The 2024 Media Film Festival will take place across two weeks
March 29th and 30th at the Media Towne House
and April 4th-6th at the Media Theatre

Evening: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
The Forest of Souls - Mathilde is a young acoustician. Fascinated by the power of sounds, she wants to invent a new way of traveling through time and find the souls of the departed.
5:00 France
Director: Pierre Gaffié
Producer: Marilia Deloison
Writer: Pierre Gaffie
Key Cast: Gabrielle Chabot

Piece of Solitude - A lonely amnesic man lives in his paternal home. He has a habit of filling empty books with his beloved tokens of the past. During an event he remembers his childhood memories and a harmonica he lost. So, he starts to search for his lost harmonica.
9:10 Iran
Director: Elaheh Ghomeishi
Producer: Elaheh Ghomeishi
Writer: Elaheh Ghomeishi
Key Cast: Saeed Jafarnezhad, Hossein Ghourchian, Mohammad Hadi Ghomeishi, Ali Rajaei, Elaheh Ghomeishi, Mostafa Baferouni, Elaheh Ghomeishi, Mostafa Razavi, Ghasem Afkhamolshoara, Bahar Ghomeishi, Sahar Ghomeishi
 
The Woman in the Room - "The Woman in the Room" is the story of a man burdened with his decision to end his mother's life. Is it murder or mercy? Screenplay based upon the short story "The Woman in the Room" copyright 1978 Stephen King; used by permission, all rights reserved.
23:26 United States
Director: Danny Donnelly
Producer: Nicholas T Peetros, Aimee Theresa, Danny Donnelly
Writer: Aimee Theresa
Key Cast: Eric Crist, Susan Moses, Brian Anthony Wilson

The Steak - A birthday ceremony preparation gets upside down as something horrible takes place.
8:13 Iran
Director: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi
Producer: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi
Writer: Kiarash Dadgar Mohebi, Ali Narimani
Key Cast: Faranak Khamis, Amin Simiar, Panisa Peyvaght
Art Director: Sadeq Es-haqi
DOP: Farzad Shahab
Visual Effects: Amin Enteshari
Sound Recorder: Amin Jafari
Sound Designer: Abdolreza Heydari
Set and Costume Designer: Faraz Modiri
Still Photographer: Mohsen Asdaghpour
Make-up Artist: Parisa Gardeshi

Mail Order Bride - A Fugitive from the law tries to find refuge as an internet bride in Canada but ends up in another type of prison.
16:55 United States
Director: Oliver Jonathan Assiran
Producer: Oliver Assiran, Sandra Wade
Writer: Sandra Wade, Oliver Assiran
Key Cast: Anne Schmalzigan, Tommy Joyner
 
Daisy - A troubled man gives the eulogy for his deceased girlfriend, each line of his speech revealing his role in her demise.
14:08 United States
Director: Stephen Charles Konnovitch
Producer: Stephen Charles Konnovitch, Jennifer Low, Josh Han
Writer: Stephen Charles Konnovitch
Key Cast: Matthew Courson, Caroline Quinn, Anya Petkovic

Friday Night Horror: 10:00-11:45 PM
Deathbrella - On a rainy night at the office, a young woman finds a random umbrella in the storage closet and unleashes something deadly. You really shouldn't open an umbrella indoors.
3:00 United States
Director: Mark J. Parker
Producer: Mark J. Parker
Writer: Mark J. Parker
Key Cast: Hannah Gagnon, KeYana Reid, Sarah Rinaldi, Heather Henriksen

The Creature - A couple goes to the forest to sacrifice an animal to the goblins in order for their child to be born healthy, but they are not alone in this forest. The woman considers this a superstition until she believes it herself.
14:41 Iran
Director: Muhammad Reza Yarikia
Producer: Muhammad Reza Yarikia
Writer: Muhammad Reza Yarikia
Key Cast: Atefeh Makvandi, Ali Hooshmand, Muhammad Reza Yarikia
Director of Photography: Ruhollah Karimi
Sound Recordist: Hossein Salimi
Sound designer: Valareza Ghodosmanesh
Editor: Ruhollah Karimi

The PAntry - The PAntry is a psychological and supernatural horror film that delves into the darkest corners of Emily's apartment, blurring the line between reality and nightmare.
6:36 Germany
Director: Ervis Zika
Writer: Ervis Zika
Key Cast: Sina Valeska Jung
Cinematographer: Diego Arroyo
Music and Sound Design: Sebastian Oswald

Your Dad's Cosplay - A monster makeup nerd in 1980's America discovers that time waits for no teen.
4:59 United States
Director: Stephen Bydal
Producer: Stephen Bydal
Writer: Stephen Bydal
Key Cast: Terry Belke, Stephen Bydal
Story Consultant: Glen Lissner

Casting Kill - During a last minute casting session at a production office after hours, a casting director realizes an actor he's invited to audition is more interested in killing than acting.
16:40 United States
Director: Mark J. Parker
Producer: Mark J. Parker
Writer: Mark J. Parker
Key Cast: Mike Pratt, Gavin Damian-Loring

Scratch - A Father/Son weekend adventure becomes a terrifying fight for survival.
24:00 United States
Director: MIchael Trainotti
Producer: Maureen Trainotti, Michael Trainotti
Writer: Michael Trainotti
Key Cast: Brian Palatucci, Leonardo Palatucci

Brother Troll - Once upon a time in the Faroe Islands, two lone brothers struggle to save their fragile relationship after the sudden loss of their older brother.
29:59 Faroe Islands
Director: Gudmund Helmsdal
Producer: Gudmund Helmsdal, Sólvá Svartafoss
Writer: Gudmund Helmsdal, Rakel Helmsdal, Torfinnur Jákupsson
Key Cast: Búi Dam, Nicolaj Falck
Cinematography by: Rógvi Rasmussen
Editor: Jonas í Dali Wagner
Music by: Tróndur Bogasson, Eivør (vocals)

Seating for these special events is limited. We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance. Discounts available when buying 3 or more tickets (across either/both weekends!)
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