Ian S. Peterson

When a young woman begins immersing herself in the arena of AI, her wildest and darkest fantasies become sensual realities. But the deeper she sinks into her online explorations, the closer she gets to the shocking truth.

In 1980, a booby-trapped bomb accompanied by a $3 million ransom note terrorises a casino in Nevada. As the FBI races against the clock, each step uncovers dark secrets and unexpected motives.

Alone in a painting titled 'Remote French pub', a young man encounters a mysterious stranger. As they engage in dialogue about happiness, resilience, and the human experience, the young man begins to gain new insights.

In this horror/dark comedy film, Van Helsing encounters four worshippers with slight memory defects and one very persistent monster.

In a rundown Iranian circus in LA, a groundskeeper decides to participate in the show to see what the trapeze dancer sees every night – a magnificent view of their hometown, Tehran.

Sex, rage, and tentacular transformation collide when two women realize their pleasure kills... and they like it. 🦑

A famed content creator is kidnapped. Unable to involve the police, a group of influencer friends attempts to solve this twisted mystery the only way they know how: through social media sites, dating apps, and content house contacts.

Through the star-sprinkled cities of Los Angeles, a small girl with big dreams encounters the infamous extraterrestrial of Earth. Together they go on an adventure on a night that transcends reality.

Body dysmorphia is a subject rarely tackled in film. The irrational beliefs about appearance that sufferers experience, along with the self-conscious anxieties that comes with it, are such fertile grounds for genre exploration. Writing and directing from first-hand experience with this destabilizing illness, Grant Swanson has made a demonically disturbing standout that addresses it in uncompromising terms in DYSMORPHIC, which will be closing this year’s showcase. A film about modern dating. To a point.

An accountant bored out of his mind accidentally finds happiness in a dark, wicked way.

A love triangle unraveled through voiceover, freeze frames, and terrible decisions. In pursuit of his best friend’s girlfriend, Jack descends into a cinephile fantasy, determined to rewrite the story in his head into something real.