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Thriller/Sci-Fi/Horror Films:

Connected (12:00)

In a near future world where humanity has been deprived of closeness of each other through technological communication advancements, a small boy, full of curiosity and need to learn the world that surrounds him goes on a journey to learn the value of internet.

Dierctor/Writer
Christopher Satola

Producer/Sound Designer
Mark Vinzant

Cinematographer
Tanmay Chowdhary

Production Designer
Agnieszka Satola

Editor
Eric Baird

Cast: Ethan Suess as TIMMY, Janelle Pearson as CONNECTED, Leandra Ryan as MUM, Michael Hennessy as DAD, Coty Nicoson as THEATER MUM, Bradley Bundlie as THEATER TIMMY, William Castrogiovanni as THEATER DAD, Kaden Kesick as STUDENT, Kole Kesick as STUDENT, Max Willoughby as STUDENT, Sandy Bainum as TEACHER

Drip (13:00)

A young woman moves into a new apartment and begins to discover signs that she might not be alone.

Director/Screenwriter/
Story
Christopher West

Story
Alan Lazer

Producers
James Tinsley
Kari Hatfield

Cinematographer
Marcus Patterson

Sound Designer
Amy Reynolds

Editor
R. Brett Thomas

Production Designer
Ariel Sobel

Composers
Aidan Hawken
Dan Burns

Cast: Wallis Barton as Lianna, Kristian Capalik as Tom, Tom Draper as Dan, Ralph Kampshoff as Detective, Edmund Kwan as Police Officer

The Night Bell (14:25)

Post WWII, a nurse takes a job at a morgue where her experience disintegrates into a nightmare as female corpses come to life.

Director
Alex Haney

AD
Paige Saucyn

Editor
Connor Jacob

DP
Natalie Chao

Producers
Jillian Dudley
Dominica Ruelas

Production Designers
Lainey Wood
Katie Theel

Sound Designer
Ariana Coyle

Writer
Jillian Dudley

Composer
Alex Winkler

Lighting Director
Kenzo Khang Le

Cast: Yvette Tucker as Alice, Peter Michael Mcdonald as Dr. Lauchlan, Celina Biurrun as Mica, Szacha Dean as Woman Corpse, Natasha Gualy as Woman Corpse, Piper Major as Woman Corpse, Victoria (Bond) Van Fleet as Woman Corpse, Debra Eckloff as Landlady, Tom Sheeter as Morgue Assistant, Ed You as Dr. Williams, Husband Voice as David Phillip Fishman

The Plague (21:02)

In a dystopian world, teenage siblings Julie and Julian take refuge in a secluded forest cabin to avoid becoming infected by a mysterious and deadly plague. When a stranger comes in need of help their lives are changed forever.

Director/Writer
Federico Torrado Tobón

Producers
Dustin Elm
Federico Torrado Tobón

Co-Producer
Martina Mossell Lee

Cinematographer
Auden Bui

Editor
Brett Holman

Production Designer
Laura Santoyo Dangond

Composer
Gabriel Torrado Tobón

Sound Designer
Travis Misenti

Costume Designer
Angela Triviño

Post Production Sound
Sandra Perez-Tejeda

Sound Mixer
Derek Sepe

Sound Editors
Travis Misenti
Derek Sepe
Brett Holman

Boom Operator
Lauren Kleeman

1st AD
Tony Rettenmaier

Gaffer
Favienne Howsepian

Cast: Casey Burke as Julie, Dylan R Snyder as Julian, Stephanie C Allen as Emily, Rob Moore as Dying Man

The Silent Scream (17:00)

After moving into a new apartment, Angelika begins hearing strange sounds between the walls, leading her to believe that she might be living next-door to a killer.

1st AC
Jorge Gomez

Producers
Lo Lam
Yuan Wang

Cinematographer
Auden Bui

Sound Editor
Zhou Jingjue

Casting Director
Victor Pourcel

On-Set Sound
Chris Miller

Production Designer
Nathaniel Alexander

Composer
Matt Hill

Executive Producer
Vince Kuna

Consulting Producer
Sharon Park

2nd AC
Enrico Targetti
Nancy Lin

Costume Designer
Elizabeth Maines

Cast: Natalie Kabenjian as Angelika Hopper, Lisa Goodman as Anne / Music Teacher, Alexa Reddy as Little Angelika, Jon Peterson as Doctor, Bob Mclean as Michael, the psychiatrist

3rd Ward (33:17)

In a secret hospital wing called 'The 3rd Ward,' monsters receive their medical care and an unconventional doctor finally finds her community and calling.

Cast: Hina Khan as Dr. Ash Singh, Sedona James as Di Levine, Berna Roberts as Nurse Lil, Ronin Lee as Dr. Amon Jean-Pierre, Stephen DeCordova as Chief Gordon, Lauren Baldwin as Eilidh, Geoffrey Katz as Hunter, Solomon Shiv as Bob, Michael Edge as Boogz

Act 1

Showrunner/Writer
C. Leigh Goldsmith

Dierctor
Alejandro Marquez Vela

Producers
Michael Orion Downing
Nick Benjamin

Director of Photography
Jerry Jing

Production Sound Mixers
Stephanie A. Hernandez
Atefeh Nouri

Production Designers
Brittney Collins
Colin West McDonald

Editor
Marcus Heleker

Composer
Nathan Drube

Writers
Kash Zehnder
Katie Avery
Amanda Freechack
Travis Liden
Tory Kamen
Laura Pusey
Nina Varela
Kieryn Ziegler

Writer/Consulting Producer
Kale Futterman

AD
Adva Reichman

Act 2

Showrunner/Writer
C. Leigh Goldsmith

Dierctor
Kash Zehnder

Producer
Spencer Thompson

Director of Photography
Christopher Columbus Watkins III

Composer
Nathan Drube

Sound Mixer
Colin West McDonald

Production Designer
Ariana Berenson

Post Production Supervisor/Editor
Alejandro Marquez Vela

Supervising Sound Editor
Allison Ng

Supervising Producer
Felicia Zhu

AD
Paul Anderson

Act 3

Showrunner/Writer
C. Leigh Goldsmith

Dierctor
Nathaniel Grotenhuis

Producer
Spencer Thompson

Supervising Producer
Felicia Zhu

Director of Photography
Paul Snow

Composer
Nathan Drube

Sound Mixer
Colin West McDonald

Production Designer
Ariana Berenson

Sound Editor
Austin Conway

Editor
Peter Haig

Supervising Sound Editor
Allison Ng

AD
Jordan Wise

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