Scream Queen Shannon Lark,
the first ever spooksmodel for Fangoria, says audiences that attend her Viscera
Film Festival can expect "surreal, hilarious, twisted, depressing, and
dark" films.
"It's a mix of horror
films that go across the board," Lark said. "Expect to get a glimpse
at where the genre is going in the future."
Now in its fifth year as the
only non-profit event devoted to women filmmakers in the horror genre, the
Viscera Film Festival makes its first stop in Las Vegas for two nights of
screenings July 29-30 at theatre7 (1406 South 3rd Street, Las Vegas, NV 89104
in the downtown Arts District). Other tour stops this year have included San Francisco, Athens, Ga., Seattle,
Houston, Dallas
and Rome.
The Vegas leg of the Viscera
world tour will feature more than 30 short horror films over two days. Ginnetta
Corelli, Gigi Romero, Nikki Wall, Briony Kidd, Emily Carmichael, Mae Catt, and
Staci Laye Wilson are among the filmmakers that have shorts screening.
Viscera was started in 2007
after Lark gathered up several friends and made a short horror film in San Francisco. She says she had an epiphany regarding the potential
of getting women in a positive environment where they can support each other,
and how that could affect the film industry. Thus, Viscera was born.
Viscera's official 2011 world
tour kick off was July 17 in Los Angeles with a red carpet event. The sold-out screening was
hosted by Lark and director of programming Heidi Honeycutt at the Silent Movie
Theatre.
Lark said she is happy to
have the event finally playing Las Vegas and hopes the stop at theatre7 will help the films
get more exposure to genre fans and the festival circuit.
"It's always thrilling
to hear if any of the Viscera films are screening somewhere," Lark said.
"It means that we are doing our job in honoring these filmmakers, which is
what festivals should do."
Located near the
"Downtown Las Vegas" sign, theatre7 is an artlover's and indie film
fan's paradise. Owned, programmed and operated by filmmakers, theatre7 screens
independent films, doubles as an art gallery and host live entertainment.
theatre7 Viscera Film
Festival Lineup
Friday, July 29
7
p.m., $7
Adventure Girls by Dara Jade
Moats and Jon Deitcher
Nursery Crimes by Laura Whyte
Mockingbird by Marichelle
Daywalt
Bon Apetit by Kate Shenton
Candy by Sage Hall
The Ghost and Us by Emily
Carmichael
The Many Doors of Albert
Whale by Marichelle Daywalt
Together by Gigi Romero
Box by Nikki Wall
7/28/1989 by Mae Catt
Gasp by Thomai Hatsios
A Fever and a River by
Rachael Deacon
Mary Jane Go Round by
Ginnetta Corelli
The Bride by Ana Almeida
The Room at the Top of the
Stairs by Briony Kidd
Saturday, July 30
7
p.m., $7
Barbee Butcher by Sophie
Laques
I’m a Little Teapot by Sallie
Smith
Blood Bunny by Molly Madfis
Salome’s Picnic by Victoria
Waghorn
Aftershock by Lori Bowen
The Date by Natasia
Schibinger and Jennifer Gigantino
Switch by Melanie Light
Consumed by Lis Fies
Snow Day, Bloody Snow Day by
Jessica Baxter and Faye Hoerauf
I was a Tranny Werewolf by
Lola Rock ‘n’ Rolla
The Key to Annabel Lee by
Staci Laye Wilson
Don’t Lose Heart by Taliesyn
Brown and Matt Mitchell
The Party’s Over by Gigi
Romero
12/15/1996 by Mae Catt
Doll Parts by Karen Lam
Fantasy by Izabel Grondin
Lip Stick by Shannon Lark
Belated by Valentines Lover
by Ruby La’Rocca
2011 Viscera Film Festival
World Tour - Las
Vegas July 29-30
7
p.m.
$7 each night
theatre7
1406
S. 3rd Street
Las
Vegas, NV
89014
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