TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL announced its full 2020 lineup of films. But for those of you who just want to cut to the horror and genre chase, we got your back (with an icepick), and a list of the films that will curdle your blood and give you just the shot of adrenaline you desire. And LATIN HORROR will be covering and bringing you all the goods.
Tribeca’s Midnight section is the destination for late night audiences to discover the best in horror and genre treats. The lucky 2020 participating films are:
12 HOUR SHIFT
USA | 86 MINUTES | HORROR | WOMEN | COMEDY
Director: Brea Grant
Writer: Brea Grant
Producer(s): Jordan Wayne Long, Tara Perry, Matt Glass, Christina McLarty Arquette, David Arquette, Michael May
Cinematographer: Matt Glass
Composer: Matt Glass
Cast: Chloe Farnworth, Angela Bettis, Chloe Farnworth, Nikea Gamby-Turner, Kit Williamson, Tara Perry, David Arquette
Nurse Mandy is just trying to make it through her double shift alive, but her nasty drug addiction, annoying coworkers, needy patients, and devious cousin are making it pretty tough, not to mention organ-stealing criminals and an injured convict.
BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL
IRLAND, UK | 90 MINUTES | HORROR | COMEDY | DRAMA
Director: Chris Baugh
Writer: Chris Baugh
Producer(s): Brendan Mullin, Yvonne Donohoe, Katie Holly, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Rian Cahill, Lesley McKimm, Katy Jackson
Cinematographer: Ryan Kernaghan
Editor: Brian Philip Davis
Composer: Steve Lynch
Cast: Jack Rowan, Nigel O’Neill, Louisa Harland, Michael Hough, Fra Fee, John Lynch
Horror fans know Bram Stoker and his seminal novel Dracula, but what about Ireland’s Six Mile Hill? Word has it, Stoker visited Six Mile Hill in the mid-1890s, heard about the local legend of a humanoid bloodsucker who’s been buried under a pile of rocks for centuries, and then, shortly after, wrote about a certain undead Transylvanian—without crediting Six Mile Hill as his inspiration. Or so young ruffian Eugene Moffat (Jack Rowan) and his friends like telling horror-loving tourists as a way to spice up their otherwise dull blue-collar lives. The thing is, they don’t actually believe in vampires. But when Eugene and his father (Nigel O’Neill) are tasked with digging through the land surrounding that pile of rocks, they inadvertently awaken Dracula’s unsung inspiration.
In recent years, vampires have seen a resurgence in horror, including the Tribeca 2019 world premiere Bliss. And with the playfully madcap and gore-drenched Boys from County Hell, Irish filmmaker Chris Baugh keeps the momentum going in wicked fashion. A raucous crowd-pleaser packed with sharp humor, lovable characters, and gnarly effects, it’s the best horror-comedy since What We Do in the Shadows.—Matt Barone
THE DARK & THE WICKED (MIDNIGHT World Premiere)
USA | 93 MINUTES | HORROR
Director: Bryan Bertino
Writer: Bryan Bertino
Producer(s): Bryan Bertino, Adrienne Biddle, Sonny Mallhi, Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel, Milan Chakraborty, Brian Dalton, Steven Chester Prince, Mike Scannell, James Short, John Short, Tara Brawley
Cinematographer: Tristan Nyby
Editor(s): William Boodell, Zach Weintraub
Composer: Tom Shraeder
Cast: Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Xander Berkeley
On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.
HONEY DEW
USA | 106 MINUTES | HORROR |THRILLER
Director: Devereux Milburn
Writer: Devereux Milburn
Producer(s): Dan Kennedy, Alan Pierson
Cinematographer: Dan Kennedy
Editor: Devereux Milburn
Cast: Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr, Barbara Kingsley
Unfortunately for a young couple on a camping trip, their car broke down in the middle of the night. Even more unfortunate: In hopes of using a phone for help, they’ve stepped foot inside a house of, to put it lightly, very strange horrors.
LA LLORONA
GUATEMALA, FRANCE | 101 MINUTES | HORROR |DRAMA | THRILLER
Director: Jayro Bustamante
Writer: Jayro Bustamante
Producer(s): Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu, Georges Renand, Marina Peralta, Herminio Gutiérrez
Cinematographer: Nicolás Wong
Editor(s): Jayro Bustamante, Gustavo Matheu
Composer: Pascual Reyes
Cast: Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr, Barbara Kingsley
As the patriarch of a privileged family stands trial accused of genocide, a new housemaid comes to the house. Her presence unleashes something–is it the pent-up tensions of a family at the breaking point, or does she bring something more sinister with her from the depths of Guatemalan folklore?
MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO
USA | 89 MINUTES | HORROR |DRAMA
Director: Jonathan Cuartas
Writer: Jonathan Cuartas
Producer(s): Kenny Oiwa Riches, Anthony Pedone, Jesse Brown, Ian Peterson, Patrick Fugit Peralta, Herminio Gutiérrez, Matt Wigham, Kenny Oiwa Riches
Cinematographer: Michael Cuartas
Editor: Tj Nelson
Composer: Andrew Rease Shaw
Cast: Patrick Fugit, Ingrid Sophie Schram, Owen Campbell
Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their little brother Thomas, a sickly child with a mysterious affliction, in this moody American indie feature debut.
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