Summer is upon us, and with it comes some of our favorite film festivals. Genre festivals like the Chattanooga Film Festival pop up around the country each year, bringing along all kinds of titles, including Restricted Pictures’ newest ‘70s inspired flick, Night After Night. FANGORIA is excited to premiere artist Hans Woody’s poster for the upcoming film, which will screen for the first time ever at this weekend’s festival.
Written and directed by Josh Lobo, Night After Night stars Scott Poythress, Johnny Sibilly, Alexis Louder, Horace Gold, AJ Bowen, and Tracye Lysette. The film’s synopsis is as follows:
One of only two Security Guards employed by “The University”, Andrew Gersh’s days are spent going through the motions. Dismissive of his partner Willis’ growing paranoia about the school’s secretive founder and relentless expansion, Andy’s carefully controlled routine begins to unravel when Willis suddenly vanishes under mysterious circumstances. While patrolling a newly constructed wing, he discovers a sealed room— and inside it, a stranger who returns each night in a newly formed body, as if remade from scratch.
Guided only by Willis’s final, cryptic warning, Andy’s drawn deeper into a mystery that feels less like an investigation and more like an invitation. As the line between observer and participant begins to blur, he’s forced to confront a chilling possibility: The University isn’t hiding something—it’s building toward something. And Andrew may already be a part of it.
“Born out of personal and artistic frustration, Night After Night became a way to channel my anxieties about the world into a deeply personal genre film,” says Lobo. “Shaped by my love of conspiracy thrillers, seventies sci-fi, ambient public spaces, and morally ambiguous characters, I wanted to make a genre film that felt emotionally sincere rather than purely provocative.”
Night After Night will have its world premiere at this year’s Chattanooga Film Festival. For more information and to purchase tickets and passes, you can check out the festival’s website.
