Octopus Pot
A broken man finds the one thing he can't live without, only to lose it. He can't bring back the woman he loves, but he can cover the ground with the blood of his enemy. "OCTOPUS POT" syndrome - the Japanese call it Takotsubo syndrome - when stressful events cause the heart to balloon and distort, causing it to look like a traditional fishing trap. It scars and weakens the heart muscles and causes the left ventricle to distort and enlarge. The only outcome is certain death.
Director: Mykel Shannon Jenkins
Stars: Clara Helms Eric James Gravolin Erica Eynon Hafedh Dakhlaoui Jamie Treselyan Kristy Wordsworth Leif Holt Mykel Shannon Jenkins Natasha Arancini Shawn Kathryn Kane
Choir Girl
Eugene, a lonely photographer, becomes fixated on a young street prostitute, Josephine, in his rundown neighborhood. She becomes his muse and his photographs could be a way out for both of them - yet is Eugene saving Josephine or is he using her?
Director: John Fraser
Stars: Andy McPhee Jack Campbell Jillian Murray Krista Vendy Kym Valentine Lee Mason Peter D Flaherty Roger Ward Sarah Timm
Blueberry
A young woman, Maya, (Maya Danzig) and her sister, Molly, (Kristen Abate) subsist in rural Iowa working at a meat packing plant to survive. When Maya meets a young woman, Elsa (Aminah Nieves) and falls in love, she must choose between her family and her freedom. When Maya and Elsa end up on the road, their journey ends abruptly when reality sets in.
Director: Stefanie Sparks
Stars: Aminah Nieves Andrea Holder Daniel Slottje Kristen Abate Krystal Wilson Kurt Sparks Lena Kutscher Maya Danzig
6 Non Smokers
Dr. Henry Caldwell has brought warring nations to peace as the world's foremost conflict mediator. Alongside his brilliant associate, Dr. Regina Powell, Caldwell has resolved conflicts of all sizes with his patented Caldwell Method: any dispute can be resolved in 100 days. However, Caldwell's main rival, Dr. John-Michael Robertson, is eager to prove the Method wrong.
Dr. Robertson challenges Henry to put his Method up against the 6 most disagreeable roommates in modern history, infamously known as the “6 Nonsmokers.” The group includes a sexual Deviant, a psychopath, a bad actress, a one hit wonder, an anal retentive pencil pusher and a foreigner from a country no one has ever heard of.
To win, Caldwell and Regina will need to sort out six people with nothing in common except for one thing: None of them smoke.
Director: Francis Abbey
Stars: Ariana Almajan Bridgetta Tomarchio Danny Gavigan Demetrius Parker Frank B. Moorman Greg Thompson Jim Murphy Kelley Slagle
7th Hunt, The
For Gothic Callie, her deaf sister Ariel, computer nerd Chris, popular Sarah, and misogynist Ricky, their evening plans are about to be re-written. Taken to an abandoned military training school, they finds themselves the target of 5 sadistic killers, each with their own unique and different style of killing. They fight for their lives against sociopaths who know their environment intimately, becoming increasingly outnumbered as their friends are killed.
Director: JD Cohen
Stars: Darren K Hawkins Imogen Bailey Jason Stojanovski Kaine O'Keefe Malcolm Frawley Matthew Charleston Olivia Solomons Sarah Mawbey Tasneem Roc
9 Ball, Director Cut
A young woman aspires to become a 9-ball professional and champion but her hustling uncle has other plans for her skills.
Director: Anthony Palma
Stars: Allison Fisher Anthony List Brian Anthony Wilson Carrie Leigh Snodgrass Jeanette Lee aka Black Widow Jeanine Bartel Jennifer Barretta Jennifer Butler Kayli Maree Tolleson Kurt Hanover Lisa Roman Mark Kochanowicz Rachel A Tisera
Actually Quite A Lot
Jay van Niekerk, an attractive, but introverted comic-book animator who has his life meticulously planned.
On the verge of great success with his career as an emerging star in the comic world, life finally catches up to him and brings him to a crossroad in his life. He realizes that he has neglected his family and that in almost every aspect; regret is something that comes too late.
He then meets Ally, a beautiful, free spirited woman on the precipice of self-discovery. Events beyond their control forces them to take a journey together, much to Jay’s displeasure, but they’re opposite nature somehow draws them toward each other and falling in love is unavoidable.
However the road ahead is not without its complication as Ally’s overprotective father as well as her ex-boyfriend proves to be testing obstacles in Jay’s attempts to prove himself worthy.
Director: Jacques Brand
Stars: André Lötter Anton Dekker Ashmund Martin Elsabé Daneel Hein De Vries Marisa Drummond Susanne Beyers Themsi Times Zak Hendrikz
Addicted To You
Luke, a Buzzstory producer, is convinced at an early age to "never fall in love". He takes this advice into adulthood, until he sleeps with his new co-worker, Aimee, who falls madly in love with him. With his job at stake, Luke devises a master plan to pose as a recovering sex addict to ditch Aimee. Just as Luke thought he could get away with it, his boss reveals that he is also a sex addict. Luke is quickly pressured into joining a real sex addiction group where he meets Kara, who could possibly become the love of his life.
Director: Mike Cochnar
Stars: Ashleigh Hairston Brad Gage Cat Alter Choni Francis Garrett Mendez Melissa Paulo Shane Hartline Tory Devon Smith Warren Burke
After Death
British TV veteran and BAFTA winner Martin Gooch wrote and directed this tale of four estranged siblings brought together by their inventor father’s sudden death. Seven years after killing their favorite brother in a lab accident, their father was engaged in a secret experiment that drained the family fortune and ultimately took his life. Searching for clues to what happened, the adult children discover that if they can’t overcome their differences and work together, both their father and brother will be lost forever between two worlds.
Featuring: Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hot Fuzz), Leslie Phillips (Late Bloomers, Harry Potter) Michael McKell (East Enders, Emmerdale), Linal Haft (Moulin Rouge!, East Enders), David Acton (Persuasion)
Director: Martin Gooch
Stars: Ben Shockley Brooke Burfitt Claira Watson Parr David Acton David Wayman Genevieve Berkeley-Steele Ian Livingstone Jonathan Hansler Leslie Phillips Linal Haft Mark Felgate Michael McKell Nick Moran Nicola Goodchild Paul Freeman
American Wisper
Wisper, a successful black businessman and bar owner, lives with his family in an affluent white neighborhood. A self-made man and proud of it, Wisper has a personal photographer who follows him everywhere. Everywhere, that is, except when he visits his mistress, Melonie. One night, he comes home from Melonie’s place to find his wife and children murdered and, despite his alibi, the cops consider Wisper a prime suspect. Frustrated with the lack of results from the police, and worried that he will be made a scapegoat, Wisper decides to investigate the murder on his own. As he and his photographer, Laura, search for clues, Wisper realizes he may not like what he finds.
Director: Russ Emanuel
Stars: Anngeannette Pinkston Antonio Bamoozie April Eppse Beth Rosen Cameron Newsome Charlotte Blacklock Christian Barber Craig Batchker David Lee Debbie Klaar Denise Boccio Doriane Louisy Louis-Joseph Dwayne Chandler Gayle Samuels Guy Whitlock Isabel Romero Isaiah Seward Joseph Coppola Kenishia Green Lanisha Javon Gholston Laquana Henny Lilly Castro Melissa Visco Michael Emery Michael Olibrice Michael Ray Mike Marino Morris D. Small Naaji Kenn Nestor Delgado Nicholas E. Calhoun Purnell Holloway Rachel Jarvis Rebbekah Alson (= Rebbekah Vega-Romero) Ryan Scott Thomas Shanel Cheatham Susan Buckwell Tanika Inlaw Chambers Tanisha Hereast Terry Lee King Tiffany Lloyd Tiffany M. Johnson Tim Cinnante Timothy Lee Conley Travis Terrell Jacobs Tyler Shand Vincent Michel Paul Filliatre Will Johnson
Asylum of Darkness
In the style of the 80s creature horror films, comes the latest feature from Jay Woelfel, all shot on 35mm film.
Dwight Stroud, a mental patient, escapes from an asylum seeking true freedom only to find horrifying insanity in the outside world.
Director: Jay Woelfel
Stars: Amanda Howell Nick Baldasare Richard Hatch Tiffany Shepis Tim Thomerson
Bad People
Starring Ben Gleib.
Sketch comedy is back! If “Key & Peele” & “Clerks” had sex, BAD PEOPLE would be their deranged child! A quirky & smart dark comedy, bursting with sex, violence, dirty politics & fame whores, BAD PEOPLE is a hilarious tale that reminds us that we all have a dark side! This soon-to-be cult classic slashes our corrupt society with several dark & nasty short stories jam packed with silly & whacky characters! Sex-starved surfer girls seeking random guys online, crack addicted politicians, reality TV whores, religious scam artists, and more! BAD PEOPLE will have you pissing your pants for years to come!
Director: Alex Petrovitch
Stars: Andy Mackenzie Anne Girard Bear Badeaux Ben Gleib Bradley Fletcher Christopher Goodman Crystal Rivers Danny Wildman Deanna Smith Euriamis Losada Haley Mancini Jason Faunt Jeneta St. Clair Jordan Wall Justin Shipley Katherine Randolph Ken Bhan Leah McKendrick Maria Falgione Nate Weisband Rosalind Rubin Sara Fletcher Sita Young