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What’s a film without distribution? The Popcorn List sets out to make sure that doesn’t happen to the best indies.

Founded by Lela Meadow-Conner and Barbara Twist, the inaugural annual survey spotlights 20 features that debuted at major or regional film festivals this past year and come highly recommended by festival programmers. Nineteen out of the 20 movies have reviews on Letterboxd, despite not yet having theatrical or digital distribution in the U.S. All 20 have won awards — including Audience Awards and Jury Awards — at festivals like Sundance and SXSW.

Billed as being The Black List for undistributed films, the 2024 Popcorn List highlights independent films that are currently still without domestic U.S. distribution, like the documentary “Chasing Chasing Amy” about the making of Kevin Smith’s comedy.

The other 18 are: “Ajoomma,” “American Pot Story: Oaksterdam,” “Art for Everybody,” “Asog,” “Blood Sweat & Beers,” “Caterpillar,” “Citizen Sleuth,” “City of Wind,” “Crows Are White,...

We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a call for entries for Scream Factory’s 2013 Mini-Movie Massacre, a trailer for Alice D with Kane Hodder, details on a horror-based game show called Release the Hounds, video highlights of The Walking Dead‘s Norman Reedus’s interview with Conan O’Brien, and much more:

Scream Factory’s 2013 Mini-Movie Massacre Call for Entries: “Scream Factory, the premiere horror genre home entertainment provider, announced today the launch of its Mini-movie Massacre horror short film & video contest to be held on Scream Factory’s official YouTube channel Scream Factory TV. The call for entries is now open starting, October 31 through the deadline of November 17.

Presented by Scream Factory, the 2013 Mini-movie Massacre was created to shine the spotlights on some of today’s best independent horror short films and videos,...

Dakota A. Thomas, Writer-Director of Repent and Dont Look Under The Bed, has announced his next short film, Opening Night. With Carlos Corral of Mindwarp LLC on board as producer, the production of the short is expected to be on par with Thomas previous work. Opening Night follows a theatre company who dares to perform a cursed play on the anniversary of a local massacre. Arturo Portillo, Michelle Munoz, Josh Calderon, Elizabeth Gon…...

In case you havent seen the two short films that Mindwarp Entertainment has shot over the last two years, Dont Look Under the Bed and Repent, you can check them out right now below in a back-to-back double feature. Both films are written and directed by Texas native, Dakota A. Thomas and produced by Carlos Corral & Kaitlin Bartley. Be sure to watch the video all the way through for a fun blooper reel for Repent at the very end. Comin…...

Repent...then Pray! Tamara stays in for the night home alone when all of sudden, a random stranger appears at her door. The man tells Tamara that he can cleanse her and attempts to kill Tamara. Written & Directed by Dakota Thomas Produced by Carlos Corral, Kaitlin Bartley, Dakota Thomas Shot, Edited, & Mixed by Carlos Corral Script Supervisor Sandy Salinas Boom Operators Kevin O'Leary, Sandy Salinas, Carlos Corral Camera Opera…...