geza Kovacs (Scanners, The Dead Zone), THE CHILD REMAINS is about the evil that lurks behind the postcard.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: Creative Studios of Atlanta Film Academy Presents FILMS FOR TEENS [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME:
GENRE: VARIOUS
SCREENING TIME: SPECIAL SCREENING #1 – Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
CSA Film Academy presents a series of short (dramatic and comedic) films starring young actors aged 7-24 with the theme of inner strength/ self-discovery.
SPECIAL NOTES:
A series of short films for the whole family!

TITLE: GHOST SQUAD [JAPAN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:45
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #6 – Saturday @10:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
From outlandish J-splatter director Noburo Iguchi, a trio of female ghosts rise from the grave to seek fantastic revenge on the men who murdered them.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Directed by acclaimed Japanese director Noburo Iguchi whose films include Dead Sushi, Machine Girl, and RoboGeisha, to name a few.





TITLE: HALFWAY TO HELL: THE MOVIE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS: WORLD FESTIVAL PREMIERE
RUN TIME: 1:28
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #2 – Saturday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A man wakes up in a dangerous post-apocalyptic world and struggles to survive long enough to find his own identity.
SPECIAL NOTES:
This is the complete Georgia-based web series presented here altogether for the very first time!










TITLE: HERMAN JONES [UNITED STATES]
STATUS: WORLD FESTIVAL PREMIERE
RUN TIME:
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: OPENING NIGHT SCREENING – Friday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A quiet man named Herman Jones struggles to keep his violent impulses and weird hallucinations under control with medication. But when a strange cult called the Children of the New Dawn starts trying to recruit him, it sets off a deadly chain of events.
SPECIAL NOTES:
Starring: Joshua Haire, Amber Erwin, Dave Watkins, Krissy Notes, Robert McMullen, Grant Garlinghouse, Patrick Lemon, J. R. Francis, Katie Hahn, Muretta Moss Also Starring: Joseph Lavender, Rebecca Barnes, Whitney Sullins, Pamela Deritis, Xavilaine Hincapie, Robyn Hensley, Rusty Smith, Troy Halverson, Nate Hill, Colton Sanborn, Jordan Price, Rikki Champagne, Ali Astigo Music by Clark Watson Created by Dave R. Watkins and Nate Hill Written by Dave R. Watkins and Nate Hill Produced & Directed by Dave R. Watkins
This is the complete Georgia-based web series presented here altogether for the very first time!
FACEBOOK -https://www.facebook.com/HermanJonesTheSeries/?hc_ref=ARSq7HU0qC_Pbvz8POAa1GLDvTwQ8o4N42ZHPUQ79ZGTouvXhdJOF1gMXzkzPViT1rA


TITLE: LADY OF THE DAMNED FOREST [SPAIN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:31
GENRE: HORROR/FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #1 – Saturday @2:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A group of friends are climbing the mountain in search of a new adventure. 
But their trip takes an unexpected turn after the first night, when Martha tells them the legend of the "lady of the damned forest". 
An ancient tale that belongs to this forest.
SPECIAL NOTES:





TITLE: MOOSE HEAD OVER THE MANTEL, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:29
GENRE: MYSTERY/HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #7 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Lillian Hoffhienze-Bachman and her family move into the previously abandoned Hoffhienze ancestral home, where their hopeful fresh start becomes tainted by the discovery of a century's worth of abuse, dysfunction and violence. Lillian becomes consumed by her sordid ancestry, terrified that the past might dictate her son's future. 
The grisly events of the past 100 years are revealed through the eyes of the family's victims... including the moose head hanging on the mantel wall.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: NECROPATH, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:51
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #9 – Sunday @7:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A mentally deranged maniac stalks victims to fulfill his drug addiction and sedate psychosis until he becomes the victim of an unexpected invasion of the undead. This is a prototype film, to be used to present for future larger production.
SPECIAL NOTES:
For MATURE AUDIENCES – Contains extreme violence!







TITLE: SOMETHING [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:26
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #4 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:

A couple, struggling to cope with a new baby, find themselves unravelling when they begin to suspect a mysterious intruder is in their house.
SPECIAL NOTES:








TITLE: STIRRING [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:28
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #3 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
Students attending a Christmas party at a sorority house with a sinister past are stalked by a bloodthirsty killer disguised as Mrs. Claus.
SPECIAL NOTES:










TITLE: STORM: TO SANDRA FROM HAYDEN WITH LOVE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:20
GENRE: NON-FICTION
SCREENING TIME: NON-FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A young couple (Hayden and Sandra Collins) develop their relationship while one is serving overseas during the First Gulf War. The film employs actual footage shot on VHS by the unit Hayden served with.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE:  TENANTS [MEXICO]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 1:32
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #8 – Sunday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
Luzma and Demián have just moved to an old neighborhood trying to leave behind an incident that torments them. Hopeful, they do their best to take this change as an opportunity to start over. Nevertheless, Luzma begins to discover that her neighbors hide terrible secrets that lead paranormal phenomena; however, Demian is starting to believe that Luzma is losing her mind.
SPECIAL NOTES:


2018 Festival Schedule - Shorts

The following is the COMPLETE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE! We have a massive amount of shorts & features this year which is guaranteed to be our biggest year yet. There are just so many great independent films to offer and not a whole lot a time to offer them in but over the course of August 3-5th we will try to represent as many different genres and styles of films from all over the world. Look forward to seeing you all this year and make sure to purchase your tickets now through Ticket Source at https://www.ticketsource.us/something-wicked-film-festival



TITLE: 9 STEPS [SPAIN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #2 – Saturday @2:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
The night can be dark and full of horror for small children, especially for Saul who has to cross a long dark corridor to get to the toilet at night. But his father is trying his best to persuade him to cross. Because it is not dangerous, and he will stand on one side of the corridor watching the whole time, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
SPECIAL NOTES:


TITLE: AT YOUR DISPOSAL [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:12
GENRE: HORROR

SYNOPSIS:
Darcy and Ryan's imaginations run wild, leaning towards the macabre, when the neighbor runs the garbage disposal at all hours of the night.
SPECIAL NOTES:




TITLE: AV CLUB [UNITED STATES]
STATUS: GEORGIA PREMIERE
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION


SYNOPSIS:
As a high-school A.V. club faces the absurdity of egomania, tensions flare between the director and lead actress, causing the director to fatally reprimand the crew.
SPECIAL NOTES:



TITLE: BABA YAGA ORIGINS [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:04
GENRE: ANIMATION
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #5 – Saturday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Baba Yaga, the famously evil witch from Russian folklore was not always evil.  An herbalist's evening of concocting potions and salves is interrupted when a lustful brute force his way into her secluded hut. The following trauma leaves the woman emboldened and determined to reclaim her independence by any means necessary and thus a legend is born.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: BEAUTIFUL PLACE, A [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:06
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Danny Gulfman (Tony Moran), lays in bed sick, dying of cancer. An angelic woman named June Walters (Genevieve Graves) comes to him and at that moment, he knows his time has come. Danny begins to ask questions about where he is going but knows that something is off. It's when he remembers who this woman is, he realizes his fate isn't as promising as he once believed it to be. Lucifer (Robert Mukes) comes down for a final ruling. This is a classic of tale of how things aren't always as beautiful as they seem.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: BEHIND THE CHORDS [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:28
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #2 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
An Arrogant man thinks he has it all... Until he is forced to go Behind the Chords.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: BLACK GHIANDOLA, THE (MAKE A FILM FOUNDATION) [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:18
GENRE: HORROR
SYNOPSIS:
The Black Ghiandola is a story about a young man risking his life to save a girl he has grown to love, after his family has been ‘killed’ in the Apocalyptic world of zombies.
SPECIAL NOTES:
A short film, story by Anthony Conti, a 16-year-old who was diagnosed with stage 4 Adrenal Cancer.  His dream was to write and star in his own zombie film.  With the help of Hollywood and the Make A Film Foundation, he fulfilled that dream.
Starring JK Simmons, Laura Dern, David Lynch, Richard Chamberlain, Johnny Depp, and many Hollywood stars!

TITLE: BLOWS WITH THE WIND [ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: ANIMATION
SYNOPSIS:
After occurring some events for the scarecrow, scarecrow becomes human.
SPECIAL NOTES:





TITLE: BOX [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:30
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
When a man commits an accidental murder he frantically dumps the body and rushes home where he finds an ominous Box on his front porch with specific instructions. once taken inside the man experiences haunting visions and rapidly loses his mind and is not sure if what he is experiencing is real or illusion
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: BRIDE OF FRANKIE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:19
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #3 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
In this darkly comedic feminist nod to Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, a not-so-mad scientist builds a mate for her mentor's lonely creation with electrifying, and deadly, results.
SPECIAL NOTES:
WEBSITE - http://brideoffrankie.com/

TITLE: CATERER’S RECKONING, THE [UNITED KINGDON]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:20
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
When you have what you think is a singing hangover, you can be slow on the uptake. Just as Richard and Janice discover a dead body behind the sofa, the caterer arrives to collect the hired tables after the previous night’s party. Trying to keep the corpse a secret from the caterer and his strange little helpers becomes increasingly difficult until the pennies drop.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: CLAIRE & BRUNO: A STORY OF LOVE AND FRESH MEAT [FRANCE]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:24
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #8 – Sunday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
Claire and Bruno are not very happy together.   They are going on a vacation, secretly hoping to mend fences with each other.   Just in time: the world is coming to an end.
SPECIAL NOTES:



TITLE: CURSE OF THE GREAT MELINDA, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:20
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SYNOPSIS:
A punk/rock mortician tells a story in anthology style about a group that discovers the secluded burial spot of The Great Melinda. A controversial magician that was rumored to be supernatural before mysteriously vanishing 60 years ago. One wants to go grave robbing for fortunes, the others want a secluded spot to seek revenge, but The Great Melinda has other plans. They soon discover that some rumors are true and should stay buried.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: DARK HOLE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:05
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #9 – Sunday @7:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
While spring cleaning, a young woman notices a hole in the wall that wasn’t there before. Every time she looks away, it appears to grow along with her curiosity. What she discovers, though, is that some holes are better left untouched. 
SPECIAL NOTES:


TITLE: DARK HUNGER, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:15
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
They took away his memory and his life but gave him something worse in death. Now he must embrace the monster he’s become to regain his humanity.
SPECIAL NOTES:



TITLE: DARKENING HOLLOWS, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A group of would-be attackers pursue a vulnerable young woman into the woods, unaware of the TERROR that awaits them in...The Darkening Hollows
SPECIAL NOTES:




TITLE: DEVIL TOWN [UNITED KINGDOM]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:15
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Patrick Creedle is one of London's more obnoxious letting agents and a man who's used to getting exactly what he wants - but on this day Patrick's world is about to crumble as he crosses paths with a most unusual nemesis - a man that may just save him from the end of the world.... 
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: DIRTY FARM ANIMALS: EPISODE 1 – TEABAGS FOR TEA [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: ANIMATION (FOR MATURE AUDIENCES)
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #6 – Saturday @10:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A barnyard pig (Pork) awakes with swollen eyes from allergies and his helpful Rooster (Cock) friend alleviates his problem with a good tea-bagging.
SPECIAL NOTES:




TITLE: EMERGE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:30
GENRE: EXPERIMENTAL
SCREENING TIME: EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK #1 – Sunday @3:15PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
After suffering from depression, anger and nearly dying from an illness, E.M. Watson tells a metaphorical story of how he overcame his dark past. Throughout this allegorical film, you as the audience will dive deep into E.M. Watson's state of mind within a 3-year time period spanning from 2014 - 2017. Using a fictional character named Lyn, E.M. Watson illustrates how honesty, persistence and love can be the antidote to permanent suffering.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: ENTHUSIASM ABOUNDS [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:13
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
In a world where social justice is automatic...and absolute... Enthusiasm Abounds.
SPECIAL NOTES:




TITLE: ESSEX [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:11
GENRE: THRILLER
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
It's New Year's Eve and Amy's first night alone providing on-call support for Essex Enterprises, a home security firm. When a bad storm knocks the company's servers offline, she calls Jake, a down-on-his-luck support technician. Jake shows her the real Essex: a high-tech piece of software capable of controlling hundreds of Smart Homes with the click of a button. Amy's hooked on it - and Jake's hooked on her.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: EXPECTANT [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:15
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SYNOPSIS:
Expectant tells the story of Joanna, who desperately wants to fill a void in her life with a child. That second chance comes from an unexpected source – the sky. The short film follows Joanna as she accepts and deals with the consequences of her sudden unusual pregnancy and the strangers who show up out of nowhere offering to help.
SPECIAL NOTES:


TITLE: FEAW [CANADA]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SYNOPSIS:
In an epic journey that span thousands of years and millions of miles, we are witness to some of the greatest human achievements born out of the most intrinsic elements.
SPECIAL NOTES:




TITLE: FUTUREWORLD [CANADA]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #4 – Sunday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A quirky journey through recent time to an ethos of futurity, which explores the potential ramifications of technology on human beings while leaving us with choices. 
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: GOODNIGHT, GRACE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:04
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
After mom gets hacked to pieces by her latest lover, a devout child fights to escape the same fate.
SPECIAL NOTES:



TITLE: GORCHLACH: THE LEGEND OF CORDELIA (PILOT) [ITALY]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:40
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #2 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
The Gorchlach, an ancient artifact of Celtic Origin, witness of the passing of the ages among the mountains and fulcrum of the articulated plot, will lead the two protagonists Guglielmo Corsaris and Rachel Blackwood, into a journey that will take them to discover secrets that have been hidden for centuries and only considered as legends.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: GRAVE ENDANGERMENT [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:14
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #7 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
When Adan Rodriguez learns from his dying father that his family has been plagued by a curse for centuries, he vows to end the misfortune. When he promises to guard an ancestral burial ground, supernatural forces challenge him to confront the world of the undead where no one is resting in peace.
SPECIAL NOTES:


TITLE: GREEK CONNECTION, THE (aka DEN GRESKE FORBINDELSEN) [NORWAY]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:13
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #3 – Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
SPECIAL NOTES:





TITLE: HOBBYIST, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:09
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #5 – Saturday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A short neo-noire thriller centered around a mysterious druggist visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet, Sangstrom winds up getting more than he bargained for from the sagacious alchemist.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: I KISSED A BOY [UNITED KINGDOM]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:09
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #2 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A virus causes people to change sex
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: INTERIORS [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:17
GENRE: EXPERIMENTAL
SCREENING TIME: EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK #1 – Sunday @3:15PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A hapless journalist is tasked to make a story about something that isn't there.
SPECIAL NOTES:





TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO PURGATORY [UNITED KINGDOM]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:10
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK #1 – Sunday @3:15PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A highly disturbing short psychological horror film that blurs the line of wakefulness, between consciousness and unconsciousness.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: JAWFFICE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #3 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A short comedic homage to 'Jaws' which takes place in an office.
SPECIAL NOTES:

TITLE: KISS THE DEVIL IN THE DARK [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:30
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #3 – Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Desperate to save his dying wife, the sorcerer Marcus (Dameon Clarke) makes a dark bargain with the demon Dagon (Doug Jones) to save her soul. Dagon, however, has more in store for Marcus than a mere exchanging of souls in this Faustian dark fantasy short film from the makers of the award-winning films "An Evening with My Comatose Mother" and "Creatures of Whitechapel" that explores the very meaning of betrayal.
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TITLE: KNOCK KNOCK [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #5 – Saturday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
When trouble comes knocking, the last place you want to be is home alone...
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TITLE: LIGHTKEEPER, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #3 – Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
To keep the light of the world from disappearing forever, a man between worlds must sacrifice an innocent.
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TITLE: LIMIT [ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: THRILLER
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #4 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
Someone in a quiet area asked help from the people who he sees till someone enters the house and suddenly...
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TITLE: LION [UNITED KINGDOM]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:12
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #9 – Sunday @7:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
An isolated chalet in a snowy forest... A man blinded by alcohol... A woman unable to rebel... And an 8-year-old child troubled and dark... The silent night is broken with cries... the start of a terrible nightmare!   "Man's biggest fear has risen again!".
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TITLE: LIVING NIGHTMARE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:17
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #2 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Re-live an anthology of 3 actual nightmares based on unforgettable accounts
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TITLE: LUCK BIRD, THE [AFGHANISTAN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:25
GENRE: FOREIGN
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Adam is a naive young man who fights with everyone. After losing his job, he seeks a solution from a wise man. The sage sends him to the desert and gives him forty days to hunt down the bird that brings good luck. 
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TITLE: MARGARET AND GARY [UNITED STATES]
STATUS: WORLD PREMIERE
RUN TIME: 0:09
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #3 – Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A man and his GPS flee murder and madness.
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Starring Fredric Lehne of The Greatest Showman, Zero Dark Thirty, and Men in Black, among over 200 film and TV.




TITLE: NEPHILIM [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #3 – Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
When Fallen Angels interbred with human women, the resulting offspring were a monstrous race of being called Nephilim. These creatures were hellbent on waging war on humanity.
An organization known as the Sons of Adam arose to combat them. In time, the Sons were all but wiped out by Nephilim. A young man, known only as the Disciple, must undergo a ritual to join the Sons of Adam, and re-forge the broken Order.
He is mankind’s last hope. 
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TITLE: NIGHTBIRD [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:19
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
After intercepting a letter, addressed to his wife, written by his mistress, Wren, Curtis is forced to confront Wren and end their relationship before a strange, supernatural force destroys what's left of his family.
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A film from Georgia filmmaker Zackery Loveless!

TITLE: NOBODY DIES HERE [FRANCE]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:24
GENRE: NON-FICTION
SCREENING TIME: NON-FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
Perma gold mine, Benin. Some dream to find something, others realized there was nothing to be found. Some dig relentlessly hoping to become rich, others died in the process. And a few of them say that here, nobody dies.
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TITLE: ONE I ADORE, THE [CANADA]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:09
GENRE: EXPERIMENTAL
SCREENING TIME: EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK #1 – Sunday @3:15PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A story of love lost and the lengths some can go to get it back.
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WEBSITE - https://2bn.ca/



TITLE: OUTER [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:14
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #3 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
When four twenty somethings play with a town's urban legend, they unknowingly cross paths with a vengeful entity from the outer limits -- the only way out is in.
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TITLE: PERIPHERAL, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:12
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #2 – Saturday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
When a patient, Kenny, shows up at her home unexpectedly, Dr. Joanna Redding attempts to help him overcome his "irrational" phobia of the creatures that he sees in his peripheral vision. Dr. Redding uses Exposure Therapy, forcing Kenny to face his fear. Of course, the creatures that terrify Kenny are very real - and very deadly. It's a chilling discovery that Dr. Redding uncovers too late.
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THE PERIPHERAL stars cult actress Lynn Lowry ("Shivers", "The Crazies", "Cat People") and features old school Stop Motion Creature Effects (in the vein of Ray Harryhausen) by artist Ron Cole.

TITLE: PULSAR [UNITED KINGDOM]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:18
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #2 – Saturday @8:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A Peacemaker, who rejects his final mission to save an endangered planet, is believed to be cursed when a solar storm hits his spaceship. - A modern retelling of the story of Jonah in the Belly of the Whale
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TITLE: PURA ENERGIA [SPAIN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:15
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #3 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
They thought it was a distant future. They thought they knew disaster. But only a few of us were aware of what surely would happen...
In a time when cities grew without limits, where chaos was televised live while people played God, reality was catching up to us- until the day the red dust covered it all. Making us pay for our sins, collapsing our lungs, choking our hope…
2051. few will survive, with almost no water or food, and barely any... Energy
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TITLE: REMEMBRANCE [UNITED KINGDOM]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:10
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #3 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
When a neuroscientist experiments with memory technology to explore her past, she finds herself in a potentially lethal situation.
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TITLE: RETRIBUTION [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:13
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #2 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
In the Wild West of the late 1800s, a trusting man gets a taste of the lawless life when he follows the path of the wicked.
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TITLE: RFLKTR [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #4 – Sunday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
In this psychological thriller a pilot crash lands on an alien planet where she faces an unexpected enemy… another version of herself—one who has been on the planet long enough to know that only one of them is going to make it out alive.
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TITLE: SAVE [SPAIN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:04
GENRE: HORROR/THRILLER
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #4 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
Dawns . A baby breaks the silence .
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TITLE: SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:13
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #4 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A campfire story comes to life for a group of counselors on the last day of the summer of 1987 at Camp Briarbrook. 
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TITLE: SISYPHUS IN THE CITY [AUSTRALIA]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #3 – Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
In response to the #metoo movement, a earthly Archangel creates a supernatural list for men accused of sexual harassment. Once you're on this list, you can never get off...literally.
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TITLE: SUR’VI [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:12
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #1 – Saturday @2:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
During a time of nomadic civilization, a woman traveling through the wilderness alone comes across a young orphaned girl and must take her to safety while fighting off marauders.
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TITLE: SWAMPFOX [ESTONIA]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:06
GENRE: ANIMATION
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #7 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Sand animation about three people and one fox. How obsession pulls, friend refuses to let go and how hard it is to forget. It’s a story of a situation so muddy it’s difficult to come out of it intact. The wicked fox can’t help even if she really wants to.
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TITLE: THOSE WHO DWELL [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:06
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #9 – Sunday @7:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
An apprehensive priest visits a woman to help her with her sister.
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TITLE: TIME ENFORCER [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:12
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @4:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
A Time Enforcer must stop illegal time travel at any cost.
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TITLE: TOLLS, THE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:20
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #3 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
The final days of WWII. While mourning the loss of his wife at sea, U.S. army corporal Wes Morris confronts a mysterious stranger who has infiltrated his base. The intruder possesses a top-secret S.S. technology, which transports them to an alternate, Nazi occupied San Francisco. Here, Wes will put the lives of millions at risk to reunite with his lost love.
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TITLE: TOM [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:08
GENRE: EXPERIMENTAL
SCREENING TIME: EXPERIMENTAL BLOCK #1 – Sunday @3:15PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Experimental horror film studying a 'Peeping Tom' as he gathers footage and reviews his findings amidst a storm of psychedelic visuals.
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TITLE: VISOR, THE [ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:01
GENRE: THRILLER
SCREENING TIME: NON-FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
It’s about a photographer who was taking photo in a war zone...
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TITLE: WAGILIA’S ADVENTURE [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:09
GENRE: ANIMATION
SCREENING TIME: SPECIAL SCREENING #1– Sunday @1:30PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
Everyone longs to be free. Free to live their lives as they choose. This book is a beautifully illustrated under the sea adventure of good versus evil. The story of Wagilia, our hero, and his fight to be free from the bullying and oppression of Malmoo, the terror of the reef, using only his wits and courage.
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TITLE: WAKE_UP [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:22
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #3 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
A film that explores relationships in the virtual media age. Once Julia realizes one of her best friends passes away, she copes by building a virtual copy.
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TITLE: WATCH, THE [FRANCE]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:20
GENRE: SCIENCE FICTION
SCREENING TIME: SCIENCE FICTION BLOCK #3 – Sunday @11:30AM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
In a close future. Planet is at war, et many want to flee. But not Anouar the Old, who wants to save Knowledge.
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TITLE:  WHAT METAL GIRLS ARE INTO [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:16
GENRE: HORROR
SCREENING TIME: HORROR BLOCK #9 – Sunday @7:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Three women going to a three-day metal festival in the desert find something disturbing in the freezer of their isolated vacation rental.
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TITLE: WITCHES OF WONDER [UNITED STATES]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:07
GENRE: FANTASY
SCREENING TIME: FANTASY BLOCK #2 – Saturday @6:00PM (Screening Rm#2)
SYNOPSIS:
Two young witches must figure out how to rescue their younger sister after they accidentally send her back in time.
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TITLE: ZACKMAN [HONG KONG]
STATUS:
RUN TIME: 0:06
GENRE: NON-FICTION
SCREENING TIME: NON-FICTION BLOCK #1 – Saturday @12:00PM (Screening Rm#1)
SYNOPSIS:
'This is the last seat to get back to normal world.'
Jeanne, finally recognized that she had to survive from the fierce battle and left this mad world.
When she recalled what happened before she died in the normal world, her 'own' decision emerged. Nothing is better than she could use 'this' body to travel between two worlds.
what she needs to do is to suffer from the misery and capture 'this' body.
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SWFF 2022 "Best of the Festival" Screening!

On July 30th at 8:00 PM Something Wicked Film Festival with unveil their pick for the "Best of the Festival" films (not chosen by ...