Event

This screening includes WHEN A STRANGER CALLS + THE SITTER

Still image from When a Stranger Calls + The Sitter.

Date and time:: Sat, Feb 8, 7 pm; $5

Genres:

A psychopathic killer terrorizes a babysitter, then returns seven years later to menace her again in this tense thriller. Q&A to follow.

A retired police detective (Charles Durning) hunts a deranged British seaman out to re-create a baby sitter's (Carol Kane) horror. The film will be preceded by The Sitter (directed by Fred Walton in 1977), the short film which led to the feature. [119 min for both films combined; horror, thriller; English]

A Q&A with Greg Sorvig will follow this screening. Sorvig leads the artistic vision and film programming department for Heartland Film and its Academy Award-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival and Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) events in Indianapolis where he serves as the organization’s liaison with major studios, industry, and filmmakers. HIFF and Indy Shorts are regularly recognized in MovieMaker Magazine lists, including “Coolest Film Festivals in the World,” “Top 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee,” and “Top Short Film Festivals in the World.”

"When a Stranger Calls manages to scare the stuffing out of the audience—the film is authentically terrifying—without pouring more than a demi-carafe of gore." — Toronto Globe & Mail

"More than anything else, When a Stranger Calls resembles a good, old-fashioned thriller." — Variety

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