Director: Sarah Appleton.
Cast: Charles Band, Richard Band, Dennis Paoli, John Carpenter.
UK 2026. 97 mins.
WORLD PREMIERE - A new feature documentary about the truly incredible life and career of Charles Band, prolific producer/director of such genre classics as RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, TRANCERS, CASTLE FREAK, the PUPPETMASTER and EVIL BONG franchises and much, much more. Take a deep dive into his early career (discovering John Carpenter who edited the sex comedy LAST FOXTROT IN BURBANK), the Empire Pictures debacle and his Full Moon features success story, along with the Media and Wizard labels that were instrumental in ushering in the home video boom of the 1980s, told in his own words and those closest to him.
FULL MOON RISING
THE CHARLES BAND STORY
MONDAY 31 3:45 PM
FULL MOON RISING
THE CHARLES BAND STORY
Sarah Appleton. Cast: Charles Band, Richard Band, Dennis Paoli, John Carpenter.
UK 2026. 97 mins..
MONDAY 31 3:45 PM
UK PREMIERE
WORLD PREMIERE - A new feature documentary about the truly incredible life and career of Charles Band, prolific producer/director of such genre classics as RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, TRANCERS, CASTLE FREAK, the PUPPETMASTER and EVIL BONG franchises and much, much more. Take a deep dive into his early career (discovering John Carpenter who edited the sex comedy LAST FOXTROT IN BURBANK), the Empire Pictures debacle and his Full Moon features success story, along with the Media and Wizard labels that were instrumental in ushering in the home video boom of the 1980s, told in his own words and those closest to him.