Second Wave of Fantastic Fest Films Revealed!

Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the second wave of programming for the ninth edition of Fantastic Fest, taking place September 19th – 26th at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline in Austin, Texas. See inside for descriptions of 19 new World, North American & US premiere films at this year’s festival and stay tuned for more amazing 2013 content to be announced!

FIELD IN ENGLAND, A (England, 2013)North American PremiereDirector – Ben Wheatley, 90 minsDuring the British Civil War, when magic was science, an alchemist forces a group of deserters to help him locate buried treasure, and sends them all straight into the mouth of madness.
AFFLICTED (Canada, 2013)US PremiereDirector – Clif Prowse, 85 minsDerek and Clif, best friends documenting their journey across the world, are in for an unexpected adventure when one of them comes down with a sinister sickness.
ALMOST HUMAN (USA, 2013)US PremiereDirector – Joe Begos, 80 minsA man who disappeared under mysterious circumstances returns to wreak havoc upon a small town.
BLUE RUIN (USA, 2013)US PremiereDirector – Jeremy Sauliner, 90 minsA homeless man aims to avenge his dead parents when their killer is released from prison, triggering a chain of events that will only end in more blood.
COHERENCE (USA, 2013)World PremiereDirector – James Ward Byrkit, 127 minsOn the night a comet is passing near Earth, a dinner party takes an odd turn. When the power goes out, eight friends discover that the only house on the street left with power also holds many secrets.
CONGRESS, THE (Israel, Germany, 2013)North American PremiereDirector – Ari Folman, 122 minsRobin Wright (playing herself) receives the last offer she’ll ever get from a Hollywood studio in Ari Folman’s adaptation of Stanislaw Lem’s classic scifi novel, and his follow-up to WALTZ WITH BASHIR.
GOLDBERG AND EISENBERG (Israel, 2013)World PremiereDirector – Oren Carmi, 91 minsA psychopath develops a dangerous obsession with a schlubby computer programmer.
GRAND PIANO (Spain, 2013)World PremiereDirector – Eugenio Mira, 90 minsA renowned concert pianist (Elijah Wood) returns to the stage for one final performance, only to become the target of a sadistic cat-and-mouse game with a faceless sniper (John Cusack).
HENTAI KAMEN: FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO (Japan, 2013)Texas PremiereDirector – Yuichi FUKUDA, 105 minsA new hero has arisen in Japan: One with fishnet stockings, a mankini, and a pair of women’s panties over his face. When conventional justice fails, make way for the Hentai Kamen.
MARUYAMA THE MIDDLE SCHOOLER (Japan, 2013)North American PremiereDirector – Kankuro Kudo, 119 minsA middle school student prone to wild daydreams devotes his waking hours to stretching and flexibility exercises with the ultimate goal of one day being able to lick his own penis.
MIRAGE MEN (United Kingdom, 2013)North American PremiereDirector – John Lundberg, 85 minsA mind-scrambling documentary that posits that popular myths about the existence of UFOs originated from a disinformation campaign by the U.S. government.
O’APOSTOLO (Spain, 2013)Texas PremiereDirector – Fernando Cortizo, 87 minsGothic legends are brought to life by gorgeous stop-motion animation in this adult fantasy film from Spain.
OUR HEROES DIED TONIGHT (France, 2013)North American PremiereDirector – David Perrault, 94 minsFreshly returned home from a stint in the French Foreign Legion, Victor finds work as a reluctantly villainous masked wrestler in this marvelously crafted ode to film noir from first-time director David Perrault.
PATRICK (Australia, 2013)North American PremiereDirector – Mark Hartley, 95 minsNurse Kathy Jaquard didn’t expect a lot of trouble on the coma ward but she gets more than she can handle when she meets the telekinetic Patrick in Mark Hartley’s remake of the Ozsploitation classic.
PROXY (USA, 2013)US PremiereDirector – Zack Parker, 120 minsAmerican director Zack Parker delivers an unexpected, nasty little thriller about a woman whose life spins out of control following an attack on her unborn child.
SEPTIC MAN (Canada, 2013)World PremiereDirector – Jesse Thomas Cook, 83 minsAn erstwhile plumber undergoes a hideous transformation when trapped inside a septic tank and tormented by the bizarre residents of his town’s sewage treatment plant.
TALES FROM THE ORGAN TRADE (Canada, 2013)Austin PremiereDirector – Ric Bienstock, 82 minsDavid Cronenberg narrates this fascinating documentary about the secret world of international organ trafficking.
WHY DON’T YOU PLAY IN HELL (Japan, 2013)US PremiereDirector – Sion Sono, 126 minsThings get insanely bloody when an inspiring film troupe known as The Fuck Bombers collide with a yakuza boss who wants to make a movie with his daughter, in Fantastic Fest veteran Sion Sono’s (LOVE EXPOSURE; SUICIDE CLUB) latest.
WITCHING & BITCHING (Spain, 2013)US PremiereDirector – Alex de la Iglesia, 120 minsHit Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia (THE LAST CIRCUS) returns to Fantastic Fest with a hilarious and gory tale of thieves who find themselves in over their heads when faced with a coven of bloodthirsty witches.