4:15 PM – 6:00 PM · Cinema 8 · 🟡 13+
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Pick Up
Idil Hermansen · Australia
A fun night out turns into a fight for survival when two university girlfriends realize the man driving them home isn’t their Uber but someone far more dangerous.
10:17
An Iris Wild
Benjamin Hess · USA
California Premiere
A young woman struggling with narcotics addiction receives a message that could change her life. As she moves through a dangerous night marked by exploitation and vulnerability, she arrives at the threshold of recovery and must decide which path to take.
10:57
Dating a Suspicious Man
Anna Zaitseva · USA
Anna, a lonely immigrant struggling with insecurity about her age and an unfulfilled life, turns to a dating app in search of connection. Desperate for a relationship, she overlooks her suitor’s increasingly suspicious behavior and soon finds herself in grave danger.
25:20
Spare!
Jules Cales and Balthazar Ullmann · France
California Premiere
Phil and Barney, two not-so-smart henchmen of a Mafia organization, stumble across a mysterious box full of money while burying a corpse in the woods. Their night turns to chaos when they decide to spend lavishly this unexpected fortune.
34:33
Very Prosperous Men
Josiah Walker · USA
When a struggling door-to-door Bible salesman commits murder, he scrambles to dispose of the body while navigating a haunting consequence.
21:45
Total runtime: 1:42:52
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