Full Schedule 2020 Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival

Thursday April 16th, 2020

7pm- H0us3 - Dir. Manolo Munguia- 104 minutes A group of former computer science classmates from university, along with their couples,meet for dinner after being out of touch for several years. During the meal, one of them confesses to having decrypted one of the internet’s most secret files and shows them the augmented reality application found within. Upon trying to alter it, the group will unleash conflicts and events with unexpected consequences, which will only get worse by the second.
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9pm-Twisted Thrills - 107 minutes - A selection of spine tingling films guaranteed to raise the hair on your arms and heart racing.  These films have suspense, mystery and murder.  

• Boo - Dir. Rakefet Abergel
• Buffalo & Trout - Dir. Presley Paras
• Darker, Darkest - Dir. Jerome Velinsky
• Hidden in Darkness - Dir. Romeo Lopez Aldana
• Save 2.0 - Dir. Ivan Sainz-Pardo
• Self Sabotage - Dir. Brialynn Massie
• She Must Vanish - Dir. Kyle Martellacci 
• Swipe - Dir. Niels Bourgonje 
• The Hobbyist- Dir. George Vatistas
• The Woman with the Centipede Eyes - Dir. Lance Madzey

Friday April 17th, 2020
A Celebration of Wisconsin Film

7pm - Twisted Wisconsin - 116 minutes  - Every year we are amazed about the number of great filmmakers in the dairy state and this year was no exception.  Stories of zombies, vampires, robots, and petty criminals can be found here. In addition a variety of other genre mashups including western, comedy, music video, and experimental films.  Each film will bring a new experience and as always a number of filmmakers will be in attendance.  

• A Good Person - Dir. Benjamin Hogue
• A Period Piece- Dir. Robyn Ehrlich 
• Cassandra - Dir. David E. Tolchinsky
• Charlie and the Empty Factories - Dir. J. Anthony Ramos
• Eat at Joe’s - Dir. Benjamin A. Eisner
• Enhanced Sensibilities - Dirs. Shaun Hosseini and Ben Soto
• First Night- Dir. Nicklas Hnedrickson
• Honor Among Thieves - Dir. Justin Eugene Evans
• Laz’s Whippin’ Kitchen - Dir. Jake Schaumberg-Dineen
• Liquor & Blood - Dir. Maximillian Olmsted
• LISTEN - Dir. Earl Martin 
• Rabbit Hole - Dir. Brian Klewin
• The Cursed - Dir. Kathryn King
• The Missing Piece - Dir. Corey LaFleur

10pm- Filmmaker Mixer

Midnight- Misfit Heights -Dir. James Burzelic-  98 minutes - A Zombie Puppet Musical from Wisconsin! Misfit heights is a film about an apartment building populated by puppets who have to struggle for survival when a mad scientist's plan to rule the world with an army of undead goes awry. It's up to the last few survivors to fight their way into his secret lab and put an end to his evil plan before they are eaten by the undead, or before the buildings superintendent returns from vacation and evicts them.

Saturday April 18th, 2020

12pm - Twisted Animation - 107 minutes - Relive your childhood by watching animated films on Saturday morning.  But these aren't you family friendly kind of animated films.  These are violent, creepy, and dark films sure to scar your inner child.  

• Hateful Goo - Dir. Max Winston 
• In a Better Place - Dirs. E.D Mead and Kimmie King
• Nightmakers - Dir. Harry Loeffler-Bell
• That Makes Two of Us - Dir. Tim Hawkins
• The Haunted Swordsman - Dir. Kevin McTurk
• The Return of Space Girl - Dir. David Henderson
• THEM - Dir. Robin Lochmann
• This Dark Thought - Dirs. Kris Theorin and Kurtis Theorin
• Trainwreck - Dir. Bianca Calandra

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2:15 pm - Panel: Wisconsin Tax Incentives moderated by Ross Bigley

3pm- Exit- Dr. Michael Fausti - 81 minutes - Events take a sinister turn one night in London, when two very different couples arrive at a double-booked apartment. Actions have consequences and not all debts are paid for with money. Leaving, it's harder than you think.

5pm- Blood Conscious - Dir. Timothy Covell- 81 minutes - An African-American vacationing family turns the tables on a white mass shooter who claims to be fighting demonic forces.
Pre-feature- Jericho Road - Dir. Brian Petersen - 16 minutes

7pm- Tromeo and Juliet with special guest Lloyd Kaufman - 107 min - From 1997 Directed by Lloyd Kaufman himself and written by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) reworks the Shakespeare classic into a classic Troma hit.  Lloyd Kaufman along with the Troma Team will be on hand for the screening. 

11pm- Spook Show featuring Tally-Hoe- Our spook show returns with the craziest and most bizarre films from around the world. In addition Tally - Hoe will be performing his side show act which include dark, scary, and taboo magic.   

• Green Cobra - Dir. Sigurd Culhane
• Karaoke Night - Dir. Francisco Lacerda
• Killer Love - Dir. Adam Lemmey
• Paying Up - Dir. Dustin Mills
• There’s Nothing in the Shed - Dir. David Axe
• XX Virus - Dir. Kimyan Fluckiger

Sunday April 19th, 2020

  12pm -Twisted Comedy - 106 min - Horror can be funny. Whether you consider it Horror-Comedy or Comedy-Horror we go something for everyone.  These films will make you cringe and laugh at the same time.  

• American Ugly - Dir.  John Matthew Gillen
• Bull Mountain Lookout- Dir. Vanessa Newell
• Clown College - Dir. Wendy Kelling
• Don’t Sneeze - Dir. Ryan LaPlante
• Firstborn - Dir. Erica Stockwell- Alpert
• Half-Cocked - Dir. Aaron Barrocas
• Mimi’s Revenge - Dirs. Blake Studwell and Ken Maclaughlin
• Monsters in Your Pocket - Dir. Ryan Couldrey
• Slaybor Day 7 - Dir. Justin Menoche
• The Bumbling Psychopath - Dir. Logan Fry
• The Thing with the Glowing Green Eyes - Dir. Jeremy Herbert
• Unholy ‘Mole - Dir. David Bornstein

2:15 pm - Twisted Reality- 108 min - From the supernatural to technology these films will make your question reality.  Are ghosts real? Is magic real? What happens when you die? You might not like the answers in these films.  

• Daughter of Dismay - Dir. James Quinn
• Dusters - Dir. T.C. De Witt
• Grimoire - Dir. Clay Randel
• I Don’t Want to Be Alone - Dir. Sergio Rozas
• Nom - Dir. Angel Hernandez Suarez
• Past Partum - Dir. Wendy Keeling
  
• Shadow of the Door - Dir. Roshni Bhatia
• The Long Walk Back - Dirs. Eyre and Ely and Sam Retford
• The Second Hearing - Dir. Stuart Black and Nick Mather

4:30 pm -Blood Harvest Directors Cut - Dir. Bill Rebane - A Wisconsin classic with Tiny Tim as the clown Marvelous Mervo.  Director Bill Rebane supplied us with a version that has never before seen before and is a don't miss screening.  

8 pm - Closing Night Award Show