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1 4 7 2 0 1 6 S X S W F I L M P R O G R A M G U I D E M i d n i g h t e r s MIDNIGHTERS FILM FESTIVAL Jack Goes Home Director/ Screenwriter: Thomas Dekker WORLD PREMIERE | USA | 2016 | 100 MIN Jack is an educated and well versed magazine editor living in Los Angeles. Grappling with the natural release of his childhood and the promise of his forthcoming adulthood, he is hit hard by the news of his father's death. In a violent and horrific car crash, his father has perished while his mother has survived. He returns to his hometown of Denver, Colorado to nurse his mother through her physical and emotional injuries. During his stay at home, he uncovers long buried secrets and lies within his family history, his friends and his very identity. Jack's journey to the truth is fueled by madness, sexuality, hauntings and violence. For Jack, there truly is no place like home. Producers: Jordan Yale Levine, Scott Levenson, Thomas Dekker, Jason Rose , DP: Austin Schmidt , Editor: James Casteel , Music: Ceiri Torjussen , Principal Cast: Rory Culkin, Lin Shaye, Daveigh Chase, Natasha Lyonne, Louis Hunter, Nikki Reed, Britt Robertson, Serge Levin Monday, March 14 | 11:59 PM Almo Ritz 1 Tuesday, March 15 | 11:15 PM Almo Lmr D Wednesday, March 16 | 2:30 PM Almo Lmr B Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker has been in the industry for 22 years. He began his acting career at age 5 and has appeared in over 25 films and countless television series. He has directed upwards of 10 music videos and written 11 screenplays. He is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and resides in Hollywood, California. Yale Productions Jack Goes Home jyl@yaleproductions.com I Am a Hero Director: Shinsuke Sato Screenwriter: Akiko Nogi U.S. PREMIERE | JAPAN | 2016 | 127 MIN Japanese with English Subtitles Hideo is still a manga artist's assistant at the age of 35. Increasingly frustrated by his fruitless dreams, Hideo's girlfriend, Tekko, kicks him out. Days later, Hideo returns to apologize to Tekko, but she's been infected by the mysterious virus that turns humans into ZQN, and attacks him! Hideo flees Tokyo, taking his shotgun with him. The city is already overflowing with people infected with the virus. Amid the panic, Hideo meets high school student Hiromi, and they team together to escape. Hideo and Hiromi seek refuge, along with other survivors, on the roof of a shopping mall where they must shoot ZQNs on sight. Will Hideo be able to protect Hiromi and find a cure for the virus ? Producers: Akihiro Yamauchi, Michiaki Yamasaki, Shiro Kido, Junya Okamoto , Executive Producers: Minami Ichikawa, Yoshiki Terashima, Masakazu Kubo, Riichiro Nakamura, Akira Tanaka, Tenshoku Iwata, Masanori Yumiya, Makoto Takahashi, Katsumi Chiyo, Eisaku Yoshikawa Shinichiro Tsuzuki, Koji Bandou, Naoto Miyamoto , DP: Taro Kozu , Editor: Tsuyoshi Imai , Music: Nima Fakhrara , Principal Cast: Yo Oizumi, Kasumi Arimura, Masami Nagasawa Sunday, March 13 | 11:45 PM Stteside Thetre Tuesday, March 15 | 11:45 PM Almo Lmr C Wednesday, March 16 | 11:30 PM Stteside Thetre Shinsuke Sato Won the Pia Film Festival Grand Prix while attending Musashino Art University. Continued work both as a director and screenwriter. Major works include films Gantz and Gantz and Gantz Library Wars. Sato is known for using CG to bring fantastical worlds to life. In I Am a Hero, he will captivate audiences with a shockingly realistic portrayal of a world. Toho Co., Ltd. Sae Nakazawa tohointl@toho.co.jp Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word Director: Simon Rumley Screenwriters: Ben Ketai, Marc Haimes, Tony Giglio WORLD PREMIERE | USA | 2016 | 95 MIN Based on true events. Amarillo, Texas, Halloween, 1968, Sister Tadea Benz, a 76 year old nun is raped and murdered in her bedroom in her convent. A teenager from the wrong side of the tracks, Johnny Frank Garrett, is arrested but claims innocence. His trial is a farce and he is sentenced to death. On the day of his execution, Garrett writes a curse letter saying his spirit will return and kill not only those involved with his sentencing and death but the members of their families too. Sure enough, soon after, those involved in the execution start dying and it is left to one of the jurors to try to solve the riddle of who actually killed Sister Tadea Benz to save his son. Producers: Frank Mancuso, Peter Facinelli, Rob DeFranco, Eric Gores Jr , Executive Producers: Simon Rumley, Adam Goldworm , DP: Milton Kam , Editor: Rob Hall , Music: Simon Boswell , Principal Cast: Mike Doyle, Erin Cummings, Devin Bonne, Sean Patrick Flanery Sunday, March 13 | 11:59 PM Almo Lmr A Tuesday, March 15 | 11:45 PM Stteside Thetre Saturday, March 19 | 4:30 PM Almo Lmr C Simon Rumley Simon Rumley is one of the UK's leading independent directors and has been making genre films for the last 10 years. His films include The Living and the Dead, Red White & Blue, ABCs of Death. He is currently in post on Crowhurst and in prep in Austin for his next Crowhurst and in prep in Austin for his next Crowhurst film, Fashionista. KnightMarcher Sanja Banic sanja@knightmarcher.com