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The organisers said: "For those audiences in need of something left of center, the Midnight section offers the dark, the creative, the strange, and everything in between. From rat zombies and vampires to alien sex cults, a comedian’s criticism of critics to raunchy blokes doing unheard of stunts, this collection of films may be shocking, creepy, or gross but they’re always fun."

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Rise: Blood HunterUnearthed
(Country: New Zealand; Director: Jonathan King; Writer: Jonathan King; Cast: Nathan Meister, Danielle Mason, Peter Feeney, Tammy Davis, Glenis Levestam, Tandi Wright, Matthew Chamberlain)
An entrepreneurial farm owner wants to revolutionize the industry with genetically engineered sheep. But when environmental activists try to stop him, they accidentally unleash his baaaad experiment into the world. And this sheep likes blood. In a country where sheep outnumber humans, the last thing you should ever do is piss them off. New York Premiere.

(Country: UK; Director: Jim Hickey; Cast: Matthew Pritchard, Lee Dainton, Mike Locke, Dan Joyce, Myke Hawke Pierce, Howard Marks, Elizabeth Tan, Kasumi Kitano, , ,)
Think Jackass on crack and you've got the boys of Dirty Sanchez-Great Britain's troupe of raunchy madmen on a world tour of depravity. With wicked nasty stunts such as liposuction drinking games, beer enema shotguns, things that shouldn't be done with male genitalia, and more, Dirty Sanchez should be viewed with a cast-iron stomach and a twisted sense of humor. North American Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Michael Addis; Cast: Louie Anderson, Dave Attell, Vince August, Al Berman, Lewis Black, Stephen Burrows, Christa Campbell, Paul Chilsen, David Cross, Bill Dawes, Mike Ditka)
Comedian Jamie Kennedy confronts hecklers and heckled alike in this wry, spirited documentary. With appearances from limelight veterans like Rob Zombie, Mike Ditka, George Lucas and Bill Maher, Heckler illuminates the often contentious relationship between those in the spotlight and the critics in the crowd. World Premiere.

(Country: US; Director: Keven Undergaro; Writer: Keven Undergaro; Cast: Bob Backlund, Fred Berry, Brendon Blincoe, John Comerford, Lisa Cross, Josie Davis, Spencer Emmons, Kurt Engstrom, Ron Ford, Joe Gear, Dennis Gubbins)
A wrong turn lands a young college graduate in a colorful realm of seriously twisted fairytales and wacky ne'er-do-wells on noble quests. To escape and win back his girlfriend, this unlikely hero must help a whimsical group of madcap misfits thwart the accepted social order and capture "The Grail of Popularity". World Premiere.

(Country: China; Director: Teng Hua-Tao; Writer: Yang Qianling, Zhang Jialu ; Cast: Fan Bingbing, Leon Lai, Rene Liu)
In 1920s Shanghai, wealthy Junchu loses his fiancée in a freak accident and is coerced by his mother into marrying Sansan, a near stranger. Soon afterward, Sansan's body is inhabited by the devious ghost of Junchu's dead lover, sending her on a downward spiral of madness and murder in this captivating gothic horror. North American Premiere.

Dirty Sanchez: The MovieScott Walker: 30 Century Man
(Country: USA; Director: Jim Mickle; Writer: Nick Damici, Jim Mickle; Cast: Nick Damici, Kim Blair,Vonia Arslanian, Laurel Astri, Ron Brice, Bo Corre, Larry Fessenden, Larry Fleischman, Adam Folk, Rodney Gray, Tim House)
Manhattan gets ratty. New York Premiere.
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(Country: US; Director: John Erick Dowdle; Writer: Drew Dowdle, John Erick Dowdle; Cast: Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Samantha Robson, Ivar Brogger, Lou George, Amy Lyndon, Michael Lawson, Ron Harper, Kim Kenny, Iris Bahr, Scott Beehner)
When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing collection of evidence homicide detectives have ever seen. Brutal and engrossing, actual footage from these tapes mixed with interviews with FBI profiles and victims’ families begin to expose the many layers to this mystery. World Premiere.

(Country: US, New Zealand; Director: Sebastian Gutierrez; Writer: Sebastian Gutierrez; Cast: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, James D'Arcy, Carla Gugino)
Reporter Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu) awakens in a morgue and realizes she is no longer human. Trying to resist the thirst for blood, she vows to hunt down the sect responsible for her situation, and kill the vampire that changed her. Chalk fill of action, this slayer flick is sure to thrill. World Premiere.

(Country: USA, UK; Director: Stephen Kijak; Cast: Damon Albarn, Dot Allison, Marc Almond, David Bates, Ed Bicknell, David Bowie, Al Clark, Jarvis Cocker, Cathal Coughlan, Rob Ellis, Brian Eno)
Documentary about one of rock's most enigmatic and influential heroes. New York Premiere.

(Country: USA; Director: Matthew Leutwyler; Writer: Matthew Leutwyler; Cast: Emmanuelle Vaugier, Luke Goss, Beau Garrett, Tonantzin Carmelo)
Creature feature sees a beastie escape from a burial ground. World Premiere.
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(Country: UK; Director: Jamie Morgan; Writer: Jamie Morgan; Cast: Jamie Morgan, Paul Lowe, Ryan Spielman, Madeleine Lowe, Laurel Sutherland, Brian Appleby)
A spiritual search for answers leads the filmmaker to a California workshop run by a guru who promotes sexual adventure-and the existence of aliens. In this amusing and emotional film, Jamie and his friends shed their clothes and inhibitions for a wild ride of sex, fear, love, anger, betrayal and joy. Mature audiences only. World Premiere.


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