LA’s Biggest Genre Film Festival “Beyond Fest” Announces Its Full Slate Of Movies Terry Bunch, September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the US, is excited to announce its complete slate of 2021 programming comprising 39 features, including 8 world premieres, 4 US premieres, and 17 West Coast Premieres. Following a sold-out residency at the Mission Tiki Drive-In in 2020, Beyond Fest returns to theaters for 10 days of cinematic excess from Wednesday, September 29th – Monday, October 11th. Built in partnership with the American Cinematheque, Beyond Fest will screen at the Legion Theatre, Aero Theatre, and Los Feliz 3 with all ticket sales going to the 501c3 non-profit film institution. Attendance to all screenings require physical proof of vaccination and guests must follow mandatory mask mandates. With a diverse slate celebrating the most transgressive cinema, Beyond Fest is proud to open with the West Coast Premiere of Julia Ducornau’s Palme d’Or Winner TITANE at the historic Hollywood Legion Theater with the director in attendance. This screening also represents two world-firsts with TITANE playing in-theater for the first time on a never-before-seen 35mm print, while a drive-in screening simultaneously takes place outside. Horror heroes Blumhouse return to Beyond Fest with two of the year’s most-anticipated features: HALLOWEEN KILLS and THE BLACK PHONE. Director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum will join in-person for the US Premiere of HALLOWEEN KILLS and participate in a post-screening Q&A that will be livestreamed globally as the culmination of the super-producers’ annual Blumfest. The latest shocker from power duo Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, THE BLACK PHONE, delivers the scares in their adaptation of Joe Hill’s beloved ghost story. Director Scott Derrikson will be attending the films’ West Coast Premiere. Following it’s electrifying Cannes debut, jaw-drop cinema LAMB, will receive its West Coast Premiere with director Valdimar Jóhannsson and star Noomi Rapace joining in person, and agent provocateur Gaspar Noé is once-again championed with the West Coast bow of his devastating VORTEX featuring an astonishing performance from the maestro, Dario Argento. Lucile Hadžihalilović promises to shake the audience to its core with the US Premiere of her hallucinatory and mesmerising EARWIG, and acclaimed director Bernard Rose will be in attendance with his cast and crew for the world premiere of his latest film, TRAVELLING LIGHT. We descend into the frighteningly brilliant world of V/H/S with the West Coast Premiere of the brand new V/H/S 94 with talent in attendance, and an incredibly rare 35mm screening of the franchise’s original Shockfest, V/H/S. “Despite all of the adversity of the last 18 months, we’re incredibly thankful to have built a program that is as diverse and progressive as anything we’ve accomplished in our past nine years,” said Beyond Fest Head of Programming, Evrim Ersoy. “Recognizing this adversity, the generous support of filmmakers, studios, distributors, and our partners has also given us the opportunity to make over half of the program free to the film community of Los Angeles. It’s so good to be back in theaters where we belong.” Icons of Cinema will be honored via a series of screenings over the course of the festival with the first being a celebration of four-time Academy Award® nominee Michael Mann with screenings of COLLATERAL and the 40th anniversary of THIEF with the director in attendance. VFX master Phil Tippett is joining us for a career-spanning Q&A between the West Coast debut of his highly-anticipated, magnum opus MAD GOD and his sci-fi-chef’s-kiss, STARSHIP TROOPERS. Also screening is the West Coast Premiere of the 4K restoration of Stanley Kubrick’s A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, and the legendary Udo Kier will discuss one of his most audacious roles with the theatrical World Premiere of the newly restored BLOOD FOR DRACULA. For the duration of the festival the Aero Theatre will be rebranded as the ‘MUBI Theatre’ in-keeping with the streamers’ mission to help cinema-lovers discover and watch beautiful, interesting, incredible films Celebrating repertory classics from the beloved to the newly-discovered with a series of screenings, Beyond Fest will be home to the West Coast Premiere of the new 4K Restoration of Andrzej Żuławski seminal work, POSSESSION, the World Premiere of the newly-discovered, never-finished until now(!) 80’s Kung-fu-ploitation NEW YORK NINJA from the brilliant minds at Vinegar Syndrome with cast members Leon Isaac, Cynthia Rothrock, and original cast member Adrienne Meltzer in attendance, and the World Premiere of the new 4K Restoration of ‘ALISON’S BIRTHDAY’ as part of a folk horror double-bill, and a very special screening of 2020’s cult sensation THE EMPTY MAN with the director David Prior on-stage for an extended Q&A. As a give-back to the film community of Los Angeles, all Beyond Fest programming at the Los Feliz 3 Theatre will be 100% free to all guests courtesy of our friends at ‘Shudder’,the premium streaming service for horror, thriller and supernatural films and series. Rebranded as the ‘Shudder Theatre,’ we will be screening a series of hotly anticipated titles spanning the World Premieres of Aharon Keshales tough-as-nails neo-noir SOUTH OF HEAVEN starring Jason Sudekis and Evangeline Lilly and Sam Walker’s eye-popping midnight sci-fi chiller THE SEED, to the highly anticipated West Coast Premieres of SXSW sensation THE FEAST, Ruth Paxton’s bone-chilling THE BANQUET, Dasha Nekrasova’s hallucinatory Berlin winnerTHE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST (on brand-new 35mm with the director in attendance), extreme horror THE SADNESS, Kier-La Janisse’s definitive folk-horror doc WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED, the Midnight Madness breakout SALOUM, in addition to three shorts blocks celebrating up-and-coming filmmakers. The Los Feliz 3 will also be home to a very special secret screening of XXXXXXXXX from the legendary director XXXX XXXXXXXXX. Celebrating a commitment to the most transgressive cinema we have curated the ultimate late night sidebar with IFC Midnight to commemorate their 10-year anniversary. Reflecting their endlessly provocative slate, six free screenings, courtesy of IFC Midnight, will begin at the stroke of midnight: the brand-new restoration of Lars von Trier’s ANTICHRIST, THE BABADOOK, KILL LIST, MANIAC, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE, and BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO. Another significant 20-year anniversary is that of the world’s leading genre website, BLOODY DISGUSTING, who have joined us to program a day dedicated to three of the most important films in their celebrated history hosted by Bloody Disgusting’s The Boo Crew Podcast. Opening the day is the battle between the king of the monsters, FREDDY VS. JASON with writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift in-person, genre superheroes Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett will be on hand to discuss YOU’RE NEXT after a rare 35mm screening, and closing out the event will be Fede Álvarez with world’s first theatrical screening of his uncut EVIL DEAD in all its glory. “As an institution that values and champions the communal theatrical experience above all, it’s a joy to bring Beyond Fest back to our theaters,” said American Cinematheque Creative Director, Grant Moninger. “With the Aero Theatre, the Los Feliz 3, and our partnership with the Hollywood Legion Theater, film lovers across LA can experience Beyond Fest’s incredible immersion of cinema together and on the big screen.” In the digital space, Beyond Fest is presenting with Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television the virtual panel ‘Women In Horror: The Female Perspective.’ Featuring an all-female roster of filmmakers including Gigi Saul Guerrero (Writer/Director, BINGO HELL), Axelle Carolyn (Writer/Director, THE MANOR), Maritte Lee Go (Director, BLACK AS NIGHT), Marcella Ochoa (Writer, MADRES), and Lisa Bruce (Blumhouse Television), ‘Women In Horror’ delves deep into the process, challenges, and cause for celebration experienced by female genre filmmakers. The panel will be available to watch for free online from 1st October on beyondfest.com and americancinematheque.com Beyond Fest will continue to support the filmmaking community with the help of Final Draft who will be presenting three dedicated short blocks and supplying the selected films with a copy of Final Draft 12 as well as giving free entry for each of the selected budding screenwriters into Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest. See below for the full lineup of newly announced feature film titles for Beyond Fest 2021. Tickets will be on sale via americancinematheque.com on September 17th at 10AM PST. Visit beyondfest.com and the American Cinematheque for details. Attendees will need to present both proof of vaccination and a valid ID at the theatre to be admitted into the event. (Last vaccination must be recorded as 2 weeks prior to the event). Reasonable accommodations will be provided to those needing it for religious or medical reasons with proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test, taken within 72 hours of the screening. For more information regarding requirements, visit americancinematheque.com. BEYOND FEST 2021 PROGRAM LEGION THEATRE TITANE West Coast Premiere Director: Julia Ducournau Country: France, Belgium Runtime: 108 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Julia Ducournau in person HALLOWEEN KILLS US Premiere Director: David Gordon Green Country: USA Runtime: 106 Minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director David Gordon Green and producer Jason Blum in person ———————————————————————————————————– MUBI THEATRE at the Aero Theatre LAMB West Coast Premiere Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson Country: Iceland, Sweden, Poland Runtime: 106 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Valdimar Jóhannsson and actor Noomi Rapace in person NEW YORK NINJA World Premiere Director: John Liu Country: USA Runtime: Year: 1984 GUESTS: Actors Cynthia Rothrock, Leon Isaac and Adrienne Meltzer, Producer Kurtis Spieler and Brad Henderson in person FREDDY VS. JASON Repertory Screening Director: Ronny Yu Country: USA Runtime: 97 minutes Year: 2003 GUESTS: Writers Mark Swift and Damian Shannon in person YOU’RE NEXT Repertory Screening Director: Adam Wingard Country: USA Runtime: 94 minutes Year: 2011 GUESTS: Director Adam Wingard and Writer Simon Barrett in person EVIL DEAD Repertory Screening Director: Fede Álvarez Country: USA Runtime: 96 minutes Year: 2013 GUESTS: Director/Co-Writer Fede Álvarez in person V/H/S/94 West Coast Premiere Director: Jennifer Reeder, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows Country: USA Runtime: 101 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno, Ryan Prows, Producers Brad Miska, Josh Goldbloom and composer Greg Anderson in person V/H/S Repertory Screening Director: Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence Country: USA Runtime: 116 minutes Year: 2012 GUESTS: Director Simon Barrett in person MAD GOD West Coast Premiere Director: Phil Tippett Country: USA Runtime: 83 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Phil Tippett in person STARSHIP TROOPERS Repertory Screening Director: Paul Verhoeven Country: USA Runtime: 129 minutes Year: 1997 GUESTS: Phil Tippett in person COLLATERAL Repertory Screening Director: Michael Mann Country: USA Runtime: 120 minutes Year: 2004 GUESTS: Director Michael Mann in person THIEF Repertory Screening Director: Michael Mann Country: USA Runtime: 122 minutes Year: 1981 GUESTS: Director Michael Mann in person VORTEX West Coast Premiere Director: Gaspar Noé Country: France Runtime: 144 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Gaspar Noé in virtual Q&A POSSESSION West Coast Premiere – 4K Restoration Director: Andrzej Żuławski Country: France, Germany Runtime: 124 minutes Year: 1981 THE EMPTY MAN Repertory Screening Director: David Prior Country: USA Runtime: 137 minutes Year: 2020 GUESTS: Director David Prior in person Ethan Hawke as a sadistic killer known as “The Grabber” in The Black Phone, directed by Scott Derrickson. THE BLACK PHONE West Coast Premiere Director: Scott Derrickson Country: USA Runtime: 102 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Scott Derrickson in person BLOOD FOR DRACULA Repertory Screening Director: Paul Morrisey Country: Italy, France Runtime: 106 minutes Year: 1974 GUESTS: Actor Udo Kier in person ————————————————————————————————- SHUDDER THEATRE athe Los Feliz 3 WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR West Coast Premiere Director: Kier-La Janisse Country: USA Runtime: 194 minutes Year: 2021 ALLISON’S BIRTHDAY World Premiere – 4K Restoration Director: Ian Coughlan Country: Australia Runtime: 97 minutes Year: 1981 SOUTH OF HEAVEN World Premiere Director: Aharon Keshales Country: USA Runtime: 120 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Aharon Keshales in person THE SPINE OF NIGHT West Coast Premiere Director: Morgan Galen King, Philip Gelatt Country: USA Runtime: 93 minutes Year: 2021 CODE NAME: NAGASAKI West Coast Premiere Director: Fredrik Hana Country: Norway Runtime: 70 minutes Year: 2021 DR. CALIGARI US Premiere – 4K Restoration Director: Stephen Sayadian Country: USA Runtime: 80 minutes Year: 1989 GUESTS: Director Stephen Sayadian, Writer Jerry Stahl, Director of Photography Ladi von Jansky TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD West Coast Premiere – Uncut Restoration Director: Amando de Ossorio Country: France, Portugal Runtime: 101 minutes Year: 1972 THE FEAST West Coast Premiere Director: Lee Haven Jones Country: UK Runtime: 93 minutes Year: 2021 SALOUM West Coast Premiere Director: Jean Luc Herbulot Country: Senegal, Congo Runtime: 84 minutes Year: 2021 THE SCARY OF SIXTY-FIRST US Premiere Director: Dasha Nekrasova Country: USA Runtime: 81 minutes Year: 2021 THE SEED World Premiere Director: Sam Walker Country: UK Runtime: Year: 2021 THE BETA TEST West Coast Premiere Director: Jim Cummings Country: USA Runtime: 93 minutes Year: 2021 THE MEDIUM US Premiere Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun Country: Thailand, South Korea Runtime: 131 minutes Year: 2021 EARWIG US Premiere Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović Country: France, Belgium, UK Runtime: 114 minutes Year: 2021 HOMEBOUND West Coast Premiere Director: Sebastian Goodwin Country: UK Runtime: 75 minutes Year: 2021 SECRET SCREENING xxxxxxxx Premiere Director: xxxx xxxxxxxxx Country: xx Runtime: xxxxx minutes Year: 2021 THE SADNESS West Coast Premiere Director: Rob Jabbaz Country: Taiwan Runtime: 99 minutes Year: 2021 A BANQUET West Coast Premiere Director: Ruth Paxton Country: UK Runtime: 97 minutes Year: 2021 AFTER BLUE (DIRTY PARADISE) West Coast Premiere Director: Bertrand Mandico Country: France Runtime: 127 minutes Year: 2021 TRAVELLING LIGHT World Premiere Director: Bernard Rose Country: USA Runtime: 90 minutes Year: 2021 GUESTS: Director Bernard Rose, Actor Danny Houston, Tony Todd, Olivia D’Abo, Stephen Dorf and Matthew Jacob in person —————————————————————————- IFC MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS ANTICHRIST Director: Lars Von Trier Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden Runtime: 108 minutes Year: 2009 THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE Director: André Øvredal Country: USA, UK Runtime: 86 minutes Year: 2016 KILL LIST Director: Ben Wheatley Country: UK Runtime: 95 minutes Year: 2011 BABADOOK Director: Jennifer Kent Country: Australia Runtime: 91 minutes Year: 2014 BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO Director: Peter Strickland Country: UK Runtime: 94 minutes Year: 2014 MANIAC Director: Franck Khalfoun Country: USA Runtime: 89 minutes Year: 2012 Attend Beyond Fest: Tickets will be on sale via Eventbrite on September 17th at 10 AM PST. Visit BeyondFest.com and the American Cinematheque for details. For the latest developments, visit the Beyond Fest official site www.beyondfest.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook & Twitter. Beyond Fest Beyond Fest is the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S. and exists to serve the genre community of Los Angeles. Beyond Fest is built in partnership with American Cinematheque and Death Waltz Recording Co.. A not-for-profit entity, Beyond Fest raises funds for the 501C3 non-profit film institution, American Cinematheque. Its favorite film is Jaws. American Cinematheque Established in 1981, the American Cinematheque is a 501C3 non-profit viewer-supported film exhibition and cultural organization dedicated to the celebration of the Moving Picture in all of its forms. The American Cinematheque renovated and reopened (on Dec. 4, 1998) the historic 1922 Hollywood Egyptian Theatre. This includes a state-of-the-art 616-seat theatre housed within Sid Grauman’s first grand movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard. The exotic courtyard is fully restored to its 1922 grandeur. The Egyptian was the home of the very first Hollywood movie premiere in 1922. In January 2005 the American Cinematheque expanded its programming to the 1940 Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica. Death Waltz Recording Co. Founded in 2011 by music industry veteran Spencer Hickman, Death Waltz Recording Co. have been at the forefront of the vinyl soundtrack resurgence. Working with directors & composers such as David Lynch, Richard Kelly, John Carpenter, Fabio Frizzi & Steve Moore to produce definitive versions of classic soundtracks to films both old and new. Recently venturing into both digital and CD territory DWRC remain the leading lights of the soundtrack scene. In 2015 DWRC joined Mondo Tees and Hickman now runs both The Mondo Music Label and DWRC. 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