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The Festival Lineup

Welcome to the dark heart of the weekend. Explore three highly calculated tracks of independent feature film premieres, specialized filmmaker panels, live red carpet receptions, and brutal, themed shorts blocks meticulously cataloged from afternoon arrival flows to late-night afterparties.

DAY 1: FRIDAY

THEME: OBSESSION & DIGITAL DREAD

Presented by 2100films

Features Total: 2h 58m

Special Spotlights Total: 25m

Shorts: Pt. 1 Total: 1h 20m

Shorts: Pt. 2 Total: 1h 01m

Gardena Cinema 14948 Crenshaw Blvd,
Gardena, CA 90249

12:30 PM

SCREEN SHOCK (PART 1) SHORTS BLOCK SHORTS

1. Dry January (19:00)
2. Pleased to Kill You (13:30)
3. Pandora, Inc. (11:45)
4. Enseñame Como Morir (14:05)
5. The Model Reality (8:00)
6. DRONE (17:12)
7. Only Space and Time (5:00)

BLOCK RUNTIME: 1h 20m 32s. OPENS THE WEEKEND WITH DARK VISIONS OF PARANOIA, TECHNO-PANIC, AND DEADLY OBSESSION.

2:20 PM

INDUSTRY PANEL & SPECIAL EVENT: HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL EVENT

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERACTIVE PANEL SESSION HOSTED BETWEEN THE FRIDAY SHORTS BLOCKS.

3:00 PM

SCREEN SHOCK (PART 2) SHORTS BLOCK SHORTS

1. All You Need (12:05)
2. Simon Says So (20:00)
3. Midnight Movie Club (4:28)
4. Into the Static (6:26)
5. Haiku 27 (14:30)

BLOCK RUNTIME: 1h 01m 01s. DIGITAL ANOMALIES AND REALITY DISTORTIONS PUSH THE LIMITS OF MODERN CYBER-HORROR.

4:00 PM

OFFICIAL RED CARPET GALA RED CARPET

WELCOMING FILMMAKERS, VIP GUESTS, AND PRESS. FULL ONE-HOUR MEDIA RUNWAY AMID THE PEAK FRIDAY EVENING ARRIVAL FRAME.

5:00 PM

FEATURE 1: Lenore (1h 28m) + Q&A FEATURE

TOTAL RUNTIME: ~1h 40m WITH SEATING & Q&A. A SLEEK MODERN THRILLER DEALING WITH MISSING INTERNET INFLUENCERS ANCHORS THE POST-CARPET BLOCK.

6:45 PM

INTERMISSION & SEATING RESET

A 15-MINUTE BREATHING BUFFER FOR AUDIENCE INTERMISSION FLOWS AND THEMED MID-EVENING RESET.

7:00 PM

"TOO TIGHT TO MOVE" WORLD PREMIERE & Q&A SPECIAL PRESENTATION

TOTAL RUNTIME: 25m 00s. THE SHORT FILM PREMIERE FROM THE WINCHESTER BROTHERS. INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION HOST PRESENTATION AND EXTENDED FILMMAKER Q&A.

8:00 PM

FEATURE 2: Demonetize (1h 30m) + Q&A FEATURE

TOTAL RUNTIME: ~1h 45m WITH Q&A. LATE NIGHT STAR MAGNET. DOUG JONES AND MATTY CARDAROPLE LEAD AN ONLINE HORROR NIGHTMARE.

10:00 PM

AFTERPARTY @ TBD SPECIAL EVENT

LATE NIGHT MIXER FOR ALL PASS HOLDERS AND FILMMAKERS FOLLOWING THE MARQUEE FEATURE BLOCKS.

DAY 2: SATURDAY

THEME: A BLOODY MOTHERF*CKING MESS

Presented by Dread Central

Features Total: 2h 54m

Special Spotlights Total: 35m

Shorts: Pt. 1 Total: 1h 39m

Shorts: Pt. 2 Total: 1h 15m

Music Videos Total: 6m

Gardena Cinema 14948 Crenshaw Blvd,
Gardena, CA 90249

12:30 PM

BLOODRUSH (PART 1) SHORTS BLOCK SHORTS

1. Grizzly Peak (13:50)
2. Glory Hole (15:00)
3. The Screaming (9:00)
4. Mystic Stylez (14:01)
5. RAGE (12:14)
6. The Date (7:30)
7. Excisions (25:00)

BLOCK RUNTIME: 1h 39m 58s. VISCERAL SURVIVAL SCENARIOS MAXIMIZING AFTERNOON AUDIENCE FLOWS.

2:30 PM

TV PILOT SPOTLIGHT: PUKE BITCH + Q&A (35m) EPISODIC PREMIERE

A HIGH-OCTANE 35-MINUTE TELEVISION PILOT PREMIERE FLOWING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE AFTERNOON SHORTS BLOCK WITH A Q&A.

3:30 PM

BLOODRUSH (PART 2) SHORTS BLOCK SHORTS

1. Who Goes There? (18:53)
2. We'll Still Be Here (23:53)
3. Rave (13:21)
4. COW (22:50)

BLOCK RUNTIME: 1h 15m 34s. UNRELENTING GRINDHOUSE GRIT, FERAL MONSTERS, AND RAVE-INDUCED TERROR.

4:45 PM

OFFICIAL RED CARPET GALA RED CARPET

SPECIAL EVENING RED CARPET SHOWCASE AND PRE-FEATURE NETWORKING INTERMISSION.

5:30 PM

FEATURE 1: Looky-Loo: Part II + Q&A FEATURE

TOTAL RUNTIME: ~1h 45m WITH Q&A. MAIN EVENT EVENING SLOT RESUMING SCREENINGS IMMEDIATELY POST-CARPET RECEPTION.

7:30 PM

MUSIC VIDEO SPOTLIGHT - THROWLIGHT: MONSTER + Q&A (6m) MUSIC VIDEO

RUN TIME: 6m 00s. A VISUAL EXPERIMENT OPENING UP THE GRINDHOUSE MAIN EVENT FEATURE. Starring LeeAnna Vamp, Gigi Gustin, Chelsea Cook, and Michelle Dee.

7:45 PM

REGROUP & RESET

A 30-MINUTE INTERMISSION TO RESET THE AUDIENCE ENVELOPE AND PREPARE FOR THE SATURDAY FINALE ARRIVAL FRAME.

8:15 PM

FEATURE 2: Hollow Girls (1h 27m) + Q&A FEATURE

TOTAL RUNTIME: ~1h 45m WITH Q&A. THE PRIMETIME GRINDHOUSE MAIN EVENT. BRUTAL, PULSE-POUNDING SURVIVAL TERROR FROM THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND HUNT HER, KILL HER.

DAY 3: SUNDAY

THEME: SUPERNATURAL DREAD & THE GRAND FINALE

Presented by Absolution Brewing Co.

Features Total: 2h 59m

Shorts: Pt. 1 Total: 1h 19m

Shorts: Pt. 2 Total: 1h 42m

Gardena Cinema 14948 Crenshaw Blvd,
Gardena, CA 90249

12:30 PM

NIGHT TERRORS (PART 1) SHORTS BLOCK SHORTS

1. The Knowing (9:51)
2. Follow Me Home (10:00)
3. Rift (8:34)
4. The Feast of the Serpent (9:20)
5. Obey (11:07)
6. All Drawn Red (12:00)
7. Manifest (13:59)
8. Whisper in the Abyss (4:25)

BLOCK RUNTIME: 1h 19m 16s. HAUNTING ENTITIES, DARK BLOOD RITUALS, AND UNHOLY INVOCATIONS LEAD SUNDAY'S OPENINGS.

2:00 PM

FEATURE 1: INFERNUS (1h 30m) + Q&A FEATURE

TOTAL RUNTIME: ~1h 45m WITH Q&A. AN EXTRA 11-MINUTE SEATING BUFFER SEPARATES THIS FROM THE PREVIOUS RUN. A GRIPPING CHRONICLE OF VISCERAL SUSPENSE.

4:00 PM

NIGHT TERRORS (PART 2) SHORTS BLOCK SHORTS

1. Thin Air (15:00)
2. Grandma's Couch (15:20)
3. DRAINOMANIA (14:45)
4. Stalker (18:30)
5. The Man That Killed Boogey (18:22)
6. GUMBORO (21:00)

BLOCK RUNTIME: 1h 42m 47s. PSYCHOLOGICAL BREAKDOWNS AND PARANORMAL ANOMALIES DOMINATE LATE AFTERNOON SELECTIONS.

6:00 PM

OFFICIAL RED CARPET GALA RED CARPET

MID-EVENING RECEPTION CELEBRATING SUNDAY'S PREMIUM WRAP-UP MOVEMENT AND PRESS SELECTIONS.

7:00 PM

FEATURE 2: The Demonatrix (1h 29m) + Q&A FEATURE

TOTAL RUNTIME: ~1h 45m WITH Q&A. SCORED IN THE HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN HOUR STRIP, ACCOMPANIED BY DETAILED DISCUSSION PANELS POST-SCREENING.

9:00 PM

GRAND FINALE AWARDS CEREMONY SPECIAL EVENT

THE ACCLAIMED CLOSING RADIUS. DISTRIBUTING FESTIVAL ACCOLADES, AUDIENCE CHOICES, AND PRODUCTION BLUEPRINTS TO LAUREATES.