Beyond Fest 2025 announced today its lineup featuring a 90-feature slate.

Beyond Fest returns to Los Angeles and the Egyptian Theatre, Aero Theatre, and Los Feliz 3 from September 23 to October 8. The festival will open with Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice and close with Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia.

Tickets will be on sale via americancinematheque.com on Thursday, September 11th at 10:00 AM PST. Visit beyondfest.com and americancinematheque.com for details.

BEYOND FEST 2025 PROGRAM:

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EGYPTIAN THEATRE

BUTTHOLE SURFERS: THE HOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUTT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Tom J. Stern
Country: United States
Runtime: 106 minutes
Year: 2025

PRIMATE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Johannes Roberts
Country: United States
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Year: 2025

GOOD BOY
West Coast Premiere
Director: Ben Leonberg
Country: United States
Runtime: 102 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2024
Guests: Ben Leonberg, Shane Jensen, Dog Actor Indy

SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Jalmari Helander
Country: Finland / United States
Distributor: Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films & Screen Gems
Runtime: 88 minutes
Year: 2025

EXIT 8
U.S. Premiere
Director: Genki Kawamura
Country: Japan
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025

THE FURIOUS
U.S. Premiere
Director: Kenji Tanigaki
Country: Hong Kong, China
Runtime: 113 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Kenji Tanigaki

FUCK MY SON!
West Coast Premiere
Director: Todd Rohal
Country: United States
Runtime: 94 minutes
2025
Guests: Todd Rohal, Johnny Ryan

TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA
Special Screening
Director: William Friedkin
Country: United States
Runtime: 123 minutes
Distributor: Park Circus
Year: 1985
Guests: William Petersen

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA — 70mm Presentation
Special Screening
Director: John Carpenter
Country: United States
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Year: 1986
Guests: John Carpenter, Dean Cundey

MANHUNTER
Special Screening
Director: Michael Mann
Country: United States
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: Rialto Pictures
Year: 1986
Guests: William Petersen

THE PLAYER
Special Screening
Director: Robert Altman
Country: United States
Runtime: 124 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1992
Guests: Tim Robbins

JACOB’S LADDER
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Adrian Lyne
Country: United States
Runtime: 113 minutes
Distributor: Rialto Pictures
Year: 1990
Guests: Tim Robbins

NIRVANNA THE BAND, THE SHOW, THE MOVIE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Matt Johnson
Country: Canada
Runtime: 100 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025
Guests: Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol

THE RING
Special Screening
Director: Gore Verbinski
Country: United States
Runtime: 115 minutes
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Year: 2002
Guests: Gore Verbinski

SHELBY OAKS
West Coast Premiere
Director: Chris Stuckmann
Country: United States
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2024
Guests: Chris Stuckmann

DREAM EATER
L.A. Premiere
Director: Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams
Country: United States
Runtime: 86 minutes
Distributor: The Horror Section
Year: 2025
Guests: Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams, Eli Roth

DUST BUNNY
U.S. Premiere
Director: Bryan Fuller
Country: United States
Runtime: 106 minutes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Year: 2025
Guests: Bryan Fuller

MAG MAG
World Premiere
Director: Yuriyan Retriever
Country: Japan
Runtime: 118 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Director Yuriyan Retriever, lead actress Sara Minami, producer Daisuke Takahashi

GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE
Special Screening
Director: Gore Verbinski
Country: United States / Germany
Runtime: 100 minutes
Distributor: Briarcliff Entertainment
Year: 2026

LADY SNOWBLOOD
Special Screening
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Country: Japan
Runtime: 97 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1973
Guests: Meiko Kaji

LADY SNOWBLOOD: LOVE SONG OF VENGEANCE
Special Screening
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Country: Japan
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1974
Guests: Meiko Kaji

FEMALE PRISONER #701: SCORPION
Special Screening – 2K Restoration
Director: Shun’ya Itō
Country: Japan
Runtime: 87 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1972
Guests: Meiko Kaji

BLIND WOMAN’S CURSE
Special Screening
Director: Teruo Ishii
Country: Japan
Runtime: 85 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1970
Guests: Meiko Kaji

In The Mood For Love
CRIMSON PEAK – 4K Restoration
World Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 119 mins
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Year: 2015
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

NIGHTMARE ALLEY – VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Special Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States / Mexico / Canada
Runtime: 159 mins
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Year: 2021
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

THE SHAPE OF WATER – 4K Restoration
World Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 123 mins
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Year: 2017
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

From Sketch to Screen
HELLBOY
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 122 mins
Distributor: Park Circus
Year: 2004
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 120 mins
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Year: 2008
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

BLADE II
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 117 mins
Distributor: Warner Bros
Year: 2002
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

CRONOS – 4K Restoration
World Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Mexico
Runtime: 92 mins
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 1993
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Spain/Mexico
Runtime: 106 mins
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Year: 2001
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

MIMIC – Director’s Cut
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: United States
Runtime: 105 mins
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Year: 1997
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

The Revolution
PAN’S LABYRINTH
Special Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: Spain/Mexico
Runtime: 120 mins
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Year: 2006
Guests – Guillermo Del Toro

GOOD FORTUNE
West Coast Premiere
Director: Aziz Ansari
Country: United States
Runtime: 98 minutes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Year: 2025
Guests: Aziz Ansari

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AERO THEATRE PRESENTED BY NEON

NO OTHER CHOICE
U.S. Premiere
Director: Park Chan-wook
Country: South Korea
Runtime: 139 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025

BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL
North American Premiere
Director: David Kittredge
Country: United States
Runtime: 112 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: David Kittredge, Garrett Brown, Travis Stevens

EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
Special Screening – 35mm Print Courtesy of the Martin Scorsese Collection at the George Eastman Museum
Director: John Boorman
Country: United States
Runtime: 117 minutes
Distributor: Park Circus
Year: 1977
Guests: None listed

BARRIO TRISTE
U.S. Premiere
Director: Stillz
Country: Colombia / United States
Runtime: 84 minutes
Distributor: EDGLRD
Year: 2025

THE RED SPECTACLES
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan
Runtime: 106 minutes
Distributor: Arbelos Films
Year: 1987

IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU
West Coast Premiere
Director: Mary Bronstein
Country: United States
Runtime: 113 minutes
Distributor: A24
Year: 2025
Guests: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Mary Bronstein

URCHIN
West Coast Premiere
Director: Harris Dickinson
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Year: 2025

DRACULA
West Coast Premiere
Director: Radu Jude
Country: Romania
Runtime: 125 minutes
Distributor: 1-2 Special
Year: 2025

DICK TRACY
Special 35th Anniversary Screening
Director Warren Beatty
Country United States
Runtime 105 minutes
Distributor: Disney
Year: 1990
Guests Al Pacino

THE DAY OF THE DOLPHIN – Cinematic Void Presents
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Mike Nichols
Country: United States
Runtime: 104 minutes
Distributor: Rialto Pictures
Year: 1973

SALEM’S LOT
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Tobe Hooper
Country: United States
Runtime: 183 minutes
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Year: 1979

HOUSE
Special 40th Anniversary Screening
Director: Steve Miner
Country: United States
Runtime: 93 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1985
Guests: William Katt

NIGHT PATROL
West Coast Premiere
Director: Ryan Prows
Country: USA
Runtime: 104 minutes
Distributor: RLJE Films/ Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Ryan Prows, RJ Cyler, Flying Lotus

V/H/S/HALLOWEEN
West Coast Premiere
Directors: Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman & R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza, Anna Zlokovic
Country: United States
Runtime: 115 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Micheline Pitt-Norman, RH Norman, Anna Zlokovic, Casper Kelly, Josh Goldbloom

THE SECRET AGENT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025
Guests: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Udo Kier

BACURAU
Special Screening
Directors: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 132 minutes
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Year: 2019

THE INVITATION
Special Screening – 10th Anniversary
Director: Karyn Kusama
Country: United States
Runtime: 100 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 2015
Guests: Karyn Kusama, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Logan Marshall-Green

DEATHSTALKER
West Coast Premiere
Director: Steven Kostanski
Country: Canada / United States
Runtime: 102 minutes
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Year: 2025

RESURRECTION
U.S. Premiere
Director: Bi Gan
Country: China
Runtime: 160 minutes
Distributor: Janus Films
Year: 2025

SIRÂT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Oliver Laxe
Country: Spain, France
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025
Guests: Oliver Laxe, Sergi Lopez

GODZILLA FINAL WARS
Special Screening – 4K
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Country: Japan
Runtime: 125 minutes
Distributor: Toho/GKIDS
Year: 2004
Guests: Ryuhei Kitamura

AFTER THE HUNT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Country: USA
Runtime: 139 minutes
Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios
Year: 2025
Guests: Luca Guadagnino

STRAY CAT ROCK: DELINQUENT GIRL BOSS
Special Screening – 2K Restoration
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Country: Japan
Runtime: 90 minutes
Distributor: AGFA
Year: 1970
Guests: Meiko Kaji

STAND BY ME
Special Screening
Director: Rob Reiner
Country: United States
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Sony Repertory
Year: 1986
Guests: Rob Reiner

MISERY
Special Screening
Director: Rob Reiner
Country: United States
Runtime: 107 minutes
Distributor: Disney
Year: 1990
Guests: Rob Reiner

THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA: TITANS – SEASON 2, EPISODE 1
World Premiere
Directors: Dracmorda Boulet & Swanthula Boulet
Country: United States
Runtime: 65 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Dracmorda Boulet and Swanthula Boulet

QUEENS OF THE DEAD
West Coast Premiere
Director: Tina Romero
Country: United States
Runtime: 99 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025
Guests: Tina Romero, Nina West

CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST
World Premiere – 4K Restoration Uncut
Director: Ruggero Deodato
Country: Italy
Runtime: 96 minutes
Distributor: Grindhouse Releasing
Year: 1980

BLACK PHONE 2
West Coast Premiere
Director: Scott Derrickson
Country: Canada
Runtime: 114 minutes
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Year: 2025
Guests: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill

THE DEVIL’S REJECTS
4K Restoration – Co-Presented with Rucking Fotten!
Director: Rob Zombie
Country: United States
Runtime: 107 minutes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Year: 2005
Guests: Rob Zombie, Sherri Moon Zombie

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
West Coast Premiere
Director: Jafar Panahi
Country: Iran
Runtime: 105 minutes
Distributor: NEON
Year: 2025x
Guests: Jafar Panahi

CRIMSON GOLD
Special Screening
Director: Jafar Panahi
Country: Iran
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: KimStim
Year: 2003
Guests: Jafar Panahi

BUGONIA
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 120 minutes
Distributor: Focus Features
Year: 2025

NEON THEATRE at LOS FELIZ 3

KILLING FAITH
World Premiere
Director: Ned Crowley
Country: United States
Runtime: 104 minutes
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Year: 2025
Guests: DeWanda Wise, Bill Pullman, Neil Crowley

MS. 45
International Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Abel Ferrara
Country: United States
Runtime: 80 minutes
Distributor: Arrow Films
Year: 1981

IN A COLD VEIN
International Premiere
Director: Eric Owen
Country: USA
Runtime: 90 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Eric Owen

HELLCAT
Us Premiere
Director: Brock Bodell
Country: United States
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: Dakota Gorman, Todd Terry, Liz Atwater, Elise Horn, Brock Bodell

SUNDAY PRINT EDITION – JULIE PACINO
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB
Special Screening
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Country: United Kingdom / United States
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: Sony Repertory
Year: 1964

BULK
West Coast Premiere
Director: Ben Wheatley
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 95 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests

ICE TOWER
West Coast Premiere
Director: Lucile Hadžihalilović
Country: France
Runtime: 118 minutes
Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures
Year: 2025

BURY YOUR DEAD
West Coast Premiere. Premiere
Director: Marco Dutra
Country: Brazil
Runtime: 128 minutes
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Year: 2024

THE PYTHON HUNT
West Coast Premiere – Co-Presented with Killer Films
Director: Xander Robin
Country: United States
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2025

I LIVE HERE NOW
US Premiere
Director: Julie Pacino
Country: United States
Runtime: 92 minutes
Distributor: Utopia Distribution
Year: 2024
Guests: Julie Pacino

THE SERPENT’S SKIN
LA Premiere
Director: Alice Maio Mackay
Country: Australia
Runtime: 83 minutes
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Year: 2025
Guests: Alice Maio Mackay, Vera Drew

THE KIRLIAN FREQUENCY
World Premiere
Director: Cristian Ponce
Country: Argentina
Runtime: 45 minutes
Year: 2025

NEW GROUP
U.S. Premiere
Director: Yuta Shimotsu
Country: Japan
Runtime: 82 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025

HOLD THE FORT
U.S. Premiere
Director: William Bagley
Country: United States
Runtime: 78 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests: William Bagley

WILD STYLE
West Coast Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Charlie Ahearn
Country: USA
Runtime: 82 minutes
Year: 2025
Guests:

EVERY HEAVY THING
US Premiere
Director: Mickey Reece
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 minutes
Distributor: Firebook Entertainment
Year: 2025
Guests: Mickey Reece, Peter Kuplowsky

MAN FINDS TAPE
West Coast Premiere
Directors: Paul Gandersman & Peter S. Hall
Country: United States
Runtime: 84 minutes
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Year: 2025

REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND
West Coast Premiere
Director: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France
Runtime: 87 minutes
Distributor: Shudder
Year: 2025

SILENT DEATH – TERROR VISION LOST & FOUND
World Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Vaughn Christion
Country: USA
Runtime: 71 minutes
Distributor: Terror Vision Records & Video
Year: 1981
Guests:

SUNDAY PRINT EDITION – FRANKENSTEIN – PRESENTED BY CODA
Director: James Whale
Country: United States
Runtime: 71 minutes
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Year: 1931
Guests:

ANGEL’S EGG
West Coast Premiere – 4K Restoration
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan
Runtime: 71 minutes
Distributor: GKIDS
Year: 1985

Screening with short:
ANIMAL MATH / Dir. Robbie C. Ward

100 METERS
US Premiere
Director: Kenji Iwaisawa
Country: Japan
Runtime: 102 minutes
Distributor: GKIDS
Year: 2025
Guests: Kenji Iwaisawa

LONE SAMURAI
World Premiere
Director: Josh C. Waller
Country: Indonesia, Portugal, United States, United States
Runtime: 95 minutes
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Year: 2025

BEYOND FEST SHORTS

Beyond Shorts: Dead Funny
Nell / Dir. Clara Mamet
Holy Smokes / Dir. Isabella Ares, Gabby Fiszman
Steak Dinner / Dir. Nathan Ginter
Wall Udder / Dir. Alexandra Hayden
Aliens Don’t Like White People / Dir. Parker Reininga
Are You Coming To My Birthday? / Dir. Mario Hannah
Hat Trick / Dir. Tess & Noah
MY DEAD DAD’S FUNERAL / Dir. Jamie Manelis
Whitch / Dir. Hoku Uchiyama

Beyond Shorts: Occupational Hazards
The Coder / Dir. William Gaillard Crouse
KANDIE / Dir. Jasmine Osean Thomas
Shadow You / Dir. Mike Bernstein
SCP: Containment Breach / Dir. Zach Lona
Foreign Body / Dir. Mathieu Mortelmans, Cécile Delberghe
And They Shall Handle Serpents / Dir. Stuart Valberg
Dhet! / Dir. Ummid Ashraf
No Trouble / Dir. Jonathan Chan

Beyond Shorts: Dreadlands
HAINT / Dir. Jahmil Eady
Last Story / Dir. Erick Solis
Harvester / Dir. Charlie Schwan
KILTER / Dir. Bartley Taylor
REM / Dir. Blair Bathory
The Spectre / Dir. Jiyuan Ler, Jon Keng
STOMACH BUG / Dir. Matty Crawford
Belloe / Dir. Jayden Rathsam Hua

Beyond Shorts: The Things We Want
A Brighter Summer Day For The Lady Avengers / Dir. Birdy Wei-Ting Hung
THE GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE / Dir. Nathalia Pizarro
Spanked by a Ghost / Dir. Katelyn Douglass
Heartstopper / Dir. Jackson Stewart
XARAX / Dir. Salil Jason Fernandez
METANOIA / Dir. Mike Pecci
The Dysphoria / Dir. Kylie Aoibheann
Would You Rather / Dir. Sophie O’Donovan
Follow Me Wherever I Go / Dir. Max DeFalco

Beyond Shorts: Stranger Danger
The Shirt Off Your Back / Dir. David Robinson-Smith
Losing Season / Dir. Gus Reed
The Fairy Moon / Dir. Craig Williams
Don’t Watch This / Dir. Daniel Pineros
Yucky Guy / Dir. Alan Resnick
Museum of Regret / Dir. Skye Braband
OPEN WIDE / Dir. Sam Fox
You Are Here / Dir. Spencer Lackey
DEFILE / Dir. Brian Sepanzyk
Man of the House / Dir. Alex Henes