<h2>Single tix $8, Ten-Ticket pack for $35, or get ALL FEST ACCESS FOR $50! <a href="https://hifilmfest.eventive.org/passes/buy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hifilmfest.eventive.org/passes/buy</a></h2> There is no doubt that the horrors facing the world right now are creeping into how I am arranging films to tell a story. Sometimes it feels like dystopia has not only begun, but is well underway. I never imagined the extent to which the most bizarre and fringe types of conspiracy theories would join the pandemic in leading this charge toward an uncertain future that is filling so many of us with dread. These films express all of this.

Once again, we are partnering with our friends at 15-Second Horror Film Challenge to present a compilation of their Top 20 selections from last year. Creating a complete piece in just 15 seconds is a special kind of challenge, and they always wrangle some great people to select the best of their selections! Now you can see the Top 20--in just seven minutes! -Miguel 15 Second Horror Film Challenge is a nonprofit international filmmaking contest in which celebrity judges decide the top films! Whether you're a professional building portfolio or someone exploring the arts, anyone from around the world is welcome to submit entries for free through&nbsp;<a href="http://15secondhorror.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://15secondhorror.ca</a>.

15-Second Horror Film Challenge: Top 20!

The Top 20 Selections from the 2020 15 Second Horror Film Challenge!

In a forgotten village, where everyone is cut from the same cloth, a new, self-proclaimed leader arrives changing the local way of life. Dividing lines are carved out as the once unified society is torn and segregated. THEM is a cautionary tale of misguided ideologies, destructive leadership and of being an outsider. But most importantly, it is a film about celebrating what we have in common rather than what separates us. "The entire history of the world and the story of humanity in under 15 minutes. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE." -Laila Ayad <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/239cb509b47c0e16044952976d92b464.jpg" width="209" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Robin Lochmann is an Irish / German, award winning filmmaker with over 10 years of experience. He is based in Berlin where he is creating music videos, short films, art films and other video content.FILMOGRAPHY2019 THEM (15 min, fiction, animated short)2017 TO THE LIGHT / MARY OCHER (03:25 min, music video) 2015 SUPERHUMAN / ANDREW BAYER FEAT. ASBJØRN (03:38 min, music video)2015 LET ME / ROBOT KOCH (03:14 min, music video)2012 MISSING CHILDREN (07 min, fiction, short)2011 KULT LEADER / WOLL &amp; SPOEK MATHAMBO (03:31 min, music video) 2009 COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURES / NEXUS (04:09 min, music video)Ratings&nbsp;

THEM

The partly real story of a cruise ship vacation for conspiracy theorists that takes a turn for the surreal when their most outlandish theories come true on board. It's a nuanced portrait of the subculture and its figureheads; considering the feedback loop of pathologies of conspiratorial thinking, hucksterism, and real historical context. Oh, and it's inspired by a real event. Starring Henry Zebrowski. Two hallmarks of the 2020 Coronovirus pandemic are the massive influx of conspiracy theories and the nature of the cruise ship as a petri dish. And here we have both in a film that was completed a year ago! Conspiracy Cruise really highlights that line between absurdity and terror by presenting a perfect blend of both. It is probably far more effective now. -Miguel <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/b9aeeb7663440dff4ca08d34221b9677.jpg" width="114" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Brad Abrahams is a documentary filmmaker and commercial director from Toronto, Canada, now in Austin, TX. His all-consuming interests in radical science, cryptozoology, and general esoterica inspiring his stories.&nbsp;Though he has not yet had a supernatural experience, he is ready and willing.

Conspiracy Cruise

In the near future, a refugee with a purple iris attempts to cross the border to start a new life, but is kidnapped by a doctor obsessed with collecting the rarest eyes. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/7dc1f3bf89e3477a96fe8de431198702.jpg" width="187" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Arif Khan is a British writer &amp; director, based in LA and San Francisco.He previously held roles at Airbnb Creative Studio and Warner Animation Group before joining Oculus Story Studio, the Emmy award-winning team within Oculus VR dedicated to the research and development of virtual reality storytelling.His USC thesis film, The Silent Scream had its world premiere at the 50th Sitges International Film Festival. He is also an alumni of the New Blood Writers Workshop at FrightFest, the UK's leading genre film festival.Prior to studying Film Production at USC - School of Cinematic Arts, he earned his Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge. He is currently a VR Producer at Wevr, an interactive film studio based in Venice, CA working on an unannounced project led by Jon Favreau.

The Purple Iris

Valerie has a job to do, but Todd is playing games. And there is something lurking in the night that doesn't like to lose. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/80aae96c88f93c2936cf9bb48b442e27.jpg" width="332" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Toni Nagy (Sibling Sunday, Death of a Matriarch, Winkville) is the author, creator, director and producer of dozens of scripts, shows, films and sketches with many festival screenings and numerous awards in recent years. She is also an actor, a standup comic and a dance instructor. Director: Seth Chatfield (Clickbait, Blood of the Tribades, Girlfriend) is an actor in numerous features, shorts, music videos and sketch comedy and a voice actor in several shorts. He made his directorial debut last year with the award-winning short "Winkville." He is also an artist and musician. Both directors live in New Hampshire, where they work together frequently on Nagy's successful comedy web series.

Shiny Diamonds

A boy is thrown into a trash container from the future. In his frantic search for the exit, he runs into a misterious man, who will make him doubt the origin of his own existence. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/f80fdfe3329eb220d95e2d9b8176a68d.jpg" width="159" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Aitor Almuedo was born in Madrid. He studied filmography in the CES and EFTI schools.He has directed short films as “Mephistopheles and the cursed bag” and “Alik”. And he has been design producer in short films as “ Durandal”, “The bellboy’s jacket” and “The hideout”;&nbsp;&nbsp;as well as the film “Jesus Shows you the Way”. He always directs, produces and composes the OST and the design production in all his projects.

Human Trash

A mysterious notebook and a phone conversation send a reclusive Indian-American neuroscientist down a surreal path of self-discovery. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/d88f843d94650030b375edf2206b1719.jpg" width="123" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">Director: Eric Schultz is a New York based filmmaker and the founder of Relic Pictures. He is an Independent Spirit and Gotham Award-nominated producer and was named one of Variety's 10 Producers to Watch in 2016.Eric has served as producer or executive producer on thirteen films in the past five years, including James White (Sundance 2015 NEXT Audience Award and nominated for two Gotham Awards and three Independent Spirit Awards), Katie Says Goodbye (TIFF 2016) and The Strange Ones (SXSW 2017 Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Actor).Most recently, Eric executive produced Rashaad Ernesto Green's coming of age love story, Premature, which premiered at Sundance 2019 and will be released by IFC in fall 2019.Eric graduated from Harvard College cum laude with a BA in Psychology. He is currently in post-production on his directorial debut, a sci-fi thriller titled Minor Premise.

Premise

A mysterious notebook and a phone conversation send a reclusive Indian-American neuroscientist down a surreal path of self-discovery.

Inspired by ‘The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters’, an etching by Francisco Goya, THE FALL is a powerful short film which invites its audience to project their preoccupations and interpretations. It is always an interesting experience to look in the submission list and see a short film by one of your favorite filmmakers. I had to meditate for a few minutes to leave my biases about the genius of Jonathan Glazer behind me before I gave it a peek. I needn't have worried; THE FALL packs a major punch in its seven minute runtime that no amount of fan bias can compete with. -Miguel "Unique visual style, super creepy storytelling and acting. Makes me feel all kinds of wrong in just the right way, especially the ending. Awesome." -Programmer Ashlea Wessel Director: An acclaimed director of feature films and commercials, Jonathan Glazer first found fame for his revolutionary work on Radiohead’s ‘Street Spirit’ and Jamiroquai’s multi-MTV award winning ‘Virtual Insanity’ video. His 1999 ground-breaking Guinness advert ‘Surfer’ picked up 2 D&amp;AD Black Pencils, a Gold at Cannes and still tops many lists as one of the best commercials of all time. In 2000 Jonathan directed Sexy Beast which was nominated for Best British Film by BAFTA. This was followed four years later with Birth, staring Nicole Kidman and Lauren Bacall. His 2014 film, Under The Skin stars Scarlett Johansson and is an adaptation of Michel Faber's 2000 novel of the same name. Under The Skin received two BAFTA nominations and won critical acclaim as a 'landmark in filmmaking', recently coming fourth in The Guardian’s 100 greatest films of the twenty-first century.&nbsp;<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/49ef0404c85dcbcf272fda47940cddda.jpg" width="493" style="display: block; margin: auto;">

THE FALL

When faced with his brother's terrible fate, João finds a way to escape and cut ties with the cult to which his family belongs. Although haunted by the secret he carries with him and the crisis of faith he faces, João has only one goal: to save his brother and to hide from him the cold reality of the world in which they live. Director: Bruno Saraiva<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/ca799e4321ef0c7a858c56fc49c8b3de.jpg" width="207" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em;">

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