Another Hole in the Head 2013 Press Release
SF IndieFest’s 10th Annual
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL
Celebrating 10 Years Independent Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Festival Dates – November 29th to December 19th, 2013
Balboa Theater November 29th to December 5th
New People Cinema December 6th to December 19th
Returning for its 10th year, SF IndieFest presents Another Hole In The Head, 10th Annual Film Festival. Celebrating three weeks of Independent Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy films, the festival will celebrate its 10th year with 54 feature films, 27 short films, new venues, extended dates, and a theatrical play to fill all our genre film needs. The festival will kick off on Wednesday, November 13th with Production of Top Guys at Stage Werx in San Francisco which will run until December 14th. The official kick off for the film festival is November 29th at the Balboa Theater. The festival will continue at the Balboa until December 5th, then move to the New People Cinema until December 19th. For more information and tickets, please visit www.sfindie.com or call 415-820-3907.
Opening Night
This year the festival will launch on “Black Friday”, November 29th at the Balboa Theater in San Francisco. The 80’s Style Slasher film ALL CHEELEADERS DIE will kick off all the festivities. Join fellow horror fanatics and watch as a rebel girl signs up a group of cheerleaders to help her take down the captain of the high school football team but a supernatural turn of events thrust the girls into a new battle.
Closing Night
On Thursday, December 19th, SENN a local San Francisco independent Sci-Fi film will make its World Premiere at the New People Cinema in San Francisco. Afterwards, join festival goer’s at the Closing Night Party taking place at the Penthouse Club from 8PM until 2AM where local ghetto booty breaks Dj crew BRASS TAX will provide the entertainment.
35mm Classics
This year, Another Hole in the Head is thrilled to present horror classics to be shown in glorious 35mm at the Balboa Theater. Steven Speilberg’s classic JAWS will be shown along with Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING.
Festival Highlights
THE SHINING FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS forces you to engage with the film on levels you wouldn’t otherwise. It really works best if you’ve seen the movie a bunch because it allows you deeper context but also because it forces you to watch the movie with a freshness you likely left behind a dozen viewings ago.
From Troma Studios, RETURN TO NUKE’EM HIGH, directed by Lloyd Kaufman, follows a young couple up against the school glee club. Unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a gang called The Cretins. When the other students begin to undergo mutations, our couple must solve the mystery and save Tromaville High School.
The world premiere of FACE, directed by Taka Arai and Norith Soth. What caused the gruesome aftermath at the Delta Chi Kappa Sorority house on the night of October 31, 2012? This footage is leaked police evidence you are not supposed to watch. It reveals a chain reaction of the most appalling acts ever committed by college kids in American history.
International Horror
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD #10 is proud to continue showcasing all the best horror from home and abroad. The programmers of ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD toured the world to find the best indie horror this planet has to offer.
From Germany, we have ON AIR, directed by Carsten Vauth and Marco J Riedl. A family dad runs the pirate radio ‘Nighthawk’ from the basement of his house. Every Saturday night he goes ‘On Air’ as Doc Rock. Unexpectedly a serial killer, the Nightslasher, calls in on his show, and now…Doc has to stop him from killing his next victim. The struggle for survival is ON…AIR!!!
Mark Heartley directs PATRICK, from Austalia. Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.
PIN UP DOLLS ON ICE, directed by Geoff Klein and Melissa Mira, comes to us from Canada. When an old friend hires The PIN up Dolls to put on a show at a secluded campground, the girls find themselves being stalked by a homicidal maniac with a sick obsession with ice. As they’re hunted one-by-one, they soon realize they’ll have to rely on more than just their looks to survive this nightmare named Moe.
Also from Canada, SEPTIC MAN is directed by Jesse T. Cook. A sewage worker gets trapped inside a septic tank during a water contamination crisis and undergoes a hideous transformation. To escape, he must team up with a docile Giant and confront the murdering madman known as Lord Auch.
Another Canadian title we have is THANATOMORPHOSE, directed by Eric Falardeau. Thanatomorphose is a french word meaning the visible signs of an organism’s decomposition caused by death. One day, a young and beautiful girl a wakes up and finds her flesh rotting.
Luca Boni and Marco Ristori direct ZOMBIE MASSACRE, from Italy. A bacteriological weapon developed by the US Government to create a super soldier – spreads an epidemic in a quiet little town in the middle of Eastern Europe. All citizens have been turned into infected zombies. The plan is to bring an atomic bomb into the city’s nuclear plant. A team of mercenaries is hired to complete the mission. WHO WILL SURVIVE? Written by Russell Romick.
Other terrifying international offerings include STALLED and JUDAS GHOST from the UK, EVIL FEED, THE DIRTIES, and DISCOPATH Canada, CANNON FODDER from Israel, CANNIBAL DINNER from Germany, BLOOD TOKOLOSHE from South Africa, SENGOKU: BLOODY AGENT and NUIGLUMAR Z from Japan, and GRAVE BANDITS from The Philippines.
LGBT Horror
Lola Rock’n’Rolla’s Lezploitation is a night of gaysploitation films by writer/director Lola Rock’n’Rolla. NYC’s answer to John Waters. Lola’s films have played festivals worldwide to screaming, frothing, rabid fans. Witness the thrills of 50ft drag queens, Gay zombies, Tranny werewolves, Spandexellent badass babes and twisted tea drinking lesbians! Cum for the veggie prep, stay for the brunch!
From the Philippines, REMINGTON AND THE CURSE OF THE ZOMBADLINGS is directed by Jade Castro. The curse of an angry drag queen makes super cute ladies’ man Remington turn gay overnight. When a serial killer starts stalking the town’s gay citizens with a homemade laser gun, Remington’s got to figure out a way to break the curse or catch the killer before he winds up dead! Did we mention the army of flesh-eating drag queen zombies?
TOP GUYS: theatrical horror premier
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL celebrates its tenth anniversary by getting back into the theatrical play business with TOP GUYS . Most guys work for a living. A lot of guys work in factories. Many guys work in grocery stores. These guys fly F-14 Tomcat fighter jets. Guys with large egos. Guys with something to prove. Guys with a song in their heart and a volley ball on their fingertips. These guys are TOP GUYS. Directed by Andy Wenger. Written by Andy Wenger & Damien Chacona.
Local Horror
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL is proud to present several Bay Area connected independent horror films, including MOTIVATIONAL GROWTH, directed by Don Thacker. Ian Folivor, a depressed and reclusive 30-something, finds himself taking advice from a growth in his bathroom after a failed suicide attempt. The Mold, a smooth talking fungus who was born of the filth collecting in a corner of Ian’s neglected bathroom, works to win Ian’s trust by helping him clean himself up and remodel his lifestyle. H2INDO is another local offering, by first-time director Brent Deal. More local titles include G-STRING HORROR DEMON CUT, THE HOUSE OF GOOD AND EVIL, THE COHASSET SNUFF FILM,s and the world premieres of JURASSIC BLOCK, STRUGGLED REAGANS and SENN.
Tickets and General information
ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL 2013 runs November 29th-Dec 19th, 2013 at the Balboa Theater, and New People Cinema in San Francisco.
Advance online tickets prices are $10 for films and $12 at the Box office.
There are three Hole Head Passes this year.
The “FESTIVAL ALL PASS” gets you into every show at every venue. – $149
The “BALBOA PASS” gets you into every show at the Balboa. – $99
The “NEW PEOPLE PASS” gets you into every show at the New People Cinema. – $119
All $10 advance tickets are available online at www.sfindie.com. Same day Box Office tickets are $12 and only available at the theater. Pass holders get first priority on seating. The box office opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day. For all screenings, please arrive 15 minutes before show time to assure seating. For more information please call (415) 820-3907 or click on www.sfindie.com.
