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Beyond Fest Announces Full Film Slate!

9/21/2021

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The biggest genre fest in Los Angeles is back...

...I've lived in Los Angeles for over ten years, and every year, one of the fests I most look forward to is Beyond Fest. This year, the fest is going all out, comprising of 39 features, including 8 world premieres, 4 US premieres, and 17 West Coast Premieres! Included in that list is the US Premiere of HALLOWEEN KILLS, the West Coast premieres of THE BLACK PHONE, LAMB, VORTEX and Palme d’Or winner TITANE on 35mm, the world premiere of NEW YORK NINJA, 50th anniversary of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, and a salute to the legendary Michael Mann!

​Beyond Fest returns to theaters from Wednesday, September 29th - Monday, October 11th. Built in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Beyond Fest will screen at the Legion Theatre, Aero Theatre, and Los Feliz 3 with all ticket sales going to the 501c3 non-profit film institution. And for those concerned about Covid (samesies), attendance to all screenings require physical proof of vaccination and guests must follow mandatory mask mandates. 

As a give-back to the film community of Los Angeles, all Beyond Fest programming at the Los Feliz 3 Theatre will be 100% free to all guests courtesy of Shudder, the premium streaming service for horror, thriller and supernatural films and series.

Celebrating a commitment to the most transgressive cinema, Beyond Fest has also curated the ultimate late night sidebar with IFC Midnight to commemorate their 10-year anniversary. Reflecting their endlessly provocative slate, six free screenings,  courtesy of IFC Midnight, will begin at the stroke of midnight: the brand-new restoration of Lars von Trier’s ANTICHRIST, THE BABADOOK, KILL LIST, MANIAC, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE, and BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO.

Another significant 20-year anniversary is that of the world’s leading genre website, BLOODY DISGUSTING, who have joined Beyond Fest to program a day dedicated to three of the most important films in their celebrated history hosted by Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew Podcast. Opening the day is the battle between the king of the monsters, FREDDY VS. JASON with writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift in-person, genre superheroes Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett will be on hand to discuss YOU’RE NEXT after a rare 35mm screening, and closing out the event will be Fede Álvarez with world's first theatrical screening of his uncut EVIL DEAD in all its glory. 

In the digital space, Beyond Fest is presenting with Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television the virtual panel ‘Women In Horror: The Female Perspective.’ Featuring an all-female roster of filmmakers including Gigi Saul Guerrero (Writer/Director, BINGO HELL), Axelle Carolyn (Writer/Director, THE MANOR), Maritte Lee Go (Director, BLACK AS NIGHT), Marcella Ochoa (Writer, MADRES), and Lisa Bruce (Blumhouse Television), ‘Women In Horror’ delves deep into the process, challenges, and cause for celebration experienced by female genre filmmakers. The panel will be available to watch for free online from 1st October on beyondfest.com and americancinematheque.com

Beyond Fest will continue to support the filmmaking community with the help of Final Draft who will be presenting three dedicated short blocks and supplying the selected films with a copy of Final Draft 12 as well as giving free entry for each of the selected budding screenwriters into Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest.

See below for the full lineup and get your tickets at americancinematheque.com. Visit beyondfest.com and the American Cinematheque for details.

Attendees will need to present both proof of vaccination and a valid ID at the theatre to be admitted into the event. (Last vaccination must be recorded as 2 weeks prior to the event). Reasonable accommodations will be provided to those needing it for religious or medical reasons with proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test, taken within 72 hours of the screening. For more information regarding requirements, visit americancinematheque.com.
BEYOND FEST 2021 PROGRAM
 
LEGION THEATRE
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Titane, 2021
TITANE

West Coast Premiere
Director: Julia Ducournau
Country: France, Belgium
Runtime: 108 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Julia Ducournau in person
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Halloween Kills, 2021
HALLOWEEN KILLS
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US Premiere
Director: David Gordon Green
Country: USA
Runtime: 106 Minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum in person
MUBI THEATRE at the Aero Theatre
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Lamb, 2021
LAMB

West Coast Premiere
Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Country: Iceland, Sweden, Poland
Runtime: 106 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Valdimar Jóhannsson and actor Noomi Rapace in person
 
NEW YORK NINJA

World Premiere
Director: John Liu
Country: USA
Runtime: 
Year: 1984

GUESTS: Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Leon Isaac and Adrienne Meltzer, Producer Kurtis Spieler and Brad Henderson in person
 
FREDDY VS. JASON

Repertory Screening
Director: Ronny Yu
Country: USA
Runtime: 97 minutes
Year: 2003

GUESTS: Writers Mark Swift and Damian Shannon in person
 
YOU’RE NEXT

Repertory Screening
Director: Adam Wingard
Country: USA
Runtime: 94 minutes
Year: 2011

GUESTS: Director Adam Wingard and Writer Simon Barrett in person
 
EVIL DEAD

Repertory Screening
Director: Fede Álvarez
Country: USA
Runtime: 96 minutes
Year: 2013

GUESTS: Director/Co-Writer Fede Álvarez in person
 
V/H/S/94

West Coast Premiere
Director: Jennifer Reeder, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Producers Brad Miska, Josh Goldbloom and composer Greg Anderson in person
 
V/H/S

Repertory Screening
Director: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence
Country: USA
Runtime: 116 minutes
Year: 2012

GUESTS: Director Simon Barrett in person
 
MAD GOD

West Coast Premiere
Director: Phil Tippett
Country: USA
Runtime: 83 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Phil Tippett in person
 
STARSHIP TROOPERS

Repertory Screening
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Country: USA
Runtime: 129 minutes
Year: 1997

GUESTS: Phil Tippett in person
 
COLLATERAL

Repertory Screening
Director: Michael Mann
Country: USA
Runtime: 120 minutes
Year: 2004

GUESTS: Director Michael Mann in person
 
THIEF

Repertory Screening
Director: Michael Mann
Country: USA
Runtime: 122 minutes
Year: 1981

GUESTS: Director Michael Mann in person
 
VORTEX

West Coast Premiere
Director: Gaspar Noé
Country: France
Runtime: 144 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Gaspar Noé in virtual Q&A
 
POSSESSION

West Coast Premiere - 4K Restoration
Director: Andrzej Żuławski
Country: France, Germany
Runtime: 124 minutes
Year: 1981
 
THE EMPTY MAN

Repertory Screening
Director: David Prior
Country: USA
Runtime: 137 minutes
Year: 2020

GUESTS: Director David Prior in person
 
THE BLACK PHONE

West Coast Premiere
Director: Scott Derrickson
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Scott Derrickson in person
 
BLOOD FOR DRACULA

Repertory Screening
Director: Paul Morrisey
Country: Italy, France
Runtime: 106 minutes
Year: 1974
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GUESTS: Actor Udo Kier in person
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The Black Phone, 2021
SHUDDER THEATRE at the Los Feliz 3


WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR

West Coast Premiere
Director: Kier-La Janisse
Country: USA
Runtime: 194 minutes
Year: 2021
 

ALLISON’S BIRTHDAY

World Premiere - 4K Restoration
Director: Ian Coughlan
Country: Australia
Runtime: 97 minutes
Year: 1981
 

SOUTH OF HEAVEN

World Premiere
Director: Aharon Keshales
Country: USA
Runtime: 120 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Aharon Keshales in person
 
THE SPINE OF NIGHT

West Coast Premiere
Director: Morgan Galen King, Philip Gelatt
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 minutes
Year: 2021
 
CODE NAME: NAGASAKI

West Coast Premiere
Director: Fredrik Hana
Country: Norway
Runtime: 70 minutes
Year: 2021
 

DR. CALIGARI

US Premiere - 4K Restoration
Director: Stephen Sayadian
Country: USA
Runtime: 80 minutes
Year: 1989

GUESTS: Director Stephen Sayadian, Writer Jerry Stahl, Director of Photography Ladi von Jansky
 
TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD

West Coast Premiere - Uncut Restoration
Director: Amando de Ossorio
Country: France, Portugal
Runtime: 101 minutes
Year: 1972
 

THE FEAST

West Coast Premiere
Director: Lee Haven Jones
Country: UK
Runtime: 93 minutes
Year: 2021
 

SALOUM

West Coast Premiere
Director: Jean Luc Herbulot
Country: Senegal, Congo
Runtime: 84 minutes
Year: 2021
 

THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST

US Premiere
Director: Dasha Nekrasova
Country: USA
Runtime:  81 minutes
Year: 2021
 

THE SEED

World Premiere
Director: Sam Walker
Country: UK
Runtime: 
Year: 2021
 

THE BETA TEST

West Coast Premiere
Director: Jim Cummings
Country: USA
Runtime: 93 minutes
Year: 2021
 

THE MEDIUM

US Premiere
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun
Country: Thailand, South Korea
Runtime: 131 minutes
Year: 2021
 

EARWIG

US Premiere
Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Country: France, Belgium, UK
Runtime: 114 minutes
Year: 2021
 

HOMEBOUND

West Coast Premiere
Director: Sebastian Goodwin
Country: UK
Runtime: 75 minutes
Year: 2021
 

SECRET SCREENING

xxxxxxxx Premiere
Director: xxxx xxxxxxxxx
Country: xx
Runtime: xxxxx minutes
Year: 2021
 

THE SADNESS

West Coast Premiere
Director: Rob Jabbaz
Country: Taiwan
Runtime: 99 minutes
Year: 2021
 

A BANQUET

West Coast Premiere
Director: Ruth Paxton
Country: UK
Runtime: 97 minutes
Year: 2021
 

AFTER BLUE (DIRTY PARADISE)

West Coast Premiere
Director: Bertrand Mandico
Country: France
Runtime: 127 minutes
Year: 2021
 
TRAVELLING LIGHT

World Premiere
Director: Bernard Rose
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 minutes
Year: 2021

GUESTS: Director Bernard Rose, Actor Danny Houston, Tony Todd, Olivia D’Abo, Stephen Dorf and Matthew Jacob in person
IFC MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS

ANTICHRIST

Director: Lars Von Trier
Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden
Runtime: 108 minutes
Year: 2009
 

THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

Director: André Øvredal
Country: USA, UK
Runtime: 86 minutes
Year: 2016
 

KILL LIST

Director: Ben Wheatley
Country: UK
Runtime: 95 minutes
Year: 2011
 

BABADOOK

Director: Jennifer Kent
Country: Australia
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2014
 

BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO

Director: Peter Strickland
Country: UK
Runtime: 94 minutes
Year: 2014
 

MANIAC
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Director: Franck Khalfoun
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 minutes
Year: 2012
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