Upcoming Festival Schedule
DATE: Nov 11, 2025.
LOCATION: Click here for location details
BLOCK A: 11:30am Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
You're Not Sorry (USA)
Horror
Directed by Jazmine Cornielle
Written by Jazmine Cornielle
Cast: Jazmine Cornielle, Les Rubino, Allie Vazquez, Caeron Zabae
After bringing home a stolen painting, a party girl is forced to face the consequences of deserting a friend in her time of need.
The Foley Artist (USA)
Horror
Directed by Rob Aiello
Written by Rob Aiello, Josh Saland
Cast: Nick Kanellis
Will lands his dream job in Hollywood - but to keep it, he'll need a sound plan.
Seeahtik (USA)
Horror
Directed by Syed Hasan
Written by Syed Hasan
Cast: Keekee Suki, Byron Franco
Follows a young Native American boy who ventures into the forest in a traditional ceremony to confront his deepest fears and prove his manhood. The legendary SEEAHTIK, a shape-shifting creature, manifests either as a wise elder or a terrifying monster, depending on the boy's courage. To succeed, he must face his anxieties head-on or be lost to the forest forever.
Killer Talent (USA)
Horror
Directed by Austin Farmer
Written by Kaylin Zeren
Cast: Kaylin Zeren, Shelley Regner, Jessie Hendricks, Kara Royster, Lucas Long
A struggling actress lets her desperation get the better of her with deadly consequences.
Silent Fragments (USA)
Horror
Directed by Andy Perez
Written by Andy Perez
Cast: Rachel Alig (NCIS Origins, Omaha), Louie Liberti (The Game is called Murder, NCIS Los Angeles), Giovanni Cristoff (Can you feel the Beat, Aguadilla), Hettie Lynne Hurtes (The Terminator, Dhar Mann Bonus), Chad Stoops, David Perez
Lucy, a grieving mother struggling with the trauma of her son's death, lives trapped between the demands of her fractured reality and the hallucinations brought on by her untreated mental illness. As she tries to maintain the appearance of a normal life for the sake of her younger son, her world begins to unravel.
The Otherkind (USA)
Sci-Fi/Horror
Directed by Mary C. Russell
Written by Mary C. Russell
Cast: Rebekah Kennedy (Two Witches, Traumatika, The Lincoln Lawyer, Criminal Minds, Law & Order, The Veil), Marc Anthony Samuel (The Merry Gentlemen, General Hospital, Avenged, Hot Guys with Guns, NCIS: Los Angeles), Luciana Faulhaber (Iron Man 3, Gotham, Shades of Blue), Shylo Molina (The Afterparty, The Really Loud House, The Post), Chris Douridas (KCRW, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Part 2))
A woman wakes up alone and tainted by an undesirable encounter during a night at the lake with friends. Meanwhile a troubled cop starts to lose control. Chaos erupts in a sleepy mountain town when something terrifying infects their water.
The Trade (USA)
Crime Drama
Directed by Stanislav Svetlichny
Written by Stanislav Svetlichny
Cast: Nicola Posener, Steve Hanks, Sebastian Sacco, Michael Austin Deni
Feared across continents, Lia is a ruthless and untouchable human trafficker who answers to no one—until now. She gets summoned by an anonymous, high-profile client. Lia soon realizes she's not in control. The client has orchestrated a sinister game—one that blurs the line between predator and prey. Lia must confront a force more dangerous than herself… or become the hunted in a world she thought she ruled.
Jokers Wild (USA)
Horror
Directed by Aaron William Bennett
Written by Aaron William Bennett
Cast: David Howard Thornton (Terrifier 1, 2, & 3), Joel LeBlanc, Hunter G. Williams
The Joker (David Howard Thornton, "Terrifier") has captured Robin and after two days of awful torture his revenge plays out in front of a helpless Batman. Inspired by the 1988 DC comic "A Death In The Family"—with a horrific twist.
Toy Guns (USA)
Crime Drama/Thriller
Directed by Jake Thomas Armbruster
Written by Jake Thomas Armbruster, Omar Saavedra
Cast: Justin Berti, Omar Saavedra, John Henry Richardson, Victor Boneva, Oliver Seitz
After their father (decorated veteran and arms dealer to the cartel) passes away, two brothers begrudgingly reunite. One struggles to keep his father's secrets as he runs on a political campaign, the other is forced into his old business.
DIE After Dark: Do You Know This Man? (USA)
True Crime/Documentary
Directed by Kyle Ploof
Written by Kyle Ploof
On May 15, 1993, while Ringo Starr celebrated the CBS premiere of his show Best Wishes inside Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel, a young man fell from the roof to his death. No one came forward. No family claimed him. And the media didn’t cover it. Over 30 years later, he remains unidentified — known only as Missing Persons Case UP3736.
Spring St (USA)
Horror/Thriller
Directed by Dan Lake
Written by Dan Lake
Cast: Steven Walden
A young man living in extended isolation stumbles upon an internet video that sends him down a spiral culminating in a life or death moment, or is the isolation getting to him.
Guns in Paradise (South Korea)
Action/Thriller/Neo Noir
Directed by James Boss
Written by James Boss
Cast: Do-eun Lee, Hye-sun Do, Won-jae Jun, Hae-joon Yang
Guns in Paradise is a South Korea–set short film that blends fantasy, action, and romance through a metafictional lens. Trapped in routine, a DVD store clerk imagines a violent, passionate love story between two doomed assassins — unaware that the fantasy she’s creating might hold the key to rewriting her own life.
Jury of Her Peers (USA)
Crime/Mystery
Directed by William Rock
Written by William Rock
Cast: Stephanie Schneider (Peck, Between the Lines, Diana in Love), Cheyenne Goode (Little Johnny Jewel, When Jack Came Back, Mania), James Serpento (The Final Season, 16 to Life, Haunting Villisca)
When her best friend is accused of murder, a pioneer farmwife launches her own investigation but finds the only other possible suspect is her own husband.
The Girl (USA)
Crime/Thriller
Directed by Mandy Kowalski
Written by Mandy Kowalski
Cast: Amy Acker (Angel, Cabin In the Woods, Alias), Ryleigh Hall, Todd Cattell (CSI: Las Vegas, Station Eleven, American Horror Stories), Jon Huertas (This Is Us, Castle)
A young girl and mother travel a long way to their new home, only to discover the neighborhood is a bit rougher than they expected.
The Seventh Turn (USA)
Horror/Drama
Directed by Eric D. Howell
Written by Eric D. Howell
Cast: Charlotte Vega, Luke Forbes, Marta Milans
An allegory based on a ghostly, Spanish urban legend (La chica de la curva) about the manipulative power of gaslighting.
Shut Down (Kyrgyzstan)
Thriller/Drama
Directed by Ilgiz Kuvatbek, Shamilbek Bekbosun uulu
Written by Ilgiz Kuvatbek, Shamilbek Bekbosun uulu
Cast: Suiun Orolbek kyzy, Imash Ajykul
A young girl from a small remote Kyrgyz village named Zhyldyz becomes a victim of brutal violence. Instead of support and protection, she faces mistrust and betrayal from her husband and his mother. Realizing that she has no one else to rely on, Zhyldyz decides to take her fate into her own hands. She is forced to face the bitter truth about the people she thought were close to her.
Awards Presentation
This season's official awards will be presented at approximately 9:25pm on Nov 11, 2025.
