Saturday, March 24, 2018

Screenings in the Bay (Friday to Sunday): Unnamed Footage Festival, Video Vortex



Well it's finally here... Unsane hit theatres this week! We got to check it out at an early screening on the Thursday before its wide release, and we're working on a review as we speak :)

Oh right, and this weekend is also the Unnamed Footage Festival! Comprised of several unreleased found footage films as well as a couple retro screenings, this is a festival for those few who see beyond the the cheap gimmicks of the lackluster found footage films, to the curious and questionable POV films that dare you to ask why you love them. You can get the details and tickets at FilmFreeway.com/UnnamedFootageFilm!



Opening This Week


Opens Friday 23rd (1hr 37min)
Horror/ Thriller (IMDB)
A young woman is involuntarily committed to a mental institution, where she is confronted by her greatest fear--but is it real or a product of her delusion?





Video Vortex

The Soultangler (1987)
Sunday 25th @ 9:15pm (1ht 5min)
Horror (IMDB)
A mad scientist name Anton Lupesky invents a drug that can free the soul of the user and allow them to posses the bodies of corpses. The horrible side effect is sometimes fatal hallucinations that leave the survivors incurably mad.





California Premiere

Cold Ground (France, 2018)
Saturday 24th @ 11am (1hr 24min)
1976: Two young journalists leave for the French-Swiss border to investigate a strange case of cattle mutilations and record testimonies for a TV channel. Yet, once they get there, the scientific team they were supposed to meet has gone missing. Escorted by a first-aider, a British biologist, and an American forensic investigator, Melissa and David will go looking for the missing team deep into the mountains.


Live Q&A After the Film

The Next Big Thing (USA, 2016)
Saturday 24th @ 12:55pm (1hr 23min)
Dark Comedy
The Next Big Thing is a dark comedy about friendship, revenge and the lust for fame. The protagonist is Julian, who, despite his "talent", has never achieved the level of fame he thinks he deserves. When his deranged and estranged best friend Chuck shows up with a plan to make Julian famous by making a film about Julian becoming famous, Julian agrees to do it. Unfortunately for Julian, Chuck's real aim is to make a prank show centered on ruining Julian's life. After a series of embarrassing and painful events Julian begins to regret his decision, but the worse the situation is for Julian, the more popular the videos become. Julian's ego allows Chuck to bring him to the edge of his sanity and beyond.



Butterfly Kisses (USA, 2018)
Saturday 24th @ 3pm (1hr 31min)
Documentary/ Horror
Found footage and urban legend come together in chilling fashion to spin this unsettling film, shot on location in Ellicott City, Maryland. A videographer sorting through used tapes uncovers hours of footage of a young woman obsessed with an apocryphal figure known as “Peeping Tom.” Determined to uncover the mystery behind her fascination, he in turn loses himself in the vanished woman’s tale.


World Premiere

Descent into Darkness: My European Nightmare (France, 2013)
Saturday 24th @ 4:55pm (1hr 24min)
Horror
Sorgoi Prakov, a television cameraman, is travelling through Europe with hand-held cameras to make a “tourist” travelogue for his TV station back home about the “European Dream”. But when his wallet is stolen and the film producers don't answer his calls, Sorgoi's situation gets increasingly dire.



Unfriended (USA, 2015)
Saturday 24th @ 7pm (1hr 23min)
Drama/ Horror/ Mystery (IMDB)
While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself a year earlier. At first they think it's a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends' darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something out of this world, something that wants them dead.



Long Pigs (Canada, 2007)
Saturday 24th @ 9pm (1hr 21min)
A documentary by two desperate young filmmakers who stumble upon the ultimate subject, a 33 year old cannibalistic serial killer named Anthony McAllister, who has agreed to let them document every aspect of his horrifically violent life-style.


North American Premier

Boots on the Ground (UK, 2018)
Sunday 25th @ 11am (1hr 27min)
Horror/ Mystery
Hindu Kush, Afghanistan October 2014. War ends at midnight, all five British soldiers have to do is stay alive till then. After surviving a firefight the five British soldiers try to find a safe haven to sit out the rest of last night of the Afghan war. Trekking through woodland they come across a large imposing British fort dating back to the first British-Afghan war of the early 19th century. As the night unfolds and their mission is finally explained to them, they find themselves engulfed in a labyrinthine nightmare of seemingly un-combatable forces from another realm.





Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (Romania, 2015)
Sunday 25th @ 1pm (1hr 28min)
International/ Horror/ suspense (Rotten Tomatoes)
A young man in Romania goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film.



The Road Movie (Russia, 2017)
Sunday 25th @ 2:55pm (1hr 7min)
International / Documentary (IMDB)
A documentary comprised entirely of footage from dashboard cameras from Russian cars.


Live Q&A After the Film

The Triangle (USA, 1h34m)
Sunday 25th @ 4:35pm (1hr 34min)
Horror/ Mystery (IMDB)
After receiving an unsettling postcard from an estranged friend living in a secluded commune, four filmmakers take their cameras into the wilderness of Montana to document the mysterious inner workings of the group on their disconcerting road to self-sufficiency, witnessing something more shocking than they ever imagined.



#Screamers (USA, 2016)
Sunday 25th @ 6:50pm (1hr 25min)
Mystery/ Horror (IMDB)
When an internet company decides to investigate a series of 'Screamer' videos, they are confronted with havoc and hell they could never expect.



WNUF: Halloween Special (USA, 2013)
Sunday 25th @ 8:45pm (1hr 23min)
Comedy/ Horror (IMDB)
The 'WNUF Halloween Special' is a stunning found footage film expose of terrifying supernatural activity that unfolded at the infamous Webber House, the site of ghastly murders. Local television personality Frank Stewart leads a group of paranormal investigators including Catholic exorcist, Father Joseph Matheson and the prolific husband-and-wife team Louis and Claire Berger. Together, the experts explore the darkest corners of the supposedly haunted Webber House, trying to prove the existence of the demonic entities within.



-Huntress

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