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MAY 22: RETURN TO THE GALAXY
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Other Worlds is thrilled to announce our first in-person event of 2021: Return to the Galaxy, an Under Worlds Film Festival. This horror-centric film festival will be held on May 22 at Galaxy Highland Theatre. The lineup features four fantastic horror films in addition to a Q&A for every film, including THE STYLIST and THE OLD WAYS in-person.
We at Other Worlds and the Galaxy Highland Theatre are continuing to follow CDC guidance as we return to in-person cinema. Therefore, this event is limited to 60 badges in order to maintain social distancing within the theater. Additionally, masks will be required at all times except when eating or drinking.
Badges for Return to the Galaxy are $60/person (which includes a $10 credit to utilize at the concession stand) and can be purchased at: OtherWorldsFilmFest.com/UnderWorlds-2021.
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2021 DEADLINES & DETAILS
FILM & SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
Apr 30: Spring Deadline
Jun 15: Regular Deadline
Jul 31: Midsummer Deadline
Aug 31: Late Deadline
Sept 20: (FILM ONLY) Extended Deadline
EVENT DATES
May 22: Save the Galaxy event
Dec 2-5: Other Worlds 2021
(in-person)
Dec 6-12: Other Worlds 2021
(virtual add-on)
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"As I await my second vaccination shot, nothing excites me more than to see my friends in person and return to the movie theater! We’ve dreamed about hosting an Under Worlds festival for years and now it’s coming to fruition. The program is an eclectic mix of horror goodies that will scare and start conversations. Benefiting our home, the Galaxy theater and their hard working staff."
-Dan Repp, Senior Programmer & Events Director
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2021 Return to the Galaxy, Under Worlds Film Festival Features
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VICIOUS FUN | 96 min | Texas Premiere
Director: Cody Calahan
Writers: Cody Calahan, James Villeneuve
Stars: Evan Marsh, Amber Goldfarb, Ari Millen
Producers: Chad Archibald, Cody Calahan
A loser whose life is passing him by accidentally stumbles into a secret underground self-help group for serial killers. Can he match wits with five killers and make it through the night alive? Stuck with only two options - kill or be killed, Joel will have to find his inner serial killer and muster a hidden strength to defeat the maniacs in his midst.
THE CLEARING | 90 min | North American Premiere
Director: Stephanie Trainer
Writers: Karl Nykwest, Stephanie Trainer
Stars: Amna Geko, David Bielewicz, Samantha A. Camp
Producers: Karl Nykwest, Stephanie Trainer
A storm that has been continuing to swell over Appalachia for 5 months with no sign of stopping. While journalist and her colleague are on route to continue ongoing interviews with survivors about strange psychological behavior following the storm, she inexplicably wakes up alone in an empty jeep, parked in a clearing, surrounded only by Appalachian wilderness. After realizing the car will not start, she makes the bold decision to find her way back to civilization on foot, despite being lost. With vivid recurring thoughts and visions of personal childhood trauma manifesting around her, she finds herself unable to leave the woods, instead mysteriously returning to the clearing.
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THE STYLIST | 105 min | Texas Premiere
Director: Jill Gevargizian
Writers: Jill Gevargizian, Eric Havens
Stars: Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant, Davis DeRock
Producers: Jill Gevargizian, Sarah Sharp, Robert Patrick Stern
Everyone dreams of being someone else… but for Claire, that dream goes from an obsession to a living nightmare. Her job as a hairstylist allows her to move in and out of other people’s worlds, but when the right target sits in her chair, she does more than observe the client’s life – she ends it, and keeps a permanent souvenir. Her lonely life, meticulous method and shocking secrets are suddenly thrown into turmoil when her regular client, Olivia, asks her to style her hair for her wedding.
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THE OLD WAYS | 90 min | Southwest Premiere
Director: Christopher Alender
Writer: Marcos Gabriel
Stars: Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera
Producers: Christa Boarini, T. Justin Ross, David Grove
When Cristina Lopez, a Mexican American reporter, goes to her ancestral homeland of Veracruz for a story on witchcraft and faith healers, it’s not long before she’s kidnapped by locals. They claim that she is possessed by a demon and they must exorcise her before they can set her free. As she tries to find a way to escape she eventually comes to believe that they may be telling the truth. So along with her captors and estranged cousin Miranda, her fight for survival turns into a fight for her soul.
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Other Worlds Alum Update!
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We consider our filmmaker alumni family and always keep our ear to the ground to hear the latest from them. Horror short LET ME PLAY (2019 Other Worlds selection) was recently picked up by CryptTV! Watch it again for free here.
LET ME PLAY
Andrew Bell | US | 9 min
A young girl faces a mysterious entity from her mother’s past – one that has a sadistic idea of fun.
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April 30th is our Spring Deadline for submissions!
Be sure to get your project in soon! Accepting Films and Scripts.
See our FilmFreeway page HERE!
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Did you know?
Other Worlds Film Festival became
an official non-profit organization in 2020!
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