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NEON NOODLES by VIVID HELIX - CALGARY, CANADA A cyberpunk kitchen automation game where you program robots to cook food.

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FESTIVAL DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE COORDINATOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brenda Lieberman Phillip Liesemer Amy Darling Lauren Frosst LEAD PROGRAMMERS VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Peter Hemminger Brenda Lieberman Karilynn Thompson Steven J. Hodges Cameron Macgowan Deitra Kalyn Brennan Tilley PRINT TRAFFIC COORDINATOR David Kenney Paul Stickney Colin Mitchell PROGRAMMING TEAM Brendon Rathbone Emmett Scrimshaw Laura Carlson PROJECTIONISTS Cody Cook Marnie Dunbar Jim Evans Duncan Kenworthy Peter Hemminger Paul Stickney FESTIVAL AWARDS Christian Thompson Kelley Each year we offer awards in the Phillip Liesemer BAR MANAGER following categories: Hogan Short Jeff Storey Jay Woolley Audience Award Best Narrative Jeff Wright FESTIVAL Feature PHOTOGRAPHERS Audience Award Best Documentary Feature ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING Caitlind Brown Audience Award Best Narrative Short SUPPORT Mike Tan Zach Green Audience Award Best Documentary Short Aleesha Hallahan EVENTS & EXTRAS Josiah Hughes Jury Award Best Narrative Feature Sara Hughes Courtney Smith Jury Award Best Documentary Brittney Kowalski Feature CUFFCADE CURATOR Jury Award Best Canadian Short OPERATIONS MANAGER Mike Lohaus Brennan Tilley The Best Canadian Short Award is FESTIVAL TRAILER ANIMATION sponsored by William F. White TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Saje Damen Cole Binder Music by Chad VanGaalen

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Line up announcement May 3rd! www.calgaryqueerartssociety.com Sunday, April 28 | 3:45 PM ASK DR. RUTH Documentary United States, 2019, 100 min Alberta Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER FEATURING PRODUCER & Rafael Marmor David Paul Jacobson Dr. Ruth Westheimer SCREENWRITER Jessica Hargrave Ryan White Christopher Leggett

SK DR. RUTH chronicles the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America’s most famous sex therapist. With her diminutive frame, thick German accent, and uninhibited Aapproach to sex therapy and education, Dr. Ruth transformed the conversation around sexuality. As she approaches her 90th birthday and shows no signs of slowing down, Dr. Ruth revisits her painful past and unlikely path to a career at the forefront of the sexual revolution.

[A] chipper, crowd-pleasing doc. VARIETY America’s favorite diminutive sex therapist gets a crowd-pleasing documentary treatment that traces her life from Holocaust survivor to beloved media figure. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

OFFICIAL SELECTION COMMUNITY PARTNER Sundance Film Festival 2019 HotDocs 2019 SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 3:45 PM ASK DR. RUTH SUNDAY PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: FAST HORSE Director Alexandra Lazarowich, Canada, 2018, 13 min Welcome to the dangerous, high-stakes world of Indian Relay — North America’s original extreme sport, where jockeys ride horses bareback and jump 9 from one horse to another in the middle of the race. FILM, GAME DESIGN & ANIMATION CAMPS Tell your story at Red Deer College School of Continuing Education’s Film, Game Design and Animation Camps! Get hands-on instruction in digital filmmaking, Gaming, or 3D Computer Animation. Work with industry professionals to make your story come alive and share what you have created at special screenings and presentations for family and friends. July 7 - 13 Visit rdc.ab.ca/summercamps or call 403.357.3663 for more information.

FILM, GAME DESIGN & ANIMATION CAMPS FOR TEENS Thursday, April 25 | 9:30 PM ASSASSINAUT Saturday, April 27 | 4:15 PM Sci-Fi / Comedy United States, 2019, 75 min International Premiere GUEST IN ATTENDANCE

DIRECTOR & PRODUCERS EDITORS CAST SCREENWRITER Bedhan Ball Drew Bolduc Shannon Hutchinson Drew Bolduc Clayton Koski Michael Lane Vito Trigo Michele Lombardi Jasmina Parent

rom the creator of cult favorites THE TAINT and SCIENCE TEAM (CUFF 2014 selection), ASSASSINAUT is a science-fiction adventure film about heroic children who brave alien planets, creatures, and wilderness in a F historical mission to space. Sarah is one of the first kids ever sent to space. Along with a rag-tag group of fellow teenage space travelers, she must brave the alien wilderness of a faraway planet. As the adventurous teens combat vicious extraterrestrial evil, ASSASSINAUT chronicles their adventures on a strange new planet as they attempt to save the President of Earth from a murderous astronaut.

OFFICIAL SELECTION COMMUNITY PARTNER Boston Underground Film Festival 2019

THURSDAY APRIL 25 | 9:30 PM & SATURDAY APRIL 27 | 4:15 PM ASSASSINAUT APRIL 25 | 9:30 PM & SATURDAY THURSDAY

PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: SUNSCAPADES Director Ben Mitchell, UK / Canada, 2018, 5 min A day at the beach takes a gruesome turn when triplets Lily, Milly and Billy attempt a prank on their 11 grumpy ol’ dad. Saturday, April 27 | 2:15 PM RETROSPECTIVE: Drama / LGBT / Female Director BEAU TRAVAIL (1999)

France, 1999, 90 min

DIRECTOR PRODUCER SCREENWRITER CAST & SCREENWRITER Patrick Grandperret Jean-Pol Fargeau Denis Lavant Claire Denis Michel Subor Grégoire Colin

oreign Legion officer, Galoup, recalls his once glorious life, leading troops in the Gulf of Djibouti. His existence there was happy, strict and regimented, but the arrival of a promising young recruit, Sentain, plants the seeds Fof jealousy in Galoup’s mind. He feels compelled to stop him from coming to the attention of the commandant who he admires, but who ignores him. Ultimately, his jealousy leads to the destruction of both Sentain and himself. Recently IndieWire named BEAU TRAVAIL #2 on the list of The 100 All-Time Greatest Films Directed by Women.

The focus of this year’s retrospective, Claire Denis is a French director and writer, best known for 35 SHOTS OF RUM (2008), BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) and the 2019 CUFF selection HIGH LIFE.

What Ms. Denis has made...is the visually spellbinding cinematic equivalent of a military ballet in which the legionnaires’ rigorous drills and training rituals are depicted as ecstatic rites of purification, the embodiment of an impenetrable masculine mystique before which the director stands in awe...Ms. Denis is in search of something deeper, more elemental and ultimately more elusive. THE NEW YORK TIMES

OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS Venice Film Festival 1999 Winner Special Mention: International Toronto International Film Festival Film Festival Rotterdam KNF Award 1999 2001 SATURDAY APRIL 27 | 2:15 PM RETROSPECTIVE: BEAU TRAVAIL SATURDAY Winner: César Awards, Best Berlin International Film Festival 2000 Cinematography 2001 Sundance Film Festival 2000 International Film Festival Rotterdam 2001 12

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Untitled-8 1 2019-03-05 12:11 PM Tuesday, April 23 | 7:00 PM BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK Thursday, April 25 | 1:00 PM Thriller / Drama / Female Director United States, 2019, 87 min International Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST PRODUCER & Christopher Alender Hannah Getz Karina Fontes SCREENWRITER Casey Adams Roxanne Benjamin Emily Althaus Miranda Bailey

endy, a part-time summer employee at a mountainous state park, takes on a rough trail assignment at the end of the season, trying to prove to her friends that she’s capable enough to do the job. When she takes Wa wrong turn and ends up deep in the backcountry, she stumbles upon what might be a potential crime scene. Stuck with no communication after losing her radio and with orders to guard the site, Wendy must fight the urge to run and do the harder job of staying put — spending the night deep in the wilderness, facing down her worst fears and proving to everyone - including herself - that she’s made of stronger stuff than they think she is.

A promising stepping stone for a director on the path to making some intriguing headway in the genre. BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH

From the ashes of bad cinema rises a great behind-the-scenes story in the form of a documentary. FILM THREAT

OFFICIAL SELECTION SXSW 2019 Chattanooga Film Festival 2019 TUESDAY APRIL 23 | 7:00PM & THURSDAY APRIL 25 | 1:00PM | BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK BRIGHTON AT APRIL 25 | 1:00PM BODY APRIL 23 | 7:00PM & THURSDAY TUESDAY

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United States, 2018, 93 min Canadian Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST PRODUCER & Shane Carruth Andy Duensing Shane Carruth SCREENWRITER Denis Deck Poorna Jagannathan Billy Senese Jonathan Rogers Jeremy Childs Bill Feehely

mysterious John Doe wakes up in a body bag and walks out of the morgue. When the medical examiner begins a search for the missing body, he is unaware of the circumstances unfolding. The subject has made A his way to the psychiatric ward and is now under the supervision of the hospital psychiatrist. As the doctor investigates what happened to the frightened amnesiac patient, his own sanity is pushed to the edge as it becomes clear that the patient has in fact died and brought something terrible back from the other side. Shane Carruth, director of PRIMER and the CUFF 2013 Best Narrative Feature Winner UPSTREAM COLOR, produces and stars in this supernatural thriller from director Billy Senese.

[A] masterclass in rising tension. SCIFINOW An intelligent piece of filmmaking that demonstrates an acute understanding of horrors present in the mundane world. EYE FOR FILM

OFFICIAL SELECTION LA Film Fest 2018 ArrowFrightfest Glasgow Film

Festival 2019 APRIL 26 | 4:00 PM THE DEAD CENTER APRIL 24 | 9:45 PM & FRIDAY WEDNESDAY 16 Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival 2019 Chattanooga Film Festival 2019

17 Saturday, April 27 | 9:15 PM F*** YOU ALL: Documentary / Biography

THE UWE BOLL STORY GUEST IN ATTENDANCE

Canada / United States, 2018, 96 min Alberta Premiere

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER ORIGINAL MUSIC FEATURING PRODUCER Kayvon Saremi Young Pilot Uwe Boll Sean Patrick Shaul Brendan Fletcher Clint Howard Keith David

he question at the center of Uwe Boll’s story has existed since early on in his career: Is Uwe the worst filmmaker of all time? F*** YOU ALL: THE UWE BOLL STORY is a documentary that explores the unique life and Tcareer of the notorious renegade filmmaker. Through personal interviews with Uwe Boll himself, the people who have worked faithfully alongside him, his harshest critics and everyone in-between, this film offers an entertaining and somewhat shocking portrait of this lightning rod of the film industry.

From the ashes of bad cinema rises a great behind-the-scenes story in the form of a documentary. FILM THREAT We arrive at the fascinating creature who famously shitkicked five film critics crazy enough to accept his challenge to enter the boxing ring with him in 2006 but who also appears here as a loving husband and father, not to mention an award-winning restaurateur and epicurean. THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT

OFFICIAL SELECTION Whistler Film Festival 2018

SATURDAY APRIL 27 | 9:15 PM | F*** YOU ALL: APRIL 27 | 9:15 PM F*** YOU THE UWE BOLL STORY SATURDAY NorthwestFest 2019

18 Saturday, April 27 | 6:30 PM FOOSBALLERS Documentary

GUEST IN ATTENDANCE United States, 2019, 96 min International Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS SCREENWRITER CAST PRODUCER & Mike Wagstaffe Mike Wagstaffe Todd Loffredo SCREENWRITER Logan Cascia Tony Spredeman Joe Heslinga Frank Blake Ryan Moore Mares Robert Terry Rue Cindy Head

oosball, or table soccer, is played recreationally by millions of people in game rooms, basements and bars throughout the world. But for some, foosball isn’t just a game. It’s a way of life. Enter the highly competitive F world of professional foosball – an underground sport that has been around for over 40 years but no one knows exists. FOOSBALLERS tells the quirky and heartwarming story of these professional athletes as they train and prepare for the sport’s most prestigious event, The Tornado World Championships. The stakes are high, but only one can be crowned world champion. Featuring an appearance by Linda Ly from Calgary, Alberta.

OFFICIAL SELECTION Florida Film Festival 2019 SATURDAY APRIL 27 | 6:30 PM FOOSBALLERS SATURDAY

19 Friday, April 26 | 9:00 PM FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL: Comedy / Found Footage

AFTER DARK GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE

United States, 2019, 90 min

LIVE HOSTS Joe Pickett Nick Prueher

oe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (The Colbert Report) are serving up their raunchiest, most unsettling, and patently misguided VHS finds from 25 years of collecting at thrift stores and garage sales around North JAmerica.

THE FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL was founded in New York in 2004 and has gone on to sell out hundreds of shows across the U.S. and Canada, including the HBO Comedy Festival in Las Vegas and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. The festival has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, National Public Radio and has been named a critic’s pick in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and The Chicago Tribune. The FFF can also be seen twice a week in a popular web series on The Onion’s A.V. Club, in the hit documentary “Winnebago Man,” and in their book, “VHS: Absurd, Odd and Ridiculous Relics from the Videotape Era.”

TICKET INFORMATION Multi-packs not $15 Regular Admission accepted for this $13 CUFF Members, screening. Seniors & Students

FRIDAY APRIL 26 | 9:00 PM | FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL: AFTER DARK FESTIVAL: APRIL 26 | 9:00 PM FOUND FOOTAGE FRIDAY

20 Thursday, April 25 | 7:00 PM FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL: Comedy / Found Footage

VOLUME 9 GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE

United States, 2019, 90 min

LIVE HOSTS Joe Pickett Nick Prueher

oe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (The Colbert Report) are back with an all-new guided tour through their latest VHS finds, including the 1987 Miss Junior America Wisconsin pageant, a mysterious tape labeled “bonion Jsergery,” home movies taken at a Canadian hose factory, and an fitness video called Jugglercise.

THE FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL is a one-of-a-kind event that showcases footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters. Curators Nick and Joe show their greatest VHS finds, providing live commentary and where-are-they-now updates on the people in these videotaped obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.

TICKET INFORMATION $15 Regular Admission Multi-packs not $13 CUFF Members, accepted for this Seniors & Students screening.

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*Receive 15% off regular price items when you show your film ticket. House Rules Apply. Wednesday, April 24 | 6:30 PM FREAKS Sci-Fi / Thriller

Canada, 2018, 104 min GUEST IN ATTENDANCE Alberta Premiere

DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST SCREENWRITERS Adam Stein Stirling Bancroft Bruce Dern Adam B. Stein Zach Lipovsky Lexy Kolker Zach Lipovsky Jordan Barber Emile Hirsch Mitchell Waxman Amanda Crew

ept locked inside the house by her father, seven-year-old Chloe lives in fear and fascination of the outside world, where Abnormals create a constant threat – or so she believes. When a mysterious stranger offers her a Kglimpse of what’s really happening outside, Chloe soon finds that while the truth isn’t so simple, the danger is very real. A genre-bending psychological sci-fi thriller, FREAKS is the debut film from debut from co-writer/directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein.

On a whole different level from most films of its ilk, FREAKS breathes new life into old genre ideas. It’s a tremendous piece of entertainment, gripping from start to finish, and it deserves to make [Lexy] Kolker into a star. EYE FOR FILM

OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS Toronto International Film Festival Winner: Paris International Film 2018 Festival Best Feature Film 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival Winner: Vancouver International Film 2018 Festival BC Emerging Filmmaker Chattanooga Film Festival 2019 Award 2018 What The Fest!? 2019 WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 | 6:30 PM FREAKS WEDNESDAY

PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: KILL ‘EM WITH KINDNESS Director JDRL, Canada, 2018, 4 min One final delivery stands between a pizza guy and his weekend off with friends. 23 Thursday, April 25 | 6:30 PM HAIL SATAN? Sunday, April 28 | 11:00 AM Documentary / Female Director

United States, 2019, 95 min Alberta Premiere

DIRECTOR PRODUCER CINEMATOGRAPHER FEATURING Penny Lane Gabriel Sedgwick Naiti Gámez Jex Blackmore Lucien Greaves Malcolm Jarry

hronicling the extraordinary rise of one of the most colourful and controversial religious movements in American history, HAIL SATAN? is an inspiring and entertaining new feature documentary from acclaimed director Penny C Lane (2016 CUFF selection NUTS!, OUR NIXON). When media-savvy members of the Satanic Temple organize a series of public actions designed to advocate for religious freedom and challenge corrupt authority, they prove that with little more than a clever idea, a mischievous sense of humor, and a few rebellious friends, you can speak truth to power in some truly profound ways. As charming and funny as it is thought-provoking, HAIL SATAN? offers a timely look at a group of often misunderstood outsiders whose unwavering commitment to social and political justice has empowered thousands of people around the world.

Prepare to retire your preconceptions about Satanism. SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

Fantastic … Phenomenal. VARIETY

OFFICIAL SELECTION COMMUNITY PARTNER Sundance Film Festival 2019 International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019 THURSDAY APRIL 25 | 6:30 PM & SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 11:00AM HAIL SATAN? APRIL 25 | 6:30 PM & SUNDAY THURSDAY Boston Underground Film Festival 2019

24 Sunday, April 28 | 7:15 PM HAPPY FACE Drama

Canada, 2018, 100 min Alberta Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCER SCREENWRITER CAST PRODUCER & Stéphane Gérin-Lajoie Joëlle Bourjolly Robin L’Houmeau SCREENWRITER Debbie Lynch-White Alexandre Franchi David Roche Noémie Kocher

stranged from his cancer-stricken mother, Stan, a quixotic 19-year-old, dons a disguise and joins a therapy workshop for disfigured patients in a misguided attempt to reconnect with her. When Stan is exposed as an E impostor, he strikes a deal with the workshop facilitator: in exchange for staying in the group, he’ll train them how to use their physical differences as a weapon against our beauty-obsessed culture. Directed and co-written by Alexandre Franchi (CUFF 2010 Best Narrative Feature Winner THE WILD HUNT), the film is based on autobiographical events as Alexandre grew up witnessing his single mother’s struggle with cancer. The other characters are all played by real people with facial differences playing a fictionalized version of themselves. Set in 1990s Montreal, HAPPY FACE is part autobiographical coming-of-age story, part Dungeons & Dragons fuelled fable, and part antitode to the Tyranny of Beauty.

Director Alexandre Franchi successfully shows the experiences of these marginalized individuals. FILM THREAT

Franchi manages to keep HAPPY FACE above water, handling the topic with finesse from a position of empathy and respect. NIGHTMARISH CONJURINGS

OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 7:15 PM HAPPY FACE SUNDAY Festival du nouveau cinéma 2018 Winner: Festival du cinéma interna- tional en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Prix Slamdance Film Festival 2019 Communications et Société 2018 Boston Underground Film Festival 2019 25 Sunday, April 28 | 6:30 PM HARPOON Horror / Comedy

GUEST IN ATTENDANCE Canada, 2019, 83 min Canadian Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST SCREENWRITER & Michael Peterson Charles Hamilton Munro Chambers EDITOR Kurtis David Harder Emily Tyra Rob Grant Christopher Gray

ith his perfect family and perfect upbringing, Richard (Christopher Gray) appears to have it all. So when he thinks that his long-term girlfriend, Sasha (Emily Tyra), and best-friend, Jonah (Munro Chambers), are W having an affair, it sends him into a fit of rage that leaves Jonah a bloody mess. Once Jonah and Sasha convince Richard the allegations are false, Richard tries to buy back their trust by taking them out for a day-trip on his family’s yacht. Tension boils-over once out to sea, and, to make matters worse, the yacht’s engine fails. Stranded without food and supplies, the trio must set aside their differences in order to survive. One part post-modern Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, one part KNIFE IN THE WATER with the cast of SEINFELD, HARPOON is a wickedly humorous and bloody deconstruction of friendship and love.

A rabble-rousing gross-out approach to physical injury. SCREEN INTERNATIONAL A very enjoyable comedy-thriller, with plenty of jet-black humor and the occasional dollop of squirm-worthy gore. SCREEN ANARCHY

OFFICIAL SELECTION PRESENTING PARTNER COMMUNITY PARTNER International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019 Chattanooga Film Festival 2019 SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 6:30 PM HARPOON SUNDAY

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WITHDRAW YOURSELF INTO THE AFTERNOON ANTICS OF CABIN FEVER. Sponsored by the Calgary Underground Film Festival! MONDAY, APRIL 22 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24 THURSDAY, APRIL 25 7:00 PM 6:30 PM 1:00 PM OPENING NIGHT FILM & PARTY: FREAKS BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK LITTLE MONSTERS Canada, 2018, 104 min (p. 23) United States, 2019, 87 min (p. 15) Australia, 2019, 94 min (Details Online) 7:00 PM 4:00 PM WHO LET THE DOGS OUT WHO LET THE DOGS OUT TUESDAY, APRIL 23 Canada, 2019, 60 min (p. 55) Canada, 2019, 60 min (p. 55)

6:30 PM 9:15 PM 6:30 PM VIRGINS HIGH LIFE HAIL SATAN? France / Israel / Belgium, 2018, Germany / France / United States / United States, 2019, 95 min (p. 24) 90 min (p. 54) United Kingdom, 2018, 110 min (p. 33) 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 9:45 PM FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL: BODY AT BRIGHTON ROCK THE DEAD CENTER VOLUME 9 United States, 2019, 87 min (p. 15) United States, 2018, 93 min (p. 17) Live Performance, 90 min (p. 21) 9:00 PM 9:00 PM HER SMELL THEM THAT FOLLOW United States, 2018, 135 min United States, 2019, 98 min (p. 52) (p. 31) 9:30 PM 9:30 PM ASSASSINAUT IN FABRIC CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL | SCHEDULE CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL

TH United States, 2019, 75 min (p. 11) United Kingdom, 2018, 188 min 16 (p. 34) 11:30 PM VIOLENCE VOYAGER PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME FEATURES ARE PRECEDED BY Japan, 2018, 84 min (p. 53) SHORT FILMS, WHICH WILL IMPACT THE TOTAL RUN TIME. 28 PLEASE CHECK FILM PAGE FOR DETAILS. FRIDAY, APRIL 26 SATURDAY, APRIL 27 SUNDAY, APRIL 28 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM SCRIPT SHOWCASE: EVENTS THE SATURDAY MORNING ALL- HAIL SATAN? TRANSPIRING BEFORE, DURING YOU-CAN-EAT-CEREAL United States, 2019, 95 min (p. 24) AND AFTER A HIGH SCHOOL CARTOON PARTY! BASKETBALL GAME 1960s-1980s, 180 min (p. 46) 11:30 AM Panel, 120 min (p. 57) VIOLENCE VOYAGER 1:45 PM Japan, 2018, 84 min (p. 53) 1:00 PM SHORTS: AN ALL IN FABRIC CONSUMING FEAR 1:30 PM United Kingdom, 2018, 118 min Various Countries, 2018/19, 82 min MIDNIGHT FAMILY (p. 34) (p. 48) Mexico / United States, 2019, 81 min (p. 39) 4:00 PM 2:15 PM THE DEAD CENTER RETROSPECTIVE: 2:00 PM United States, 2018, 93 min (p. 17) BEAU TRAVAIL (1999) DISTRIBUTION: THE France, 1999, 90 min (p. 12) INSIDE SCOOP 6:30 PM Panel, 120 min (p. 56) MIDNIGHT FAMILY 4:15 PM Mexico / United States, 2019, ASSASSINAUT 3:45 PM 81 min (p. 39) United States, 2019, 75 min (p. 11) ASK DR. RUTH United States, 2019, 100 min (p. 09) 7:00 PM 4:45 PM RED LETTER DAY SHORTS: THE SHAPE OF 4:45 PM Canada, 2019, 76 min (p. 45) THINGS TO COME SHORTS: FRIENDS AND LOVERS Various Countries, 2018/19, 84 min IN CONFUSING TIMES 9:00 PM (p. 50) Various Countries, 2018/19, 78 min FOUND FOOTAGE FESTIVAL: (p. 49) AFTER DARK 6:30 PM Live Performance, 90 min (p. 20) FOOSBALLERS 6:30 PM United States, 2019, 96 min (p. 19) HARPOON 9:30 PM Canada, 2019, 83 min (p. 26) KNIFE + HEART 7:00 PM France, 2018, 102 min (p. 37) THE MOUNTAIN 7:15 PM United States, 2018, 106 min (p. 41) HAPPY FACE 11:59 PM Canada, 2018, 100 min (p. 25) NEKROTRONIC 9:15 PM Australia, 2018, 99 min (p. 43) F*** YOU ALL: THE UWE 9:00 PM BOLL STORY SECRET FILM Canada / United States, 2018, Shhhhh... It’s a secret 96 min (p. 18)

9:45 PM LOST HOLIDAY United States, 2019, 78 min (p. 38)

11:59 PM | SCHEDULE CALGARY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL TH MUTANT BLAST 16 Portugal, 2018, 81 min (p. 42)

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STORYHIVE champions local creators and is proud to support CUFF. Tuesday, April 23 | 9:00 PM HER SMELL Drama / Music

United States, 2018, 135 min Alberta Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST PRODUCER & Elisabeth Moss Sean Price Williams Elisabeth Moss SCREENWRITER Matthew Perniciaro Cara Delevingne Alex Ross Perry Adam Piotrowicz Dan Stevens Michael Sherman Eric Stoltz Amber Heard Dylan Gelula

ecky Something (Elisabeth Moss) is a ‘90s punk rock superstar who once filled arenas with her grungy all- female trio Something She. Now she plays smaller venues while grappling with motherhood, exhausted band B mates, nervous record company executives, and a new generation of rising talent eager to usurp her stardom. When Becky’s chaos and excesses derail a recording session and national tour, she finds herself shunned, isolated and alone. Forced to get sober, temper her demons, and reckon with the past, she retreats from the spotlight and tries to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success. Anchored by a towering, unflinching performance from Golden Globe and Emmy winner Moss, and supported by a stellar ensemble cast, HER SMELL examines the grit, grace and gravitas of an unforgettable fictional rock star crashing down to earth into the harsh realities of mid-life. With his incendiary and deeply humane sixth feature, writer-director Alex Ross Perry (LISTEN UP PHILLIP, QUEEN OF THE EARTH, and the CUFF 2012 selection THE COLOR WHEEL) pumps up the volume and shines a light on the terrifying moment when superstardom wanes —and quiet becomes the new loud.

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Toronto International FilmFestival great filmmaker’s canon. great filmmaker’s Claire Denis SCREENWRITER DIRECTOR & Alberta Premiere United Kingdom,2018,110min Germany /France /UnitedStates In terms of mood, cosmetics, and rhythm, it’s aworthyadditiontotheIn termsofmood,cosmetics,andrhythm,it’s HIGH LIFEisapensiveandprofoundstudyofhuman lifeonthebrinkof the apocalypse. each othertosurviveastheyhurtletowardtheoblivionofablackhole.From French directorClaireDenis,HIGHLIFE 2019 2018 2018 OFFICIAL SELECTION won theFIPRESCIPrize attheSanSebastiánInternationalFilmFestival. HIGH LIFE Sitges FilmFestival2018 Busan InternationalFilmFestival Göteborg Film Festival2019 International FilmFestival Rotterdam New York FilmFestival2018 onte (Robert Pattinson) andhisbabydaughterare thelastsurvivorsofadamnedanddangerousmissionto deep space.Thecrew—death-rowinmatesledbyadoctor(JulietteBinoche)withsinister motives—has vanished. Asthemysteryofwhathappenedonboardshipisunravelled,fatherand daughtermustrelyon

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33 WEDNESDAY APRIL 24 | 9:15 PM | HIGH LIFE Tuesday, April 23 | 9:30 PM IN FABRIC Friday, April 26 | 1:00 PM Horror / Romance / Comedy United Kingdom, 2018, 118 min

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER EXECUTIVE CAST SCREENWRITER Andy Starke PRODUCERS Marianne Jean-Baptiste Peter Strickland Lizzie Francke Hayley Squires Phil Hunt Leo Bill Rose Garnett Gwendoline Christie Hilary Davis Stephen Kelliher Compton Ross Ben Wheatley Ian Benson

haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store, IN FABRIC follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences. Part A nightmare, part couture, acclaimed director Peter Strickland (2015 CUFF selection THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY, 2013 CUFF selection BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO) executes his signature style of dry humour, eroticism and an element of the surreal.

A raucous, full-tilt descent into bishop-sleeved madness. LITTLE WHITE LIES The source may be different for everyone, but the thrill is always the same. IN FABRIC doesn’t know what you want, but Peter Strickland is certain that it will drive you wild. INDIEWIRE

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France, 2018, 102 min Canadian Premiere

DIRECTOR PRODUCER SCREENWRITERS CAST Yann Gonzalez Charles Gillibert Cristiano Mangione Vanessa Paradis Yann Gonzalez Nicolas Maury Kate Moran

aris, Summer 1979. Anne produces third-rate gay porn. After her editor and lover Lois leaves her, she tries to win her back by shooting her most ambitious film yet with her trusted, flaming sidekick Archibald. But one of her Pactors is brutally murdered and Anne gets caught up in a strange investigation that turns her life upside-down. In Yann Gonzalez’s second feature, a masked serial killer stalks a producer and her film company in this love letter to European giallo, American grindhouse cinema, and ‘70s gay porn.

Gnarly as it can be at times, KNIFE+HEART is above all an unabashedly queer, affectionately comedic look at the pursuit of art in the unlikeliest of places. VARIETY

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PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: DOCKING Director Trevor Anderson, Canada, 2019, 4 min Trevor reflects on his fear of dating. 37 Saturday, April 27 | 9:45 PM LOST HOLIDAY Comedy / Mystery

United States, 2019, 78 min Canadian Premiere

DIRECTORS, CINEMATOGRAPHER MUSIC CAST PRODUCERS & Donavan Sell James Iha Kate Lyn Sheil SCREENWRITERS Thomas Matthews Michael Matthews William Jackson Harper Thomas Matthews Keith Poulson Joshua Leonard Isiah Whitlock Jr. Emily Mortimer

ome for the holidays with nothing to do, two old high school friends get in over their heads when they try to solve the kidnapping of a Washington D.C. socialite. What starts as a night of debauchery evolves into a Hself-indulgent quest when the two become convinced that they are the only ones who can solve the case. LOST HOLIDAY is a dark comedy that follows a New York social worker who finds herself embroiled in a noirish tale of kidnapping, drugs and murder on the outskirts of America’s capital. Shot on 16mm in an improvisational mumblecore style, the film features an indie all-star cast including Kate Lyn Sheil (KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE), Keith Poulson (LISTEN UP PHILLIP), Thomas Matthews (AMERICAN HUSTLE), Joshua Leonard (HUMPDAY) and William Jackson Harper (PATERSON) and music from James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle),

Utterly delightful ... A lively, DIY crime caper that captures the reluctance of accepting adulthood. FILM INQUIRY

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38 Luke Lorentzen CINEMATOGRAPHER PRODUCER & DIRECTOR, Spanish withEnglishSubtitles Mexico /UnitedStates,2019,81min T A deftmixofbig-picture doc-makingandintimate moments...notto A grippingdoc...Thefilmachievesapowerfulmeasure ofsuspense MIDNIGHT FAMILY OFFICIAL SELECTION system that’s comeapartatthe seams. system that’s Sundance 2019 HotDocs 2019 mention a wild — and remarkably eye-opening —ride. mention awild—andremarkablyeye-opening that’s intricatelytiedupin itsdespairingsociologicaldepictionofathat’s personal responsibility. providing essentialemergencymedicalservices.InhumanizingtheOchoas’ethicallycompromised business, their operation,desperatefinancialsituationpushesthemintoquestionablepractices evenastheycontinue MIDNIGHT FAMILY exploresurgentquestionsaroundhealthcare,thefailingsofgovernmentandcomplexity of urgent help.Whilemakingalivinginthiscutthroatindustry, theystruggletokeep theirfinancialneedsfrom jeopardizing thepeopleintheircare.Whenacrackdownbycorruptpoliceforcesfamily totrylegitimizing he Ochoafamilyrunsafor-profit ambulanceinMexicoCity, competingwithotherEMTs forpatientsinneedof

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© 2019 KPMG LLP, a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved. xxxxx Saturday, April 27 | 7:00 PM THE MOUNTAIN Drama

United States, 2018, 106 min Canadian Premiere

DIRECTOR & PRODUCERS SCREENWRITERS CAST SCREENWRITER Allison Rose Carter Dustin Guy Defa Tye Sheridan Rick Alverson Eddy Moretti Colm O’Leary Jeff Goldblum Sara Murphy Hannah Gross Ryan Zacarias Udo Kier

he story of a young man who, after losing his mother, goes to work with a doctor specializing in lobotomies and therapies. Set in the 1950s Midwest, THE MOUNTAIN stars Jeff Goldblum as the charismatic influence Tof a rogue lobotomist and Tye Sheridan as a shiftless young man. A subtle and at times challenging film, Rick Alverson’s (CUFF 2012 selection THE COMEDY, ENTERTAINMENT) latest project embodies the essence of true independent underground cinema.

An intriguingly dark and visionary head-scratcher. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Even in the darkest moments, when the ominous organ music is pounding and the filmmakers have twisted the audience into a quivering ball of nerves, the duo trusts in the goodness of people, even when they put themselves through insane tests. There’s rattlers in them hills. But there’s love too.VARIETY

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41 Saturday, April 27 | 11:59 PM MUTANT BLAST Horror / Action / Comedy

Portugal, 2018, 81 min Portuguese with English Subtitles Canadian Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST PRODUCER & Lloyd Kaufman André V. Mendes Pedro Barão Dias SCREENWRITER Michael Herz Maria Leite Fernando Alle João Vilas

aria, a fearless soldier, and TS-347, a man with superhuman strength, are being pursued by a military cell responsible for scientific experiments that have resulted in a zombie apocalypse. While on the run, they M meet Pedro, a man with few ambitions and a great hangover. Together, they try to escape to a safe place, but complications soon come in the form of a nuclear bomb. After the radiation blasts the country, strange things start happening to all of those that were in its path. But growing additional body parts and sprouting animals to replace limbs are just the beginning of their worries. The sci-fi, horror film is the latest release from Troma Entertainment.

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42 Friday, April 26 | 11:59 PM NEKROTRONIC Horror / Comedy / Sci Fi

Australia, 2018, 99 min Alberta Premiere

DIRECTOR & SCREENWRITER & PRODUCERS CAST SCREENWRITER PRODUCER Andrew Mason Ben O’Toole Kiah Roache-Turner Tristan Roache-Turner Troy Lum Monica Bellucci Caroline Ford Tess Haubrich David Wenham

innegan, the greatest of the demon-hunting Nekromancers, was the first to discover evil spirits inside the internet, and the first to jump her soul into the web to take the mythical battle between good and evil into the digital F realm. But something happened to her inside the circuitry: she developed a taste for human souls and turned to the dark side. Some years later, Howard North, a scruffy down-on-his-luck sewerage-waste worker, mysteriously orphaned while still a baby, learns that he is the only one with the ability to stop a demonic corporate billionaire’s plot to devour the souls of a million human beings. And as if that wasn’t bad enough, the corporate billionaire is Finnegan, who also happens to be his mother. Now, with the help of Molly and Torquel (sisters – and Nekromancers) he must learn to harness his newfound powers, train to destroy online demons, deal with his stoner friend Rangi’s death (and resurrection as a sarcastic ghost), and somehow find time to save the world – all while dodging bullets, wraiths, exploding goats, plasma-lightning and his megalomaniacal, demonic mother who is trying to eat his immortal soul.

NEKROTRONIC feels like Quentin Tarantino had been watching a lot of Edgar Wright and Wachowski movies, and then decided to make a GHOSTBUSTERS film. NERDIST

This is a slick and self-assured romp. SCIFINOW FRIDAY APRIL 26 | 11:59 PM NEKROTRONIC FRIDAY OFFICIAL SELECTION Toronto International Film Festival 2018

43 43 BEST BEST DRAMA LOCAL Friday, April 26 | 7:00 PM RED LETTER DAY Horror / Thriller / Mystery GUEST IN ATTENDANCE

Canada, 2019, 76 min Canadian Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST EXECUTIVE Jason Wan Lim Rhett Miller Dawn Van De Schoot PRODUCER & R. Trevor Griffiths Kaeleb Zain Gartner SCREENWRITER Amy Griffiths Hailey Foss Cameron Macgowan Arielle Rombough Michael Tan Roger Leblanc Peter Strand Rumple Tiffany Helm

hile adjusting to a new life in the suburban community of Aspen Ridge, a recently divorced mother of two receives mysterious letters instructing her and her teenage children to kill the people in their letters W before they kill them. Paranoia and chaos ensue as the family attempts to rationally deal with an irrational situation. RED LETTER DAY is a satirical horror/thriller that asks the age-old question: Just how well do you know your neighbours? The debut feature from local filmmaker Cameron Macgowan.

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45 Saturday, April 27 | 10:00 AM THE SATURDAY MORNING ALL- All Ages / Youth Friendly YOU-CAN-EAT-CEREAL Cartoons CARTOON PARTY! 1960s-1980s, 180 min CURATOR Kier-La Janisse

t’s the return of the Saturday Morning All-You-Can-Eat Cereal Cartoon Party! It’s that special time when kids and kids-at-heart get to relive the exciting Saturday Morning ritual of non-stop retro cartoons, and binge on the I multi-colored sugary cereals that used to be a part of every “balanced” breakfast! As always, this 3-hour trip into the weird and wonderful world of yesteryear’s animated antics will be accompanied by an all-you-can eat buffet of cereal that is open throughout the show (and yes, there will be non-dairy options too!). The cartoon lineup is always a mystery, but in this all-new program you’ll see both faves and obscurities spanning the ‘60s through the ‘80s, all punctuated with vintage commercials, PSAs and station IDs! So get ready for a sugar rush and an explosion of nostalgia all wrapped up in one candy-coated package.

Kier-La Janisse is a film writer and programmer, Owner/Artistic Director of Spectacular Optical Publications and founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies. She is the author of A Violent Professional: The Films of Luciano Rossi (2007) and House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (2012) and co-edited and published the anthology books KID POWER! (2014), Satanic Panic: Pop- Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (2015), Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin (2017) and Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (2017). She is currently writing A Song From the Heart Beats the Devil Every Time: Children’s Programming and the Counterculture, 1965-1985, as well as a monograph about Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter and is in development on a narrative television series based on her book House of Psychotic Women with Rook Films.

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HELSINKI MANSPLAINING VALERIO’S DAY OUT MASSACRE Dir. Michael Arcos, Colombia, 2019, 8 min Dir. Ilja Rautsi, Finland, 2018, 15 min A young jaguar, Valerio, goes on a killing spree when A horror comedy about one woman’s desperate he escapes from his enclosure at a zoo. After he’s struggle to survive a pack of men who just want to caught, sedated, and relocated he makes a video diary explain everything to her. for his significant other, Lula. HOARDER FUN MORE Dir. Peter Fiorino, Canada, 2018, 3 min Dir. Wally Chung, United States, 2018, A meticulous hoarder’s warehouse is filled with 1 min Things seem hopeless when three mysterious cowboys trinkets, but there are far more locked away. find themselves stranded on the coldest night in recorded history. ACID Dir. Just Philippot, France, 2018, 18 min As an acid cloud is slowly moving inland, it’s forcing I SWALLOW YOUR SECRETS the panic-ridden population to run away. Dir. Matt Prazak, Canada, 2018, 8 min A psychological thriller about an impoverished rural NO ONE WILL EVER family and the lengths they go to in order to survive. BELIEVE YOU CATERPILLARPLASTY Dir. Frédéric Chalté, Canada, 2018, 6 min Dir. David Barlow-Krelina, Canada, 2018, It’s Halloween and Lucy wants to give a good scare to 5 min her sister by dressing up as a monster. But she might Fusing elements of Kafka and Kubrick, this grotesque not be the only creature lurking in the teenager’s room. sci-fi satire lifts plastic surgery to another level. THE HELPING HAND KNOCKSTRIKE Dir. Brenden Hubbard, United States, Dirs. Genis Rigol, Marc Torices, & Pau 2019, 10 min Anglada, Spain/France, 2018, 5 min SATURDAY APRIL 27 | 1:45 PM SHORTS: AN ALL CONSUMING FEAR SATURDAY A couple looking for an escape from developing their Two men accidentally exchange briefcases. One newborn child, turns to a new monitoring technology contains a videotape that will lead the new owner to to handle the process. embark on an unexpected journey.

48 SHORTS: FRIENDS AND Sunday, April 28 | 4:45 PM 2018/19, 78 min LOVERS IN CONFUSING GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE TIMES

THE BOOGEYWOMAN MEMENTO MORI Dir. Erica Scoggins, United States, 2018, Dirs. Anna Barker & Ryan Irving, Canada, 17 min 2018, 6 min After getting her first period, a late bloomer meets a A young woman coming to terms with her cancer goddess opening the door to womanhood. diagnosis is faced not only with cancer itself, but also with an onslaught of opinions from those sitting THE ARTISTIC PROCESS opposite to her. Dir. Mandy May Cheetham, Canada, 2018, 8 min ASPARAGUS TIPS A blocked artist seeks creative inspiration. Dir. Sam Bailey, United Kingdom, 2018, 4 min Dinner is so much easier with friends. Especially when WAKEY WAKEY one of them is edible. Dir. Mary Dauterman, United States, 2018, 3 min Blood n’ guts, the deep blue sea, tooth decay, and her A CHEST OF DRAWERS lazy (but weirdly menacing?) boyfriend add up to a Dir. Maxwell Nalevansky, United States, 2019, 13 min really rough night of sleep for Alex. A tale set in no particular time or place, telling the tragic love story of a beekeeper and a brawny man. TICKLE MY PICKLE Dir. Greta Griniute, United States, 2019, 8 min CLAIRE Accompanied by a jar of pickles and a banging Dir. Spencer Ryerson, Canada, 2018, 8 min soundtrack, Emily shows her primal emotions toward Following a brutal attack, a young woman’s seemingly her milkman. inevitable fate is rudely interrupted by a piece of music she despises. OLD HAUNT Dir. Andre Hyland, United States, 2018, SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 4:45 PM SHORTS: IN CONFUSING TIMES FRIENDS AND LOVERS SUNDAY 11 min A procrastinating writer stays in an Airbnb to get some work done, but after an unexpected visitor arrives, he finds himself in an increasingly unsettling set of situations. 49 Saturday, April 27 | 4:45 PM SHORTS: THE SHAPE OF 2018/19, 84 min

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SQUIRREL CHOWBOYS: AN AMERICAN Dir. Alex Kavutskiy, United States, 2018, FOLKTALE 16 min Dir. Astron-6, Canada, 2018, 9 min A meager apology tests a woman’s fortitude to forgive. Things seem hopeless when three mysterious cowboys find themselves stranded on the coldest night in LOVE AFTER ANNE recorded history. Dir. Darrin Rose, Canada, 2019, 3 min Henry VII desperately wants a new woman in his life, UNDER COVERS but faces a pretty big dating obstacle: everyone knows Dir. Michaela Olsen, United States, 2019, he beheaded his last wife. 7 min On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, TECHNOLOGY LAKE: salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town in this MEDITATIONS ON DEATH stop motion animated film. AND SEX THE SUNSET CHANNEL Dir. Brandon Daley, United States, 2018, Dir. Matthew Kinahan, Canada, 2018, 8 min 17 min A dog and her owner navigate the perils of modern A housebound man thinks he might be the only witness technology. of a disturbing event on his television. MEGA CRIMES UNIT THE PROCEDURE 2 Dir. Darren Harmon, Canada, 2018, Dir. Calvin Reeder, United States, 2019, 13 min 3 min Big cops solving small crimes with disastrous results. A man is forced to endure another strange experiment. COUNT YOUR CURSES Dir. Lorène Yavo, Belgium, 2017, 8 min In a town where supernatural beings are part of SATURDAY, APRIL 27 | 4:45 PM SHORTS: COME THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO SATURDAY, everyday life, two roommates face a recurring problem: their house spirit was devoured by an unknown creature overnight.

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United States, 2019, 98 min International Premiere

DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST SCREENWRITERS Bradley Gallo Brett Jutkiewicz Olivia Colman Britt Poulton Michael A. Helfant Kaitlyn Dever Dan Madison Savage Gerard Butler Alice Englert Alan Siegel Jim Gaffigan Danielle Robinson Walton Goggins Thomas Mann Lewis Pullman

et deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, THEM THAT FOLLOW tells the story of a pastor’s daughter who holds a secret that threatens to tear her Scommunity apart. Isolated from the rest of society, it becomes clear that morality and faith do not always align in this strict religious community where snake handling tests the soul. Oscar-winner Olivia Colman stars alongside Kaitlyn Dever, Alice Englert, Jim Gaffigan, Walton Goggins, Thomas Mann and Lewis Pullman in writer-directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage’s debut feature.

Even in the darkest moments, when the ominous organ music is pounding and the filmmakers have twisted the audience into a quivering ball of nerves, the duo trusts in the goodness of people, even when they put themselves through insane tests. There’s rattlers in them hills. But there’s love too. VARIETY

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52 Thursday, April 25 | 11:30 PM VIOLENCE VOYAGER Sunday, April 28 | 11:30 AM Horror / Animation / Experimental Japan, 2018, 84 min Alberta Premiere

DIRECTOR, PRODUCERS CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST SCREENWRITER & Reo Anzai Ujicha Daisuke Ono ANIMATOR Kimitsugu Ueno Naoki Tanaka Ujicha Aoi Yuki

n American boy named Bobby and his friend Akkun set out for the mountains to build a secret hideout. On their way, they stumble upon a mysterious amusement park called Violence Voyager. It doesn’t take long A for things to get weird as the boys discover a group of scared children who can’t seem to escape and soon find themselves under attack by robot-like humanoids. For his three years in the making follow-up to THE BURNING BUDDHA MAN (2013) director Ujicha again employs a blend of animation and manga called “geki-mation,” creating grotesque body horror nightmare imagery from painstakingly detailed, hand-painted paper cutouts. Chock-full of B-horror, sci-fi and kaiju film references, this blood-soaked late-night flick is not for the kiddies.

Rife with nods to B-horror and kaiju fare, VIOLENCE VOYAGER is a brutally inventive nightmare born of a singular, disturbing vision. VILLAGE VOICE

It’s highly unlikely that you’ve seen anything quite like this. EYE FOR FILM

OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS COMMUNITY PARTNER Buenos Aires International Winner: Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival 2018 Festival of Independent Cinema THURSDAY APRIL 25 | 11:30 PM & SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 11:30 AM VIOLENCE VOYAGER APRIL 25 | 11:30 PM & SUNDAY THURSDAY Nippon Connection 2018, Japan Special Jury Prize 2018 Cuts 2018 Fantastic Fest 2018 Fantasia Film Festival 2018 53 Tuesday, April 23 | 6:30 PM VIRGINS Drama / Fantasy / Coming of Age / Female Director France / Israel / Belgium, 2018, 90 min Hebrew with English Subtitles

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER CINEMATOGRAPHER CAST SCREENWRITER Caroline Bonmarchand Elisa Benroubi Joy Rieger Keren Ben Rafael Evgenia Dodina Michael Aloni Manuel Elkaslassy Vardi Rami Heuberger

n Kiryat Ham, a small beachside community on the north coast of Israel, everything seems to have stopped. Lana, a rebellious teenager, vows to fight against the complacency of small-town life. She passes the days spending time I with her aimless friends and taking care of her younger cousin. She dreams of escaping the mundanity of it all with her impending move to Tel Aviv, until the arrival of an attractive journalist changes everything. His reporting of a mermaid sighting brings excitement to the village, giving Lana the possibility to finally live the type of life she dreams of. Based on real events that happened a few years ago – where the story of mermaid sightings in Kiryat Ham were all over the news – first time Director Keren Ben Rafael blends Lana’s relatable coming-of-age story with elements of fantasy, making for a unique and mythical tale that’s firmly rooted in realtity.

There is no heavy-handedness, only tenderness, empathy and slow- burning beauty. CINEUROPA

OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS Tribeca 2018 Winner: FIPRESCI Award for Best Cannes Film Festival - CANNES Israeli Debut Film 2018 JUNIOR 2018 Winner: Tribeca Film Festival Best 40th Moscow International Film Actress (Joy Rieger) 2018 Festival 2018 Winner: Montenegro Film Festival

TUESDAY APRIL 23 | 6:30 PM VIRGINS TUESDAY Karlovy Vary International Film Best Director and Best Actress (Joy Festival 2018 Rieger) 2018 Jerusalem Film Festival 2018 Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec 2018 54 Wednesday, April 24 | 7:00 PM WHO LET THE DOGS OUT Thursday, April 25 | 4:00 PM Documentary / Comedy / Music Canada, 2019, 62 min Canadian Premiere GUEST IN ATTENDANCE

DIRECTOR & PRODUCERS SCREENWRITER EXECUTIVE CINEMATOGRAPHER Aly Kelly Ben Sisto PRODUCERS Brent Hodge Ben Sisto Kim Hsu Guise Jonas Woost Christina Willings Conrad Whelan Lizzy Karp

HO LET THE DOGS OUT is a song that has transcended generations, and has led Ben Sisto to dedicate eight years exploring and exposing a story steeped in show business, legal battles, female empowerment, Wartistic integrity and one very catchy hook. This documentary follows Sisto on his popular live talks across the world that explain the story of “Who Let The Dogs Out” accompanied by a museum of over 250 pieces of ephemera relating to the song and its origins. Sisto’s thesis to his life’s work: the idea that everything is based on prior art, and everything is source material for future art. It’s from this mantra that the dogs were let out…and we are here to explore who did it.

The tidy 62-minute documentary demonstrates not only what makes a hit song a hit song, but what makes us human. THAT SHELF

A fascinating look at the origin of the Baha Men hit. VARIETY

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PRECEDED BY THE SHORT FILM: BEHIND BANANA VACUUM Director Lian Morrison, Canada, 2019, 12 min A behind-the-scenes look into this new-age punk band and its unexpected lead singer. 55 56 SUNDAY APRIL 28 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | DISTRIBUTION: THE INSIDE SCOOP H PRESENTING PARTNER

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