The Chattanooga Movie Competition has introduced the primary wave of programming for its twelfth annual occasion, which is able to happen June 20-28 each in-person in Tennessee and just about.
The bulletins adhere to the pageant’s philosophy that true cinephiles love movies of all shapes, sizes, and genres, with every part from a pair of crowd-pleasing music docs to heavy doses of rigorously curated horror cinema, off-kilter comedy, wild-ass motion, and science fiction that has helped put the pageant on the map.
Particular Occasions
LVCRFT PRESENTS — BEST OF TIMES: THE MUSIC OF KILLER PARTY
Exploring the hyperlink between music and movie has lengthy been a practice for CFF, and this yr’s Sonic Cinema program sees the pageant as soon as once more partnering with petrifying buddies LVCRFT to take a deep dive into the wild and fantastic historical past of probably the most mysterious and underrated unique soundtracks within the historical past of horror, 1986’s KILLER PARTY.
Hosted by LVCRFT mastermind DEEP KUTZ (aka MNDR)—no stranger to a killer social gathering herself—this occasion will shed a bit gentle on an underloved gem and its soundtrack. DEEP KUTZ will be a part of CFF director Chris Dortch II together with a bunch of very particular friends to speak concerning the too-weird-for-words historical past of KILLER PARTY’s killer soundtrack. Whether or not you’re a long-time fan of the movie or haven’t but found the unholy earworm that’s the music “Greatest Occasions,” frightening-ass enjoyable is certain available by all. LVCRFT can even be visitor programming a movie for the pageant’s widespread RED EYE secret screening collection certain to heat the hearts and soften the minds of all who dare to gaze upon it. Will you dare?
CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN’S THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW: WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES EDITION
Among the many many issues CFF seeks to highlight yearly are nice storytellers and the artwork of storytelling. The pageant often brings proficient authors and screenwriters in for occasions, however there’s one occasion that has turn out to be such a sacred custom for pageant attendees they know there isn’t a higher tone-setter for his or her time with the pageant. That’s writer/genius/madman Clay McLeod Chapman’s THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW: a punk rock, in-your-face, literary lapdance as unmissable as it’s unforgettable. CFF is proud to welcome Clay again for a yr dedicated to his horrifying and well timed new novel WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES. After the occasion Clay might be available to signal copies which is able to as soon as once more be made out there by the pageant’s favourite indie booksellers A Little Bookish.
THE CRAFT SCREENING W/ SCREENWRITER PETER FILARDI
CFF is past honored to have the chance to herald screenwriter Peter Filardi, whose screenplay for the basic 1996 movie THE CRAFT stays a seminal work within the origin tales of many a style movie fan. Filardi might be available for a particular screening of THE CRAFT, instantly preceded by a severe deal with for CFF attendees—a screening of DAMN HANDY, an unbelievable new quick movie written and directed by Filardi and adopted by an unique Q&A.
AN EVENING WITH JAMES ADOMIAN
The Chattanooga Movie Competition has usually introduced the world of stand-up comedy into the combination through the years with luminaries like Bobcat Goldthwait and Eddie Pepitone gracing the pageant grounds. And this yr, throughout a time once we might all use a couple of extra laughs in our lives, the CFF returns to that custom with nothing wanting one of many world’s best residing comedians.
Whether or not he’s giving the keynote tackle to SXSW because the ghost of Orson Welles, breaking bread with the late nice Anthony Bourdain, or showing on Jimmy Kimmel Reside as My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, actor/comic James Adomian has actually performed all of it—and performed it hilariously. James’s current particular PATH OF MOST RESISTANCE with its deep reverence for traditional cinema and its completely crafted bits about every part from airline loyalty applications to the horrors of comedy crowd work is pure magic, and CFF is proud to deliver Adomian in for a night of stand-up and a particular screening of filmmaker Hughes Ransom’s sensible quick movie SICK DAY which stars James…and many locusts.
INERTIA: RE-MAKING THE CROW AND JAMES O’BARR’S THE CROW SCREENINGS PRESENTED BY DAVID ULLMAN
There are few movies from the 90s which have the lasting legacy of 1994’s THE CROW. From the tragic lack of Brandon Lee to its iconic soundtrack, the movie’s affect on style cinema continues to be felt at the moment. Although there have been sequels and no less than one … ahem … “re-imagining,” there’s just one Crow remake within the hearts and minds of our crew right here at CFF, and that one was made by a literal 14-year-old. CFF is proud to current David Ullman’s INERTIA: RE-MAKING THE CROW, a making-of documentary chronicling the manufacturing of his youthful, DIY, shot-on-VHS reimagining of the basic movie, adopted by a particular screening of his guerilla remake, JAMES O’BARR’S THE CROW.
Characteristic Alternatives
CROSSWORD
d. Michael Vlamis
Following the demise of their daughter, Tessa pours herself into her greatest promoting kids’s e book collection, “Lily Learns,” whereas her husband, James, makes an attempt to search out solace within the day by day crossword however shortly unravels because the puzzles appear to tackle a thoughts of their very own.
GOOD NIGHT – U.S. Premiere
d. Matías Szulanski
A younger Brazilian lady travels to Argentina to go to her aunt, however after a misunderstanding and the lack of her belongings, she should kill time till the following morning.
HACKED: A DOUBLE ENTENDRE OF RAGE FUELED KARMA – World Premiere
d. Shane Brady
Primarily based on true occasions: When their $20K dwelling deposit is stolen by Florida’s most elusive Hacker – The Chameleon – the Rumble household snaps and goes full “John Wick” …Besides with means worse planning, extra stupidity, and a 5 foot tall battle axe. It’s a revenge mission so insane, it would truly work.
THE HARBOR MEN – World Premiere
d. Casey T. Malone
Throughout a waterfront viral outbreak, dock employee Steven Dorre witnesses an odd homicide that places him in possession of a case – the contents of which deliver into query every part he thought he knew to be true.
HOT SPRING SHARK ATTACK – U.S. Premiere, Opening Night time Choice
d. Morihito Inoue
In a small scorching spring city in Japan, a ferocious historical shark reawakens and begins terrorizing the native scorching spring services. Because the menace escalates, the townspeople band collectively to guard their beloved city from the menacing predator, resulting in a fierce and thrilling battle.
HOUSE OF ASHES
d. Izzy Lee
Grieving widow Mia should survive psychological and supernatural horrors whereas underneath home arrest.
HUNG UP ON A DREAM: THE ZOMBIES DOCUMENTARY
d. Robert Schwartzman
British Invasion icons The Zombies replicate on paving 60 years and counting of their musical path from teenage mates to legends within the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.
I HATE MYSELF AND WANT TO DIE
d. J. Davis
I Hate Myself and Wish to Die is a darkish comedy a couple of depressed younger man whose makes an attempt to kill himself maintain getting interrupted by his household and mates. Unaware of his intentions, they pull him into more and more weird adventures over the course of a single evening, whereas he appears again on his life and decides whether or not or to not undergo together with his lethal plan.
I REALLY LOVE MY HUSBAND
d. G.G. Hawkins
When a lady grows disillusioned along with her golden-boy husband throughout their tropical honeymoon, she recruits an enigmatic expat to spice issues up—for higher or worse.
KING BABY
d. Package Redstone, Arran Shearing
A warped trendy fairytale performs out in a crumbling “kingdom” populated solely by a king and a servant. The arrival of a model queen throws their rigorously constructed world into isolation, insanity, and murderous megalomania.
THE MISADVENTURES OF VINCE & HICK – World Premiere
d. Trevor Stevens
Just lately launched from jail, Hick Dunn desires nothing greater than to make it to his daughter Katie’s tenth celebration throughout the US desert. An opportunity encounter with a silver tongued con man named Vince Campbell opens a chance for Hick to get a journey. The catch? He has to revert again to a lifetime of legal misadventures.
OBEX
d. Albert Birney
Conor Marsh lives a secluded life together with his canine, Sandy, till someday he begins taking part in OBEX, a brand new, state-of-the-art laptop recreation. When Sandy goes lacking, the road between actuality and recreation blurs and Conor should enterprise into the unusual world of OBEX to deliver her dwelling.
OPERATION WAKALIGA: FATE AND BLOOD – U.S. Premiere
d. Ori Yakobovich, Maya Rudich, Nabwana IGG
A primary of its sort action-comedy cooperation between Wakaliwood in Uganda and Israel. The Ugandan tiger mafia kidnaps the son of the prime minister of Israel. This shadow group identified for black magic and mastery of kung fu, are planning to sacrifice the son prime minister with a view to carry out a novel spell that requires royal Jewish blood. With the intention to rescue him, the State of Israel sends a pair of particular commando fighters to Uganda, whose partnership was damaged up by a bitter battle previously. If the commandos received’t be capable to overcome their troublesome previous the destiny of the Jewish and the Ugandan individuals is likely to be doomed without end.
PAVEMENTS
d. Alex Ross Perry
An examination of the long-lasting 90s indie band, “Pavements” seems to be simply one other music documentary, till it doesn’t. A prismatic, narrative, scripted, documentary, musical, metatextual hybrid, the movie intimately exhibits the band making ready for his or her sold-out 2022 reunion tour whereas concurrently monitoring the preparations for a musical primarily based on their songs, a museum dedicated to their historical past and a big-budget Hollywood biopic impressed by their saga as a very powerful band of a technology.
THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN
d. Braden Sitter Sr.
A paranoid younger man launches a weird crime spree towards the residents of Toronto on this psycho-spiritual thriller comedy starring Rishi Rodriguez, Spencer Rice (Kenny vs. Spenny) and Paul Bellini (Youngsters within the Corridor).
These occasions, together with greater than 40 further options and dozens of quick movies, stay podcasts, free tattoos, a gap evening indoor seaside social gathering, and the fest’s now notorious nightly secret screening collection, the Purple Eye, are certain to please longtime followers and newcomers who can entry the pageant’s digital choices from anyplace within the U.S.
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