2018 Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival Preview!
On this page you can find a full screening schedule as well as a preview of every film to be shown at Imaginarium 2018, from official selections to special exhibitions! Scroll below the screening schedule to see information on the individual films.
We also have a PDF document that you can download and view or print that has a grid-style breakdown of panel and workshop programming,featuring many independent film and screenwriting topics, as well as the film screening schedule, the gaming schedule, events, and other elements! Click to view or right-click to download and save!
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2018 Screening Schedule
Friday, October 5:
3:00 – The Blurry World of Marcello Casagrande
3:20 – Dad’s Birthday
3:30 – In a Flash
3:40 – The Lightkeeper’s Story
4:00 – Off Kid
4:20 – Bong of the Living Dead
5:45 – Scott & Crowley; A Comic Book Adventure
7:15 – Zackman
7:30 – Pretty
7:40 – CADUCEA
8:15 – The Caterer’s Reckoning
8:45 – Broken Contentment
9:00 – The Streets Run Red
Saturday, October 6:
10:00 – High Angel Magic trailer
10:05 – The Green Hornet fan film/pilot
10:40 – Tragic Consequence
11:11 – Time Traveller ™ THE TIME MENAGERIE
11:30 – Baby Frankenstein
1:00 – Submerge: Echo 51 (+ Q&A)
1:40 – Deadly Dangerous: Snow Snakes
2:00 – The Undead From Space (+ Q&A)
2:45 – Deadline (+Q&A)
3:00 – Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart
4:30 – Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium
6:00 – All About the Afterglow
7:30 – The Red Resurrection
9:30 – Hell’s Half Acre
Sunday, October 7:
12:00 – All in the Family
1:15 – A Fanboys Tale
2:30 – Manic (Test Screening and Q &A)
Official Selections
The following films are the official selections for the 2018 Imaginarium Convention Independent Film Festival! All official selections are eligible for our juried awards, which will be announced at Imaginarium Convention’s Awards Banquet on the evening of October 6th! In addition to the screenings of official selections, a few special exhibitions will be taking place of projects that are not part of the awards competition. The weekend’s screening schedule will be posted later this week.
We would like to thank our Film Festival Directors Eric and Kylie Jude, and all of the judges, for their time and effort in putting together another amazing group of independent films!
Short Films
The Blurry World of Marcello Casagrande
Runtime: 16:00
Director: Marco Gozzo
An off-Broadway actor in his forties, after years of success on the New York scene, is going through a middle age crisis. Marcello is stuck between the present where he is acting in other people’s dramas and the past where a lost love is the safe haven from the daily life.
Will the talented Italian actor move to the next chapter of his life or will his nostalgia take over him?
The Blurry World of Marcello Casagrande is a suigeneris existential drama that pays homage to the magical realism of Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2.
Broken Contentment
Runtime: 6:36
Directors: Thomas Moore and Jay Smith
Matt thinks he is happy in life, but the truth comes out after a wild night.
CADUCEA
Runtime: 25:00
Director: Christophe Mavroudis
“Tom hides not only a deformed face behind his flamboyant Commedia dell’arte masks, but also a dark secret that won’t be divulged until decades later. ”
CADUCEA is an independent belgian short, an atmospheric and gothic tale, shot with a budget of less than 3200 euros and post-produced with 5000 euros and the help of the Clap! and the WIP.
The Caterer’s Reckoning
Runtime: 19:54
Director: Jonah Jones
When you have what you think is a singing hangover, you can be slow on the uptake. Just as Richard and Janice discover a dead body behind the sofa, the caterer arrives to collect the hired tables after the previous night’s party. Trying to keep the corpse a secret from the caterer and his strange little helpers becomes increasingly
difficult until the pennies drop.
Dad’s Birthday
Runtime: 7:59
Director: Thomas Moore
Three sisters struggle to get along trying to celebrate their Dad’s special day.
The Green Hornet Fan Film/Pilot
Runtime: 26.18
Director: Justin Connors
A night of carefree fun turns dangerous for three friends who find themselves at the mercy of a ruthless crime boss. Just when all hope seems lost, a masked hero shows up armed with a quick wit and an even quicker couple of sidekicks. But is the Green Hornet the good guy he appears to be? Or are he and his associates simply amassing assets in an illegal empire?
Hell’s Half Acre
Runtime: 29:57
Directors: Chad Fuller, Matt Green
A paranormal team on their way from another investigation, stop in Kentucky for a look at a locally haunted place called “Hell’s Half Acre” Soon things go terribly wrong.
High Angel Magic
Runtime: 1:03
Director: Mitchell Gibson
Angels are among the greatest natural magic users in the universe. High Angel Magic is the trailer for a movie that depicts angels combatting the forces of evil with their greatest magical tools and training. These Angels are the elite Corp of the defenses of Heaven. The movie features the admission of the first human, a woman, to the Corp and follows her training as they prepare to battle the Grigori.
In a Flash
Runtime: 4.59
Directors: Matt Green, Chad Fuller
Sometimes Life goes by in a Flash. They say just before death your life may flash before your eyes.
The Lightkeeper’s Story
Runtime: 9:34
Director: Paul D. Bestolarides
In 1939’s America – A lighthouse keeper discovers a refugee washed ashore of his cliff-side home. Both characters help each other out during the wartime struggles that threaten their identity.
Off Kid
Runtime: 7:29
Director: João Folharini
Sara is a twelve-year-old girl who wakes up lost and scared in a huge playground, when Pedro appears and forces her to play a weird cat and mouse game. Through a narrative full of metaphors, Sara must to face her greatest fears to solve the mystery and return to her normal life.
Pretty
Runtime: 2:23
Director: Naima Chebahi
Be pretty can be a chance but also a curse. A beautiful young woman talks about her feelings in relationships.
Submerge: Echo 51
Runtime: 20:00
Director: Demetrius Witherspoon
The planet Echo has been left in ruins. Only one survivor remains an alien woman called LYTE. One day she finds she is not alone, and her life is forever changed. The Saga Continues
Time Traveller ™ THE TIME MENAGERIE
Runtime: 19:48
Director: Jonathan Nolan
Interrupted once again on a return journey to 1888 AD, the Time Traveller and Poul the Penguin arrive at Versailles, 1786 and discover a sinister villain has taken up residence in the royal palace’s abandoned Menagerie…
Tragic Consequence
Runtime: 21:46
Director: Joseph Villapaz
An elite assassin from The Magnate is sent on a mission to capture a hostile alien gathering intelligence on Earth.
Zackman
Runtime: 5:18
Director: Jack Tong
‘This is the last seat to get back to normal world.’
Jeanne, finally recognized that she had to survive from the fierce battle and left this mad world.
When she recalled what happened before she died in the normal world, her ‘own’ decision emerged. Nothing is better than she could use ‘this’ body to travel between two worlds.
what she needs to do is to suffer from the misery and capture ‘this’ body.
Feature Films
All About the Afterglow
Runtime: 1:26:30
Director: Jonny Walls
When Clive and Ernest, two soon-to-be stepbrothers, embark on a road-trip up the California coast to attend their parents’ wedding, they encounter a series of unexpected detours, eccentric characters, and peculiar adventures that cause them to rethink the trip, their parents’ union, and their own lives.
Baby Frankenstein
Runtime: 1:23:00
Director: Jon YonKondy
‘Baby Frankenstein’ is a comedy-drama feature film that tells the story of young Lance and his unlikely friendship with a pint-sized, self-aware automaton. After Lance stumbles upon this ‘little dude’, he enlists the help of the sassy girl-next-door, to protect him from his mom’s boyfriend, Glinevich. Glinevich is hell-bent on capturing The little dude (Baby Frank) and claiming the $50,000 reward being offered by the mysterious owner of Baby Frankenstein, Mr. Lundquist. Lance finds an unlikely ally in his odd neighbor, John, who appears to be romantically interested in Lance’s mother, Kim. As the captors close in on Lance, and Baby Frank, Lance must decide what he will risk to preserve Baby Franks freedom.
Bong of the Living Dead
Runtime: 1:21:21
Director: Max Groah
Bong of the Living Dead is the story of five friends who share both a love of pot and a lifelong dream to see the zombie apocalypse become reality. But when the undead actually rise to gruesomely (and hilariously) eat the living, the group discovers it’s not all corpse-killing montages and mall raids … and that their relationships will be pushed to the limit if they’re going to survive.
The Red Resurrection
Runtime: 1:58:15
Director: Matt Long
Death. Life. Resurrection.
In a world ravaged by a viral infection that turns it’s victims into cannibalistic monsters, Abby(Kirstie Piper) awakens afraid and alone to find herself “Resurrected” from the living death brought on by this new black plague.
Dave(Jacob Reinhard) and Jon(Daniel Cutteridge), the two travelers who cured her from this deadly disease the night before, begin to lead Abby on a journey through the pieces of her shattered life to overcome her memories as a mindless flesh eater, as well as to their home, Safe Haven.
Now, with the help of those who cured her, Abby must learn to navigate, not only through the depths of her fractured psyche, but through a world full of monsters, some much worse than the plague could ever create…
Scott & Crowley; A Comic Book Adventure
Runtime: 1:25:00
Director: Dan E. Tibbs
Dan E. Tibbs is a Video Production graduate of the Art institute of Dallas. He has been a Video Production Instructor at Great Plains Technology Center since 2009. Tibbs started Option D Productions to help students of his class get more experience in film making. Every Option D Production film has incorporated current and former students in multiple roles in the film making process, in hopes of supporting future filmmakers.
The Streets Run Red
Runtime: 1:27:00
Director: Paul M McAlarney
An aging detective and his hotheaded partner tirelessly pursue a serial killer who is right under their nose in this gruesome, deplorable, disgusting new feature film from Ungovernable Films!
Ungovernable Films has set out this time to raise the bar on gore, obscenity, offensiveness, and nauseating FX in this feature film about a serial killer pursued by two dedicated cops. When the killer falls right into their laps without them realizing it, fact and fiction begin to blur for the three men whose senses of identity seem less and less certain.
Documentaries
All in the Family
Runtime: 58:00
Director: Amy Leigh McCorkle
An intimate look at a family’s struggle with the genetic nature of bipolar disorder.
A Fanboys Tale
Runtime: 1:00:00
Director: Jason Brown
In correlation to an extraordinary film event, “A Fanboys Tale” documents the adventures of the days in the life of fanboys and their aspirations.
Screenplay Finalists
Alice in War by Steven Bogart
Back on the Market, by Jack Avenue
The Forest Boy by Jason Morillo
Galapagos by David Dalessandro
HENRY’S AMAZING MACHINE by Dayle Dodds
The Igloo Boys by Henry Gravelle
Indian Billy Ice by Jerry Ice
The Kid Next Door by Jim Norman
The Living Soul by Mitchell Gibson
Melody of the Sea by Valerie Schwartfigure
Metronome by Pamela Turner
Napoleon by Ian Burns
SPIRALMIND by Ben Perez
TRUFFLED by Dayle Dodds
Young Love, Old Love by Paul Herbig
Special Exhibitions
The following films are special exhibitions that are not included the group of projects being judged for awards.
Deadline
Runtime: 6:00
Director: Jess Disantis
An internet click bate Writer finds a morbid balance between work and family life.
Deadly Dangerous: Snow Snakes
Runtime: 12:24
Director: Eric Jude
Join in on the quest for the legendary Snow Snake… If you dare.
Manic
Runtime: 32:00
Director: Austin Sheehan
In a film that explores life with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, Manic enters into one mans reality of happiness, hopelessness, guilt, and surrender until he comes to a dramatic life changing decision. During an outpatient program session, Robert outlines reasons for his most recent attempted suicide. Following a series of extreme highs and lows, Robert is given a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and sentenced to an inpatient program as he learns how to cope with his crippling disability.
Rayden Valkyrie: Saga of a Lionheart
Runtime 57:00
Director: Stephen Zimmer
When Rayden Valkyrie and the mercenary band she leads with Ragnar Stormbringer hunt down a large band of slavers, a number of them escape the fighting, taking a few captives with them into an ancient forest. Warned of mysterious dangers lurking within the woods, Rayden pursues the remaining brigands with the intent to slay every last one and save the captives. It will not be long before she is confronted by far more deadly adversaries than human brigands.
The Undead From Space
Runtime: 17:00
Director: Jay Welin
In the 1960’s launched an “unmanned” space probe. It was believed lost. It has returned and has brought with it a surprise from deep space.
Spooked: The Ghosts of Waverly Hills Sanatorium
Runtime: 1:23:00
Directors: Christopher St. Booth and Shane Dax Taylor
As seen on the Sci Fi Channel. This highly acclaimed documentary follows Hollywood filmmakers as they uncover the shocking history within the haunted halls of “The Scariest Place On Earth”, Waverly Hills Sanatorium, a monster of a building where it is said over 63,000 people died. Some say the DEAD are still there!