Cinema #8 | 11:00 AM – 12:50 PM | Regal LA Live, September 6
Haunting tales of horror and shadowed dramas that confront fear and fate.
(PG-13 – Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13)
You Got Me – A Place to Bury Strangers
Set in Berlin, a woman entangled in a toxic relationship fuelled by fear and desire, must confront a formless mutant stalking her.
By Christopher Brown (Germany)
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
04:13
Crop Duster
On New Year’s Eve, a corrupt Russian police officer, sitting in his car, watches a young man buy drugs. The officer plans to arrest him and demand a bribe, but it turns out the young man is not a drug addict, but a mythical New Year’s spirit who reminds the officer of his childhood dreams and traumas, trying to guide him onto a different life path.
By Leonid Okhitin (Armenia)
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
15:40
Down
A grief-stricken man leaves a rehab clinic to seek vengeance after he discovers the man responsible for his wife’s death has been released from prison.
By Ben Rogers (UK)
WORLD PREMIERE
15:00
Look Away
When a young man returns to his childhood home and finds his reclusive father has been dead for weeks, he is plunged into a guilt-ridden nightmare.
By Andrew Whyment (UK)
15:25
Did You Remember The Cat?
After surviving a house party-turned-horror film, Tara and Mitch’s escape is cut short when they realize… they forgot their cat. Now, the couple must return to the house and brave the eldritch monster that waits inside to save not only the cat, but their relationship itself.
By Daniel Foster (USA)
18:14
The Crone
Milena flees her troubled home into the forest, where she encounters the Crone—an outcast shrouded in fearsome legend. Haunted by the woman’s presence, Milena struggles to uncover her secret. Only years later, as an adult, does she return to confront the Crone’s dark truth, forcing her to face her deepest fears and reconcile with the past. Rooted in ancient Slavic folklore, this tale explores fear, myth, and transformation.
By Catherine Kasima Kanda (Poland)
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
40:09
Total runtime: 1:48:41
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