WEDNESDAY JULY 26, 10:00PM
PROGRAM 36
SHORTLIST
Like Michael
USA / Documentary / 15 minutes
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Director: Aaron Migdon
Cast: Robert Price, Landon Ringler
Three men arrive in South Pasadena Halloween Day dressed as Michael Myers.
Bad Date
USA / Horror / 7 minutes
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Director/Writer: Chris LeVan
Producer: Lydia Kubiniec
Cast: Rachel Lynn Murray, Bruce Clifford
A first date turns into the ultimate feeding experience. An overly-confident man (37) awaits his match from a dating app. His match arrives: a mysterious and alluring woman (27). The conversation kicks off on the wrong foot. His ulterior motives – sexual advancements – become overly obvious.
Drip
USA / Horror / 9 minutes
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Director/Writer: Sammie Rose
Producer: Sammie Rose, Ricardo Ramos
Cast: Cali Morales, Andrea K. Torres, Mikki Hernandez
A woman's daydreams turn into nightmares, as she is chased by an ominous blood-like substance that perverts everything in its path.
The Queue
USA / Horror / 11 minutes
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Director/Writer: Michael Rich
Producer: Rachel Collins
Cast: Burt Bulos, Jeff Doba, Nova Reyer
An internet content moderator confronts the darkness within the videos he screens.
Tradition
USA / Horror / 4 minutes
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Director/Writer: Sabrina Ariss
Producer: Sabrina Ariss
Cast: Michael Ryan Correa, Lynette Garcia-Argueta, Lilyan Garcia-Argueta
Doting parents teach their young daughter the family Halloween tradition.
Viewer Discretion
USA / Horror / 18 minutes
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Director/Writer: J Pinder
Producer: Cole Dabney
Cast: Laurissa Romain, Gina Vitori, Ben Scattone
When a high school girl discovers she can communicate with a woman in a movie, she must help her stay one step ahead of a brutal serial killer whose actions have real-world consequences.
Wolves of Glendale "Olivia"
USA / Music Video / 6 minutes
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Director/Writer: Ben Joyner
Producer: Luke Arreguin
Cast: Alex Knell
The Wolves of Glendale discover they have a roommate who is a ghost.
Khoby Forever
USA / Comedy / 16 minutes
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Director/Writer: Olney Atwell
Producer: Shannon Phillips
Cast: Kelsey Tuma, Shadia Martin, Akiva Schaffer
When Khoby gets dumped on her birthday, her friend Erica stages a relationship intervention. Little do they know a real CREEP is about to crash their “party”.
Storm
USA / Horror / 8 minutes
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Director: Lena Tsodykovskaya
Writer: Taylor Sardoni
Producer: Dierdre Harrington, Leslie Owen, Olivia Berlin
Cast: Tara Raani, Justin Tanks
A couple wakes on a stormy night to find themselves trapped in the mechanisms of a horror movie.