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George R.R. Martin’s ‘Night of The Cooters’ to feature at Midwest Weirdfest

Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin is one of the most accomplished novelists today, with several best-selling books under his belt. The veteran author is already associated with a bunch of new shows, including Game of Thrones prequel House of The Dragon. Martin’s novels, films, and TV shows have gone on to win several awards, including Night of The Cooters which won the ‘Best Science Fiction Short’ at the LA Shorts International Film Festival. The film will also be featured this year at the MidWest WeirdFest.
What is the MidWest WeirdFest?
MidWest WeirdFest is a cinematic celebration of all things fantastic, frightening, underground, paranormal, off-beat, and just plain weird. Now in its 7th year, the fest consistently ranks in the top 100 film festivals on the planet, on the world’s leading film festival site FilmFreeway.
What is The Night of The Cooters about?
Based on the classic short story by Howard Waldrop, NIGHT OF THE COOTERS tells the tale of the day the Martians invaded Pachuco, Texas. Vincent d’Onofrio directed the short film, and stars as Sheriff Lindley. Have a look at the official trailer:
The Night of The Cooters will be screening at the Midwest Weirdfest on March 4.
Where to get the tickets to the Midwest Weirdfest?
You can get the tickets to the Midwest Weirdfest right here.
Here’s the complete schedule of the event:
MURMUR (FRI MAR 3, 6PM)
HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (FRI MAR 3, 8:30PM)
PIG KILLER (FRI MAR 3, 10PM)
LOGGER (FRI MAR 3, 10:30PM)
SHORTS 1: MESSED UP PEOPLE DOING MESSED UP THINGS (SAT MAR 4, 12PM)
ACCIDENTAL TRUTH (SAT MAR 4, 12PM)
SHORTS 2: THE W(EIRD) FILES (SAT MAR 4, 2PM)
AGATHA (SAT MAR 4, 2PM)
YOUR LOVE IS MINE (SAT MAR 4, 3:30PM)
BIGFOOT AND MARTY (SAT MAR 4, 4PM)
HE APPEARS (SAT MAR 4, 5PM)
CODE 12 (SAT MAR 4, 6PM)
BRAEK (SAT MAR 4, 8PM)
KICK ME (SAT MAR 4, 10PM)
THE DEBT COLLECTOR (SAT MAR 4, 10PM)
SHORTS 3: HORROR & SCI-FI (SUN MAR 5, 12PM)
WELCOME TO KITTYTOWN (SUN MAR 5, 2PM)
SHORTS 4: STRANGE SNIPPETS (SUN MAR 5, 2PM)
THE DIABETIC (SUN MAR 5, 4PM)
THE BIGFOOT TRAP (SUN MAR 5, 6PM)
FOLLOW HER (SUN MAR 5, 8PM)
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