Pest Control Film Collective

Vinegar Syndrome Pictures presents a fresh round of screening dates at 6 distinguished theaters across the US for Alex Phillips' genre-bending ANYTHING THAT MOVES. Director in person 6/27 and 7/10!

Fri. 5/15: Museum of the Moving Image
Fri. 5/29: Row House Cinemas
Sat. 5/30: Historic Howell Theater
Thu. 6/12- Fri. 6/18: The Academy Theater
Sat. 6/27: Heights Theater
Fri. 7/10: FACETS

FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Here are the winning selections from the 2025 Pest Control Film Festival! Congratulations to all the incredible filmmakers, and a huge thank-you to the audience members who came out to celebrate and support independent cinema.

BEST FEATURE FILM: 'Girls Just Wanna Kill' (dir. by Sean Kurosawa)

THE PLAQUE OF PESTILENCE (reserved for the most shocking showpiece): 'Queasy Jack' (dir. by Jack Warner)

BEST SHORT SHORT: 'When Life Gives You A Lawnmower' (dir. by Moon Abbott)

BEST SHORT FILM: 'Hernie' (dir. by Morgann Tanco)

BEST MICHIGAN MADE: 'How To Survive A Bean Man Attack' (dir. by Marceline Keedle)

BEST STUDENT FILM: 'Pessulus' (dir. by Jaden Dean Sweeney)

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: 'Skull Harvest' (dir. by Logan Felesky)