Films / Schedule

This is our 15th year! We ran for three years as Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival; 10 years as Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival; and this will be our second year as Amazing Fantasy Fest.

We're showing 94 films over nine days! AFF 2025 runs Friday, Sept. 12th - Thursday, Sept. 18th at Dipson's Amherst Theatre, 3500 Main Street in Buffalo; and Friday, Sept. 19th and Saturday, Sept. 20th at The Screening Room Cinema & Arts Cafe, 880 Alberta Drive in Amherst, New York.

Official Selection Films (94)

Official Selection Features: (13)

AngelFish (Conedy-Drama, WNY, 105 minutes)

Astral Plane Drifter (Fantasy, US,1 hr 29 mins)

Burnt Flowers (Thriller, UK,1 hr. 39 mins)

Cain Came Home (Supernatural, US, 80 mins)

Cherry Baby (Crime Thriller, NYS, 83 mins)

Dead, White & Blue (Experimental/Comedy, US, 83 mins)

Dyngus Day (Horror Comedy, WNY, 1 hr 39 mins)

Journey (Fantasy, Australia, 70 mins)

The Other Christmas Show (Musical Comedy, US, 1 hr. 58 mins)

A Serbian Documentary (Documentary, US, 83 mins)

Straight on Till Morning (Horror, US, 1 hr. 44 mins)

Vincent – A Story of Supernatural Friendship (Supernatural, Denmark, 83 mins)

Zombie Chronicles (Horror,NYS,1 hr. 55 mins)

Special Non-Competition Features: (3)

Frenzy Moon (World Premiere, 81 mins)

Humanoids from the Deep (45th Anniversary, 90 mins)

Shadow Creature (30th Anniversary, 90 mins)

Short Features (9)

Best Served Cold (Fantasy/Drama, WNY, 55 mins)

The Box, The Con, and The Handsomest Man in Fandom – (Documentary, Comedy, 40 mins)

Cariddi’s Graveyard: Tales of Mare Nostrum (Adventure, UK, 45 mins)

Courting Death (Supernatural Comedy, WNY, 31 mins)

Daydreamers (Experimental, China, 50 mins)

Mother Grimm (Experimental Horror, US, 36 mins)

Nastell (Drama, WNY, 51 mins)

The Showffeur (WNY, Horror, 40 mins)

Tales from Clipper Coffee (Horror/Fantasy Anthology, NYS, 1 hr)

Official Selection International Shorts (11)

Anecoica (Spain, 17:38)

The City (Ukraine, 8 mins)

The Dead of Winter (UK,12 mins)

Evil Sex (Spain, 13:23)

I’m Here (Cambodia, 10 mins)

On the Shore of an Ancient Sea (Russia, 11:02)

Primacy (Spain, 19:47)

Script (Italy, 8:10)

The Titanium Angel (UK, Animated, 8 mins)

Umbra (Spain, 10)

Where Are All the Gay Superheroes (UK, 14:52)

Official Selection Shorts (6)

Caliburn (Fantasy, USA, 16 mins)

Deb & Joan (SF, USA, 14:20)

Escaping Gravity (SF, former WNY, 18:45)

Frea  (Fantasy, US, 10 mins)

Le Singe Bleu (Horror/Dark Fantasy, CAN, 12 mins, French) 

Multi Level Massacre (Horror Comedy, USA, 9 mins)

Official Selection Western New York Shorts (16)

3 Strikes You’re Dead  (Horror Comedy, 10 mins)

Arcade Daze (Horror Comedy, 21 mins)

Black Moon – (Crime Drama/Action, 14 mins)

Brainless – (Romance/Fanttasy, 23 mins )

Contempt –  (Drama/Thriller, 11 min)

Departure – (Supernatural Thriller, 11 mins)

Endurance – (Comedy, 7:41 mins) 

Gaspers – (Crime Drama, 13 mins)

Kiss the Cook (Horror Comedy, 23 mins)

The Monster of My Mind  (Psychological Horror, 10 mins)

The Paradox Payout (Crime Drama/Sci-Fi, 13 mins)

Phantom Frights (Horror Comedy, 25 mins)

Realm of Reality (Dark Fantasy, 14 mins )

Reverie (Romantic Comedy, 21 mins)

Shadows  (Horror, 11 mins)

Underbelly (Horror, 8 mins)

Official Selection International Micro Shorts (2)

Grab (UK, 1:33)

NAKAY – Gold & Blood (Fantasy, Italy, 7 mins)

Official Selection Micro Shorts (6)

Creation  (Experimental, US,  6 mins)

The End of October (US 6:30)

Like Me (USA, Horror, 6 mins) 

Midnight Snack (Horror Comedy, USA, 4 mins)

Midnight Snack (Horror, Canada, 1:41)

A Rough Start (Horror, NYS, 5 mins)

Official Selection Western New York Micro Shorts (5)

Close Your Eyes (Thriller, 5:20)

Cupcake – (Horror, 3 mins)

Dead Men – (Horror, 7 mins)

The Invaders (Experimental, WNY, 1:20)

There Was (Experimental, WNY, 5 mins)

Official Selection Animated Shorts (15)

The Adjudicator’s Pawn II (Animated, USA, 8:20)

Be Careful of the Vampire (Animated, Korea, 3:36)

Birds of a Feather (Animated, WNY, 4:44)

The Corridor (Animated, Iran, 8:36)

The Good, the Bad and the Blood Thirsty: Sun’s Salvation  (A.I., US)

I Am a Duck (Animated, UA, 12:30)

In Half (Animation, Spain, 24 mins)

The Lost Echo (Animated, Canada, 8:20)

Oh! My God (Animated, China,1:30)

The Resort of Magic, Fantasy and Definitely NOT Monsters (Animated, 5:33)

Robot Tank 2030 (Animated, US, 4:59)

Soul-less (Animated, US, 4:38)

Time Flies (Animated, US, 4:25)

Torch and Hammer (WNY, 3:30)

Undertow (Animated, USA, 2:32)

Official Selection Stop Motion Animation (4)

Aster (Stop Motion Animation, UK, 5:37)

Cloudy Day (Stop Motion Animation, Poland, 1:18 min)

Foil Guy vs. Anvil (Stop Motion Animation, US, 1 min)

Summon a Gravedigger (Stop Motion Animation, USA, 7:30)

Official Selection Western New York Student (4)

Aaron, My Friend (Horror, 6 mins)

Forever (Drama, 14 mins)

Sugarcrash  (Satire, 1 min)

Thrillogy (Horror Comedy, 16 mins)

Admission Prices

Full Fantasy Festival Pass - $90 for 9 days plus one Bonus "Secret Cinema" Day closed to the public at The Screening Room on Sunday, Sept. 21st; Student & Senior Discount, $65.

Day Passes for Friday 9/12, Saturday 9/13, or Sunday, 9/14 - $25

Day Passes for Monday, 9/15, Tuesday, 9/16, Wednesday, 9/17, or Thursday, 9/19 - $20

Day Passes for Friday, 9/19 - $20, Saturday, 9/20 - $20

AMAZING FAVTASY FEST 2025

AMAZING FANTASY FEST 2025 SCHEDULE

Nine Days, 94 Films, 30 Blocks, 2 Venues! Because we strive to  be the most AMAZING film festival in Western New York. Blocks with features list the features first and then the shorts, but the shorts will play before the features. All Q&As are tentative, and more are expected.

FRIDAY, Sept. 12th at Dipson’s Amherst Theatre

Block 1

2:00 pm           Fantasy Block  

Foil Guy vs. Anvil (Stop Motion Animation, US, 1 min)

Cloudy Day (Stop Motion Animation, Poland, 1:18 min)

      Aster (Stop Motion Animation, UK, 5:37)

     Summon a Gravedigger (Stop Motion Animation, US, 7:30)

     Frea  (Fantasy, US, 10 mins)

Caliburn (Fantasy, US, 16 mins)

Journey (Fantasy, Australia, 71 mins)

Block 2                

4:20 pm       Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fandom                                  

The Box, The Con, and The Handsomest Man in Fandom (Documentary, Canada, 40 mins)  Q&A      

Deb & Joan (SF, USA, 14:20) Q&A

The End of October (Horror, 7 mins) Q&A

Block 3                                                                                                      

6:45 pm           Frenzy Moon World Premiere

Frenzy Moon  (Horror, WNY, 81 mins)

                           Like Me (USA, Horror, 6 mins) Q&A

Block 4                                      

9:15 pm               Slashers

                            Straight On Till Morning (Horror, US1 hr 50 mins) Q&A

                            A Rough Start (USA, Horror, 5 mins)

SATURDAY, Sept. 13th at Dipson’s Amherst Theatre

Block 5          

1:30 pm              A Serbian Documentarty (Documentary, US, 90 mins)

Block 6                                  

3:20 pm               The Apocalypse

                         Zombie Chronicles (Horror, NYS, 1 hr. 55 mins) Q&A

The Good, the Bad and the Bloodthirsty: Sun’s Salvation (Horror, Animation, 5 mins)

Block 7

6:15 pm               Three Amazing Horror Shorts

                              Le Singe Bleu (Dark Fantasy, Canada, 12 mins) Q&A

                              Mother Grimm (Experimental/Horror, US. 36 mins) Q&A                              

   The Showffeur (Horror, WNY, 40 mins)

Block 8

9 :00 pm               Humanoids from the Deep  (45th Anniversary, 90 mins)

                               Multi Level Massacre (Horror Comedy, USA, 9 mins)

SUNDAY, Sept. 14th  – OFFBEAT SUNDAY at Dipson’s Amherst Theatre

Block 9

1:15 pm                  Sugarcrash (Student, WNY,1 min)

                             Creation (Experimental, US, 6 mins)

                             Tales from Clipper House Coffee (Anthology, NYS, 1 hr)               

3:30 pm                    Amazing Fantasy Fest Awards

Block 10

4:45 pm                 "Dyngus, dyngus, po dwa jaja; nie chcę chleba tylko jaja."    

   Translation: ""Dyngus, dyngus, for two eggs; I don't want bread, only eggs." 

  Dyngus Day (Horror Comedy, WNY, 1 hr. 40 mins) Q&A

Block 11

7:10 pm                      Three Buffalo Horror Comedies

Arcade Daze (Horror Comedy, WNY, 21 mins) Q&A

                                 Kiss the Cook (Horror Comedy, WNY, 23 mins) Q&A

                                    Phantom Frights (Horror Comedy, WNY, 25 mins) Q&A

Block 12                        

9:00 pm     WTF Stoner/Fantasy Comedy!

                          Astral Plane Drifter (90 mins) Q&A

    Midnight Snack (Horror Comedy, USA, 4 mins)

MONDAY, Sept. 15th at Dipson's Amherst Theatre

Block 13                       

2:30  pm             Burnt Flowers (Thriller, UK, 1 hr 39 mins)

Block 14       

4:30 pm                    Samurai Dreams

Daydreamers (China, 50 mins) 

                                 Black Moon (US, 14 mins)

Block 15

6:00 pm                      Nastell (Drama, WNY, 51 mins) Q&A

                                    Forever (WNY Student, 14 mins)

                                    Escaping Gravity (SF, WNY, 18:45) Q&A

Block 16

8:15 pm                        Frenzy Moon Encore  (Horror, WNY, 81 mins) Q&A

TUESDAY, Sept. 16th at Dipson’s Amherst Theatre                              

Block 17

4:00 pm                        Vincent – A Story of Supernatural Friendship (Horror, Denmark. 83   mins)

                                     Midnight Snack (Horror, Canada, 1:41)

Block 18

6:00 pm                        Best Served Cold (Drama/Thriller, WNY, 55 mins) Q&A

                                      Endurance – (Comedy, WNY, 7 mins) Q&A

Block 19

7:45 pm                        Cain Comes Home (Horror, US, 80 mins) Q&A

      Gaspers (Crime, WNY, 13 mins) Q&A

                                      The Invaders (Experimental, WNY, 1:20) Q&A

                                      There Was (Experimental, WNY, 5 mins) Q&A

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17th  at Dipson’s Amherst Theatre

Block 20

2:30 pm                      International Shorts

                                        Nakay: Gold & Blood (Italy, 7  mins)

                                     Anecoica (Spain, 17:38 mins)

                                     The City (Ukraine, 8 mins)

                                     Script (Italy, 8:10 mins)

                                     I’m Here (Cambodia, 10 mins)

                                     Umbra (Spain, 10 mins)

                                     Primacy (Spain, 19:47 mins)

                                     On the Shore of an Ancient Sea (Fantasy, Russian Federation, 11:02)

                                     Evil Sex (Spain, 13:23)

Block 21

4:30 pm                      United Kingdom Shorts

                                     Cariddi’s Graveyard: Tales of Mare Nostrum (UK, 45 mins)

                                     Where Are All the Gay Superheroes (UK, 14:52 mins)

                                     Grab (UK, 1:33 mins)

                                     The Dead of Winter (UK,12 mins)

Block 22

6:15 pm                          Angel Fish (Comedy Drama, WNY, 105 mins) Q&A

Block 23

8:30 pm                          Western New York Weird Crime Shorts

                                     Close Your Eyes (5 mins) Q&A

                                     3 Strikes Your Dead (10 mins) Q&A

                                     The Paradox Payout (13 mins) Q&A

                                     Contempt  (11 mins) Q&A

                                        Realm of Reality  (Fantasy, WNY, 14 mins) Q&A

THURSDAY, Sept. 18th at Dipson’s Amherst Theatre

Block 24

4:00 pm                      Dead, White and Blue (Comedy/Experimental, US, 84 mins)

Block 25

6:00 pm                      Strange Western New York Love

                                     Reverie (Romantic Comedy, 21 mins) Q&A

                                     Brainless (Sci-Fi/Romance, 23 mins) Q&A

                                     Courting Death (Supernatural Comedy, 32 mins) Q&A

Block 26

8:20 pm                          Western New York Horror Shorts   

                                     Cupcake – (3 mins) Q&A

 Dead Men (7 mins) Q&A

                         Departure (12 mins) Q&A

                         Shadows (11 mins) Q&A

                         Thrillogy  (16 mins) Q&A

                         The Monster of My Mind (10 mins) Q&A

                         Aaron My Friend (6 mins) Q&A

                         Underbelly (8 mins) Q&A

FRIDAY, Sept. 19th at The Screening Room

Block 27

6:30 pm                          Cherry Baby (Crime Drama/LGBTQ, WNY, 83 mins) Q&A

Block 28

8:30 pm                          Shadow Creature (Horror, WNY, 30th Anniversary, 95 mins) Q&A

SATURDAY, Sept. 20th at The Screening Room

Block 29

5:30 pm                          Amazing Animation Festival  – 15 shorts

 Oh! My God (Animated, China,1:30)

 Undertow (Animated, USA, 2:32 mins)

  Be Careful of the Vampire (Animated Kora, 3:36 mins)

  Birds of a Feather (Animated, WNY, 4:44 mins) Q&A

  Time Flies (Animated, USA, 4:25 mins)

  Soul-less (Animated, USA, 4:38 mins)

                                     Robot Tank 2030 (Animated, US, 4:59 mins)

                                         The Titanium Angel (UK, Animated, 8 mins)

                                         Torch and Hammer (WNY, 3:30 mins) Q&A

                          The Adjudicator’s Pawn II (Animated, US, 8:20 mins)

                          The Resort of Magic, Fantasy and Definitely NOT Monsters (5:33)

                          The Lost Echo (Animated, Canada, 8:20 mins)

                          The Corridor (Animated, Iran, 8:36 mins)

                           I Am Duck (Animated, US, 12:30 mins)

                                         In Half (Animation, Spain, 24 mins)

Block 30

8:00 pm                     Amazing Fantasy Fest Christmas Special  

 The Other Christmas (Musical Comedy, US, 1 hr. 58 mins) Q&A

SUNDAY, Sept. 21st consists of a special "Secret Cinema" screening party! These screenings are held exclusively for Sponsors, Full Fantasy Festival Pass holders, and Official Selection Filmmakers, are free of charge, and are not open to the public.

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!

2024 Schedule

1:30 pm Block 1: Fragment (US, Horror, 91 mins) Buffalo Premiere: Isolated in her desert home, a computer programmer struggles to cope with unexplainable occurrences that unravel her reality.  Written by  Katey Baldwin and Kristy Shimek, directed by Robert Vornkahl. Cosmic horror, nudity.  Short: Three Baths (NYC, Horror, 7 mins).

3:30  pm Block 2: Flesh of the Unforgiven (NYS, Horror, 89 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Debbie Rochon stars in this extreme horror tale about a couple falling prey to sinister forces at a mountain getaway.  Written and directed by Joe Hollow. Nudity, sexual situations, S&M imagery, violence, gore. The good stuff!

6:00  pm Block 3: Nickel City Tinseltown (WNY, Documentary, 1 05 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Immensely entertaining look at Western New York's independent filmmaking community, featuring interviews, clips and historical background. Directed by Adrian Esposito and Curt Markham. World Premiere Short: Eccentrip (WNY, Horror, 20 mins, Q&A).

***The 9:20 om Block 4 Screening of SLASHER DAYS OF SUMMER is SOLD OUT! Unfortunately, no additional screenings were permitted. Passes purchased before the sellout will include this film, and any sold after the sellout (Saturday, Sept.  7th) DO NOT include it. All Sponsors will get seats for this screening; Official Selection filmmakers who did not RSVP (as per our FilmFreeway notification) will not be able to attend this one. Look for future area screenings scheduled by the producers.***

9:20 pm Block 4:  Slasher Days of Summer  (WNY, Horror-Comedy, 89 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Celebrate Friday the 13th by watching a homegrown slasher comedy filmed in Akron and Lancaster, with a large cast of locals. Written by Ty Cheman and Kristen Skeet, directed by Kristen. Watch out for he Woodsman! Short: Just Another Day in Paradise (WNY, Comedy, 3 mins, Q&A).

Saturday, September 14th - SATURDAY SHOCKERS

1:00 pm Block 5:  Ragdoll Assassin (WNY, Comedy, 99 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Hilarious Rochester comedy about a female assassin, her sentient ragdoll, the incompetent henchmen hunting them, and the supervillain behind it all.  Written and directed by Curt Markham, our Filmmaker of the Year, who also plays the supervillain!

3:20 pm Block 6:  Rich Interior Lives (US, Fantasy/Drama, 99 mins, Q&A) Film Festival Premiere: Noel Coward meets Alan Moore in this brain teaser about a dinner party where one guest may be a psychotic superhero. For fans of The Boys. Written by former Depew native Andrew Bonazelli and directed by Ken Whiting.

6:00 pm Block 7:   They Call Her Death (US, Western/Supernatural, 92 mins, Q&A) Film Festival Premiere:  Wildy entertaining, violent Euro-style revenge western filmed on 16mm film! Molly Pray is on a bloody crusade against the criminal forces that wronged her. Pray she doesn't come for you! Written and directed by Austin Snell. Buffalo Premiere Short: Forward (WNY, Horror, 11 mins, Q&A) .

9:00 pm Block 8:  Black Eyed Susan (NYC, Science Fiction, 80 mins, Q&A) New York Premiere: Cult filmmaker Scooter McCrae (Shatter Dead, Sixteen Tongues) makes his Buffalo debut with this transgressive science fiction thriller about a robot sex doll harboring a dark secret.  World Premiere Short: Jane & the Brain (WNY, Horror, 15 mins, Q&A).   

Sunday, September 15th - OFF BEAT SUNDAY

1:00 pm Block 9: Florence  (US, Horror, World Premiere, 80 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Florence journeys into her own psyche and Dante's circles of Hell while a masked killer circles closer, pushing her to the brink of sanity.  Directed by Skip Shea (Trinity, Seed), with Italy sequences directed by Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash)! World Premiere Short: Agency (WNY, Thriller, 21 mins, Q&A).

3:30 pm Block 10:  First Person Savior (US, Drama/Thriller, 81 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Former  Rochester native John Karyus stars in this unusual, 70's style drama about a man seeking purpose in a fog of video games, junk food, and insomnia. Written and directed by Ramzi Abed. Buffalo Premiere Short: Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors (US, Horror, 8 mins, Q&A).

5:45 – 6:45 Awards: The AFF Awards are presented in the Amherst Theatre and are open to the public.

7:00 pm  Block 11:  Massacre at Femur Creek (Canada, Horror, 78 mins, Q&A) US Premiere: Kyle Hytonen wrote and directed this 80's style slasher comedy about a masked killer wreaking havoc upon a bachelor party camping trip. Short: Noonday Demon (Canada, Animated, 9 mins, Q&A) Buffalo Premiere.

9:00 pm Block 12:  Bronx Lore (NYC, Horror Anthology, 82 mins, Q&A)  Buffalo Premiere: Jerry Landi (Batratticus) returns with this compilation of shorts produced in the Bronx. World Premiere Short: The Gory Hole (United Kingdom, Horror, 9 mins, Q&A) , a WTF from Richard Rowntree and Ash Mountain Films.

Monday, September 16th - MONDAY MOVIES

2:00 pm Block 13: US Shorts (103  mins)

Seven amazing horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and comedy shorts produced around the US.:

Night Feeding (US, Horror, 6 mins)

Banjo (US, Horror Comedy, 15 mins)

Sentinels (US, Fantasy, 15 mins)

Bloodlines (US, Fantasy, 3 mins)

Others (US, Science Fiction,19 mins)

Dad’s New Roommate (US, Comedy/Fantasy, 23 mins)

Interitus Adfectus (US, Horror, 20 mins)

4:00 pm Block 14:  The Pocket Film of Superstitions (United Kingdom, Fantasy/Documentary, 88 mins) New York Premiere: Caroline Munro and Lynn Lowry are among the stars Tom Lee Rutter's quaint, creepy, and extremely cinematic merging of folkloric horror, the supernatural , and superstitions through the ages.

6:00 pm Block 15: Short Films: WNY & Beyond (66 mins + Q&As)

Shorts produced in Western New York, and in our expanding community that includes Canada, NYC and MA.

Missed. Carriage (WNY, 5 mins, Q&A)

BeeHarmony (MA, Comedy, 1:15) New York Premiere

Joey (NYC, Comedy, 16 mins, Q&A) Buffalo Premiere

Just Right Justice (MA, Comedy, 1 :46)

Duck and Cover (Canada, Comedy, 9 mins, Q&A) – Buffalo Premiere

Road to Roadkill (MA, Comedy, 1 :17 ) -Buffalo Premiere

What Silence Looks Like (WNY, Thriller, 9 mins, Q&A) – World Premiere

Bat Country  (MA, Drama/Fantasy, 23 mins)

7:50 pm Block 16:  Inbetweening (US, Comedy/Fantasy, 118 mins, Q&A) 

World Premiere: Returning filmmaker Mel House's dark comedy/fantasy about the travails of a bi-racial filmmaker, augmented by puppets, animation, a musical number, and Fishbone's Angelo Moore, playing himself, and co-starring Debbie Rochon. A special movie!

Tuesday, September 17th - TUESDAY TALKING PICTURES

2:00 pm Block 17: International Shorts (104 mins)

Six amazing shorts from around the world!

Mystery of the Keeper, (Ukraine, 15 mins)

Dancing with My Mother (Australia, 12 mins)

The Lure (UK, 1:28)

O.U. (US, 20 mins)

The Fawn of Healwood, the Edge (France, 15 mins)

The Detachment (Korea, 39 mins)

4:10 pm Block 18:  Life of Pain (WNY, Documentary, 76 mins)  World Premiere: Tim O'Hearn produced and Chad Diamond Dann directed this documentary aboout Ted Travis, following his career from collegiate wrestler to pro wrestler "Dr. Pain" to world champion powerlifter. Ted will attend with Tim.

6:00 pm Block 19: Reset  (WNY, Horror, 80 mins) World Premiere: A science fiction/horror creature feature written and directed by Michael Yammine, featuring cast and special effects personnel from last year's Demon Behind the Glass. A broken father whose daughter was taken by an otherworldly force fights for his life against a monstrous foe in a never ending cycle of hell.  Short:  Howl If You Love Me (US, Animated, 8 mins).

8:30 pm  Block 20:  Local Shorts (WNY, 70 mins + Q&As) 

Seven amazing local shorts covering Experimental, Documentary, Thriller, Horror and Science Fiction. Support local art!

Requiem (WNY, 1 min Q&A)

The Harvest (WNY, 4 mins, Q&A)

An Illustrated Guide to Flowering Houseplants (5 mins, Q&A)

Fin. (2 mins, Q&A)

Car Spider (WNY, 11 mins, Q&A)

The Surgeon (WNY, 14 mins, Q&A)

Lake in VR (WNY, 17 mins, Q&A)

Frostbyte (WNY, 17 mins, Q&A)

Wednesday, September 18th - WICKED WEDNESDAY

2:00 pm Block 21: Animated Shorts (104 mins)

Eleven amazing animated shorts from around the world!

The House of Weird (US, 3:29 mins)

Letter from a Stranger (Iran, 6 mins)

Ethel (Switzerland, Stop Motion, 8 mins)

The Bell (Philippines, 11 mins)

The Bitter Desert (Norway, 15 mins)

We Are Here to Help (UK, 5 mins)

The Adjudicators’ Pawn (US, 6 mins)

Sulayman (Philippines, 8 mins)

Les Betes (US, Stop Motion, 12 mins)

Black Sanga: The Prototype (Spain, 14 mins)

On the Streets of Willoughby (US, 15 mins)

4:00 pm Block 22:  Voices Carry (Canada, Thriller, 81 mins, Q&A) 

New York Premiere: A man gets more than he bargained for when he stays at a BNB.

6:00 pm Block 23:  7 Kills, 3 Songs & A Banana (WNY, Comedy, 93 mins, Q&A) Film Festival Premiere:

The only musical comedy/slasher-thriller produced in Niagara Falls, utilizing familiar locations and a large cast of local performers.

8:20 pm Block 24:  WNY Shorts (62 mins + Q&As)

Six locally produced horror thrillers! 

Slasher (WNY, 4 mins, Q&A)

Damn  Thing (WNY, 9 mins, Q&A)

Junk Food (WNY, 13 mins, Q&A)

Slash Squatch (WNY, 6 mins, Q&A)

Nokk (WNY, 17 mins, Q&A)

Twice (WNY, Thriller, 11 mins, Q&A) – World Premiere

Thursday, September 19th -  THRILLING THURSDAY

2:00 pm Block 25: Buried on Shine Mountain (US, Drama/Fantasy, 90 mins) New York Premiere: A prospector leads two young farmhands up haunted Shine Mountain in search of life-changing fortune.

4:00 pm Block 26: US  Shorts (74 mins)

Six amazing shorts from across the country.

The Vulture (US, Fantasy, 6 mins)

The Thaw (US, Horror, 17 mins)

Split second (US, Horror, 22 mins)

Routine (US, Mixed media, 5 mins)

Concessions (US, Drama, 7 mins)

Tales from the End! (US, Science Fiction, 26 mins)

6:00 pm Block 27:  Special Needs Revolt (WNY, Action/Comedy, 1 13 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Rochester filmmaker Adrian Esposito's long-in-the-works, epic comedy-action film in the Troma mold. A man with Down Syndrome awakens from a coma to discover the US has been taken over by an egomaniacal dictator with bad hair, and must lead the revolt against totalitarianism! Co-written by Adrian, co-star Bill Weeden, and Curt Markham.

8:50 pm Block 28: The Damnation (Canada, Horror, 80 mins, Q&A) World Premiere: Indigenous residents of an ignored community battle vampire-like creatures! A very fun creature feature with social underpinnings, written and produced by Chris Darton,who co-directed with Seb Godin.