Valley Of Shadows
Valley Of Shadows
6:30 pm
14 March 2026
Luxe Cinemas - Tauranga
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A darker, mood-driven programme that explores what lies beneath the surface. Valley of Shadows delves into mystery, psychological tension, and moral ambiguity — where certainty dissolves and truth becomes fragile.
Atmospheric and unsettling, these films linger long after viewing, inviting audiences to sit with discomfort, doubt, and the unseen.
FILMS
The Beneath
Directed By:
Lisette Vlassak

Haunted by pressure and self-doubt, young model Lone retreats to her garden, her only refuge from a world that consumes her. But when a mysterious underground creature begins destroying her sanctuary, Lone’s battle to save it forces her to confront something far darker than what lurks beneath the soil: herself.
Where The Shadows Wait
Directed By:
Riley Robbins

On a bitterly cold winter night, Officers Ryan and Mike are dispatched to a welfare check at a decaying, snow-covered home. What begins as a routine call soon spirals into terror when they encounter Jonathan-an unnervingly calm man harboring dark secrets. As they explore the crumbling house, the officers uncover a haunting scene: a corpse dressed for a long-forgotten prom, surrounded by withered flowers. With the power cut and the home swallowed in shadows, Ryan and Mike find themselves trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse. Forced to confront not only the horrors lurking in the dark but also their own inner demons, the line between duty and survival begins to blur.
The Lantern Man
Directed By:
Tim Cullingworth-Hudson, Jon Kent

Inspired by English folklore, legend says The Lantern Man uses a glowing light and a haunting whistle to lure the lost souls towards the marshlands. Are the legends true, or are there other forces at work? The Lantern Man is a psychological Horror that follows a man's close encounter with the dark entity that haunts him.
Happy Dream Day
Directed By:
Luka Tomić, Chai Ruakere-Forbes

A young girl tries to retain the purity of her soul as she comes face to face with a primal evil at a birthday party organised by her affluent father.
Maniac
Directed By:
Irshhad Sheikh

When a psycho sets off a jute bomb in a child's mouth, a troubled cop's manhunt forces a fractured community to face the explosive consequences of their long-held silence. As he searches for the madman, the cop is pushed towards a fate he couldn't have predicted
Bugaboo
Directed By:
Benjamin Morehead

A young woman bound to a cursed doll seeks revenge on the man who wronged her.
Your Excellency
Directed By:
Musaed Alqudifi

After Salem’s graduation, he returns to his homeland. He gets shocked by the Department of Equivalency of Academic Certificates, who refuse to approve his certification due to some recent decisions. Salem finds himself in a critical life situation, facing financial and work difficulties. When solutions are lacking, the company “Your Excellency” appears and offers the opportunity to change his life.
Sleepwalker
Directed By:
Mukilan Thangamani

A burned-out forensic cleaner discovers a mystical artifact that lets his consciousness slip into the bodies of sleeping strangers, drawing him into a seductive new life where every escape demands a deeper, more dangerous sacrifice.
