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DespiertaWake Up
Fran Moreno Spain, Fantasy/Drama/Horror, 201219 min, Digital, ColorSpanish with English subtitles
A child with a perfect life suffers a repetitive nightmare in which he recognizes neither his parents nor his own surroundings.
Regional Premierewww.sites.google.com/site/offecam/cortometrajes/despierta Print Source: OFF ecam, info@offecam.com
Una historia para los ModlinA Story for the Modlins
Sergio Oksman Spain, Biographical/Found Object Documentary, 201226 min, HD, Color/Black & WhiteEnglish
After appearing in the film ROSEMARY'S BABY, by Roman Polanski, Elmer Modlin ran away with his wife Margaret and his son Nelson to a distant land. They shut themselves inside a dark apartment, where Margaret devoted herself to painting the coming Apocalypse, using Nelson and Elmer as models. Thirty years later, hundreds of the family's intimate photographs and documents appeared on the sidewalk like a jigsaw puzzle, waiting for someone to come along and piece together A STORY FOR THE MODLINS.
Texas Premierewww.astoryforthemodlins.com , www.madridencorto.es/2012/a-story-for-the-modlins Print Source: Madrid en Corto, mail@madridencorto.es
CebúCebu
Pablo Belaubre Cuba/France, Erotic Drama/Horror, 201212 min, Digital, ColorSpanish with English subtitles
Ivan receives a visit from Marushka in his butcher shop. He is having an affair with her. Between the back room and the freezer room, they have an erotic ritual that mixes fantasy with Siberian evocation. When they reach the climax, Susana, Ivan’s wife discovers them, unchaining a sequence of violence between them, leaving only one of the three alive.
North American Premierewww.eictv.org Print Source: Promoción Internacional - EICTV, promocioninternacional@eictv.co.cu
Baby Shower
Pablo Illanes Chile, Horror/Slasher, 2011100 min, HD, ColorSpanish with English subtitles Four ex-classmates get together for the weekend. One of the four is pregnant. The venue chosen for the party is a country house located one hour away from the city. It has been a while since the four of them saw each other, and one recently-committed betrayal threatens to destroy their long and deep friendship. The revelation of a dark secret and a series of violent deaths transform the baby shower into a nightmare. A very disturbing one. This film has played in various festivals, including the Horror Quest Film Festival, and was awarded Best Director, Latin American film, at Fantaspoa 2011. Texas Premiere Pablo Illanes studied journalism at the Universidad Diego Portales before embarking on a career as a film critic and then as a writer of telenovelas. He continues to enjoy success as a writer for telenovelas, television series, and as a novelist. Baby Shower, which features prominent TV stars he's worked with in the past, is his film directorial debut. Producer: Luigi Araneda, Francisca CumminsProduction Companies: Arrebatoi Films, El AsombroScreenwriter: Pablo IllanesCinematographer: Tevo DíazEditor: Nicolás Ibieta, Catalina Marín DuarteSound Design: Aural, FilmosonidoMusic: Jimmy H. FrazierCast: Ingrid Isensee, Patricia López, Claudia Burr, Kiki Rojo, Francisca Merino, Sofía García, Álvaro Gómez, Pablo Krough, Nicolás Alonso Print Source: Ondamax Films, info@ondamaxfilms.com Sunday, April 29 - 1:45 PM Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
Hombre y tierraMan and Earth
Christian Cisneros USA, Suspense/Horror, 201184 min, HD, ColorSpanish with English subtitles
Mauro Bosque was an adventurer who disappeared into the San Ignacio forest of Belize while filming an episode of his popular web-series, Hombre y tierra. What happened in those woods was a mystery until now. This is a mockumentary of that journey and his encounters with a mysterious creature. Hombre y tierra recently celebrated its world premiere at the Miami International Film Festival.
Regional Premiere
Christian Cisneros was raised in Texas. He graduated college with two degrees, one in Digital Media Design and the other in Media Communications. This is his first feature film.
Producer: Chad Brewer, Maurice Ripke, Eric Garcia, Joe AzzatoProduction Companies: The Moving Image CompanyScreenwriter: Richard WatsonCinematographer: Chad BrewerEditor: Richard WatsonSound Design: Richard WatsonMusic: Richard WatsonCast: Maurice Ripke, Julian GuevaraPrint Source: Christian Cisneros, ccisneros@tmivideos.com Saturday, April 28 - 1:45 PM Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar With director Christian Cisneros and actor Robert Stewart in attendance
In the Shadow
Nicole Elmer USA/Puerto Rico, Surrealism/Drama/Horror, 201197 min, Red One HD, ColorEnglish, Spanish with English subtitles
Exhausted from the demands of his abilities as a healer, Diego lives in isolation on a small island in his native Puerto Rico. However, his quiet life is disrupted when Hilary, a documentary filmmaker, arrives to continue her project on migration and identity. Intrigued by Diego's mystery and the local gossip about him, she tries to get closer to him. He allows her into his life, but as the two become attracted to each other, Hilary discovers Diego's "gift" also comes with a curse, an uncontrollably violent one that brings painful consequences and changes to both of their lives. In the Shadow recently had its world premiere at Anchorage International Film Festival.
Regional Premiere
Award-winning filmmaker, writer, and playwright Nicole Elmer studied acting and film production at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and The University of Texas at Austin where she received her degree in Radio-TV-Film. Nicole is also a fiction writer, with numerous published short stories and the Chicano/Latino Literary Prize-winning dramatic play, La fruta nunca se cae.
Producer: Jorge Sermini, Nicole ElmerProduction Companies: Blue Paper Film WorksScreenwriter: Nicole Elmer, Jorge Sermini, Jason TremblayCinematographer: Michael MorlanEditor: Nicole Elmer, Tag SimlerSound Design: Arles EstesMusic: Arles EstesCast: Jorge Sermini, Michelle Keffer, Danny TrejoPrint Source: Nicole Elmer, nicole_elmer@yahoo.com Sunday, April 29 - 11:00 AM Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar With director Nicole Elmer and editor Tag Simler in attendance
Incidente Incident
Mariano Cattaneo Argentina, Horror, 2011 72 min, HD, Color Spanish with English subtitles
In 2001, a factory employee murdered 16 of his co-workers for no apparent reason. Two years later, after learning that the murderer practiced Enochian magic, a documentary team enters the factory with a team of investigators and a priest to uncover what really happened. The group is never heard from again. Now, in 2010, a retired police officer shows the video of what really happened in the factory that night. A horror film in the style of [REC] and Diary of the Dead, Incidente creates non-stop tension in this dark, Argentine thriller.
International Premiere
Mariano Cattaneo was born in 1979 and has directed numerous shorts appearing in festivals throughout the world, including Casa Tomada, La Carta 282, Bienvenidos al Horror, Templario and The Raven. Incidente is his first feature.
Producer: Ezio Massa Production Companies: MFA Films, QK Films Screenwriter: Mariano Cattaneo Cinematographer: Mariano Cattaneo Editor: Mariano Cattaneo Sound Design: Fernando Lopez Avero Music: Andres Borghi Cast: Juan Manuel Rodil, Melisa Fernandez, Diego Sampayo, Simon Ratziel, Cristian Stevenot, Paula Carruega, Galit Gurovich Print Source: Ezio Massa - MFA Films, massaezio@hotmail.com
Mexican American Cultural CenterWed. April 27 7:00 PM FREE!
Humanimal
Francesc Morales Chile, Experimental/Horror, 2010 83 min, HD, Color No dialogue
In a world where people dress up as animals, innocent and timid Turtle is competing with Fox for the attentions of Cat. Bunny has also come to stir things up, and Turtle is confronted with moral corruption. Things turn violent as the relationships between the animals and the outside world escalate.
North American Premiere
After studying at the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile, Francesc Morales gained international regard with the 30+ short films he produced, wrote and directed. Currently working on several new projects for 2011, Humanimal is his first feature.
Producer: Francesc Morales Production Companies: Efecto Moral Films Screenwriter: Francesc Morales, Ximena Quiroz Cinematographer: Claudia Serrano Editor: Francesc Morales Sound Design: Benjamín Lechuga Music: René Roco Cast: Ramón Llao, Jenny Cavallo, Sebastián Layseca, Cecilia Levi, Cristobal Tapia-Montt, Francisco Gormáz, Felipe Avello, Jimena Núñez, Martín Morales Print Source: Francesc Morales, info@humanimal.cl
Blue Starlite Drive-InSat. April 23 11:00 PM FREE!
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FILLY BROWN
USA, 2012
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