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The IHSFF Showcase Films are out-of-competition films that have been curated with our horror and sci-fi fans in mind!

For the complete film schedule of both the Phoenix Film Festival AND International Horror and Sci-Fi Festival click below.

 

IHSFF SHOWCASE FEATURES

 

40 Acres

Run Time: 115 minutes

Screening Time(s): 

Friday, April 4 at 8:10pm 

Saturday, April 5 at 9:40pm

Directed by: R.T. Thorne

Cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O’Connor, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson

Synopsis: After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving —even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere... so long as they repel the occasional raiding party. Former soldier Hailey and her partner Galen fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight (and, yes, kill). But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel is a young man, and when he meets a young woman in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy.


A Desert

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, March 28 at 8:55pm

Tuesday, April 1 at 6:45pm

Directed by: Joshua Erkman

Cast: David Yow, Kai Lennox, Sarah Lind 

Synopsis: A photographer's road trip takes a dark turn when he befriends a reckless couple, plunging him into a nightmarish neo-noir spiral of unpredictable horror.


Chain Reactions

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, March 29 at 10:05pm 

Monday, March 31 at 9:00pm

Directed by: Alexandre O. Phillipe 

Cast: Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama

Synopsis: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's impact on 5 artists through interviews, outtakes, exploring how it shaped their art, psyche from childhood trauma.


Dead Lover

Run Time:  80 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, April 4 at 8:35pm 

Sunday, April 6 at 5:25pm

Directed by: Grace Glowicki

Cast: Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Leah Doz, Lowen Morrow

Synopsis: A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love.


Dinner with Leatherface

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday, March 29 at 10:35pm 

Monday, March 31 at 6:45pm

Directed by: Michael Kallio

Synopsis: "Dinner with Leatherface" is a documentary about Gunnar Hansen, the actor who portrayed Leatherface in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974). Friends, colleagues, filmmakers, and fellow actors share personal stories and discuss the dichotomy between the maniacal chainsaw-wielding character he played on-screen and the very intelligent, creative, soft-spoken man he actually was in real life. The film features Bruce Campbell, Debbie Rochon, Barbara Crampton, John Dugan, William Vail, Daniel Pearl, Tiffany Shepis, Ed Neal and Linnea Quigley... just to name a few.


Freaky Tales

Run Time: 85 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Friday, March 28 at 8:10pm

Directed by: Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden

Cast: Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud, and Tom Hanks

Synopsis: Set in 1987 Oakland, Freaky Tales is a multi-track mixtape of colorful characters — an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teen punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector — on a collision course in a fever dream of showdowns and battles. Executive produced by hip-hop pioneer Too $hort, and featuring an all-star ensemble, this pulpy blend of explosive action, edgy humor, gory kills, and sly twists and turns makes for one wild ride.


Itch!

Run Time: 105 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Tuesday, April 1 at 9:00pm 

Saturday, April 5 at 8:30pm

Directed by: Bari Kang

Cast: Bari Kang, Carl J. Grasso, Douglas Stirling

Synopsis: Amid a mysterious deadly outbreak called the ITCH! A widower and his estranged young daughter take sanctuary in a department store, only to realize the real terror is inside with them!


Jimmy & Stiggs

Run Time: 80 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Saturday March 29 at 7:50pm

Thursday April 3 at 6:45pm

Directed by: Joe Begos

Cast: Joe Begos, Matt Mercer, Riley Dandy

Synopsis: Jimmy Lang, an out-of-control horror film director, has become a housebound drug addict. On one of his regular nights out, Jimmy is visited by violent aliens. After making the decision to confront the aliens, he calls Stiggs, his best friend, for help.


Sister Midnight

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Wednesday, April 2 at 6:45pm

Friday, April 4 at 9:25pm

Directed by: Karan Kandhari

Cast: Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam, Smita Tambe, Subhash Chandra, Navya Sawant

Synopsis: Rebellious small-town misfit Uma arrives in Mumbai to find herself totally unsuited to life as a housewife. At odds with her prying neighbors and under the constant oppressive noise and heat of the city, she decides to break free from the shackles of domesticity and follow her own path in this bold, unpredictable, and darkly funny debut.


THE DÆMON

Run Time: 90 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Thursday, April 3 at 9:00pm

Saturday, April 5 at 9:25pm

Directed by:  David Yohe, Matt Devino

Cast: Adriana Isabel, Tyler Q Rosen, Sara Fletcher, Oscar Wilson

Synopsis: Haunted by his father's suicide, Tom abandons his wife Kathy and seeks refuge at the lakeside cottage where he met his tragic end. There, tormented memories from childhood resurface, all intricately connected to an ancient, mystifying force lurking beneath the lake's depths, driving Tom inexorably towards madness. As Tom's communication dwindles into eerie silence, Kathy enlists the help of her brother Mark and sister-in-law Jess, a trauma and grief counsellor. Unaware of the sinister malevolence seeping from the lake, Tom becomes a willing vessel for the same evil that claimed his parents and now threatens all who dare draw near.


The G

Run Time: 110 minutes

Screening Time(s):

Wednesday, April 2 at 9:00pm

Directed by:  Karl R. Hearne

Cast: Dale Dickey, Romane Denis, Daniel Brochu

Synopsis: A mysterious older woman seeks revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life.