The Overlook Film Festival, showcasing exciting work in new and classic genre cinema, live events, returns to New Orleans in June 2022.
Overlook Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Overlook Film Festival
SINCE: 2018
WHERE: New Orleans, LA
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Overlook Film Festival is a 4-day celebration of all things horror held in America’s most haunted city, New Orleans. Each May, genre fans and cinephiles from the world over convene in the heart of the French Quarter, home to countless apparition sightings, voodoo legends, vampire curses and even some lore related to our namesake, horror fiction’s most frightening creation.
Presenting superior film programming with an expanded focus on experiential events, the festival showcases exciting work in new and classic independent horror cinema alongside the latest in interactive and live shows for a fully immersive weekend. As a summer camp for genre fans, The Overlook is a community event bringing the best of horror in all its forms to an enthusiastic and appreciative audience within an intimate and inspirational environment.
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