Halloween Teasers Program #12
Saturday, September 26th - 9:15 pm
Just Spacey
Directed By Anna Helmer
Logline: When an orderly mortician is forced to bring his recently suspended 10-year-old daughterwith raging ADHD to the morgue, they must work together to ensure that the resultingchaos does not see the light of day.
Synopsis: A school suspension and a last-minute babysitter cancellation force Bernard, an uptight mortician, to bring his ADHD-inflicted daughter, Cookie, to work. Unfortunately, Cookie can't focus on busywork while at the morgue. What begins with a curious poke at a corpse spirals into increasingly egregious acts as Cookie turns the morgue into her personal playground. Mortified, Bernard scrambles to hide the mess as his no-nonsense boss arrives early. When things take a deadly turn, Cookie’s impulsive remarks and interruptions cause Bernard to lash out at her. Mistaking her ADHD symptoms for personality flaws, Bernard will have to fight for more than just his job: will he acknowledge the hidden superpowers of her disability, or will he let his lack of understanding push her away?“Just Spacey”
United States
Fender
Directed By Jy Prishkulnik & Sophie Anne Miller
Logline: A paranoid high school grad must convince her friends they’re being followed.
Synopsis: On the final night of summer, Annie is confronted by a relentless stalker—the embodiment of her deepest childhood fears. When her friends dismiss her concerns, Annie must contend with her anxieties and the unsettling truth.
United States
Rash
Directed By Lyssa Samuel
Logline: Days before her board exam, a stressed medical student develops a mysterious rash and must decide between pursuing success or saving her health and sanity.
Synopsis: Val is under immense pressure as she pushes herself to achieve an exceptionally high score on her board exam. To make matters worse, she develops a mysterious rash that spreads more aggressively each day. Determined to succeed, Val continues her intense study regimen, ignoring the toll it takes on her mental health. As the rash worsens, she begins to hallucinate visions of her own corpse—a haunting symbol of her fear of failure. Ultimately she is confronted with this ominous figure and must decide who’s the real monster
United States
Pick Up
Directed By Idil Hermansen
Synopsis: A fun night out turns into a fight for survival when two university girlfriends realize the man driving them home isn't their Uber but someone far more dangerous.
Australia
Lady Killer
Directed By Caleb Wieland
Logline: A woman alone, opens her home to a strange man begging for shelter from the storm. Once she lets him inside, we see them both for who they truly are.
Synopsis: This Lady Killer is sure to have you clutching your pearls...In this thriller, a woman home aloneis approached by a dark figure. Asking for her aid in the midst of a storm, the stranger inviteshimself inside her house." Under Caleb Wieland's direction, with Adrian Proleiko as Director ofPhotography, and the combined effort of the St. Louis production team 'Ducks with Hats', this dark movie will have you spilling your martini, and keep you on the edge of your doily covered loveseat.
United States
Thirst
Directed By Dana S Scott
Logline: When a woman's reckless disregard for the natural world crosses a line, Mother Nature fights back with terrifying consequences/with a vengeance.
Synopsis: A woman travels to a secluded cabin she has recently acquired, intent on cleaning it upand flipping the property for profit. As she works, her careless waste of water, disregardfor the surrounding landscape, and pollution of the property leave an unseen mark.Throughout the day, an unnatural heat steadily builds inside the cabin as a strange, scorching wind rises from the forest. What first seems like an oppressive summer day gradually becomes something far more ominous as Mother Nature exacts her relentless revenge.
United States
Celebrity Status
Directed By Madeline Goshorn
Synopsis: An internet sensation, Jackie, retells her rise to fame and the controversial deaths surrounding it. As she recounts the events that happened, she uses her social prowess to manipulate her follower's opinions, essentially and literally getting away with murder.
United States
Try Your Luck
Directed By Guenia Lemos
Synopsis: Trapped in an out-of-control elevator, a woman encounters characters representing different types of domestic violence at each floor she ends up at.
Brazil
ALL in-person screenings are at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills at 8556 Wilshire Blvd from September 24th - September 27th.
In-Person Tickets & Passes must be purchased online in advanced on Film Freeway below.
**Tickets are higher at the door. Please be prepared to have your ticket scanned on your phone or printed out.
Tickets are Will Call. VIP Passes will be handed out before screenings and parties.
Please arrive up to an hour prior to the screening to ensure you get into the screening before the film starts, especially if you want concessions.
We reserve the right to not allow late admissions into the theatre once a film has started. Please arrive early.
Please be kind and patient with our festival and theatre staff. Everyone is working hard to provide a great festival experience.
Please exit the theatre promptly and take all items and trash with you when exiting the theatre to ensure plenty of time for the theatre to sanitize between screenings.
Free Parking:
Beverly Hills City Garage - 321 S La Cienega Blvd
Monday thru Friday before 4pm (2 hours free)
Monday thru Friday entering after 4pm
All day Saturday and Sunday
Parking at meters:
After 6pm (7pm on Wilshire)
All day on Sun
Metro Stop:
Located at the North-East Corner of Wilshire and La Cienega Blvds, Beverly Hills