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Greener Grass and Corporate Animals
Corporate Animals
(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Patrick Brice; Writer: Sam Bain; Stars: Demi Moore, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams, Karan Soni, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Martha Kelly, Dan Bakkedahl, Calum Worthy, Jennifer Kim, Nasim Pedrad, Frank Bond, Wendy Meredith, Courtney Cunningham, LynNita Ellis, Demi Moore)
Disaster strikes when the egotistical CEO of an edible cutlery company leads her long-suffering staff on a corporate team-building trip in New Mexico. Trapped underground, this mismatched and disgruntled group must pull together to survive.
World premiere
Greener Grass
(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe; Writer: Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe; Stars: D'Arcy Carden, Julian Hilliard, Jim Cummings, Dot-Marie Jones, Beck Bennett, Mary Holland, Janicza Bravo, Neil Casey, Jocelyn DeBoer, Lauren Adams, John Milhiser, Santina Muha, Josh Ruben, Will Hines, Asher Miles Fallica)
A deliciously twisted comedy set in a demented, timeless suburbia where every adult wears braces on their straight teeth, couples coordinate meticulously pressed outfits, and coveted family members are swapped in more ways than one in this competition for acceptance.
World premiere
The Hole In The Ground
(Country: Ireland; Year: 2019; Director: Lee Cronin; Writer: Lee Cronin, Stephen Shields; Stars: Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, Simone Kirby, Steve Wall, Eoin Macken, Sarah Hanly, James Cosmo, Kati Outinen, Bennett Andrew, David Crowley, John Quinn, Miro Lopperi, David McMahon, Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey)
World premiere
One night, Sarah's young son disappears into the woods behind their rural home. When he returns, he looks the same, but his behaviour grows increasingly disturbing. Soon, Sarah realizes that the boy who returned may not be her son at all...
Little Monsters
(Country: Australia; Year: 2019; Director: Abe Forsythe; Writer: Abe Forsythe; Stars: Lupita Nyong'o, Josh Gad, Stephen Peacocke, Nadia Townsend, Alexander England, Henry Nixon, Jason Chong, Felix Williamson, Rahel Romahn, Sam Fraser, Ava Caryofyllis, Talayna Moana Nikora, Chris Bunton, Charlie Whitley, David Sinclair-Smith)
World premiere
A film dedicated to all the kindergarten teachers who motivate children to learn, instil them with confidence and stop them from being devoured by zombies.
The Lodge
(Country: UK, US; Year: 2019; Director: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz; Writer: Sergio Casci, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz; Stars: Richard Armitage, Riley Keough, Alicia Silverstone, Jaeden Lieberher, Lia McHugh, Katelyn Wells, Lola Reid)
A young woman and her reticent new stepchildren find themselves isolated in the family’s remote winter cabin, locked away to dredge up the mysteries of her dark past.
World premiere
Memory: The Origins of Alien and The Lodge
Memory: The Origins of Alien
(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Alexandre O Philippe; Writer: Alexandre O Philippe; Stars: Mickey Faerch, Linda Rich, Mickey Faerch, Linda Rich)
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s Alien – rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O’Bannon and HR Giger.
World premiere. Day One Film
Mope
(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: Lucas Heyne; Writer: Michael Louis Albo, Lucas Heyne, David C Hill, Zack Newkirk; Stars: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Kelly Sry, Brian Huskey, Max Adler, David Arquette, Tonya Cornelisse)
World premiere
Two 'mopes' – the lowest-level male performers in the porn industry – set their sights on an impossible dream: stardom.
Sweetheart
(Country: US; Year: 2019; Director: JD Dillard; Writer: JD Dillard, Alex Hyner, Alex Theurer; Stars: Kiersey Clemons, Emory Cohen, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Andrew Crawford, Kiersey Clemons, Emory Cohen, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Andrew Crawford)
World premiere
Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realise she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night.
Wounds
(Country: US, UK; Year: 2019; Director: Babak Anvari; Writer: Babak Anvari; Stars: Dakota Johnson, Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Karl Glusman, Brad William Henke, Kerry Cahill, Ritchie Montgomery, Jim Klock, Terence Rosemore, Martin Bats Bradford, Alexander Biglane, Lawrence Turner, Xena Zeit-Geist, Luke Hawx, Ben Sanders)
World premiere
Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.
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