Q&A—MIDNIGHTERS | MIDNIGHTERS | 2021 Maryland Film Fest

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Spooky, frightening, alien, and imaginative, this program has everything for horror and sci-fi-seeking audiences. From tales of family hauntings to dystopian societies, these filmmakers delve into the genre that critics and viewers have long discussed as closely reflecting, and refracting, human nature.

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Total Run Time: 96 minutes

This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.

Content Considerations: Strong language, implied sexual situations, self-harm, harassment, depictions of disordered eating, depictions of violence, implied violence.

8 films in package

SOMEONE'S IN HERE

A man is caught with his pants down when terrorized by a force outside his bathroom stall.

INHERITANCE

On Norra’s 25th birthday, she and her brother inherit the deed to their family's small cabin.

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STANDING WOMAN

In the near future, the government turns criminals into trees as part of an insidious environmental campaign.

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MEALWORM

As an embattled food writer works from her secluded home, unwelcome calls from both her publisher and the woods beyond her property force her to test a new culinary technique that will keep her audience captive.

ZONA

A neighbor stops by her apartment hoping that Kana has water to spare.

THE STAR IN THE MIRROR

A failing musician invites a music promoter over under the false pretense of romance.

Closed captions available

PHANTOM VALLEY

Haunted by recurrent dreams, Carl Milton, a painter, wanders aimlessly in the desolate countryside.

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Q&A—MIDNIGHTERS

Have an All Access Pass? Unlock your on-demand screening of this film here!

Total Run Time: 96 minutes

This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.

Content Considerations: Strong language, implied sexual situations, self-harm, harassment, depictions of disordered eating, depictions of violence, implied violence.