SCREEM Shorts 28 Sep 2011 – 19 Oct 2011

Probably the first in Asia, Sinema presents SCREEM Shorts, a horror film series established in order to provide more opportunities and exposure for independent and non-independent filmmakers and screenwriters working within the horror genre, as well as to draw more attention not only within the local, but Asian region as well.

SCREEM Shorts will go on from 28 Sep – 19 Oct 2011.

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Of the array of human emotions, fear is one of those we experience the least often as compared to the rest. Sinema hopes to inspire yet another visual experience for audiences to celebrate interesting, and untold horror stories. We also hope it would be a good opportunity for filmmakers to venture into this underrated genre and to interact with various professionals in the process.

Selected entries are award-winning films such as Eden Lake, Ghost Game, Karak, and the 2010 Cannes grand prize winner Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. These films promises to not only scare you but even redefine the way you think, in true independent film spirit.

1. Fairytales

For centuries, fairytales have been written and told to children to help them gain an innocent and fantasized understanding of the world they live in, while shielding them from the cruelty and harm of the real world.

In this age of technology, however, kids no longer need to search very hard to learn what the world is about. Information is poured to them via electronic devices that permeate every aspect of their lives, in school, at home, even in the streets. The veil that used to hide the world behind a shade of mystery is gone, and fairytales are no longer called upon to induct the kids to their world.

2. Eden Lake

Nursery teacher Jenny and her boyfriend Steve, escape for a romantic weekend away. Steve, planning to propose, has found an idyllic setting: a remote lake enclosed by woodlands and seemingly deserted. The couple’s peace is shattered when a gang of obnoxious kids encircles their campsite. Reveling in provoking the adults, the gang steals the couple’s belongings and vandalizes their car leaving them completely stranded. When Steve confronts them, tempers flare and he suffers a shocking and violent attack. Fleeing for help, Jenny is subject to a brutal and relentless game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to evade her young pursuers and find her way out of the woods.

3. Ghost Game

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 36.0px; line-height: 23.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 23.0px; font: 12.0px Times New Roman} span.Apple-tab-span {white-space:pre}Ghost Game is a film about a hit reality TV show which brings together 11 strangers from different walks of life and thrusts them into the mysterious unknown.

The story takes place during the second season of the show when the show’s crew gathers together 11 people who are ready to face the supernatural. They must live together in a deserted prison Case-17, where 20 years before the last group of visitors died terrible deaths. No one has dared to enter it ever since.

The 11 contestants have been selected from a vast array of applicants from different occupations and backgrounds. One of the contestants, Dao, was the reigning champ from the last season; another, Yuth, was the runner-up and Dao’s most fierce competitor. They must compete against each other as well as 9 new contestants: Jay the photographer, Ant the pretty young products presenter, Yot the son of a psychic medium, Mick the young actor, Kate the pharmacist, Kem-tit the rich kid, Kwan the university student, as well as siblings Koong and Kung. The main incentive of the game is the 5 million baht cash prize, the highest ever any show has dared to offer, which will go to the last contestant standing.

4. Karak

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Arial}Based on urban legends and other chilling sightings along the Karak highway, ‘KARAK’ is KRU Studios’ maiden foray into the realm of horror films and is helmed by acclaimed director, Yusry Abdul Halim. Four college students are heading back to Kuantan after a night out in KL, when they are caught-up in a massive jam along the Karak Highway. So as to make it back for their classes the next morning, they decide to exit the highway and continue their journey along the old trunk-road…. not knowing that this decision will change their lives forever…

5. Uncle Boonmee

Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave – the birthplace of his first life..

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