Chatting with Jake Myers about his film Kambucha.

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An interview with Patrick Hogan, writer, director, and so much more of BLINDSIDED.
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The Sequence, Directed by Joe Bandelli, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

When a nightmare haunts your day. Movie review.

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‘Appofeniacs’: Deepfake Videos Turn Deadly in a Gory Crowdpleaser That Evokes Tarantino’s Interconnected Stories — FilmQuest Alongside the rapid growth of AI has been a flood of deepfake videos, which depict people doing and saying things they would never dream of putting on camera. The practice has already created a flood of legal and ethical discussions at the highest levels of courts and government — all while President Trump has posted […]

@filmquest showing our movie The Hand of Darkness a few weeks ago. Total blast. #filmquest #filmfestival #thehandofdarkness

‘Kombucha’ Is a Bloody Satire of Startups and Grind Culture: ‘Everyone Is Feeling Corporate Burnout’ — FilmQuest “Kombucha,” the new horror-comedy film from director and co-writer Jake Myers, has been in the works for years, but the office culture satire is hitting even harder during the current economic climate. “It really does feel like this hits at a cultural moment,” Myers says. “In a way that I think causes some people discomfort, […]

New Genre-Focused Film Market to Launch in 2026 Alongside FilmQuest Festival (EXCLUSIVE) A new film market is looking to create fresh inroads for genre-focused projects. Jonathan Martin, a filmmaker who is also the founder and director of genre festival FilmQuest, and Jon Fitzgerald, a festival director, filmmaker and curator who co-founded Slamdance, have announced the creation of the FilmQuest Market. Launching next year, Marin and Fitzgerald are […]

How ‘Influencers’ Updated ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ for the Social Media Age and Shot a Globetrotting Film on an Indie Budget — FilmQuest “Influencers” writer and director Kurtis David Harder has noticed a strange phenomenon about real-life influencers. “There’s this concept of audience capture, when it becomes a feedback loop where you’re presenting something online, an idea, and you see how it responds with your audience,” he says. “That actually influences how you perceive your own messaging, and […]

APPOFENIACS is unhinged fun.

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BUFFET LIBRE is like if Park Chan-Wook made Sweeney Todd. In Spain. In Chinese.

Excellent addition to the “good for her!” subgenre of horror.

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FilmQuest’s Robust Shorts Selection Mines Fresh Horror From Influencers, Murderers, Shoplifters and Sleep Paralysis Demons The Provo, Utah genre festival FilmQuest puts as much emphasis on shorts as feature films, as they can be powerful launch pads for creatives. Here are some standouts so far, with this post updating as more are screened through the festival’s end on Nov. 1. “Strip Mall” (dir. Andy Appelle) A dark look at loss […]

In ‘Orion,’ a Tense Sci-Fi Two-Hander Serves as Sharp Social Allegory: We Don’t Have ‘Absolute Truth Anymore in This World’ — FilmQuest While “Orion” is an ambitious indie space saga, its examination of human nature is decidedly earthbound. The film stars Andrew McCarthy as Jim, a NASA bigwig tasked with helping Apollo (Drew Van Acker), an astronaut with memory loss, figure out what happened to cause his ship to crash and leave the other crew dead. Their […]

In ‘I See the Demon,’ a Sci-Fi Dinner From Hell Proves You Never Really Know Your Friends and Lovers — FilmQuest Sure, aliens are creepy, but is anything scarier than uncomfortable encounters with your friends and loved ones? This idea inspired Jacob Lees Johnson to write, alongside Davey Morrison and Martha Duzett, the film “I See the Demon,” which he also directed. “I was thinking about the blind spots that we have in our relationships with […]

In ‘I See the Demon,’ a Sci-Fi Dinner From Hell Proves You Never Really Know Your Friends and Lovers — FilmQuest Sure, aliens are creepy, but is anything scarier than uncomfortable encounters with your friends and loved ones? This idea inspired Jacob Lees Johnson to write, alongside Davey Morrison and Martha Duzett, the film “I See the Demon,” which he also directed. “I was thinking about the blind spots that we have in our relationships with […]

In ‘I See the Demon,’ a Sci-Fi Dinner From Hell Proves You Never Really Know Your Friends and Lovers — FilmQuest Sure, aliens are creepy, but is anything scarier than uncomfortable encounters with your friends and loved ones? This idea inspired Jacob Lees Johnson to write, alongside Davey Morrison and Martha Duzett, the film “I See the Demon,” which he also directed. “I was thinking about the blind spots that we have in our relationships with […]

I See the Demon (2025) - Projected Figures Jacob Lees Johnson’s mind-bending sci-fi I SEE THE DEMON places its anxious, increasingly distressed heroine in a loopy Cartesian house party

Friends reunited: Jacob Lees Johnson’s mind-bending sci-fi I SEE THE DEMON (2025) "places its increasingly distressed heroine in a loopy Cartesian house party". Screens 9pm tonight at #FilmQuest projectedfigures.com/2025/03/20/i...

With Sundance Leaving, Horror Fest FilmQuest Is Staking a Bigger Claim in Utah Provo, Utah-based FilmQuest, already one of the buzziest genre film festivals, has the unique opportunity to step up with an even bigger footprint in the state when its industry big brother, Park City-based Sundance, heads to Colorado after its 2026 edition. “The city of Provo is fully going to back us moving forward to becoming […]

With Sundance Leaving, Horror Fest FilmQuest Is Staking a Bigger Claim in Utah Provo, Utah-based FilmQuest, already one of the buzziest genre film festivals, has the unique opportunity to step up with an even bigger footprint in the state when its industry big brother, Park City-based Sundance, heads to Colorado after its 2026 edition. “The city of Provo is fully going to back us moving forward to becoming […]

With Sundance Leaving, Horror Fest FilmQuest Is Staking a Bigger Claim in Utah Provo, Utah-based FilmQuest, already one of the buzziest genre film festivals, has the unique opportunity to step up with an even bigger footprint in the state when its industry big brother, Park City-based Sundance, heads to Colorado after its 2026 edition. “The city of Provo is fully going to back us moving forward to becoming […]

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FilmQuest Announces 2025 Lineup With Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy Films Starring Sean Gunn, Lena Headey, Georgina Campbell and More FilmQuest, one of the largest and fastest growing film festivals specializing in sci-fi, fantasy and horror, has announced its 2025 lineup. The festival’s 12th edition takes place from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1 in Downtown Provo, Utah. This year’s lineup includes features and short films from filmmakers and stars like Ryuhei Kitamura, Lena Headey, Georgina […]

Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire, Directed by Stuart Ortiz, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

This cosmic horror is presented as a true-crime documentary, and it delivers a story. Movie review.
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The Bunker, Directed by Brian Hanson, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

During an alien invasion Dr. Riley must work and survive in a bunker on her own. Movie review.
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Somnium, Directed by Rachael Cain, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

Making your dreams into reality, one way or another. Movie review.
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The Lost Daughter (The Island Between Tides), Directed by Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

From a place out of time, a mother and her son need to find their place. Movie review.
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Delivery Run, Directed by Joey Palmroos, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

Needing to earn some cash, delivering food becomes quite an adventure. Movie review.
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Scared Shitless, Directed by Vivieno Caldinelli, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

Plumbers to the rescue! Movie review.
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Decibel, Directed by Zac Locke, Movie Review Supporting tabletop gaming of all types; including dice, board, card, and role-playing games.

Pursuing your dreams requires sacrifice. Movie review
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