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WHATTHEFEST!?GenreFilmFestivalAnnouncesFullLineup

FestivalFeaturingaDevil’sDozenofElevenUniqueEvents,withBizarroWorldPremieres,

CinematicOdditiesandUnforgettableMomentsofOnscreenMayhemtoTakePlaceMarch29th-April1statNewYork’sIFCCenter

(NewYork,NY|March7,2018)IFCCenterisproudtoannouncethefullslatefortheupcomingfilmfestivalWhattheFest!?(www.whatthefestnyc.com),afour-dayshowcaseofoutrageouscontent--horror,sci-fi,documentary,thrillers,andbeyond--fromMarch29ththroughApril1st.WhattheFest!?willfeatureexcitingpremieres,includingoneworldpremiere,oneUSpremiere,manyNewYorkpremieresandtheworldpremiereofanewdigitalrestorationofafilmneverbeforereleasedintheU.S.WhattheFest!?alsoboastsundertheradarcinematicfinds,filmfestivalhitsfromSundance,TIFF,andRotterdam,aswellasbuzzworthytalentin-personatscreeningsandpost-screeningevents.

OpeningnightofWhattheFest!?willfeaturetheNewYorkPremiereofCoralieFargeat’sREVENGE,athrilleraboutamistresswhoexacts“revenge”onhermarriedloverandhisfriends,turningtheirannualhuntingtripintoadecidedlydeadlieradventure.TheclosingnightfilmwillbeJennWexler’sTHERANGER,aboutagroupofteenpunksonthelam,whohideoutfromthecopsinaremotecabin…onlytorunintobiggertroubles.Wexlerwillappearwiththefilm,alongwithproducerandco-starLarryFessendenofGlassEyePix.“It'sathrilltocelebratetheopeningofthefestivalwithapowerhousefilmandfilmmakerlikeCoralieFargeat.EquallyexcitingisourclosingwithTHERANGER,thefeaturedebutofproducer-directorJennWexler,”saysCreativeDirectorMariaReinup.“Andwiththediverse,fun,delightfullyscary,slightlycrazy,andentirelyawesomemoviesthatroundouttherestofourlineup,wearehappytosaythatWhatTheFest!?isheretostay.Nowjoinusforafeastforyoureyeballs!”ReinupisaveteranfilmprogrammerwhohasworkedinthefilmindustryforthepastdecadeinhernativeEstoniaandaroundtheworld.ShehasservedasDirectoroftheHaapsaluHorrorandFantasyFilmFestivalforsevenyears;additionally,sheprogramstheBlackNightsFilmFestival,theonlyA-listarthousefestivalinNorthernEurope.Overtheyears,shehasalsoworkedforseveralothernotablefilmfestivalsandhasproducedanddirectedshortfilmsandmusicvideos.MoreWhattheFest!?programminghighlightsincludetheWorldPremiereofBOILEDANGELS:THETRIALOFMIKEDIANA,adocumentarychroniclingtheobscenitytrailoftheeponymouscomicbookartistMikeDiana,directedbycultfavoriteFrankHenenlotter(BASKETCASE);HenenlotterandDianawillappearinperson.TherewillalsobeasneakpeekofanunseenepisodefromthenewAMCseries“TheTerror,”withstarJaredHarrisof“MadMen”inpersonforaQ&A,thecriticallylaudedhorrorfilmGHOSTSTORIESstarringMartinFreeman, andtheWorldPremiererestorationofthenever-before-seen-in-the-U.S.,CURSEOFSNAKESVALLEY,a.k.a“TheSovietIndianaJones.”WestVillageneighborhoodbarVoldeNuit(148West4thStreet)willserveasacentralWhattheFest!?,bringingtogetherfilmmakers,filmfans,andeveryoneinbetween. WhattheFest!?promisestoupendwhatpeoplethinkofwhentheyhear“genrefilms,”highlightingfilmsinanewwaythroughoutacan’tmissweekendforcinemaloverswhoarelookingforthenextcoolthing.Expectanything!Below,pleasefindthefullWHATTHEFEST!?lineup(allscreeningswilltakeplaceattheIFCCenter);forallpressandticketrequests,pleaseemailCaitlin@CaitlinHughesPR.com.

REVENGE(NYPremiere)Thursday,March29th,7:00PM

Synopsis:InCoralieFargeat’sTIFFandSundancehit,threewealthy,marriedmenlearnthehardwaythatyoushouldneverbringyourmistressalongonaguys'getaway,especiallywhenthere’shuntinginvolved.ANeonrelease.Written&Directedby:CoralieFargeatStarring:MatildaAnnaIngridLutz,KevinJanssens,VincentColombe,&GuillaumeBouchèdeTRT:108min.Country:FranceLanguage:English;French(withEnglishsubtitles)VALLEYOFSHADOWS(U.S.Premiere)Friday,March30th,7:00PM

Synopsis:InthismesmerizingScandinavianGothicfableshoton35mm,asmallboysetsoutintothedeep,darkwoodsinsearchofamysteriouscreature.FilmmakerJonasMatzowGulbrandsenwillappearin-personforapost-screeningQ&A.Directedby:JonasMatzowGulbrandsenWrittenby:JonasMatzowGulbrandsen&ClementTuffreauStarring:AdamEkeli,KathrineFagerland,JørgenLanghelle,JoneHopeLarsen,&LennardSalamonTRT:91min.

Country:NorwayLanguage:Norwegian(withEnglishsubtitles)THEENDLESSFriday,March30th,9:30PM

Synopsis:Twobrothers(playedbyco-directorsJustinBensonandAaronMoorhead,ofSPRINGandRESOLUTION)returntotheculttheyfledyearsago,onlytodiscoverthatthegroup'sbeliefsmaymakemuchmoresensethantheyoncethought.AWellGoUSArelease.BensonandMoorheadwillappearin-personforapost-screeningQ&A.Directedby:JustinBenson&AaronMoorheadWrittenby:JustinBensonStarring:JustinBenson,AaronMoorhead,TateEllington,CallieHernandez,&LewTempleTRT:112min.Country:U.S.Language:EnglishBLUEMYMIND(NYPremiere)Saturday,March31st,1:15PM

Synopsis:Asifadaptingtoanewtownandanewlifeweren’tenough,15-year-oldMiafacesanoverwhelmingtransformationwhenherbodystartstochangeradically.

Written&Directedby:LisaBrühlmannStarring:LunaWedler,ZoëPastelleHolthuizen,&RegulaGrauwillerTRT:97min.Country:SwitzerlandLanguage:SwissGerman(withEnglishsubtitles)BOILEDANGELS:THETRIALOFMIKEDIANA(WorldPremiere)Saturday,March31st,4:00PM

Synopsis:Jailedforcomics?!ThetruestoryofMikeDiana,theonlyAmericanartisteverconvictedofobscenity,directedbycultfilmmakerFrankHenenlotter(BASKETCASE,BRAINDAMAGE,FRANKENHOOKER).HenenlotterandDianawillappearin-personforapost-screeningQ&A,alongwithproducersAnthonySneedandMikeHunchback. Directedby:FrankHenenlotterFeaturing:MikeDiana,GeorgeA.Romero,NeilGaiman,PeterBagge,JayLynch,StephenBissette,PeterKuper,&moreTRT:105min.Country:U.S.Language:EnglishGHOSTSTORIES(NYPremiere)Saturday,March31st,7:00PM

Synopsis:ProfessionalghostdebunkerPhillipGoodmanembarksuponaterror-filledquestwhenhestumblesacrossthreelong-lostcasesofunexplainable“hauntings.”Filmmakerstoappearin-personforpost-screeningQ&A.Written&Directedby:JeremyDyson&AndyNymanStarring:MartinFreeman,AndyNyman,AlexLawther,&PaulWhitehouseTRT:98min.Country:U.K.Language:EnglishSATAN’SSLAVES(NYPremiere)Saturday,March31st,9:45PM

Synopsis:AhitatRotterdam,acclaimeddirectorJokoAnwar’s(MODUSANOMALI,ACOPYOFMYMIND)remakeofabeloved1982Indonesianhorrorclassic(reputedlyitselfinspiredbyPHANTASM)isadelightfullyterrifyinghauntedhousemovie--andthecountry’sbiggestboxofficesmashof2017.Written&Directedby:JokoAnwarStarring:BrontPalarae,TaraBasro,EndyArfian,&DimasAdityaTRT:106min.Country:Indonesia

Language:Indonesian(withEnglishsubtitles)CURSEOFSNAKESVALLEY,a.k.a.“TheSovietIndianaJones”(WorldPremiereRestoration)Sunday,April1st,12:30PM

Synopsis:Thisunseen1980sEasternBloc-busterpresentstheSovietanswertoIndianaJonesinatalethatcombinessnakesandjungletrapsandthe“classicweirdness”ofPolishsci-fi!NeverreleasedintheU.S.,CURSEOFSNAKESVALLEYscreensinabeautifulnewdigitalrestorationbytheEstonianFilmInstitute.Directedby:MarekPiestrakWrittenby:WojciechNizynski,MarekPiestrak,&VladimirValutskiyStarring:KrzysztofKolberger,RomanWilhelmi,&EwaSalackaTRT:94min.Country:Estonia,PolandLanguage:Russian(withEnglishsubtitles)LOWLIFE(NYPremiere)Sunday,April1st,3:00PM

Synopsis:Thesordidlivesofanaddict,anex-con,andaluchadorcollidewhenanorganharvestingcapergoesvery,verywrong.AnIFCMidnightrelease.DirectorRyanProwsandco-starMarkBurnhamwillappearin-personforapost-screeningQ&A.

Directedby:RyanProwsWrittenby:TimCairo,JakeGibson,ShayeOgbonna,RyanProws,&MaxwellMichaelTowsonStarring:JonOswald,NickiMicheaux,MarkBurnham,&RicardoAdamZarateTRT:96min.Country:U.S.Language:English,Spanish(withEnglishsubtitles)“TheTerror”(EpisodeSneakPreview)Sunday,April1st,5:30PM

Synopsis:JoinstarJaredHarrisforasneakpreviewofAMC’snewseriesbasedonDanSimmons’s2007bestseller,thetrue-lifetaleofagroupofsailorsconfrontingcertaindeathatthefrozenendsoftheearth.JaredHarrisandExecutiveProducersSooHughandDavidKajganichwillappearin-personforapost-screeningQ&A.Starring:JaredHarris,CiaránHinds,&TobiasMenziesTRT:144min(Episodes1-3ofthefirstseason)Country:U.S.Language:EnglishTHERANGER(NYPremiere)Sunday,April1st,9:00PM

Synopsis:Teenpunksontherunfromthecopshideoutinaremotecabin,onlytofindoutthattheforesthasitsownlaw.Writer/directorJennWexlerandproducer/co-starLarryFessendenwillappearin-personforapost-screeningQ&A.Directedby:JennWexlerWrittenby:GiacoFurino&JennWexlerStarring:ChloeLevine,JeremyHolm,&LarryFessendenTRT:80min.Country:U.S.Language:English

TicketPricingandInformationOpeningnightscreeningofREVENGE-FilmandOpeningNightParty:$25($20IFCCentermembers),Filmonly:$15($10IFCCentermembers)Ticketsforallotherscreeningsare$15adults,$10IFCCentermembersTicketsforallscreeningsareavailableonlineatWhatTheFestNYC.com,orin-personattheIFCCenterboxoffice,323SixthAvenue(atWest3rdStreet),opendaily10:30AM-10:00PM.

AboutWHATTHEFEST!?Muchofthemostinnovativeandexcitingcinemaonscreenstodaycomesoutoftheuniverseofgenrefilms–moviesthatareentertaining,surprisingandsometimesshocking.Fantasticfilmsthatupendconventionallimitationstohelpusescaperealityandharbordeeperambitionstothrillsmartaudiences.WhatTheFest!?isforthecreativeandcuriouslookingforacommunityinwhichtoshareexperiencesandhaveablasttogether.Fromcerebralshockerstosingularcinematicexperiencestounforgettablespecialevents,WhatTheFest!?ismorethanjustmovies,itisanexperience.

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