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Essex premiere horror genre festival, the Black Sunday Film Festival returns for its 6th edition with a stellar line-up of horror and thriller films from across the globe.

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BSFF25: The Rebrand

Thursday 01 May 2025

10:20 am

Nicole is hired by a lifestyle influencer couple after they’ve been publicly cancelled, but she discovers that they have nefarious motives.

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BSFF25: Bystanders

Thursday 01 May 2025

12:50 pm

A group of murderous frat boys get more than they bargained for when they cross paths with a couple coming home from a wedding in Bystanders.

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BSFF25: Krazy House

Thursday 01 May 2025

3:20 pm

Krazy House follows religious homemaker Bernie and his sitcom family. When criminals invade his home he has to save his imprisoned family.

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BSFF25: Derelict

Friday 02 May 2025

10:20 am

Abigail grieves her father’s death, feeling isolated. Matt’s life is disrupted by his brother’s return. Their paths intersect In Derelict.

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BSFF25: What Happened to Dorothy Bell?

Friday 02 May 2025

12:50 pm

Ozzie Gray seeks to find out What Happened to Dorothy Bell? To do so she video documents her investigation into the traumatic events.

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BSFF25: 7 Keys

Friday 02 May 2025

3:20 pm

In 7 Keys Daniel and Lena embark on a risky tour through his previous homes which soon becomes a deadly threat.

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BSFF25: Sayara

Friday 02 May 2025

5:50 pm

Sayara, a quiet gym cleaner from Turkmenistan, begins to follow in her father’s footsteps, seeking a path of revenge.

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BSFF25: The Forest Hills

Friday 02 May 2025

8:05 pm

Haunted by nightmares, Rico descends into madness in the Catskill Mountains of director Scott Goldberg’s, The Forest Hills.

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BSFF25: Never Have I Ever

Saturday 03 May 2025

10:20 am

Sam, a struggling writer, faces pressure to repay an advance in Never Have I Ever. His day spirals complicating his predicament and deadline.

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BSFF25: Girl Internet Show

Saturday 03 May 2025

12:50 pm

Girl Internet Show is a documentary film that compiles the online video work of artist Kati Kelli, exploring themes of identity and loneliness

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BSFF25: Stream

Saturday 03 May 2025

3:20 pm

Craven, a streamer with thousands of followers on a live streaming platform, has prepared a very special Stream for Halloween.

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BSFF25: The Severed Sun

Saturday 03 May 2025

5:50 pm

The Severed Sun follows Magpie who lives in an isolated church community ruled over by her father, The Pastor.

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BSFF25: Cult Film Secret Screening

Saturday 03 May 2025

8:05 pm

As is the Black Sunday tradition, we will be closing the 2025 festival with a stone-cold cult secret classic!

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