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.