Black Sunday Halloween 2025 Mini Fest Schedule

Black Sunday Film Festival are once again heading back to spook out Colchester, and this time it’s for a one-day mini-fest. This is Black Sunday Halloween!

Taking place at Firstsite on Saturday, 1st November, the Black Sunday team will be bringing you a day jam-packed with some incredible horror features and short films from some of the best indie filmmakers around.

The day is split into four blocks, starting at 11am. Each block has one headline feature, with a short film set to play before each.

To purchase a day pass you will need to add all four screenings to your basket.

Here’s what’s in store:


11:00am – 13:00pm: For Sale By Exorcist

Dir: Melissa LaMartina. Starring: Helenmary Ball, Julian Ball, Emily Classen.

UK Premiere. After years of exorcising haunted houses, realtor Susan Price finally finds her dream home – until the spirits she’s evicted return, threatening to make it her final resting place. Now, she must banish them for good.

Short Film Presentation: Exhibit B (dir: David Gregory)


1:30pm – 3:30pm: He Kills At Night

Dir: Thomas Pickering. Starring: Levi Heaton, Roger Bingham, Richard Galloway.

On Christmas Eve, a mother desperate to reconnect with her estranged family is abducted by a Serial Killer and forced to help him flee the country.

Short Film Presentation: The Wedding Veil Of The Proud Princess (dir: Anna-Ester Volozh)


4:00pm – 6:00pm: Dooba Dooba

Dir: Ehrland Hollingsworth. Starring: Betsy Sligh, Winston Haynes, Amna Vegha.

In-home security cameras watch as an awkward sixteen year old girl terrorizes her well meaning babysitter.

Short Film Presentation: Grandma Is Thirsty (dir: Kristian Carr)


6:30pm – 8:30pm: Cult Film Secret Screening

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As is the Black Sunday tradition, we will be closing our Halloween One-Dayer with a stone-cold cult classic!

This rare big-screen appearance is absolutely not to be missed!

Short Film Presentation: Santa’s Little Helper (dir: Lucy Foster)