Now in its 48th year, the Denver Film Festival once again takes over the Mile High City with an impressive and diverse lineup. This season, join us as we explore the darker side of storytelling at DFF 2025. From animal attack terror to a creative conversation panel, DFF 2025 delivered a stacked lineup of emotionally charged and masterful genre filmmaking. Here are a few titles that left their legacy.

• Primate (a slasher blending family, comedy, and chimpanzee carnage)

• Dead Man’s Wire (a crime thriller based on true events from the late 1970s starring Bill Skarsgård)

• A Knock in the Dark (a short animated horror film directed by Estee Fox)