Dark Red Film Festival

Dark Red Film Festival, New Mexico's premier international horror film festival takes place in Albuquerque, one of Movie Maker Magazine's top 5 ranked "Best Places to Live and Work as a MovieMaker" for 6 consecutive years.

Recommended by New York Film Academy as one of the “Top Film Festivals to Submit To,” the Dark Red Film Festival is a vibrant celebration of indie horror crafted by filmmakers with a passion for elevating the horror genre. Spanning three days, this festival will bring together a community of filmmakers and horror enthusiasts at two iconic Albuquerque venues.

Kicking off at The National Hispanic Cultural Center on October 25-26, and closing out the final day at The Guild on October 27. Attendees can look forward to a curated selection of eerie, bizarre, and spine-chilling films that embody the essence of indie horror and showcase the dynamic landscape of the genre.

Schedule of Events:

4pm - Espooky Mercado

The second annual Espooky Mercado at the National Hispanic Cultural Center! Family fun, vendors, food trucks, and more. If you are looking for something spooky, uncanny, macabre, a little dark, supernatural, or Halloween-inspired, this event is for you!

5:30pm - Red Carpet Meet & Mingle @ NHCC

Join us at NHCC for a red carpet celebration, the Espooky Mercado, drinks, and food trucks!

6:30pm: Block 1

- The Lure
- ECHO
- I Want You
- Sweaty Larry
- ABV
- I Will Not Go Gently Into The Night
- Be Good, Stay Safe
- Till Death Do Us Part
- Dark And Stormy

8:45pm: Block 2

- Chispa
- Little One
- Strange Creatures
- Midnight Cereal
- Locksmith
- Orphan
- Miss Wonderland
- A Suit and a Straight Razor
- Suction
- Skateaway2K

Opening Night Hangs

Location: BOA Theater at National Hispanic Cultural Center

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