Horror icon Tuesday Knight, known for her starring role in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, will be a special guest at the sixth annual Oculto Film Fest in El Paso.
The El Paso portion of the highly anticipated horror and fantasy film festival will be October 4-6 in the Philanthropy Theatre, located above the Plaza Theatre Box Office in the Plaza Theatre Performing Arts Centre. The Ciudad Juárez portion will be October 11-13.
Knight has an extensive career in film, music, and television, but she is best known for playing Kristen Parker in Nightmare 4.
She will sit down for a Q&A at 6:30 pm October 4, followed by a screening of A Nightmare of Elm Street 4 at 7:30 pm, both in the Philanthropy Theatre. Knight also will appear at a reception at 9:30 that night in the Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon.
She also is scheduled to take part in a filmmaker panel discussion at 5 pm October 5 in the Philanthropy Theatre and Oculto’s closing ceremony at 8 pm October 6 at the Alcantar Sky Garden, above the Philanthropy Theatre.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Tuesday Knight to this year’s Oculto Film Fest,” said Cabe Tejada, festival director. “Her role in A Nightmare on Elm Street defined a generation of horror fans, and her participation elevates what is already shaping up to be our most exciting festival yet.”
Oculto Film Fest will showcase more than 200 short and feature films from around the world, including selections from Argentina, Spain, Mexico, the United States, Brazil, and Turkey. This year’s complete lineup includes a mix of family-friendly content and films aimed exclusively at adult audiences, offering 10 hours and 36 minutes of captivating horror storytelling.
The El Paso portion opens October 4 with a red carpet ceremony at 4:30 pm, followed by 90 minutes of short films curated from this year’s submissions at 5 pm. Titles are The Biggest Fear (Argentina), Hado (Spain), Trick (U.S.-Mexico), Elote Man (U.S.), and Lucy’s Room (U.S.).
October 5 programming includes brunch at 1:30 pm in the Foundation Room, and 90 minutes of family friendly short films at 7 pm. Titles are The Torrential Melody (Mexico), Dolores (Mexico), Howl If You Love Me (U.S.), Les Bêtes (U.S.), and The Heart Beneath the Earth (U.S.).
Mark H. Rapaport’s bizarre dark comedy Hippo, which rogerebert.com described as “an unholy fusion of A Clockwork Orange and Napoleon Dynamite,” screens at 8:30 pm October 5.
The festival concludes October 6 with five short films at 5 pm. Titles are Sincopat (Spain), While I Sleep (Spain), The Red Stone (Mexico), Bookworm (Spain), and Arapuca Trampa Para Párajos (Brazil). They will be followed by Argentine filmmaker Facundo Escodero Salinas’ No Darkness Last Forever at 6:30 pm, all in the Philanthropy Theatre, with closing ceremonies at 8 pm at the Alcantar Sky Garden.
In a first for the festival, Oculto Film Fest will also be televised over Halloween weekend, allowing a wider audience to experience the event through Canal 44, Canal 66, and Canal 33.2. Fans who are unable to attend in person will still be able to enjoy some of the best horror shorts from the comfort of their homes.
Oculto Film Fest is an affiliate of the El Paso Community Foundation.
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Tickets for the El Paso portion of the festival are on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.com.
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