The Staff of SWFF would like to thank all our participants

The Staff of SWFF would like to thank all our participants and SPONSORS for coming out and

supporting our event!

STAFF:

Kevin L. Powers, Program Director/Co-Festival Director

Howard Carter, Co-Festival Director/Hospitality

Laura Powers, Outreach Manager

Cristian Hernandez, Festival Technical Supervisor

Travis Joseph, Festival Technical Supervisor

Philip Wray, Festival Judge/Panel Moderator

Jim Adams, Festival Panel Moderator

Whitney Black, Festival Host

Tycoa Noble, Festival Event Manager/Vendor Sales

Everyone:

Welcome to the 2021 Something Wicked Film Festival

(www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com)! We are ecstatic to be back after a year

of many changes and challenges for film-makers and film festivals alike. Our

2020 event was completely virtual because we didn’t want to cancel everything

and go an entire year (or more) without an actual event. Since the 2020 virtual

event, we also held our first Something Wicked DocuFest in February (which was

part virtual and part live event) and in December we will holding our first

Something Wicked FanFest! We know how important it is for film-makers to get their films out in front of an

audience and we are striving to continue to do that in the best and safest way we can for both film-makers and our

patrons who love the communal experience of film going.

This being said, we are well aware of the growing concerns of both film-makers and patrons in regards to the

ongoing COVID-19 and Delta variants and therefore are making mask wearing a suggestion but not mandatory.

We will be making our staff wear masks as a precautionary measure for them and everyone else. We will also have

social distance seating which may limit the capacity of our screening rooms but will make everyone feel more

comfortable.

This being said, we have an amazing line up of shorts and feature films for your viewing pleasure! This is one of

the most diverse lineups that we’ve ever had with more World and Georgia Premieres than we’ve ever had which

makes this a very special year in deed. In addition to the films, don’t forget our Physical & In-Person Panel

Discussions on Saturday in addition to our Virtual Panel Discussions on Sunday, which allows film-makers from all

over the world to be a part of our event like never before.

For our Film-Makers, Sponsors, and special guests and ticket holders on Friday the 13th

(August 13th

) we open the

Night with the VIP Party. Meet and greet the people responsible for the films being screened and then at 8:00PM

we have our Opening Night Screening! The film festival really kicks into gear on Saturday, August 14th

and

concludes Sunday night, August 15th

with our Awards Ceremony where film-makers learn which films were the

Best of the Best as chosen by our Judge and Jury Team. I’d also like to take mention of the Saturday Special

Screening of HEAVY METAL 2000 as presented by our very own All-Female Hosted Live Riffing team “That’s What

She RIFFED!” Two years ago they presented the original masterpiece HEAVY METAL and this year they have a go at

the sequel.

I’m hoping that those film-makers and patrons who come out to enjoy our event do so safely and mindful of their

fellow film-makers and patrons. We want to continue producing these events that help promote film-makers,

independent films, and the communal film going experience!

Kevin L. Powers,

Co-Festival Director/Program Director

http://www.somethingwickedfilmfestival.com/

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

2021:

TITLE: ARIZONA 1878

RUN TIME: 0:20

GENRE: SHORT – FAN-FILM

SCREENING TIME: SUNDAY,

AUGUST 15 - SCREENING ROOM

#1 @ 2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

By chance and fortuitously, two prisoners from the

prison of the state of Yuma, Ted Logan (Micky

Molina) and Ricardo Montero (José Varela) meet

with freedom, in the future, a desert and an

adventure that runs, Indians and an implacable

Marshall. John Donovan (Pedro Lopez) Ted and

Ricardo's cellmate who had previously been released

for eight long years behind bars, embarks along with

his brother Frank (Alex Navarro) in the search for

those who betrayed him.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ARIZONA1878/r

equests/

TITLE: ARTIFICIAL EXISTENCE

STATUS: WORLD PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 0:20

GENRE: SHOT – SCIENCE FICTION

SCREENING TIME: SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 - SCREENING

ROOM #2 @ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A mother desperately yearns to escape an

oppressive dystopian society where humans have

merged with machines and life is automated by

artificial intelligence, but her family would rather live

in technological comfort than escape with her into

the unforgiving wilderness.

TITLE: BIGFOOT: THE CONSPIRACY

RUN TIME: 1:18

GENRE: FEATURE - HORROR

SCREENING TIME: SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 -

SCREENING ROOM #1 @ 8:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

This film follows a retired Border Patrol agent (Dante) as he discovers the possible existence of Bigfoot and the shroud of darkness that surrounds it. Unsure what he should do, Dante is resigned to do what he must to protect his family. He soon discovers further complexities in this hidden in plain sight world

TITLE: BIRNAM WOOD

RUN TIME: 0:18

GENRE: SHORT

FILM - FANTASY

SCREENING

TIME: SUNDAY,

AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING

ROOM #1 @

4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Fevered re-imagining of Macbeth in Birnam Wood.

TITLE: BREATH OF LIFE, THE

STATUS: GEORGIA PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 2:00

GENRE: FEATURE - ANIMATION



#2 @ 4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A young girl, Mila, wakes up every night in cold sweat from her own piercing scream. In her nightmares she relives the death of her parents. She also sees her father with an enigmatic ancient

object, the Wheel of Life. Mila has the same object as a medallion and believes that the Wheel of Life could bring a new dawn in the unbalanced world of magic.

One day, when she is left alone, a young mage, called Varlahm, appears at her home. He turns out to know where the real Wheel of Life is. Mila soon learns that he is an enemy to her nation. Nevertheless, yearning to solve the mystery of the Wheel’s power, she dares to run away with him from her uncle’s home.

Varlahm stole the Wheel of Life from Gorday, the pompous and conceited leader of the Magi of Passion nation. Gorday desires to submit all other nations of magic to his narcissistic authority by any means and bask in the boundaryless power. Varlahm is doing what he can to find out exactly how Gorday is trying to subject them all and prevent his cunning plans. And he has a good reason. If Gorday conquers the world, he’ll spread the heat of the volcanic landscape of his territory to all the other nations, which will make the world look pretty much like hell. Being involved in the death of Mila’s parents, Gorday is nothing but repulsive to her. Quite unlike his closest ally, charismatic and alluring head of a mighty warrior nation, called Irinarkh.

On one hand, Irinarkh's army is so unexplainably powerful that they could definitely help Gorday conquer the world. But on the other hand, his rational character keeps trying to put some sense into the burning emotions of Gorday and almost keeps him on a leash. Irinarkh is Mila’s good friend from childhood and is in love with her. She’s very interested in him too: while everyone else is desperately trying to figure out the Wheel of Life's mystery, Irinarkh is the only one who actually knows what it's for and keeps the secret of how to wield it. However, he wouldn’t just give it away even to Mila, even when she’s using her charm to try to persuade him.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.breathoflifemovie.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/breathoflifemovie/

TITLE: CELEBRITY STALKER

RUN TIME: 0:05

GENRE: SHORT - HORROR



SYNOPSIS:

A “celebrity stalker” broadcasts herself on social media breaking into homes of the elite, unaware that she may have picked up her own stalker along the way. SPECIAL NOTES:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rushbhatia

TITLE: CHILDREN ARE

MONSTERS

RUN TIME: 0:15

GENRE: SHORT - FANTASY


AUGUST 15 - SCREENING

ROOM #1 @ 4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A homage to the Japanese monster films of the 50's and 60's, Children Are Monsters is a coming of age fantasy about a young kaiju struggling to find his place in the world.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/ChildrenAreMonstersFil

m/

TITLE: CHILDREN, THE

RUN TIME: 0:02

GENRE: SHORT - ANIMATION

SCREENING TIME: SATURDAY,


ROOM #2 @ 8:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Animated short film based upon a poem by Timothy Sheehan.

TITLE: COME PREPARED

RUN TIME: 0:14

GENRE: SHORT – SCIENCE

FICTION [STUDENT]

SCREENING TIME:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 - SCREENING ROOM #2 @

4:00P

SYNOPSIS:

A young woman who was raised by a survivalist father has all of her skills and life's training put to the ultimate test...when she's right in the middle of a first date!

TITLE: CURAGEOUS MICE


RUN TIME: 0:15




SYNOPSIS:

A young gentlemouse from the Royal Mice Navy wants to take revenge on the gang responsible for the disappearing of his mother: a dangerous group of pirate cats. With the help of his brother, he will embark on the adventure of his life. SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://courageousmice.wordpress.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000429

32577182

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CourageousMice

TITLE: CV19

RUN TIME: 0:12

GENRE: SHORT - EXPERIMENTAL


ROOM #1 @ 12:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

CV19 is a short CGI documentary film, made during Britain's first national lockdown in early summer 2020. With in-person filming impossible, the film uses creative CGI and Zoom interviews to dramatize the academic research into COVID 19. It examines how governments are reacting to the COVID pandemic. It reveals the pandemic as a crisis of governing and governments, focusing on the rights that citizens are forfeiting, and the possible consequences from failed leadership. The film looks at democracies, and the effects of digital campaigning for elections, particularly those held during the pandemic. SPECIAL NOTES:

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/LSEGovernment/status/130910

0509509431297

TITLE: DEAD HANDS OF

DUBLIN, THE

RUN TIME: 0:08




#2 @ 8:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

The film tells the story of Sidney, a failed pianist who comes into the possession of a pair of enchanted gloves. Upon wearing them he soon finds himself playing the piano like a maestro and all his dreams are quickly realised! However just when he thinks he

has everything he has ever wanted fate deals him a cruel hand...

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.pinkkongstudios.ie/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pinkkongstudios

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DeadHandsFilm

TITLE: DEDICATION

RUN TIME: 0:15




#1 @ 4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

“Dedication” is the story of a maid working in a hotel

who uses a black magic spell in the hopes of

harnessing the talent of one of the hotel’s frequent

guests—an eccentric writer—and passing it on to her

unborn son.

TITLE: DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE

RUN TIME: 0:23




SYNOPSIS:

On a cold Ozark night, a roadside Waitress thinks her

last customer of the night is the Devil.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website:

https://www.qikfingerfil

ms.com/

TITLE: DO YOU SEE IT?


RUN TIME: 0:06




SYNOPSIS:

When ghost-hunting YouTubers Danny and Sandy

brave the haunted Frey house, they encounter the

impossible: Only one of them can see a demon.

TITLE: EMPTINESS


RUN TIME: 0:10




SYNOPSIS:

Suffer, Madness, Illness, Love, Hate. What are we really made of?

Surrounded by the dark, A man experiences visions about the inside and outside of his being as he removes him his "liar faces" which lead him into an introspective struggle that will reveal the true nature of his existence.

TITLE: ENTROPY

STATUS: WORLD

PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 1:21

GENRE: FEATURE -

HORROR

SCREENING TIME:

SATURDAY, AUGUST

14 - SCREENING ROOM

#2 @ 10:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

On the same day Abbey is diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she and her girlfriend, Miranda, are invited to dinner by Miranda’s former self-help group to celebrate the return of their estranged friend, Scott, who left to discover the origins of their practices. Throughout the night, Abbey realizes that all is not as it seems, that no one is as who they’ve portrayed themselves to be, and that Scott and the others have their own sinister methods by which they intend to heal her cancer-wracked body. SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/HaleHouseProductions/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HaleHouseMovies

TITLE: EPG REDUX

RUN TIME: 0:22

GENRE: SHORT – SCIENCE FICTION


ROOM #2 @ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Two Professors, trying to prove Quantum Physics,

are inadvertently trapped in a wormhole they must

escape before their minds and reality erode.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.qikfingerfilms.com/

TITLE: EXECUTION

STATUS: UNITED

STATES/GEORGIA

PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 0:45

GENRE: SHORT -

EXPERIMENTAL

SCREENING TIME:

SATURDAY, AUGUST

14 - SCREENING

ROOM #2 @ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A renegade band of females stages an execution of rapists and killers in a classroom

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.facebook.com/stavitallweis/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StavitAllweis

TITLE: FISHNAP

RUN TIME: 0:10

GENRE: SHORT – PUPPETRY ARTS [STUDENT]


SCREENING ROOM #2 @ 4:00P

SYNOPSIS:

Andy, a perpetually struggling man living in a perpetually puppet world, must steal a fish to replace the one that died under his care.

TITLE: GHOST SAKE

RUN TIME: 0:04

GENRE: SHORT -

EXPERIMENTAL



ROOM #1 @ 12:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

An alcoholic learns the hard way by drinking an

ancient, Japanese sake. Little did he know it was

cursed...

TITLE: GRAY

RUN TIME: 0:12



ROOM #2 @ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

https://twitter.com/HaleHouseMovies

Set in a bleak, post-apocalyptic future, Gray, an ex-mercenary, searches for a signal jammer to shield his family from detection by the organization he left behind. He speaks with his wife, Allexis, and daughter, Natia and assures them that he will be cautious before heading to an abandoned shipyard.

After the call, Gray then proceeds to look for the jammer in an abandoned shipyard.

Gray finds the jammer but before he can inform Allexis, he is ambushed by his brother, Kane. An elite soldier from their organization, Kane expresses his disappointment in Gray's desertion and sets his sights on Gray's family. A fierce confrontation ensues with Kane overpowering Gray who barely escapes with his life.

Gray calls Allexis and Natia and after a heartfelt conversation, he injects himself with a super-soldier serum in order to stand toe-to-toe with Kane.

He confronts Kane for a final fight and kills his brother, but is mortally wounded in the process. Gray then records one last message and activates his locator.

A few years later, a now teenage Natia listens to her father's recording. She gazes into the distance, determined to face the world.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/GRAYShort2020

TITLE: GRIN OF EVIL,

THE

RUN TIME: 0:03

GENRE: SHORT –

FAN-FILM


ROOM #1 @ 2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

The Grin of Evil aims to explore the Joker's philosophy from his peculiar point of view and away from his faithful adversary. It's a journey of what lies behind the jokes and laughs: each chapter offers a different approach of the character, who will be portrayed in various styles. As fans, our main interest is to pay tribute to the characters that made a difference in our childhood and teenage years. The idea of bringing these characters and their universe to life from the vignettes is exhilarating. We feel committed to develop a creative challenge that would bring out the best of each artist, making it personal to us and to the viewers as well. SPECIAL NOTES:

Website:

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/carnivalcrab

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carnivalcrab

TITLE: GROWING

SHADOWS: THE POISON

IVY FAN FILM

RUN TIME: 0:10


SCREENING TIME:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 -

SCREENING ROOM #1 @

4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

An unofficial fan film about Batman's green goddess, Poison Ivy.

Someone has been poisoning the residents of Gotham, using venomous plants. All signs suggest that this is the work of Poison Ivy - but as she's been locked up inside Arkham Asylum, how could she be responsible? A mysterious visitor will find out the truth. SPECIAL NOTES:

Website:

https://www.triskellepictures.co.uk/poison-ivy

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/triskellepictures

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TriskellePics

TITLE: HANSEL


RUN TIME: 0:16



ROOM #1 @ 4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A young boy is trapped in a Gingerbread House which underneath hides a gloomy world, while his mother is desperately trying to find the gate that will take him out of there.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://marnifilms.gr/portfolio/hansel-

2020/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Hansel_short-film-

114193863619149/?modal=admin_todo_tour

TITLE: HARLEY QUINN:

BLAZING SHADOWS

STATUS: GEORGIA

PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 0:35

GENRE: SHORT – FAN-

FILM

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING ROOM #1 @

2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Harley Quinn – Blazing Shadows tells the story of Harley’s redemption from the Joker. Taking place about five years after her breakup from the Joker, it

reveals that Harley has moved back to her hometown Brooklyn, where she grew up, and now lives in a relationship with her girlfriend, Poison Ivy. However, after all these years in her now quite “middle-class life,” she slowly starts to long for the good old days, when she robbed banks and was guided by great feelings for The Joker and had many great adventures.

As these feelings of doubts, pain and fear swirl around Harley, the audience experiences the awakening of Kitsune, the master of fire and fear. What Harley doesn’t know is that Kitsune draws his existence and power from her self-doubt. He digs deeper and deeper into Harley’s psyche until he finally meets her greatest fear: The Joker himself. For Harley, this turns into a fight against the dangerous love of the Joker. The film culminates with Harley having to decide a direction for her life. Will she remain in her new, self-determined life together with Poison Ivy or her old ego under the seductive leadership of the Joker?

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://thinkbigstudios.film/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/thinkbigstudios.film

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tbstudios_film

TITLE: HORIZON

STATUS: GEORGIA

PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 0:15

GENRE: SHORT –

SCIENCE FICTION

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING ROOM #2

@ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

In the borderlands, crossed by climate refugees looking for safety, men face their primordial nature, in a bleak reality where the law of the strongest rules the world. Hidden in an underground shelter and resigned to his fate, the main character observes

the definitive decline of society as it surrender to the evil nature of men, until a special encounter, interpreted as a divine sign of light, turns on his faith and hope for the future of humanity.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/horizonshortfilm/

TITLE: I AM HE WHO CREATED HIMSELF


RUN TIME: 0:04




SYNOPSIS:

Joining with his shadow, the first god creates himself, the progenitor of humanity. This surrealistic film intermixes stop motion animation, time lapse photography, and live action sequences to re-imagine the Heliopolitan creation story, one of the paradigmatic creation myths recorded in antiquity.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/penazeisnerfilm

TITLE: IKARUS

RUN TIME: 0:17

GENRE: SHORT – SCIENCE

FICTION

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING ROOM #2 @

6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Teenage scavengers, Queen and her older brother, Birdie, are on their usual hustle of hunting down cargo drones. However, unbeknownst to Birdie, Queen has navigated the pair onto new paths, with

the hopes of landing the ultimate payload, Nano-biotics. Queen’s plans go awry when her home-made honing device accidentally sounds, attracting unwanted attention. The siblings narrowly escape capture but, during the chaos, Birdie is shot in the stomach. With Birdie unconscious and consumed by a high fever, Queen must now attempt to hunt these very Nano-biotics on her own, if she’s to save her brother’s life.

TITLE: IMAGINE THIS: A

STORY TOLD WITH SOUND

EFFECTS

RUN TIME: 0:04

GENRE: SHORT -

EXPERIMENTAL



SYNOPSIS:

Sounds effects add a layer of complexity to movies.

But could a motion picture be made solely with sound effects and nothing visual at all?

Imagine the story that sounds effects are telling as you watch this film.

It has been nominated in the "Best Sound" and "Best No Budget" categories at the 2018 Top Indie Film Awards. It was a Semi-Finalist at the 2020 Dumbo Film Festival, a Finalist for "Best Experimental Film Award" at the Summer 2019 Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival and won a Bronze Award in the 2019 Spotlight Short Film Awards.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Imagine-This-

A-Story-Told-with-Sound-Effects-108229938184755

TITLE: KAIROS:

QUALITATIVE TIME

STATUS: GEORGIA

PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 0:17



ROOM #2 @ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

To curtail the spread of revolts against the System,

the "Kairós Programme" has been activated. Isacaar,

one of the insurgents, will find himself faced with

the chance of preserving something more important

than his ideals.

TITLE: KOREATOWN GHOST

STORY

RUN TIME: 0:15




ROOM #1 @ 2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

In this supernatural horror tale based on a Korean ritual starring Margaret Cho and Lyrica Okano, a woman entertains a macabre marriage offer that would let her pursue her dreams, for better or for much much worse. SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/KoreatownGhostStory

TITLE: LAIR

RUN TIME: 1:36

GENRE: FEATURE -

HORROR

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING ROOM #1

@ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

The complete opposite of the Warren’s from the movie The Conjuring, self-proclaimed occult expert

Dr Steven Caramore ekes out a living debunking claims of possession and the supernatural with his Haitian confident, Ola.

However, when a friend and colleague, Ben Dollarhyde, is accused of murder, claiming he was possessed by something demonic, Caramore is forced to question his own beliefs.

He litters his deceased father’s apartment with items that are said to be possessed or cursed, then outfits the place with surveillance equipment. He then rents the apartment to an unsuspecting family on a short city break.

Caramore waits for something horrific to take effect. Nothing does, until… In a last-ditch attempt to conjure dark forces, he places the black Madonna that Dollarhyde claimed possessed him into the apartment. This sets off a chain of devastating supernatural events that forces the family, and Caramore, in a terrifying battle for survival.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.dittofilms.com/lair

TITLE: LENS-MUSE

RUN TIME: 0:13



ROOM #1 @ 12:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A poet walks through Times Square. experiencing the expanse of his waking wor(l)d and the sacred space of his subconscious muse, expressed in four realms.

TITLE: LIGHTSHIPS

RUN TIME: 1:43

GENRE: FEATURE –

SCIENCE FICTION

SCREENING TIME:



SYNOPSIS:

Eve awakes in an unstaffed medical facility, awaiting diagnosis for a mystery illness. With no recollection of how, why or when she was admitted, she joins a group of outcast patients, who are attempting to recall what takes place during treatment inside a terrifying room known as the hole - a psychoactive space where testing takes place and encoded instructions are administered that each patient must follow if they wish to heal.

They cannot leave the locked down facility, for fear of what their sickness will unleash upon their families and the world beyond.

As Eve learns more about the patients, she begins to remember the terrible events that led to her sickness.

Eve’s husband and son are missing and her journal holds the key to finding them.

She writes in an attempt to recall why she was admitted to the facility. An alien world at the edge of her dreams begins to bleed through, compelling her to write the transmissions down. Soon, these visions will consume her.

Is she a prisoner, a patient... or dead? SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.lightships.info/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Lightshipsmovie/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightshipsmovie

TITLE: LOST IN THE

WOODS

STATUS: GEORGIA

PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 1:50

GENRE: FEATURE –

ANIMATION/FAN-FILM

SCREENING TIME:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 - SCREENING ROOM #2 @

2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Embarked on a journey in search of his lost beloved guardian fairy, a boy finds himself catapulted in the mysterious world of Termina, over which a deadly catastrophe hangs like a sentence: the moon seems indeed destined to strike the world and its inhabitants on the occasion of the Carnival of Time.

A fantasy film that deals with topics such as the elaboration of mourning, free will against predetermined fate, society and integration - highlighting the danger represented by alienation, discrimination and loneliness, reminding us the importance of listening and feeling empathy for others: our humanity.

Freely adapted from the videogame “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask“. SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.adrianoforti.com/set-design-

film/lost-in-the-woods-film/

TITLE: …LUCID DREAMS

RUN TIME: 0:14

GENRE: SHORT -

EXPERIMENTAL

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING ROOM #1 @

12:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Lucid dreaming is an altered state of

consciousness in which a person is aware that he is dreaming, and can control its content to some extent. This is a kind of borderline state between REM sleep and wakefulness.

TITLE: MADE MANIFESTRUN TIME: 0:06




SYNOPSIS:

The Master Weapons Engineer of Nori experiments with a new power to turn the tide of the war. SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://thequeenofnori.com/

TITLE: MAKING PEACE

RUN TIME: 0:24

GENRE: SHORT -

EXPERIMENTAL

SCREENING TIME:


SCREENING ROOM #2 @

6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

It's 1969, and Janis is stranded on the side of a desolate, desert road, where she's picked up by a stranger, Dennis, who helps her come to terms with the reality of her life, and death.

Summery:

Janis believes growing up without a father has led her down a destructive path of rebellion and bad choices. She wound up in an abusive relationship, so bad, that one day she came home to her child dead on the floor. Out of anger, she grabbed a gun, and shot the man… but, he overpowered her, seized the gun, and shot back.

Dennis left his baby daughter, Janis, to join the military, and provide for his family. After dying in the Korean War, his only regret is leaving Janis behind, as he roams in purgatory.

Now, it's 1969, and unaware that she's dead. Janis joins her father in purgatory, to engage in a lengthy discussion, as they travel through a barren desert. By the end, Dennis helps Janis discover, she must accept the mistakes she's made, in order to pass on to the other side. Thereby, he can fulfill his desire to be there for his daughter, as she makes peace with

death, and join her in the afterlife.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.makingpeacethemovie.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/MakingPeaceTheFilm

TITLE: MOON

DROPS

RUN TIME: 0:16

GENRE: SHORT -

FANTASY

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST

15 - SCREENING

ROOM #1 @ 4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A factory worker assembles an enigmatic machine that produces liquid drops from the moonlight. SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.costanza-films.com/moon-

drops

TITLE: ON/OFF

RUN TIME: 0:07

GENRE: SHORT -

ANIMATION

SCREENING TIME:


SCREENING ROOM #2 @

8:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: http://redcloverstudios.com/index.html

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/redcloverstudios/

TITLE: OUTLIER

RUN TIME: 1:21

GENRE: FEATURE -

HORROR

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING ROOM #2

@ 2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

After a public scene

was caused by her abusive boyfriend, James (Logan

Fleisher), Olivia Davis (Jessica Strayer) flees the

relationship with the help of a kind stranger, Thomas

(Thomas Cheslek). Fearing for her safety from James,

Olivia stays with Thomas for a while. Meanwhile,

Thomas is working on a mystery project that Olivia

only gets glimpses of. Not trusting herself and being

eaten up by past trauma, she decides it's time to

leave. Fearing for her safety out there on her own,

Thomas is forced to confront and take action to keep

Olivia safe. She is now forced to take action, find out

what is going on, and escape her trauma.

TITLE: PORTRAIT OF A LADY


RUN TIME: 0:05

GENRE: SHORT – HORROR [STUDENT]



SYNOPSIS:

A jaded business associate brings home a portrait of a beautiful woman. Slowly seduced by its mysterious charm, he gets more than what he bargained for when the woman jumps out of the portrait and starts to terrify him.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11483982/?ref_=fn_a

l_tt_3

TITLE: RELENTLESS

RUN TIME: 0:05

GENRE: SHORT –

SCIENCE FICTION

[STUDENT]

SCREENING TIME:

SATURDAY, AUGUST

14 - SCREENING

ROOM #2 @ 4:00P

SYNOPSIS:

A man wakes up in an underground base and must fight his way out.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://jackdure.wixsite.com/relentlessfilm

TITLE: RISE OF THE DEAD: THE UNDEAD HEART

STATUS: GEORGIA

PREMIERE

RUN TIME: 0:11

GENRE: SHORT –

HORROR [STUDENT]

SCREENING TIME:


SCREENING ROOM #2 @

4:00P

SYNOPSIS:

Years after the undead corrupted the Earth, Alyssa

was given a second chance at life after being

miraculously cured from the zombie plague.

However, despite her new life, Alyssa’s thoughts

remain in the past - on her lover from before the

apocalypse. The re-emergence of Alyssa’s old flame

after eight years of apocalypse will give her another

chance, but can Alyssa rekindle the spark of

romance?

TITLE: ROGUE SEVEN: A STAR WARS FAN FILM

RUN TIME: 0:16




SYNOPSIS:

A young thief must save Rebel fighter pilots from an Imperial armada and an overconfident bounty hunter.

TITLE: ROSE OF BLOOD

RUN TIME: 1:42

GENRE:

FEATURE -

HORROR

SCREENING

TIME: SUNDAY,

AUGUST 15 -

SCREENING

ROOM #2 @

12:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

In the

nineteenth century, WLADISLAS is the last vampire.

Alone for almost two hundred years, he dreams of

becoming human again because his solitude weighs

on him. Supported by TOBIEC, his faithful servant, he

hires a young peasant girl, LUCYLLIA.

Gradually, she and Wladislas fall in love. After

making love with Lucyllia without killing her,

Wladislas recovers his humanity. But soon the two

lovers die, leaving behind them a rose born from the

mixture of their blood.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://alambic8.wixsite.com/alambi-

creations/cinema

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/La-Rose-de-

Sang-486337988779867/

TITLE: SAY THEIR NAMES BEFORE YOU PUT ON A

MASK

RUN TIME: 0:08



ROOM #1 @ 12:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A glimpse of pain and personal growth, during pandemic and protest.

TITLE: SCRIPT

RUN TIME: 0:09


SCREENING TIME:


SCREENING ROOM #1 @

2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Two screenwriters, a ghost story, the night that goes on. Who will put an end to this?

TITLE: SHADOWS ON THE WIND

RUN TIME: 0:35




SYNOPSIS:

Shadows on the Wind is a fan film inspired by Firefly and Serenity. The story follows a young Alliance pilot traveling through deep space to transport an Alliance diplomat. Unknown to the pilot, the passenger is hiding secrets of her own and is in possession of a weapon that could destroy the Alliance once and for all. The Pilot learns the line between the Alliance and Browncoat is not always

clean, and loyalty and compassion cast long shadows.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.shadowsonthewind.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/thekitchensinksequel

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TKSSequel

TITLE: SIREN

RUN TIME: 0:16



SCREENING ROOM

#1 @ 2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Driving on a highway late at night, distracted driver April and her combative lover Brooke are pulled over for speeding by two sinister police officers. During a strange and increasingly frightening interrogation, the two women find themselves under the power of a supernatural force that changes everything they ever knew about themselves... and each other.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: http://www.cinelation.com/socket/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/beaubien.chris

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisBeaubien

TITLE: SKINWALKER

RUN TIME: 0:36




SYNOPSIS:

a TV reporter heads to North Arkansas for a vacation but finds something stalks the back country of Eureka Springs. SPECIAL NOTES:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2613media/

TITLE: SLAYER

RUN TIME: 0:07

GENRE: SHORT –

FANTASY [STUDENT]

SCREENING TIME:


SCREENING ROOM #2 @

4:00P

SYNOPSIS:

All hell breaks loose when Zach, a video game coding high schooler, accidentally unleashes a dark magic into his world, bringing his retro video game, Slayer, to life. The teen soon finds himself trapped inside his own home, with a real life version of the dragon from his game wreaking havoc.

TITLE: SMILES

RUN TIME: 0:14




SYNOPSIS:

Borja is about to meet his girlfriend´s parents. This is meant to be a tricky moment and even awkward. However, he hasn´t even imagined what he´s going to suffer next. The best way to overcome the situation: to give smile and wait.

TITLE: STAR WARS: ORIGINS


RUN TIME: 0:20



ROOM #1 @ 2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Two archeologists make an amazing discovery that has the power to unite the World during a critical moment in history - if they're not silenced first.

STAR WARS: ORIGINS takes a unique look at where the saga began. A thrilling action adventure film drawing inspiration from both STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES to tell an epic story based on Earth during WWII.

Filmed in the Sahara Desert, Morocco, Star Wars: Origins is the culmination of three years’ work, from writer/director by Phil Hawkins (@philmblog), Executive Producer Gary Cowan and Velvet Film (@velvetfilm).

Starring Marie Everett (WHAT HAPPENED TO MONDAY, Netflix), Jamie Costa (HAN SOLO: A SMUGGLER’S TRADE, HISHE), Hadrian Howard (THE MUMMY, MI ROGUE NATION) and Philip Walker.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: http://www.philm.co.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/philmblog

TITLE: STUCK IN LOVE

RUN TIME: 0:14



ROOM #1 @ 4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A young ghost refuses to move on to the afterlife because of her ties to a boy who keeps resurfacing in her last memory.

TITLE: TRILEMMA

RUN TIME: 0:15



ROOM #2 @ 6:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A short film inspired by ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘The

Outer Limits’ and ‘Tales of the Unexpected’.

Detective Walter Day finds himself caught in a cycle

of witnesses who all saw the same suspect commit

an awful crime but in each case, one important

element is always missing: the victims.

When another witness appears, his patience begins

to wear thin and his nerves begin to fray.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.trilemmamovie.com/

TITLE: WALKING BREAD, THE

RUN TIME: 0:02




SYNOPSIS:

There is no escape from the zombie bread hoard.

Even if you kill them, they will just rise again!

TITLE: WASTELAND

RUN TIME: 0:05

GENRE: SHORT -

EXPERIMENTAL

SCREENING TIME:

SUNDAY, AUGUST 15

- SCREENING ROOM

#1 @ 12:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Two rugged cowboys, stranded in

a barren wasteland, play chess on a chest full of gold. Winner gets the last bullet in a revolver, for all the gold in the world is meaningless when you're stranded in a scorching desert with no water.

TITLE: WELCOME TO ONEG

RUN TIME: 0:11



ROOM #1 @ 4:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

Murray, a sweet and eager young man, interviews at

the supernatural restaurant Oneg, a fast-food chain

that caters to a peculiar clientele’s tastes. Amidst the

interruptions of chaotic employees, he must

convince the reticent manager Sheila that he is a

good fit.

SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://sunnytales.net/welcome-to-oneg

TITLE: WHAT’S GOING ON IN APARTMENT B

RUN TIME: 0:10

GENRE: SHORT – EXPERIMENTAL [STUDENT]



SYNOPSIS:

TITLE: WICH

RUN TIME: 0:05

GENRE: SHORT -

HORROR

SCREENING TIME:

SATURDAY, AUGUST

14 - SCREENING

ROOM #1 @ 2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

It seemed like any ordinary day. Until it wasn't. SPECIAL NOTES:

Website: https://www.wichfilm.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WichFilm

TITLE: WOODLAND

CEMETERY

RUN TIME: 0:10


SCREENING TIME:


SCREENING ROOM #1 @

2:00PM

SYNOPSIS:

A photographer has the assignment to shoot Skogskyrkogarden, a cemetery located in the woods of Stockholm. There she sees an old woman placing a lantern on a grave. When the photographer shoots a picture of this very private moment, she soon finds out that this haunting image is more haunted than she bargained for. SPECIAL NOTES:

https://sunnytales.net/welcome-to-oneg

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/woodlandcemeteryfilm/

SWFF 2021 PANEL DISCUSSIONS

FILMING IN POST COVID WORLD: PART 1

[PHYSICAL & IN-PERSON]

Date & Time: Saturday, August 14 at 1:00PM

Panel Moderator: Jim Adams

Overview: This discussion will allow film-makers

the opportunity to discuss the good things and

bad things about filming over the last year

during a global pandemic. For film-makers you

did not produce anything, it is an opportunity to

discuss why this was and the difficulties and

changes that they faced.

CHALLENGES OF BEING AN INDIE FILMMAKER





to discuss their personal challenges of being an

independent film-maker in this day and age in

rapid growth of Theatrical, Streaming, and Indie

markets.

THE FILM FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE [PHYSICAL &

IN-PERSON]



Overview: Film-makers discuss their film

festival experiences from the Good, the Bad,

and the Ugly with hope of many funny moments

in between!

SHOP TALK: MY INSPIRATIONS PART 1




Overview: A candid discussion with film-makers

about the things that inspire them to be visual

storytellers and what inspire their work.

“MY FIRST FILM” [PHYSICAL & IN-PERSON]


https://www.facebook.com/woodlandcemeteryfilm/


Overview: Film-makers discuss their first films

whether writing, producing, directing, and

everything in between!

FINDING AN AUDIENCE FOR YOUR FILM




Overview: A candid discussion about how to find

an audience for your film and what are the best

ways to present your film and where.

Note: To access all Virtual PANEL DISCUSSIONS

please go to - Zoom -

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9800066127?pwd=

QzE3TTZ5Z1ZzT2ZjODl4TUU1T1ZHdz09

FILMING IN POST COVID WORLD: PART 2

[VIRTUAL]

Date & Time: Sunday, August 15 at 1:00PM

Panel Moderator: Philip Wray


the opportunity to discuss the good things and

bad things about filming over the last year

during a global pandemic. For film-makers you

did not produce anything, it is an opportunity to

discuss why this was and the difficulties and

changes that they faced.

FILM GENRES: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

[VIRTUAL]



Overview: A discussion with experimental film

film-makers! We give a spotlight to these film-

makers that tell unconventional stories in

unconventional ways!

FILM GENRES: ANIMATION [VIRTUAL]



Overview: A discussion with animation film-

makers! We give a spotlight to these film-

makers for the first time!

SHOP TALK: MY INSPIRATIONS PART 2

[VIRTUAL]



Overview: A candid discussion with film-makers

about the things that inspire them to be visual

storytellers and what inspire their work.

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9800066127?pwd=QzE3TTZ5Z1ZzT2ZjODl4TUU1T1ZHdz09

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9800066127?pwd=QzE3TTZ5Z1ZzT2ZjODl4TUU1T1ZHdz09

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

YOU BE THE JUDGE! Don’t forget to fill out an Audience Choice ballot for each film screening and film

that you view! Ballots available in all screening rooms at all times. Make sure to ask for a ballot if you

don’t pick up one. Fill out completely and leave in the Ballot Boxes.

Winners of the Audience Choice Awards will be announced one week after the event!

Next Up:

Something Wicked FanFest

December 11-12, 2021

Now Accepting Submissions.

Something Wicked DocuFest

February 26-27, 2022

Now Accepting Submissions

Something Wicked Film Festival (Main Event)

July 22-24, 2022

Submissions Open SOON!

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