Schedule:

August 31, 2023

5:00 - 6:00 Pm : Gb Happy Hour In The Alamo Lobby

6:00 Pm : Shorts Blast #1 – “It Has Begun! The World Tour Edition”
Solitary (Dir. Maninder Chana / Canada)
The Spirit Hunters (Dir. Mikko Lopponen / Finland)
Raja's Had Enough (Dir. Ekaterina Saiapina / Uk)
Heri (Dir. Lowri Palfrey /Uk)
They Call It... Red Cemetery! (Dir. Francisco Lacerda / Spain)
Hidden (Dir. Nat Downs / Uk)
The Newcomer (Dir. Ivan Villamel / Spain)

8:10 Pm : Feature #1 - Poundcake (Dir. Onur Turkel / US)
Virginia Premiere
Plays With
Red Velvet (Dir. Blake Simon / US)
The Heritage (Dir. Andrew Rutter / Uk)

10:40pm : Feature #2 - Love Will Tear US Apart (Dir. Kenichi Ugana / Japan)
East Coast Premiere
Plays With
Jeong-**** (Affects) (Dir. Choi Woo Gene / South Korea)

September 01, 2023

11:45am : Shorts Blast #2 - Docs & Dramas For Lunch
True Stories And Urgent Drama Merge In Thought Provoking Fashion...
Making A Mark (Dirs. Matthew Ritacco & SUSan Mangiero / US)
Our Flag Was Still There (Dir. Jason Black / US)
Diables (Dir. Tom Sweetland / Spain)
Making Waves - Jd Fox (Dir. Alex Winn / Uk)
Torn Together (Dir. Melissa Kunnap / US)
Vegas (Dir. Anna Wheeler / US)
Coin Slot (Dir. Scott Jones / Canada)
Demon Box (Dir. Sean Wainsteim / Canada)

1:55 Pm : Shorts Blast #3 - "The Accursed Hat Trick"
Three Long Shorts That Will Leave Your Jaw On The Floor And Your Mind Blown
Biters And Bleeders (Dirs. Charlie Carson Monroe & Raven Angeline Whisnant / US)
Blank (Dir. Avishai Weinberger / US)
Some Visitors (Dir. Paul Hibbard / US)

4:05pm : Shorts Blast #4 - "Return Of The Sci-Fantastic"
A Perfect Blast Of Science Fiction And Fantasy, Genreblast Style
Crazy These Days (Dir. Tara Karsian / US)
Foreign Planetary (Dir. Tiffany Lin / US)
The Universe And You (Dir. Brendan Mitchell / US)
When You're Gone (Dir. Kristin Noriega / US)
That's Our Time (Dir. Alex Backes / US)
Partnr (Dir. Kaylin Rizer AllshoUSe / US)
The Erl King (Dir. Genevieve Kertesz / Ireland)

6:10 Pm : Feature #4 - The Once And Future Smash (Dirs. Sophia Cacciola & Michael J. Epstein / US)
Regional Premiere
Blastification: Convention Mockumentary Meets Horror History Satire                   
Plays With Moonlight Sonata, With Scissors (Dir. Chris Ethridge / US)

8:20 Pm : Feature #5 - End Zone 2 (Dir. AugUSt Kane / US) Regional Premiere
Blastification: "Lost Slasher Horror Flick Shot On Film"
Plays With Candor (Dir. Timothy Troy / US), Good Looking Out (Dir. Seth Chatfield / US)

10:00 Pm : Shorts Blast #5 - "The Friday Night Freakshow"
Bowling 4eva (Dir. Aelfie Oudghiri / US)
Mayo Choco Nightmare (Dir. Tim Troemner / US)
Waka Chicka Waka (Dir. Ryan ClaUSen / US)
He Sees All (Dir. Heath Benfield / US)
Play Dead (Dir. Angie Hansen / US)
Nosepicker (Dir. Ian Mantgani / Uk)
First Blood (Dir. Olivia Loccisano / Canada)
A Ben Evans Film (Dirs. James Henry Hall & Bret K. Hall / US)
Charlie The Canceled Skeleton (Dir. Joe Reilly / US)

11:59 Pm : Feature #6 - Fat Fleshy Fingers (Dirs. Sophia Cacciola, Gurleen Rai, Michael Elliot, Dennis, Artturi Olavi Rostén, Sara Nieminen, Lauren , Flinner, Anthony CoUSins, Zach Strum, Heather ,Cunningham & Michael Arcos / US & Finland)
East Coast Premiere
Blastification: "DisgUSting Midnight Wtf Anthology From Hell"
Plays With
A Place To Be (Dir. Christopher La Vigna / US)
My Roommate's Rent (Dir. Randy Zuniga / US)  

September 02, 2023

10:00 Am : Shorts Blast #6 - "Wake Up & Blast!"
The Best Of Animation, MUSic & Comedy!
Kevin From Another World (Dir. Diana Lee Woody / US)
Knit One, Stab Two (Dir. Alison Pierse / Uk)
That Doll Ain't Right Iii (Dirs. Brian W. Smith & Vincent Vinas / US)
Met(Eye)Morphosis (Dir. Jonathan Riles / US)
The Warmest Color Is Blue (Dir. Kevin Ralston / US)
Peccadillo (Dir. Sofia Garza-Barba / US)
Spank Patrol (Dir. Kevin Ralston / US)
P[]Pc()Rn (Dir. Jonathan Riles / US)
Demons In The Closet (Dir. James Smith / Germany)
Surprise! (Dir. Chris Borgo / Canada)
The Haunted Baby Carriage From Hell (Dir. J.T. Seaton / US)
***** To Be The Moon (Dirs. Tyler March & Eric Paperth / US)
Content: The Lo-Fi Man (Dirs. Brian Lonano & Blake Myers / US)

12:05 Pm : Shorts Blast #7 - "The Gb All-Star Game"
Genreblast Alumni Bring The Heat With Their Latest Offerings
Living A Wife Of Crime (Dir. C. Michael Whaley / US)
Violet Butterfield: Makeup Artist For The Dead (Dir. Brooke H. Cellars / US)
Old West End (Dir. Virginia Shine / US)
Fetch! (Dir. Carlos Garcia Jr. / US)
Alone (Dir. Jamal Hodge / US)
Demon For Hire (Dir. Travis Heermann / US)
I Am Of You (Dir. Holly Grayson / US)
Poison Cntrolled (Dir. Tim Troemner / US)

2:15 Pm : Feature #6 - Crypto Shadows (Dir. James Fox / US)  *U.S. Premiere*
Blastification: "Paranoid Techno Conspiracy Sci-Fi Thriller"
Plays With     
From Above (Dir. Zachary Eglinton / US)
Betty And Barney (Dir. Dan Sellers / US)

4:25 Pm : Shorts Blast #8 - "Horrorblast!"
You Want The Scary Stuff  Well Here It Is!
The Dread (Dir. Jaren Lewis / US)
Three Baths (Dir. Rafael De Leon Jr. / US)
Sempre Avanti (Dirs. Matthew Barber & Nathaniel Barber / US)
Ride Baby Ride (Dir. Sofie Somoroff / US)
The Watcher (Dir. Nathan Sellers / US)
The Handbook (Dir. Brandon Carraway / US)
The Wyrm Of Bwlch Pen Barras (Dir. Craig Williams / Uk)
Hims (Dir. Krsy Fox / US)
Stop Dead (Dir. Emily Greenwood / Uk)

6:30 Pm : Feature #7 - Livescreamers (Dir. Michelle Iannantuono / US)  World Premiere
Blastification: "In-Screen Found Footage Livestream Horror Videogame Thriller"
Plays With Picme (Dir. Molly Tomecek / US)
Rhyme Or Die (Dir. Max Lincoln / Uk)

8:55 Pm : Feature #8 - Cryptids (Dirs. Zane Hershberger, JUStin Seaman, Brett Dejager, Billy Pon, Robert Kuhn & John William Holt / US)
Blastification: "Urban Legend Monster Mash Horror Anthology Hootenanny"
Virginia Premiere
Plays With High Stakes (Dir. Zachary Eglinton / US), We Forgot About The Zombies (Dir. Chris Mcinroy)

11:20 Pm : Feature #9 - Murdercise (Dirs. Paul Ragsdale & Angelica De Alba / US)
East Coast Premier
Blastification: "Retro Throwback Aerobics Slasher Horror Comedy"
Plays With
Jess Is A Clown Now (Dir. Rylan Rafferty / US)
**** Stuff (Dir. April Yanko / US)
The 44th Chamber Of Shaolin (Dir. Jon Truei / US)

September 03, 2023

11:00 am : Shorts Blast #9 - "Regional Shorts Explosion!"
The Best Of The Beltway In About Seventy Minutes...             
A Moment Of Your Time (Dir. Adam Lapallo / US)
Family Recipe (Dir. Kaitlyn Brittenham / US)
Closure Corps (Dir. William Coughlan / US)
Settle The Score (Dir. Jesse Womack / US)
Skitter (Dir. Ted Hogeman / US)
Static (Dir. Jamin Mears / US)
She's Mine Now (Dir. Dalton Okolo / US)
He Sleeps No More (Dir. Jay Deluna / US)
JUSt Take One (Dir. Dylan Trail / US
Portent Omission (Dir. Taylor Nice / US)
RighteoUS (Dir. Ethan Grossman / US)

12:50 Pm : The Gb Script Competition Table Read
Selected Screenplays From This Year's Competition Performed Live!
Featuring Scripts By Rakefet Abergel ,Greg Sisco , Chris Warner , Diana Lee Woody And More , With The Acting Talents Of Diana Porter, Michael Merchant ,Sable Griedel ,Wes Reid, Rakefet Abergel ,Bryan Nuri ,Jeff Frumess And More.           
2:05 Pm : Feature #10 - Forever Home (Dir. Sean Oliver / US)  *East Coast Premiere*
Blastification: "Manic Haunted HoUSe Horror Comedy With Heart"
Plays With  Acquired Taste (Dir. Emily Mary Phillips / US)

4:50 Pm : Feature #11 - Project Eerie (Dir. Ricky Umberger / US)  World Premiere
Blastification: "Nerve-Jangling Found Footage Horror Sci-Fi Thriller"  
Plays With Superposition (Dir. T.L. Westgate / US)
My Two Clones (Dir. Joe Heath / US)
Shelter Half (Dirs. Matthew Barber & Nathaniel Barber / US)
Gnomes (Dir. Ruman Heggelman / Netherlands)

7:00 - 8:00 Pm : Awards Ceremony

8:00 Pm - 11:30pm : Gb Aftermath After Party In The Alamo Lobby

8:30 Pm : Feature #12 - Guerrilla Dogs (Dir. Blake O'donnell / US) World Premiere
Blastification: "Goofy Slapstick Wartime Comedy"
Plays With Looking Back (Dir. Michael Charron / US)
Brother's Keeper (Dir. Dan Sellers / US).

Date: August 31 - September 3, 2023

Location: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winchester - 181 Kernstown Commons Blvd, Winchester, VA 22602

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