Category: Chattanooga Film Fest

Kyle Baxter (Ethan Randall, now known as Ethan Embry) is the kind of 90s teen computer nerd that was in 90s video game-based movies. After hacking a tournament to win the Evolver—a state-of-the-art robotic opponent designed for interactive laser tag—he thinks he’s scored the ultimate gaming peripheral. He couldn’t be more wrong. Every time you […]

The plot is lean and mean: Ismael (Martín Garabal), a veteran pilot with a world-weary edge, and his atypical, rookie co-pilot Daniela (Elena de Lara) are mid-flight when the sky decides to break. They aren’t just dealing with turbulence. They’ve stumbled into the front lines of an invasion by the Audryes, an interdimensional alien species […]

This is the feature-length debut from director Donnie Hobbie, and frankly, it’s a shot of adrenaline for anyone who misses the days when movies were built out of neon, smoke machines, bucket-loads of Karo syrup blood and wall-to-wall heavy metal. Jump Scare, a struggling all-female metal band, hits the road in search of inspiration. They […]

Alvin Lee makes a bloody mess of his life, catching his wife in bed with a lover and executing them both. Bleeding out and staring into the abyss, he begs for one final audience with his 13-year-old daughter, Lila Lee. His daughter, 13-year-old Lila Lee (Cheryl Rainbeaux Smith, Phantom of the Paradise, The Incredible Melting Man, Laserblast […]

Frankie Ramirez (Dina Silva) has a dream, but the Los Angeles music industry is a nightmare tailored specifically to crush it. As an aspiring singer-songwriter, she is drowning in a toxic mix of childhood trauma, a soul-crushing environment and the relentless, image-obsessed fat-shaming of the industry. She’s trying to claw her way to the top, […]

Enduring Destiny (2014): If you ever wanted to see what happens when the ambition of a film school student collides with the total lack of a budget and a massive amount of hubris, you’ve found it. Enduring Destiny is the reason to be for Thomas Reilly-King (TRK), a college student who has been in school […]

Influencer culture is the new slash-and-burn territory for horror, providing many victims in movies today. It’s the perfect target—vain, desperate, and begging to be offed. Alexander Boyd Watson’s Demonetize takes that premise and runs it through a meat grinder. A washed-up paranormal investigator, Martin (Sean Carrigan), is desperate to reclaim his glory days. He figures […]