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OPENING NIGHT SELECTION

A Nostalgic, Feel-Good Action-Comedy | Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must find a way to avenge his death. Read More

PLUS! Decapitato: Consequenze Mortali

2020 | USA
108 mins | English

A barbed, bloody dark comedy | Flooded with anonymous nasty messages and death threats on social media, columnist and author Femke Boot has finally had enough and decides to take revenge. Read More

PLUS! Death Walks on Nitrate

2020 | Netherlands
84 mins

In Dutch with English subtitles

SHORTS BLOCK #1 | Stories about the things that go bump, roar, whir, and beep in the night.

INCLUDES: Bring Your Demon to Work Day • Cottonmouth • Bella and the Slasher • Coming Out • Patch • Live Forever • The Haunted Swordsman

84 mins

A video store love-letter documentary | Featuring interviews with filmmakers and comedians, this wry, nostalgic look back showcases the ups and downs of video store culture, as well as the challenges faced by the last remaining Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon. Read More

PLUS! Cassette

2020 | USA
86 mins | English

A strange and beguiling love story | Shy, awkward Jeanne works the night shift at an amusement park and finds herself increasingly drawn to the newest attraction: a neon-lit tilt-a-whirl she dubs Jumbo. A sweet, strange, and heartfelt romance unlike any you’ve seen before. Read More

PLUS! Disco Graveyard

2020 | France, Belgium, Luxembourg
| 93 mins

In French with English subtitles

A Chilling and Charming Horror Anthology | Evoking a series of legends told around a campfire, when Christine is attacked by a bloodthirsty doll, she has to use her imagination to distract it with horror stories of zombies, ghosts, djinns, aliens, and ghouls to entertain it and get her through the night. Read More

2020 | France
97 mins

In English, and French with English subtitles

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

An Intimate look at the Creation of a Classic | Take a unique behind-the-scenes journey with Oscar-winning special effects legend Chris Walas on the making of the legendary puppet effects for Joe Dante’s 1984 seminal film “Gremlins,” featuring rare images and videos from Walas’ personal collection. Read More

PLUS! Little Willy

2020 | USA
83 mins | English

SHORTS BLOCK #2 | A glimpse into the sinister sides of human nature, where our darkest desires are left to roam free. 

INCLUDES: A Mission • Cambiante • Spiritual Practice • There's a Ghost in the House•Black Pill •Thorns •Make a Wish • The Killer in Cursed Water

74 mins

A Wicked Collection of Kick-Ass Trailers and More | Miss the theatrical experience? Ready for some drive-in nostalgia? Unleashed from the dungeon of AGFA (the American Genre Film Archive) are these hand-curated, spine-ripping, slime-slinging trailers, commercials, and other ephemera. Read More

PLUS! Seventeen

2020 | USA
80 mins | English

A light-hearted action flick | A young Tongan man, grappling with his wrestling superstar father's legacy, fights for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt against the unruly gang that has moved into his childhood cul-de-sac. Read More

PLUS! Gabby!

2020 | New Zealand
103 mins

In English, and Tongan with English subtitles

An Unsettling Waking Nightmare | A woman plagued by horrific dreams suffers a breakdown in a remote village. As her daughter follows, she discovers a well-kept family secret and a curse that threatens her very life. Read More

PLUS! Ten, Thirteen, Twelve

2020 | Germany
102 mins

In German with English subtitles

A Psychological Horror Slow-Burn | At an isolated winter cabin, a young woman begins to suspect that her best friend is stealing her blood. Writer-director Amelia Moses’ debut feature is a story of obsession with a constant sense of feverish paranoia. Read More

2020 | Canada
80 mins | English

SHORTS BLOCK #3 | Weird, wild, wacky, and occasionally wonderful things are afoot.

INCLUDES: The Day the Rocket Left • The Howling Wind • Bioluminescence • Snowflakes • Wally and His Hideously Malformed Wart • Optic Nerve • Lower World • Bad Hair

81 mins

A Tragi-Comedy Biopic Fantasia | Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power in this highly-fictionalized tale of a nation’s early political history… with shoe fetishes, ice-skating contests, and dreamy, expressionistic early cinema techniques. Read More

PLUS! Hellevate

2019 | Canada
90 mins | English

A Savagely Funny Indie Film Satire | A struggling filmmaker navigates the endless process of getting a first film off the ground from initial concept – planning the perfect hypothetical murder – into full-scale madness, in this razor-sharp meta-mockumentary. Read More

PLUS! Lili

2020 | USA
84 mins | English

ANOMALY ARCHIVE

A Dark Comedy-Horror Christmas Movie | Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the Antichrist, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Read More

PLUS! Momma, Don’t Go

1995 | Spain, Italy
104 mins

In Spanish with English subtitles

FESTIVAL PREMIERE

A Handmade Animated Fantasy Adventure | An empress slayed, a world forever cursed to darkness, and the chase to save it. Drawing every frame of his film by hand, Nick DiLiberto spins the archetypal hero’s quest into a marvel of independent filmmaking. Read More

PLUS! Forest Soul

2020 | Japan
68 mins | English

BONUS SHORTS BLOCK | Hungry for even more short-y goodness? Gain access to every short film that screened before feature films in this year’s lineup.

INCLUDES: Decapitato: Consequenze Mortali • Death Walks on Nitrate • Cassette • Disco Graveyard • Little Willy • Seventeen • Gabby! • Ten, Thirteen, Twelve • Hellevate • Lili • Momma, Don’t Go • Forest Soul

96 mins