Moonflower Film Festival

A Spooky Film Festival in Joshua Tree Presented by Compassionate Disaster Films Presented by Compassionate Disaster Films A SPOOKY, FREE FILM FESTIVAL FOR ALL! Donate any amount with your RSVP and recieve a bag of Bjorn Corn Popcorn! SATURDAY OCTOBER 17TH 5:30PM - Filmmaker Welcome mixer 6PM - Vendors: Friendo Burger, Red Carpet Photos, Tiny Cinema Opens 7PM - FILM PROGRAM BEGINS "Mas Halloween short” (2:00) "My Friendly Sleep-Paralysis Demon" (9:59) Directed by Cameron Faulkner Late at night, Jules attempts to get some sleep while being harassed by a fuzzy little creature, intent on keeping them awake… Forever. Critically Endangered (13:00) Directed by John Michael McCarthy Jay, a bird-obsessed photographer who heads alone into the woods to chase the perfect bird photo to win the Audubon photo competition. But when Jay wakes up trapped in a nest, unable to move as Momma Bird feeds him, he is sent into hallucinations, The Final Kiss (4:14) Directed by AmitItelman A comedy horror parody of a gruesome Grand Guignol drama starring Dave Foley and Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall. Sugar (11:30) Directed by Austin Thomas Wood Follow besties Jayke and Matty on their quest for status and clout. When Jayke meets an anonymous sugar daddy online, he thinks he has struck gold, and invites Matty along to share in his spoils. It quickly becomes clear to the boys that like most fast-cash promises, their newfound luck might be too good to be true. Joshua Tree (14:33) Directed by Rachel Keaton During a weekend getaway in the desert, Kira, a young woman haunted by social anxiety and alienation, struggles to fit in with a group of strangers. In the vast isolation of Joshua Tree, friendship fractures, trust erodes, and an unseen terror preys on those who dismiss what they cannot understand. MANTIS (11:40) Directed by George Ayvazyan from concept by Kasey Elliott A traumatized young woman with her own moral compass takes it upon herself to save other women by ridding the streets of immoral men. Excerpt Reading from FELL: A Horror Novel by Brett Henley: When construction on a new waterpark disturbs a nightmarish predator deep in the woods of a forgotten Midwestern Town, a grief-stricken teen must expose the truth before the nightmare consumes them all. DJ After Party until Midnight SUNDAY OCTOBER 18TH 3PM - "The Cuckoo Clock" - Feature Film Screening - Venue TBD 6PM Filmmaker Discussion Panel: Come listen and ask questions of working film producers 7PM Mas Halloween short (2:00) A Monkey’s Portion (2:59) Directed by Akaysha Brunker A monkey films himself eating bananas for an online audience and it takes a twisting psychological turn. Jackpot (9:34) Directed by Chance Thomas Garcia A father, mother and son gather in front of the television set to cast their votes and watch the Society for Population Control’s nightly lottery. Invasion ’53 (10:00) Directed by Danielle Weinberg Starring Jeffery Combs (The Frightners, Re-Animator) in a sendup of the sometimes scary, sometimes campy, but always delightful sci-fi flicks of the 1950s. A man-eating alien crashes a suburban cocktail party. The Astronaut (11:19) Directed by Adam Wells In the 1980s, a lonely UFO enthusiast longing for human connection becomes convinced he has been contacted by extraterrestrial life. Green Room (15:43) Directed by Louisa Melcher After a humiliating on-air meltdown turns her into Hollywood’s favorite punchline, disgraced actress Sloane Riley gets one last shot at redemption: a live late-night comeback interview. her team desperately trying to keep her functional, Sloane spirals toward another public disaster as the clock counts down to airtime. “Hollywood Graveyard” Host Arthur Dark - Reads from his book "Zombie, Jr" with Created or Destroyed (10 min) 8PM to 8:45PM Created or Destroyed Ambient Music SPONSORS: Más-O-Menos, Bjorn Corn, Small Aperture Studios, Exit44 Entertainment, Paradigm Theaters