IHSFF SHOWCASE FILMS
LFO Directed by: Antonio Tubien Run Time: 94 minutes Cast: Patrik Karlson, Izabella Jo Tschig, Per Lofberg, Ahnna Rasch
Synopsis: Robert lives a solitary and lonely life. His sneering wife and disdainful son drive him into his own head and the secure comforts of his basement lair where he pursues his private experiments with audio frequencies. It’s all harmless curiosity until one day he has an unexpected success, stumbling across a frequency that appears to open the human mind wide to hypnotic suggestions. Play the sound, say what you want, and watch it happen. And what Robert wants is to be friends - and perhaps more - with his new neighbours. PINGPONGFILM PRESENTS
WHAT IF YOU COULD CHANGE THE WORLD?
PRODUCED BY
PINGPONGFILM PRESENTS “LFO” PATRIK KARLSON, IZABELLA JO TSCHIG, PER LÖFBERG, AHNNA RASCH A FILMBY ANTONIO TUBLÉN MUSIC EDITED DIRECTOR OF BY TUBLENCO BY ANTONIO TUBLÉN COLORIST MICHAEL CAVANAGH, ALEXANDER BRØNDSTED SOUND SAMIR DOUNAS PHOTOGRAPHY ALEXANDER BRØNDSTED WITH SUPPORT WRITTEN & ALEXANDER BRØNDSTED, FREDRIC OLLERSTAM, ANTONIO TUBLÉN IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH FILM I SKÅNE FROM BOOSTHBG, FILMCENTRUM SYD DIRECTED BY ANTONIO TUBLÉN
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Screening Time: Monday, April 7 at 7:20 pm
Oculus Directed by: Mike Flanagan Run Time: 105 minutes Cast: Karen Gillan, Rory Cochrane, James Lafferty, Brenton Thwaites, Katee Sackhoff, Annalise Basso Screening Time: Tuesday, April 8 at 7:20 pm
Synopsis: Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents. Now in his twenties, Tim is released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by a malevolent supernatural force unleashed through the Lasser Glass, an antique mirror in their childhood home. Determined to prove Tim’s innocence, Kaylie tracks down the mirror, only to learn similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century. With the mysterious entity back in their hands, the siblings soon find their hold on reality shattered by terrifying hallucinations and realize, too late, that their nightmare is beginning again…
Queen of Blood Directed by: Chris Alexander Run Time: 82 minutes Cast: Nivek Ogre, Shauna Henry, Carrie Gemmell, David Goodfellow Screening Time: Friday, April 4 at 9:35 pm
Synopsis: A thematic and stylistic follow-up to Chris Alexander’s first film, the award-winning experimental psychodrama Blood for Irina, Queen of Blood sees vampire Irina reborn as a “vampiric” plague, a force of nature whose destiny is to lay waste to a fever dream vision of the Wild West. Drawing her victims to her like insects to bright lights, Irina drains their blood through her fingertips while setting her sights on a pregnant widow, a woman who might hold the key to Irina’s fate. Nivek Ogre stars as a mad preacher, dangerously obsessed with Irina whom he sees as an act of God. An epic, psychological, surrealist opera with touches of science fiction.
The Machine Directed by: Caradog W. James Run Time: 105 minutes Cast: Caity Lotz, Toby Stephens, Denis Lawson Screening Time: Friday, April 4 at 8:45 pm
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Synopsis: Britain is in a Cold War with a new enemy, and the Ministry of Defense is on the brink of developing a game-changing weapon. Lead scientist Vincent McCarthy (Toby Stephens) provides the answer with his creation, ‘The Machine’- an android with unrivalled physical and processing skills. When a programming glitch causes an early prototype to destroy his lab, McCarthy enlists artificial intelligence expert Ava (Caity Lotz) to help him harness the full potential of a truly conscious fighting machine.
14TH ANNUAL PHOENIX FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 3-10, 2014