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Freaky Short Flick Familiar Accepted into Fantasia International Film Festival 2012

By Scott Hallam
June 27th, 2012

We just received word that the unique, creepy and highly anticipated short flick Familiar (review here) has been accepted into the 2012 Fantasia International Film Festival. Read on for all the details you need to get familiar with Canada!

Dig the official trailer for Familiar and a clip from the film below. To get more information, visit the official Fatal Pictures website and follow Fatal Pictures on Twitter (@fatalpictures).

And for more on the film fest, being held July 19 through August 7 in Montreal, visit the official Fantasia International Film Festival website to see what the organizers have planned for this grand annual event.

From the Press Release
Fatal Pictures is proud to announce Familiar, a new horror short starring Robert Nolan, Astrida Auza and Cathryn Hostick as the seemingly idyllic yet ultimately doomed Dodd Family, has been included in the Fantasia Film Festival 2012 lineup.

Familiar was written and directed by Richard Powell, produced by Zach Green with cinematography and co-produced by Michael Jari Davidson with special F/X provided by Ryan Louagie, Carlos Henriques and Steven Dawley (The Butcher Shop).

Synopsis
Familiar is the story of a series of tragic events leading a middle-aged man to grow to suspect the negative impulses plaguing his mind may not be his own.

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