Today, the Austin Film Festival announced their full film & conference schedule that includes the World Premiere of Pilgrim, the upcoming edition of Hulu and Blumhouse Television’s “Into The Dark”, and other previously announced programming like Daniel Myrick presenting a 20th Anniversary screening The Blair Witch Project, while also presenting the World Premiere of his next film, Skyman.
The fest reveals that next month’s Thanksgiving-themed episode of “Into the Dark” is entitled Pilgrim, and is written and directed by none other than Marcus Dunstan, co-writer of the Feast films and several Saw sequels, and director of The Collector trilogy. Patrick Melton and Noah Feinberg wrote the screenplay.
“Inspired by true events, in an attempt to remind her family of their privilege and help them bond, Ms. Anna Barker invites Pilgrim re-enactors to stay with them over Thanksgiving. When the ‘actors’ refuse to break character, the Barker family learns that there is such a thing as too much gratitude.”
In addition, here are the genre films playing within the “Dark Matter” section of the festival:
A Patient Man
Writer/Director: Kevin Ward
In the aftermath of a terrible car accident, a man tries to make sense of his life and seeks revenge for what his has lost.
Macabre (North American Premiere)
Writer: Lucas Paraizo, Rita Gloria Curvo
Director: Marcos Prado
“Macabre is based on the true story of two brothers, known as the Werewolves of Freiburg, accused of multiple brutal murders in the 1990s.” (ScreamDance)
Noise (North American Premiere)
Writer/Director: Jeremy Laval
After an accident, Vincent has become deaf. Unwilling to accept his handicap, he isolates himself more and more, and shies away from society. Yet, Vincent is obsessed with one thing: getting his old life back and rightful place in society. One day, as science has just given up on him, Vincent begins to hear again. Initially just noises – then people. Passed that initial shock, another realization starts to dawn on him. What Vincent thought to be people’s voice, is turning out to be something entirely different.
Sleeping in Plastic (World Premiere)
Writer/Director: Van Ditthavong
A Texas town awakes when a high school wrestler gets entangled with a drifter and her psychopathic lover. Lives then intertwine and spiral violently out of control once he becomes her escort driver.
Swing Low
Writer/Director: Teddy Grennan
When a nature photographer explains to the Police how she fought her way out of the Watchatoomy Valley, they dismiss her crazed and violent story as a meth-induced nightmare. But when they discover that she’s telling the truth, it’s too late.
The Wretched
Writer/Director: Brett Pierce, Drew Pierce
A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parent’s imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand-year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door.
