Official Selections: 7th LA Horror Film Festivals
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
Scroll Down to learn more about each film.
Manifest
Short
Los Angeles Premiere
A struggling woman joins a research study hoping for quick money, but buried past trauma drags her into a nightmare she can’t wake up from. The deeper she falls, the more reality starts to bend.
Director: Andrew Gibbs
Producer: Saj Adib, Pradeep Paga, Andrew Gibbs
Writer: Andrew Gibbs
Cast: Amelia Mahrie, Stephen Montagna
Cinematographer: Brian Reyes
Editor: Andrew Gibbs
Award Wins:
Chicago Horror Film Festival - Best Chicago Director
Milwaukee Horror Film Festival - Best Horror Film
Nashville Horror Film Festival - Best Director
Happy Frights Film Festival - Best Horror Film
From Beyond Film Festival - Best Short Film
Toronto Horror Film Festival - Best Horror Film
Days of the Dead International Film Festival - Best Actress
MeggaXP's Blood Bash - Best Actress
Indie Horror Junkie Film Fest Megacon - Best Scare
We filmed Manifest in a giant historic church in Wisconsin over 2 days with a tiny crew. The church, now called The Castle Beloit, has a long history of paranormal activity too, so we made sure to film in the rooms we heard stories from. Once we were done filming, I travelled over a long weekend through Wisconsin and stayed in haunted hotels to edit the film, staying in the actual rooms with reports. It’s a fun fact that I’m able to tell people when we’ve been showing at film festivals. There are also many layers in the sound design with frequencies and sounds to make you feel uncomfortable. I wanted the film to have a “feel” to it.
Website: www.darkhousepics.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/andr3wgibbs
Twitter: x.com/andr3wgibbs
Facebook: www.facebook.com/andr3wgibbs
Mountain King
Feature
World Premiere
In the highlands of Scandinavia, where folklore and reality converge, Hannah travels to surprise her boyfriend, Gregor, over the holidays. Meeting her partner’s family was always going to be awkward, but her Christmas turns into one of bizarre rituals, pagan feasts, and some uncomfortable conversations regarding her feelings on commitment. Hannah begins to suspect that the woods are full of monsters older than humanity, and Gregor’s family full of secrets older still. As the night grows colder, Hannah and Gregor must keep their relationship together and return to civilization … or else become one with the woods forever. A rom-com set against the backdrop of a horror film, MOUNTAIN KING is a genre-bending exploration of love, monsters, and what it means to become part of someone else’s family.
Director: Gabrielle Christensen
Producer: Gabrielle Christensen, Graham Dunn, Simon Louis Ong
Writer: Gabrielle Christensen, Graham Dunn, Simon Louis Ong
Cast: Hannah Deale, Carter Sirianni, Iryna Malygina, Keoki Trask, Juan Paulo Munevar, Sarah Kim
Cinematographer: Graham Barbour
Editor: Dylan Lanham
Website: https://www.reddogproductions.org/mountain-king
Instagram: @reddog_productions