Imagine Fantastic Film Fest is quickly approaching, and we cannot be more excited. The 42nd edition of Imagine runs from October 29 to November 8, and the main theme of the festival could not be cooler: Ghost in the Feed.
Ghost in the Feed explores the anxiety and desires that resurface with every new form of media technology. Imagine Fantastic Film Festival will explore these themes through film, and these are the ten movies we can’t wait to see.
AnyMart
Directed by Iwasaki Yusuke
A supermarket is both a microcosm of Japanese society and the setting for a socially critical horror film. Expressionless faces and a supervisor who demands zombie-like friendliness. Only the young Sakai doesn’t stop hoping.
Black Zombie
Directed by Maya Annik Bedward
From the flickering screens of Hollywood horror to the haunted cane fields of colonial Haiti, Black Zombie unearths the zombie’s buried origins and reclaims it as a symbol of spiritual resistance.
The Cycle
Directed by Jordan Downey
A daughter unravels her father’s dark past after his body, missing for 36 years, is found at a horrific crime scene.
Drag
Directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer
A routine robbery at a rural house turns into a nightmare for two amateur burglars when one of them throws their back out. Things spiral out of control as they try to make it out before the homeowner returns.
Godhead
Directed by Mark H. Rapaport
Eccentric twins proclaim themselves prophets to a priest, blurring reality and delusion as they involve him in their supposed divine mission.
Recluse
Directed by Henry Chaisson
After being summoned back to her childhood home to care for her bedridden father, Joan must confront the unearthed demons of her family’s past and contend with the home’s dark, malevolent energy that is both unseen and, much to her horror, seen.
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda’s army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Species (Sanguine)
Directed by Marion Le Corroller
Margot, a young intern at the country’s most competitive ER, struggles in the high-pressure environment. When multiple patients her age arrive with strange symptoms, her own body begins experiencing alarming transformations.
Upiro
Directed by Oscar Martin
Spain, 1755. Ana is sent to a cloistered monastery where several nuns are afflicted by a mysterious disease. With the help of an unorthodox priest, the young novice uncovers an ancient legend and malevolent force: a bloodthirsty upiro.
You are the Film
Directed by Makoto Ueda
Madoka writes plays. Kazuma composes music. One day, they decide to go to the cinema. But once there, they realize they can interact through the screen itself, sending fiction into joyful freefall on an absurd, inventive adventure.
This is just a taste of what Imagine has to offer. To learn more about Imagine Fantastic Film Festival and check out the entire lineup, click here.
