The BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, which will return for its fourth edition from October 17–24, has unveiled the rest of its jam-packed 2019 slate of diverse feature premieres and over 40 short films.
The popular BHFF touchstone section Home Invasion, where local filmmakers’ latest horror works are put on full display, has expanded to include three features. BHFF has also announced the evolution of their Slayed program, once reserved for the best new LGBTQ horror shorts and now encompassing features as well.
Here’s the full breakdown of BHFF 2019’s second wave features and all five short film blocks:
VFW
New York Premiere
USA | 2019 | 92 Min | Dir. Joe Begos (in attendance)
Blood Quantum
US Premiere
Canada | 2019 | 96 Min | Dir. Jeff Barnaby
Mystery Of The Night
US Premiere
Philippines | 2019 | 105 Min | Dir. Adolfo Alix, Jr.
In The Quarry
East Coast Premiere
Uruguay | 2018 | 82 Min | Dir. Bernardo and Rafael Antonaccio
Monument
East Coast Premiere
Poland | 2019 | 108 Min | Dir. Jagoda Szelc
Swallow
USA | 2019 | 94 Min | Dir. Carlo Mirabella-Davis (in attendance)
This Is Our Home
USA | 2019 | 73 Min | Dir. Omri Dorani (in attendance)
Spiral
North American Premiere
Canada | 2019 | 87 Min | Dir. Kurtis David Harder (in attendance)
Carmilla
NYC Premiere
United Kingdom | 2019 | 95 Min | Dir. Emily Harris
Slayed!: LGBTQ Horror Shorts (co-presented by NewFest)
Jeremiah, dir. Kenya Gillespie (USA), Stigma, dir. David Velduque (Spain), The Original, dir. Michelle Garza Cervera (United Kingdom), Penance, dir. Kayden Phoenix (USA), Bathroom Troll, dir. Aaron Immediato (USA), Docking, dir. Trevor Anderson (Canada), Switch, dir. Marion Renard (Belgium)
Fessenden’s Depraved: Making Frankenstein in a Brooklyn Loft
World Premiere
USA | 2019 | 75 Min | Dir. Larry Fessenden (in attendance)
The Shed
East Coast Premiere
USA | 2019 | 99 Min | Dir. Frank Sabatella (in attendance)
The Swerve
East Coast Premiere
USA | 2019 | 95 Min | Dir. Dean Kapsalis (in attendance)
Home Invasion: Shorts
Deja Vu (dir. Cameron Strittmatter), LVRS (dir. Emily Bennett), Laundry Night (dir. A.K. Espada), Bakemono (dir. Sumire Takamatsu and Jorge Lucas), Brain Jail (dir. Carleton Ranney), The Muffin Man (dir. Ethan Blum), Let Me Play (dir. Andrew Bell), The Taxidermist (dir. Natalie Johnson), Ed (dir. Robbie Lemieux), Horizontal Fall (dir. Tin Lee), Deep Tissue (dir. Meredith Alloway), The Rat (dir. Carlen May-Mann)
Nightmare Fuel
Skin of Man, dir. Jimmy Joe Roche (USA), In Sound, We Live Forever, dir. Joshua Guiliano (USA), Inferno, dir. Bishal Dutta (USA), The Vicious, dir. Trevor Dillon, Ian Hock (USA), Megan, 26, dir. Brea Grant (USA), Midnight Talk, dir. Raffael Oliveri (Australia), Fatale Collective: Bleed, dir. Lola Blanc, Linda Chen, Natasha Halevi, Danin Jacquay, Francesca Maldonado, Megan Rosati (USA), Caw, dir. Laura Sanchez Acosta (Argentina)
Head Trip
Please Speak Continuously and Describe Your Experiences as They Come to You, dir. Brandon Cronenberg (Canada), Bad Seed, dir. Guilherme Daniel (Portugal), MJ, dir. Jamie Delaney (United Kingdom), Lili, dir. Yfke Van Berckalaer (Netherlands), The Video Store Commercial, dir. Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford (Canada), Valerio’s Day Out, dir. Michael Arcos (USA), The Obliteration of Chickens, dir. Izzy Lee (USA), The Haunted Swordsman, dir. Kevin McTurk (USA), Girl in the Hallway, dir. Valerie Barnhart (Canada)
Creeping Terror
Other Side of the Box, dir. Caleb J. Phillips (USA), Grief, dir. Brock Bodell, Daniel R. Perry (USA), The Burden, dir. Nico Van den Brink (Netherlands), Suicide by Sunlight, dir. Nikyata Jusu (USA), The Boogeywoman, dir. Erica Scoggins (USA)
2019 FEATURES JURY
Tom Philips (Journalist, GQ)
Jess Mills (Director of Content Marketing, Breaker)
Heather Buckley (Producer, THE RANGER, BLOOD & FLESH)
2019 HEAD TRIP FEATURES JURY
Madeline Whittle (Programmer, Film at Lincoln Center)
Madeliene Koestner (Journalist, Rue Morgue)
Charles Bramesco (Journalist, The Guardian)
2019 SHORTS JURY
Anya Stanley (Journalist, Dread Central)
Jamie Righetti (Social Media Manager, IFC Midnight)
Sean Redlitz (PR Director, Shudder)
2019 HOME INVASION SHORTS JURY
Chelsea Lupkin (Alumni ‘18)
Ben Sottak (Alumni ‘17)
Julia Zanin de Paula (Alumni ‘17)
