City of Ashes

Deets: The 2019 Screamfest Horror Film Festival unveils its first-wave of feature films lineup and will showcase new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers. The 2019 Screamfest Film Festival will take place October 8 - October 17, 2019 at the famed TCL Chinese 6 Theatres located in Hollywood, California.

Awards are given in the categories of Best Feature, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, Acting, Makeup, Special Effects, Visual Effects and Musical Score. In addition, there are special categories for Best Animation, Best Short, Best Documentary and Best Student Film.

The first-wave in the 2019 Feature Film Selection is as follows:

Eat, Brains, Love, directed by Rodman Flender. Written by Mike Herro, David Strauss. Produced by Tommy Coriale, Tony DiSanto, Brian Hoff, Van Toffler, Cody Weig. (USA) - North American Premiere. Based on the living dead road trip novel by Jeff Hart, a gory, funny, surprisingly engaging zom-rom-com from Rodman Flender. The good news: Jake’s dream girl, Amanda, finally knows his name. The bad?It's because they both contracted a sexually transmitted mysterious zombie virus and devoured the brains of half their senior class. Now both are on the run from Cass, a teen psychic sent by the government's top-secret Necrotic Control Division to track them down as they search for a cure while weighing up the existential question of who really deserves to be eaten alive. With Jake Cannavale, Angelique Rivera, Sarah Yarkin, Patrick Fabian.

The Deeper You Dig, directed by Toby Poser and John Adams. Written by Toby Poser and John Adams. Produced by Toby Poser. (USA) - West Coast Premiere. When a murderer tries to hide his guilt, he learns that love can’t be buried. With Toby Poser, Zelda Adams, John Adams, Shawn Wilson.

Immortal, directed by Jon Dabach, Danny Isaacs, Tom Colley, Rob Marglies. Written by Jon Dabach. Produced by Jon Dabach, Rob Margolies. (USA) - Los Angeles Premiere. A chilling horror/thriller anthology film, Immortal boasts career-best performances from Tony Todd, Dylan Baker, Robin Bartlett, Samm Levine, and Agnes Bruckner. Thrown into the face of death only to emerge unharmed, the characters of Immortal are left staring at their lives in the face with uncertainty and fear like they've never imagined. With Tony Todd, Dylan Baker, Samm Levine, Robin Bartlett, Agnes Bruckner, Vanessa Lengies, Brett Edwards, and Lindsay Mushett. 

KindredSpirits, directed by Lucky McKee. Written By Chris Sivertson. Produced by Ash Christian, Michael Moran. (USA) - West Coast Premiere. Chloe, a single mother in a relationship with Alex, has her life turned upside down when her younger sister, Sadie, comes home after a long, unexplained absence. Though Sadie seems to want to settle in with her sister and 17-year-old niece (becoming quite a handful herself), she’s actually a deeply disturbed young woman who has a sinister agenda regarding anyone who gets between her and her big sister. With Caitlin Stasey, Sasha Frolova, Macon Blair and Thora Birch.

She Never Died, directed by Audrey Cummings. Written by Jason Krawczyk. Produced by Jennifer Mesich. (USA) U.S. Premiere. Lacey, a socially detached loner is cursed with immortality and her never-ending tedium of existence. In her attempts to keep her compulsions in check, she seeks out the darkest souls humanity has to offer. Lacey must now face her own inner demons while simultaneously finding her next meal. With Oluniké Adeliyi, Peter MacNeill, Kiana Madeira Michelle Nolden and Noah Danby.

Swing Low, directed and written by Teddy Grennan. Produced by Marsha Oglesby, Heath Franklin, Teddy Grennan, Bennett Krishock. (USA) - Los Angeles Premiere. When a nature photographer explains to the Police how she fought her way out of the Watchatoomy Valley, they dismiss her crazed and violent story as a meth-induced nightmare. But when they discover that she's telling the truth, it's too late. With Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Bruce Dern, Robert Longstreet, Ross Partridge, Michael Weaver.

Trick, directed by Patrick Lussier. Written by Todd Farmer, Patrick Lussier. Produced by Ita Kennedy, Ellen S. Wander. (USA) - North American Premiere. On Halloween night in 2015, Patrick “Trick” Weaver massacred his classmates at a costume party. After being arrested, he managed to escape police custody, but not before being shot five times by Detective Mike Denver (Epps). Everyone believes Trick must be dead, but when a masked killer reappears the following Halloween, and every Halloween after that, they realize the nightmare is not over. With Trick wreaking havoc and killing innocent people in increasingly terrifying ways, Denver will stop at nothing to finish what he started and bring the carnage to an end. With Omar Epps, Ellen Adair, Kristina Reyes, Jamie Kennedy, Tom Atkins.

The Wretched, directed and written by Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce. Produced by Ed Polgardy, Chang Tseng. (USA) - Los Angeles Premiere. A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parent's imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door. With John-Paul Howard, Piper Curda, Jamison Jones, Azie Tesfai, Zarah Mahler, Kevin Bigley.

About the Screamfest Horror Film Festival:

Formed in August 2001 by film producer Rachel Belofsky, Screamfest Horror Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that gives filmmakers and screenwriters in the horror and science fiction genres a venue to have their work showcased in the film industry. Among the numerous films that have been discovered and/or premiered at the festival include “Tigers Are Not Afraid.”, “Paranormal Activity,” “30 Days of Night,” “Trick ‘r Treat” and “The Human Centipede.” For more information, visit https://screamfestla.com or email info@screamfestla.com

Who You May Spot: EAT, BRAINS, LOVE director Rodman Flender, and cast Jake Cannavale, Angelique Rivera, Sarah Yarkin, Jim Titus, Patrick Fabian and writers  Mike Herro, David Strauss. Additional talent expected include Kristin Daniel (“Grace”), Kym Jackson (“Grace”), Brandon Black (“Dear White People”), Santana Dempsey (“Scandal”), Shaun Brown (“Future Man & The Great Indoors”), Jemar Michael (“Dear White People”), Marisela Zumbado (Actress), Gigi Zumbado (Actress), Robert Hall (“Almost Human”), Hal Sparks (“The Deejay”), Ryan Ochoa (Disney’s “Pair of Kings”), Scott Butler (“Death Day”), Steven Mango (“Hacker”), Blair Redford (Fox’s “The Gifted”), Savannah Kennick ("Arrested Development"), Liana Ramirez ("Power Rangers Beast Morphers"), Victoria Ku (Model), Sarah Withers (“Play by Play”), Goya Robles (“Get Shorty”) and Ran Wei (Model + Actress), Brianna Rollins-McNeal (Olympic Gold Medalist), Keturah King (“Masterchef”), Katrina Dimaranan (CBS’ “Love Island USA”), Tanner Beard (“We Summon The Darkness”),  Nadia Gray (“All Rise”),Audrey Cummings (“Darken: Before the Dark” Producer)  and many more.

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Passes and Tickets for the 2019 Screamfest Horror Film Festival:

Advance selection ticket packages are now on sale. All packages can be purchased online at https://screamfestla.com/festival-passes.

Single tickets cost $11.00 and will go on sale at the end of September.

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