It’s that time of the year again and the Toronto International Film Festival is helping us return to normal with their latest announcement, revealing several genre films set to premiere within the Midnight Madness program.
As usual, TIFF’s Midnight Madness is going to bring the chaos, this year from Sept. 9-18. Here are the titles that were just announced, including first-ever images provided to Bloody Disgusting.
Some of these films will become instant fan-favorites as TIFF curates some of the best in the world and helps distributors find hot new titles for the forthcoming year.
Which film is your dark horse? What are you most excited to hear more about?
After Blue (Dirty Paradise)
Director: Bertrand Mandico | France
North American Premiere
“A hairdresser and her teenage daughter hunt a notorious killer in this erotic sci-fi acid western from cult iconoclast Bertrand Mandico.”
DASHCAM
Director: Rob Savage | United Kingdom/USA
World Premiere
“A caustic online streamer’s anarchic behaviour triggers a non-stop nightmare in the latest screenlife frightfest from Rob Savage (Host).”
Saloum
Director: Jean Luc Herbulot | Senegal
World Premiere
“A trio of mercenaries navigate a mysterious region of Senegal, in Jean Luc Herbulot’s cool and kinetic genre-shifting thriller.”
Titane
Director: Julia Ducournau | France
North American Premiere (Opening Night Film)
“An automobile accident leaves disturbing consequences in this unflinching foray into human extremity from Julia Ducournau (Raw).”
You Are Not My Mother
Director: Kate Dolan | Ireland
World Premiere
“An eerie Irish folk horror wherein a teenage girl’s mother goes missing only to return with an increasingly uncanny change in personality.”
Zalava
Director: Arsalan Amiri | Iran
North American Premiere
“Investigating reports of demonic possessions in a remote village, a skeptical military officer finds his beliefs tested by an enigmatic exorcist.”
