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State Like Sleep

Starring: Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman, Mary Kay Place

One year after the mysterious death of her Belgian actor husband, American photographer Katherine (Katherine Waterston) returns to Brussels, a city filled with memories of the life she’s tried to leave behind. Their marriage was rocky, but Katherine’s return to the city forces her to finally confront her grief as she packs up the flat they once shared. In doing so, though, she discovers a web of secrets that propel her to probe the circumstances of her husband’s last days. Following in his footsteps, Katherine plunges into Brussels’s underground club scene, where she encounters a mysterious woman and a secret group of friends. At the same time, she meets Edward, a fellow American, who offers the possibility of a new future as she comes to terms with her troubled past.

Writer-director Meredith Danluck’s feature debut is shot in sleek, seductive widescreen by cinematographer Christopher Blauvelt (The Bling Ring, Certain Women). Mixing elements from film noir, American-abroad dramas, and ’80s erotic thrillers, State Like Sleep is a cool, dreamlike experience. — Jason Gutierrez, Tribeca Film Festival 2018

Spoons, Toons & Booze New Year Special

PLEASE NOTE: This month’s Spoons event is starting a bit earlier at 11:15!

SecretFormula presents…

Your Favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons + Booze & Free Cereal + a Special Cartoon Menu of First Episodes and Origin Stories to Start the New Year!

A new year means a fresh start, a reinvention, a new beginning and in some cases…a genesis. To mark the beginning of 2019 we’re looking back, all the way to the beginning of our favorite Saturday morning (and weekday afternoon) cartoon series and characters. Hosted by SecretFormula’s cartoon and cereal experts Michael Austin and Nell Casey.

We have a huge selection of first episodes and origin stories (Infant Ninja Turtles!) for you to choose from plus:

– Over 100 cartoon series from the 1940’s through the early 2000’s and YOU get to choose what we watch!

– Free, all you can eat cereal bar filled with all the sugary, marshmallowy, fruity, chocolaty cereal you crave! Soy and regular milk available.

– Specialty cocktails like “The Sonny,” a White Russian topped with Cocoa Puffs, and Cereal Shots! Drop a shot of Baileys or Kahlua to booze up your cereal bowl!

– Compete in contests to choose which cartoons we watch and win cartoon- and cereal-themed prizes plus tickets to Nitehawk Cinema

The Invitation

Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman

In this taut psychological thriller by Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, Jennifer’s Body), the tension is palpable when Will shows up to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife Eden and new husband David. The estranged divorcees’ tragic past haunts an equally eerie present; amid Eden’s suspicious behavior and her mysterious house guests, Will becomes convinced that his invitation was extended with a hidden agenda. Unfolding over one dark evening in the Hollywood Hills, The Invitation blurs layers of mounting paranoia, mystery, and horror until both Will—and the audience—are unsure what threats are real or imagined.

The World Before Your Feet

For over 6 years, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every street in New York City – a total of more than 8000 miles. The World Before Your Feet tells the story of one man’s unusual quest and the journey of discovery, humanity, and wonder that ensues.

Spoons, Toons & Booze Christmas Special

SecretFormula presents…

Your Favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons + Booze & Free Cereal + a Special Menu of Christmas Themed Episodes!

We love watching the holiday cartoons on TV the weeks leading up to Christmas, but they don’t show the awesome holiday specials we watched when we were kids anymore.

Spoons, Toons & Booze Thanksgiving

SecretFormula presents…

Your Favorite Saturday Morning Cartoons + Booze & Free Cereal plus a Special Menu of Thanksgiving Themed Episodes!

Do you miss your childhood Saturday mornings of waking up early to gorge on cereal and cartoons? If so, SecretFormula has the ultimate brunch for the kid in you…Spoons, Toons & Booze!

The Dark

Starring: Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols, Karl Markovics, Margarete Tiesel

A flesh-eating young girl haunts the woods where she was murdered, as a murderer herself. When she discovers an abused kid inside the trunk of a car, her decision to let the boy live throws her existence into upheaval.

Both have been victims of unimaginable abuse, and each finds solace in the other. There may be a chance of light at the end of their tunnel, but it will come with a body count.

Let the Corpses Tan

Starring: Elina Löwensohn, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin

Belgian filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani trade in the crushed velvet and creeping shadows of their giallo-worshiping first two films (AMER and THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS) for blistering sun, creaking leather and raining bullets in this glorious homage to 1970s Italian crime films.

 

After stealing a truckload of gold bars, a gang of thieves absconds to the ruins of a remote village perched on the cliffs of the Mediterranean. Home to a reclusive yet hypersexual artist and her motley crew of family and admirers, it seems like a perfect hideout. But when two cops roll up on motorcycles to investigate, the hamlet erupts into a hallucinatory battlefield as both sides engage in an all-day, all-night firefight rife with double-crosses and dripping with blood. Based on a classic pulp novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette and featuring music by Ennio Morricone, LET THE CORPSES TAN is a deliriously stylish, cinematic fever dream that will slamfire your senses like buckshot to the brain.

Nitehawk Shorts Festival 2018: MATINEE ONE

The MATINEE ONE screening at the Nitehawk Shorts Festival features eight films that explore the encouragement of imagination, pursued ambition, and the struggles in life that are both personal and culture. Q&A with filmmakers.

 

OKAASAN (MOM)
KANA HATAKEYAMA / JAPAN, U.S. / 2018 / DRAMA / 18 MINS
In rural Japan, a mother and daughter attempt to reconnect after dealing with the loss of a loved one the previous year.

LIFE’S A BIQTCH
JOHN E. KILBERG / U.S.A. / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY / 12 MINS
Biqtch Puddin’ shares her views of living the nightlife as a professional and affecting the community by way of drag through her inspiring perspective.

WHAT I WISH YOU SAID
TIFFANY FRANCES / U.S.A. / 2018 / DRAMA / 9 MINS / WORLD PREMIERE
In present day Brooklyn, a young woman and man on a date unexpectedly experience a manifestation from her traumatic past.

ON MY WAY
MARY DAUTERMAN / U.S.A. / 2018 / COMEDY / 1 1/2 MINS
When you’re on the way but you’re a liar! A comedy about not wanting to leave the house.

COMPANY
DORON MAX HAGAY / U.S.A. / 2018 / COMEDY / 13 MINS / NEW YORK PREMIERE
A woman invites her former ceramics instructor to live with her after her husband’s disappearance.

SPACE GIRLS
CARYS WATFORD / UK / 2018 / DRAMA / 10 MINS / NEW YORK PREMIERE
Four 9-year-old girls obsessed with space embark on a secret mission in their cardboard rocket.

EDGECOMBE
CRYSTAL KAYIZA / U.S.A. / 2018 / DOCUMENTARY / 15 MINS
An examination of the ways trauma repeats and reinvents itself in rural Black communities revealing the deeply personal truths of three local residents.

I TURN TO JELLO
ANDREW T. BETZER / U.S.A. / 2016 / COMEDY / 15 MINS
A metropolitan nightmare unfurls as a nervous cellist cracks under pressure at an audition—and again, and again, and…

Nitehawk Shorts Festival 2018: SCI-FI MIDNITE WITH DUST

INTRO WITH FILMMAKERS.
DUST is teaming up with Nitehawk to deliver an evening of some of the best sci-fi content the Nitehawk Shorts Festival has ever seen. The first-ever Sci-Fi Midnite presentation will include various popular short films from the DUST catalog, as well as works submitted specially for the event from a variety of filmmakers. Audiences will enjoy films that range from traditional science fiction to groundbreaking genre content. Introduction with filmmakers.

HOME GROWN
WILLIAM REYNISH / DENMARK / 2018 / ANIMATION / 20 MINS / WORLD PREMIERE
Set after a nuclear accident, this short explores leaving the past behind, and accepting that nature finds a way.

BAD PETER
ZACH STRAUSS / U.S.A. / 2018 / 9 MINS
An expecting mother is forced into a humiliating birthing regimen by her personal automated assistant who thinks it knows what’s best for her and her unborn child.

TERMINALLY HAPPY
ADINA ISTRATE / UNITED KINGDOM / 2018 / 12 MINS
In order to remember, you first need to forget.

OVUM
CIDNEY HUE / U.S.A. / 2018 / 8 MINS
In the near future, a woman must make a hard choice after a mind bending medical procedure.

EDEN
KRISTIAN BAKSTAD / CANADA / 2018 / 14 MINS / NEW YORK PREMIERE
A scavenger discovers a valuable artifact deep within an abandoned facility on a desolate planet. Hoping for a big payout, he ventures inside, only to find something much more sinister.

AFTER HER
ALY MIGLIORI / U.S.A. / 2018 / 14 MINS / NEW YORK PREMIERE
A wayward teenager goes missing and her friend is haunted by her disappearance. An atmospheric sci-fi short about the archetypal lost girl.

FINAL OFFER
MARK SLUTSKY / U.S.A. / 2018 / 12 MINS / WORLD PREMIERE
A down-on-his-luck lawyer awakes in a doorless room to find he’s been selected to negotiate on behalf of the human race.

 

ABOUT DUST: DUST, a division of global content studio Gunpowder & Sky, is the first premium sci-fi entertainment brand that reaches fans across all platforms, giving voice to emerging and established filmmakers. DUST presents thought-provoking science fiction content to its legion of more than 2M fans across all platforms, exploring the future of humanity through the lens of science and technology. From timeless to cutting-edge movies, series and short films, DUST acquires, produces and distributes content from established and emerging filmmaking voices. DUST will have its first theatrical release this November with PROSPECT, starring Pedro Pascal (NarcosGame of Thrones).