THE MOTHER, THE MENACER AND ME
Screening with BURNOUT and BRICK BOY
THE MOTHER THE MENACER AND ME (European Premiere)
Dir: Jon Salmon. Starring: Lorraine Bracco, Leah Remini, James Austin Kerr. USA (2025) 91mins.
Eddie Mathews dreams of being a successful horror filmmaker but currently struggles to pay the bills as a telemarketer, who schleps presidential bobble heads. His wife, Anna, is about to deliver their second child and with little money in the bank Eddie has no alternative but to move in with his disapproving mother-in-law and her son, a washed-up minor league hockey player. Despite the circumstances, Eddie is unwilling to give up on his dream and hustles to complete the filming of his dark comedy about a vigilante who kills Karens. Driving him to succeed is his best friend, Joe, and his imaginary companion, The Menacer, who takes the form of a comedically villainous presence clad in a dark cloak and mask.
Screening with BRICK BOY
Dir: Scott Vasey. Starring: Ashlyn Jade Lopez. USA (2024) 10mins.
A bullied teen conjures a building block golem to exact vengeance on her oppressors.
and BURNOUT
Dir: Matthew Hendry, Tolli Myers. United Kingdom (2025) 4mins.
Trapped in a furious cycle of work, mounting stress begins to unravel a young student.
