Welcome To Praeris
UK Premiere
Written and Directed by Jérémy Ibraimovski
Starring Chevalier Nuissier, Alice Roux-Alezais, Cedric-Arnaud Ackah, Noémie Lemercier
France, 2024, 62 minutes
Content Warning: Flashing Images
In a suddenly empty world, the echoes of the past continue to haunt the streets and the few survivors. Mark and Elena are in pursuit of a strange place, a place she sees in her dreams, a place where they would finally be safe. But the path to Praeris may not be what they think it is.
With 2025 being the first year of GASP! branching out into sci-fi, fantasy and thriller as well as their primary festival genre of horror, opening this stacked 3 day lineup with this visually stunning and utterly captivating sci-fi film from Jérémy Ibraimovski was a no brainer. It’s a very exciting directorial debut that boasts a very ambitious premise, fantastic set pieces, superb performances, and a breathtaking finale that will no doubt stay with viewers long after the credits roll.
Showing Before Feature Film
The Lies Of Our Confines
Exclusive Manchester Screening
Written and Directed by Leon Oldstrong
Starring Tobi King Bakare, Chadrack Mbuini, Abdul Jalloh, Enrique Borico
United Kingdom, 2022, 39 minutes
Two youth leaders take a group of young Black males from the inner city on a getaway to the Highlands of Scotland to give them a new perspective on life and broaden their horizons. Things take a sinister turn when one of them stumbles across a corn doll, housing an angered spirit.