BritFlicks Podcast host and Screenwriter Stuart Wright welcomes a hosts of filmmakers on the show to give the low-down on their movies, ahead of screenings at Arrow Video FrightFest 2022.
- BURIAL writer/director Ben Parker
- EVERYBODY DIES BY THE END writer & co-director Ian Tripp & co-director Ryan Schafer
- THE EYES BELOW writer/director Alexis Bruchon
- POWERTOOL CHEERLEADERS VS THE BOYBAND OF THE SCREECHING DEAD writer/director Pat Higgins
- THE GROUP writer/director William Higo
- SORRY ABOUT THE DEMON writer/director Emily Hagins
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BURIAL - World Premiere
ARROW SCREEN 29 AUGUST 4.00 PM
SHUDDER SCREEN 29 AUGUST 4.30 PM
Directed by Ben Parker.
Main Cast: Harriet Walter, Tom Felton, Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner.
Country: UK
Outline: Set in the last days of World War II, the new thriller from Ben Parker, director of THE CHAMBER, tells the tall story of a small band of Russian soldiers, led by intelligence officer Brana Vasilyeva, tasked with trafficking the discovered remains of Adolf Hitler back to Stalin in Moscow. En route, the unit is attacked by German ‘Wehrwolf’ partisans and picked off one-by-one. Brana leads her surviving comrades in a last stand to ensure their ‘cargo’ doesn’t fall into the hands of those who would see it buried, in order to hide the truth forever.
EVERYBODY DIES BY THE END - World Premiere
101 FILMS DISCOVERY SCREEN ONE
29 AUGUST 6.30 PM
Directed by Ian Tripp, Ryan Schafer.
Main cast: Bill Oberst Jr., Vinny Curran, Caroline Amiguet, Iliyana Apostolova.
Country: USA
Outline: Cult horror director Alfred Costella has decided to make his ultimate masterpiece. After becoming a sensation with the successes BATTERY ACID, PSYCHO MENACE and KILL TIME NOW, a car crash talk show interview ten years ago looked like ending his illustrious career. But now he’s returning to the independent movie fold to make his final shocker, EVERYBODY DIES BY THE END, an all-practical concept with a dark twist. And invited along to cover every aspect of the production is a documentary film crew. What could possibly go wrong?
THE EYES BELOW - World Premiere
101 FILMS DISCOVERY SCREEN ONE
26 AUGUST 1.15 PM
Directed by Alexis Bruchon.
Main Cast: Vinicus Coelho, Pauline Morel.
Country: France
Outline: Eugène goes to bed. Everything is calm and silent. About to fall asleep, something creeps up his legs, his stomach and then his chest. A mass, so heavy that he realises the night won't be as peaceful as he thought. Writer, producer and director Alexis Bruchon wowed FrightFest Glasgow 2020 with his black and white film noir masterpiece THE WOMAN WITH LEOPARD SHOES. Now the quirky director is back with the second in his trilogy of oddball style with this visually arresting mix of horror, fantasy and survival.
POWERTOOL CHEERLEADERS VS. THE BOYBAND OF THE SCREECHING DEAD - World Premiere
101 FILMS DISCOVERY SCREEN TWO
29 AUGUST 6.30 PM
Directed by Pat Higgins.
Cast: Charlie Bond, James Hamer-Morton, Justin Chinyere, Dani Thompson
Country: UK
Outline: From Pat Higgins, writer of STRIPPERS VS. WEREWOLVES, comes a full-tilt musical horror-comedy featuring toe-tapping songs and geysers of gore. On the eve of a televised talent show, an enthusiastic but dysfunctional cheerleading troop is on the brink of falling apart. But when a cursed necklace turns their rival boy band act into a screeching gang of zombies, the girls must learn to use their wits, friendship, and assorted power tools—before the TV finale takes a turn for the apocalyptic…Expect laughs, loud guitars, terrifying monsters and great songs like "I’m Just a Guy Dying on the Floor".
www.frightfest.co.uk/2022Aug/powertool-cheerleaders-vs-the-boyband
THE GROUP - World Premiere (First Blood Strand)
101 FILMS DISCOVERY SCREEN TWO
27 AUGUST 1.10PM
Directed by Will Higo.
Main Cast: Evangelina Burton, Dylan Baldwin, Luke Dayhill, Jennifer Aries.
Country: UK
Outline: After an overdose, heroin addict Kara returns to the support group she abandoned for one last chance to make things right. But not everyone can forgive and forget... When a new member pulls a gun taking the group hostage, they are quickly thrown into a fight for their lives. The rules have changed. He wants them to reveal the sins that brought them here and in turn, if he finds them deserving of his mercy, he’ll let them leave. Through the cycle of confession and betrayal, the group begins to fracture. Can they overcome their differences long enough to escape?
SORRY ABOUT THE DEMON - World Premiere
101 FILMS DISCOVERY SCREEN ONE
29 AUGUST 3.15 PM
Directed by Emily Hagins.
Main Cast: Jon Michael Simpson, Paige Evans, Jeff McQuitty, Sarah Cleveland.
Country: USA
Outline: FrightFest was one of the first festivals to focus on the fresh and delightful work of Austin-based director Emily Hagins when it premiered MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE in 2011. Now she’s back big time with a supernatural horror comedy that’s movingly funny. After being dumped by his girlfriend Amy, broken hearted Will is offered a massive house at a very low rent. What’s the catch? The restless spirit haunting the place needs a human sacrifice and the prior owners must find one or else their young daughter is toast.
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