Timberline Lodge to host
The Overlook Film Festival
The Overlook Film Festival
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Published by Sareth Ney on April 13, 2017 at 8:39 a.m.
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Photo credit: The Overlook Comedy Festival's Facebook page
MT. HOOD, Ore. – The Overlook Film Festival takes place at Timberline Lodge, from April 27 through April 30.
An opening party starts at 8 p.m., on April 27. A film will be shown and is yet to be announced. “Lake Bodom” and “Prey” will be shown too.
On April 28, the following films will be screened: “Like Me”, “Hounds of Love”, “The Bad Batch”, “Two Pigeons”, “The Untamed”, “Primal Screen”, “MFA”, “The Pumpkin Pie Show”, “Lady MacBeth”, “The Killing Ground”, “The Bar”, “Psychopaths”, “Meatball Machine Kodoku” and “The Dwarves Must Be Crazy”. A series of short films, centerpiece party and Dead Right Horror Trivia will be the attractions.
Second screenings of select films will be shown, on April 29. New films include: “Boys in the Trees”, “Terror 5”, “Still Born”, “Mayhem” and “Tales From Beyond The Pale”. Short films and Master of Horror: Roger Corman will take place.
“Paranorman”, “Like Me”, “Capture”, “Blood Drive”, “Terror 5”, “Prey”, “The Killing Ground” and “The Bar” will be screened on April30 with select repeat screenings.
Michael Lerman and Landon Zakheim are the festival co-directors. Andrew Greenblatt is the managing director, Jay Wertzler is the director of operations, Alex Fountain is the technical director, Natalia Toral is the marketing/events manager, Stephanie Hough is the volunteer manager, Lili Rodriguez is the programming manager and Jesse Dubus is the print traffic manager. The board of advisors are: Kristen Bell (festival director, Fantastic Fest), Nate Boloton (partner, XYZ Films), Joe Dante (filmmaker), Britta Erickson (festival director, Denver Film Festival), Larry Fessenden (filmmaker), Colin Geddes (Midnight Madness programmer, Toronto Intl. Film Festival (1997-2016) curator, Shudder), Mick Garris (filmmaker), Stuart Gordon (filmmaker), Trevor Goth (director of programming, Sundance Film Festival), Karyn Kusama (filmmaker), Tim League (founder and CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, Drafthouse Films and Fantastic Fest), Daniel Noah (founding partner at SpectreVision), Jardod Neece (senior programmer, SXSW), Lindsay Peters (market and industry director of Frontieres Intl. Co-Production Market and Fantasia Intl. Film Festival), Tom Quinn (co-founder ofNEON), Alix Taylor (producer), Ryan Turek (director of development at Blumhouse Productions), Josh C. Waller (founding partners at SpectreVision), Leigh Whannell (actor, writer and filmmaker), Diana Williams (creative development at LucasFilm Story Group) and Elijah Wood (founding partner at SpectreVision).
Official sponsor is IFC Midnight and the premiere sponsor is Shudder. Supporting sponsors are Frightday, SyFy and Daily Dead. Media partners are ScreenAnarchy, Bloody Disgusting and Birth.Movies.Death.
For more information, click here.
An opening party starts at 8 p.m., on April 27. A film will be shown and is yet to be announced. “Lake Bodom” and “Prey” will be shown too.
On April 28, the following films will be screened: “Like Me”, “Hounds of Love”, “The Bad Batch”, “Two Pigeons”, “The Untamed”, “Primal Screen”, “MFA”, “The Pumpkin Pie Show”, “Lady MacBeth”, “The Killing Ground”, “The Bar”, “Psychopaths”, “Meatball Machine Kodoku” and “The Dwarves Must Be Crazy”. A series of short films, centerpiece party and Dead Right Horror Trivia will be the attractions.
Second screenings of select films will be shown, on April 29. New films include: “Boys in the Trees”, “Terror 5”, “Still Born”, “Mayhem” and “Tales From Beyond The Pale”. Short films and Master of Horror: Roger Corman will take place.
“Paranorman”, “Like Me”, “Capture”, “Blood Drive”, “Terror 5”, “Prey”, “The Killing Ground” and “The Bar” will be screened on April30 with select repeat screenings.
Michael Lerman and Landon Zakheim are the festival co-directors. Andrew Greenblatt is the managing director, Jay Wertzler is the director of operations, Alex Fountain is the technical director, Natalia Toral is the marketing/events manager, Stephanie Hough is the volunteer manager, Lili Rodriguez is the programming manager and Jesse Dubus is the print traffic manager. The board of advisors are: Kristen Bell (festival director, Fantastic Fest), Nate Boloton (partner, XYZ Films), Joe Dante (filmmaker), Britta Erickson (festival director, Denver Film Festival), Larry Fessenden (filmmaker), Colin Geddes (Midnight Madness programmer, Toronto Intl. Film Festival (1997-2016) curator, Shudder), Mick Garris (filmmaker), Stuart Gordon (filmmaker), Trevor Goth (director of programming, Sundance Film Festival), Karyn Kusama (filmmaker), Tim League (founder and CEO of Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, Drafthouse Films and Fantastic Fest), Daniel Noah (founding partner at SpectreVision), Jardod Neece (senior programmer, SXSW), Lindsay Peters (market and industry director of Frontieres Intl. Co-Production Market and Fantasia Intl. Film Festival), Tom Quinn (co-founder ofNEON), Alix Taylor (producer), Ryan Turek (director of development at Blumhouse Productions), Josh C. Waller (founding partners at SpectreVision), Leigh Whannell (actor, writer and filmmaker), Diana Williams (creative development at LucasFilm Story Group) and Elijah Wood (founding partner at SpectreVision).
Official sponsor is IFC Midnight and the premiere sponsor is Shudder. Supporting sponsors are Frightday, SyFy and Daily Dead. Media partners are ScreenAnarchy, Bloody Disgusting and Birth.Movies.Death.
For more information, click here.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
