The
festival has horror fans covered, with some of the year’s stand-out
genre gems. Fantastic Fest award winner “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” (André
Orvedal) will lead the pack, followed closely by the ‘knock your
socks-off’, “Safe Neighborhood” (Chris Peckover)—a coming of age twist
on home invasion that the IF team calls one of the most fun films of
2016. Horror lovers will be delighted by action-packed “Headshot” (Kimo
Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto), socially-infused zombie anime “Seoul Station”
(Yeon Sang-ho), disturbing “Pet” (Carles Torrens), as well as an
over-the-top Indian take on a zombie breakout: “Miruthan” (Shakti
Soundar Rajan).
Extreme horror will be
well-represented with yakuza tale “Kiyamachi Daruma” (Hideo Sakaki), and
“K-Shop” (Dan Pringle), a fun horror film with deeply-anchored social
commentary on British society. Plus, the wickedly fun Japanese response
to Freddy vs Jason: “Sadako vs Kayako” (Kōji Shiraishi).
Festival
offerings will go far beyond pure horror to provide a wide view into
the fantastic genre. From enchanting love story “Aloys” (Tobias Nölle),
to mental-illness-exploring biopic “I, Olga Hepnarová” (Tomás Weinreb,
Petr Kazda), to mumblecore horror comedy “Another Evil” (Carson D. Mell)
and Argentinean horror commentary “Terror 5” (Sebastian Rotstein,
Federico Rotstein). Sci-Fi fans have not been forgotten; IF will present
mind-blowing anime “Nova Seed” (Nick DiLiberto) and the newest trippy
film from Hikaru Tsukuda: Return of MIZUNO—these movies will be an
excellent segway into horror for those new to the genre.
For
its fifth year, IF will continue to bring the best in documentaries to
upstate NY. “24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters” (Kevin Burke) will open
the festivities. The reality continues with an intimate take on Stanley
Kubrick: “S is for Stanley” (Alex Infascelli), as well as “Creature
Designers: The Frankenstein Complex” (Gilles Penso, Alexandre Poncet)—an
enlightening look at special effects history with interviews from
masters like Phil Tippett, Rick Baker and Guillermo del Toro. Finally,
with a perfect mix between feature film and documentary, “Belief: The
Possession of Janet Moses” (David Stubbs) mind-blowingly blurs the lines
between reality and fiction in this account of a New Zealand exorcism.
24x36:
A Movie About Movie Poster
Kevin Burke, Canada
Alipato:
A Very Brief Life of Ember
Khavn, Philippines/Germany
Aloys
Tobias Nölle, France/Switzerland
Another
Evil
Carson D Mell, US
Autohead
Rohit Mittal, India
The
Autopsy of Jane Doe
André Orvedal, UK
Belief:
The Possession Of Janet Moses
David Stubbs, New Zeland
Creature
Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Gilles Penso & Alexandre Poncet,
US
Dearest
Sister
Mattie Do, Laos
Headshot
Kimo Stamboel & Timo Tjahjanto,
Indonesia
Here
Alone
Rod Blackhurst, US
I,
Olga Hepnarova
Petr Kazda &Thomas Weinreb, Czech
Republic/Poland/Slovakia/Franc
Kiyamachi
Daruma
Hideo Sakaki, Japan
K-Shop
Dan Pringle, UK
The
Love Witch
Anna Biller, US
Master
Cleanse
Bobby Miller, US
Miruthan
Shakti Soundar Rajan, India
My
Father Die
Sean Brosnam, US
Nova
Seed
Nick DiLiberto, Canada
The
Open
Marc Lahore, France
Pet
Carles Torrens, USA/Spain
Return of MIZUNO
Hikaru
Tsukuda, Japan
S
is for Stanley
Alex Infascelli, Italy
Sadako
vs. Kayako
Koji Shiraishi, Japan
Safe
Neighbourhood
Chris Peckover, Australia/USA
Seoul
Station
Yeon Sang-ho, South Korea
She’s
Allergic to Cats
Michael Reich, US
Terror
5
Sebastian Rotstein & Federico
Rotstein, Argentina
Werewolf 81’
Wolfen
Michael Wadleigh, US- 1981
American
Werewolf in London
John Landis, US- 1981
Retrospective: The Known Unknowns
The
Naked Prey
Cornel Wilde, US- 1965
Deliverance
John Boorman, US- 1972
Long
Weekend
Colin Eggleston, AUS- 1978
Altered
States
Ken Russell, US- 1980
Aliens
James Cameron, US- 1981
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