‘Pitchfork Retreat’ Starring Tony Todd, Danielle Harris, Terry Kiser, Dee Wallace, and Adrienne Barbeau Lead the Recent Additions, Alongside ‘Projection’ and VR Films
Two films and a pair of virtual reality demonstrations have been added to the programming slate of the 13th edition of The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, returning this week from March 13-14, 2026. Passes to the event are available at https://www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com.
Friday, March 13, 2026
The Producers Club (358 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036)
Pitchfork Retreat
Directors Gregory Van Voorhis, Nicole Van Voorhis
United States, 94 minutes
Three people arrive on a private island for a horror writer’s retreat where they are each hell-bent on winning a life-changing competition. That is until they tap into their inner demons which causes everything to spiral down on them. The star-studded cast includes Tony Todd (Candyman, Platoon), Danielle Harris (Urban Legend, Halloween), Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie’s, Friday the 13th Part VII), Dee Wallace (E.T., Cujo), and Adrienne Barbeau (Creepshow, Escape from New York).
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Village East Cinema by Angelika (181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003)
Projection
Directors Evan Samaras, George Scoufaras
United States, 80 min
A man is struggling with grief due to the recent death of his father. He copes by beginning to write and envision a reality where he and his father are bonding over their shared passion, filmmaking. The lines between the realities begin to blur until only one remains. Q&A with filmmakers and cast will follow.
VR demonstrations will be held throughout the festival:
Meridian Transmissions
Director Eric Patrick
United States, 13 min
A quotidian meditation on surveillance and the decay of modernity.
Chronological Experiments by The Naturalists Group
Director Jon Bernson
United States, 14 min
A renegade collective of scientists films a pitch video for a group of anonymous investors in this VR mockumentary which explores the tension between the pursuit of truth and the financial power structures that sustain it.
Festival Passes:
Passes are available at https://www.thephilipkdickfilmfestival.com. Note the schedule is subject to change.
About The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival:
“The core of my writing is not art but truth.” – Philip K. Dick
The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival, which launched in 2012 as New York City’s first festival of its kind, honors the legacy of novelist Philip K. Dick. His enormously effective works composed of fictional universes, virtual realities, dystopian worlds, and human mutation served as a significant observation into the current state of society. The festival embraces original concepts and alternative approaches to storytelling, and since 2013, additional gatherings have been held in France, Germany, Poland, Rotterdam, and Los Angeles. The event was named one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker Magazine in 2022.
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