Monday, October 20, 2025
6:30 pm Doors for Deluxe // 7 pm Doors for GA // 7:30 pm Show Screening
All Ages
$27.45 (including taxes/fees) Deluxe Admission
$14.64 (including taxes/fees) General Admission
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The premiere of the new horror film Dead Media, written & directed by Joseph Scrimshaw. The story of a troubled young woman, her aging hipster uncle, a haunted DVD, and a movie night that can’t die. The film stars Sammi-Jack Martincak, James Urbaniak, Sam Landman, and Anna Sundberg, with a cameo from Bill Corbett. Filmed on location in Minneapolis.
The premiere event will feature pre-film entertainment, a post-film Q&A and photo op. Deluxe ticket includes movie poster pre-signed by the director, exclusive Minneapolis premiere wristband, and early access to general admission seating.
Joseph Scrimshaw started his career doing theater and comedy in the Twin Cities. Highlights include multiple top ten best-selling Fringe shows (Adventures in Mating, An Inconvenient Squirrel, The Worst Show in the Fringe), long runs of late night shows at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, and portraying the iconic Dudley Riggs in Dudley: Rigged for Laughter co-presented by The History Theater and the Brave New Workshop.
In 2014, Joseph moved to Los Angeles where he wrote for the Adult Swim animated comedy, Tigtone. Joseph also performed stand-up and traveled the festival circuit, appearing at SF SketchFest, NerdMelt Showroom, Dragon Con, the JoCo Cruise, and more. Joseph also hosted the hit comedy podcast Obsessed and co-hosts the popular Star Wars podcast, ForceCenter.
After a few years of pitching movies and TV shows to networks and streamers, Joseph returned to his producing roots to make his own films. His short horror film, The Nightmare Adorable, played over 20 festivals and his experimental film, The Narrator starring Phil LaMarr, won the Silver Award for Best Experimental Short at the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology. Dead Media is Joseph’s first (but not last) feature film.
