Grindhouse Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 6pm-11:15pm
Sanford International Film Festival
Drug dealers and unexpected house guests and surreal theatrical troupes - oh my!
Three great feature films launch our festival - with some bonus short films too!
Sanford International Film Festival
Drug dealers and unexpected house guests and surreal theatrical troupes - oh my!
Three great feature films launch our festival - with some bonus short films too!
NOTE: All start times are approximate. Our rating system is only a suggestion made by SIFF staff to help families make the best decision about which films they should watch. All films are officially unrated. Please familiarize yourself with the programming before sending your children to the theater.
6:00 PM
The Worry Doll (110 minutes)
United States (ages 16+)
After a series of unexplained night terrors, Tess becomes obsessed with finding her estranged sister, Janie With her best friend Ashlyn and her sister's ex girlfriend Tick-Tick, she searches for her in the drug underworld.
Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Drama Film, and Best Acting Ensemble.
Directed by Brandon C. Lay.
*Filmmakers plan to be in attendance.
Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Drama Film, and Best Acting Ensemble.
Directed by Brandon C. Lay.
*Filmmakers plan to be in attendance.
8:00 PM
Sigma (3 minutes)
France (all ages)
The only scientist on a secluded research base in the middle of the ocean accidentally awakens something in the abyss..
Directed by Mathilde Andrieu, Manon Cauzid, Robin Gaillard, and Adrien Radke.
Directed by Mathilde Andrieu, Manon Cauzid, Robin Gaillard, and Adrien Radke.
Scarlet Cay (89 minutes)
USA (ages 16+)
Desperate for a relaxing getaway, Franny and her fiance Daniel arrive at the picturesque beach town of Scarlet Cay, where their unexpected house guests may not be what they seem...
Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director,
Directed by Adam Newman.
Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director,
Directed by Adam Newman.
9:30 PM
Break In Break Out (8 minutes)
USA (ages 13+)
A routine burglary goes horribly, terribly wrong… An homage to late-night cable thrillers of the 1980s,
Directed by Michael Driscoll.
Directed by Michael Driscoll.
9:40 PM
Half-Cocked (16 minutes)
USA (ages 16+)
Two brilliant yet shortsighted scientists find themselves ill-prepared when the experiment of their lives goes horribly right.
Nominated for Best comedy Film and Audience Choice award.
Directed by Aaron Barrocas.
Nominated for Best comedy Film and Audience Choice award.
Directed by Aaron Barrocas.
10:00 PM
Performaniax (76 minutes)
Germany (ages 18+)
Last year's SIFF Best Picture-winning team ("Bearkittens") return with a new film! An ambitious but insecure actress joins an experimental theater company that tests the maxim, “Everything is allowed in art.”
Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Music, and Best Actress (Chiara Lüssow)
Directed by Lars Henriks.
Nominated for Best Feature Film, Best Music, and Best Actress (Chiara Lüssow)
Directed by Lars Henriks.
