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IF A BODY MEET A BODY
USA, 2007, 19.5 MIN
DIRECTED BY BRIAN DAVIS
East Coast Premiere
Three Los Angeles County coroners answer a sobering question: How does one deal with life on a day-to-day basis when you're constantly surrounded by death?

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SPINE TINGLER! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY
USA, 2007, 80 MIN
DIRECTED BY JEFFREY SCHWARZ
Southeast Premiere
William Castle made an undeniable mark on the world of film, but his story isn't that well known. He began his early days working as an assistant to Orson Welles, where he served as a second unit director on The Lady from Shanghai. He then turned to horror, creating gimmickry for audiences in the 1950s and 60s to create the ultimate cinematic experience. These clever promotions would include flying skeletons above the crowd, insurance policies and nurses in the theater, a Coward's Corner with yellow footprints leading up to it in theater lobbies, and the infamous electrified seats for The Tingler. Perhaps his most well-respected contribution to cinema history is producing Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby, a project he was originally supposed to direct himself. Director Jeffrey Schwarz gives us a humorous and thorough account of this celluloid P.T. Barnum through archival photos, footage, and interviews with the likes of John Waters, Leonard Maltin, John Landis, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, and countless others. This compelling documentary offers long overdue appreciation for a unique artist who gave audiences something they were never expecting.