Don Mancini
Writer/Director/Producer
Don Mancini is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known for creating and writing the Child’s Play franchise.
Having been a horror fan since his childhood, Mancini’s inspiration for Child’s Play were films like Trilogy of Terror and The Twilight Zone episode “Living Doll”; aware of the “killer doll” as a horror trope, Mancini realized that the concept had never been executed as a feature-length film with animatronic effects work.
Mancini wrote all seven films in the original Child’s Play film series, and was the executive producer of Bride of Chucky and Cult of Chucky. He began directing Child’s Play franchise entries with Seed of Chucky (2004), followed by Curse of Chucky (2013) and Cult (2017), and was the creator, writer, and director of the Chucky TV series.
INSTAGRAM: @realdonmancini
IN FESTIVAL PARTNERSHIP WITH
FRIDAY | AUGUST 1
CHUCKY DOUBLE FEATURE
FRANCHISE CREATOR DON MANCINI IN PERSON
6:00PM | Don Mancini Signing
7:00PM | LIVE Burlesque Performances
7:30PM | “Bride Of Chucky” (1998)
Discussion + Q&A w/ Don Mancini
10:00PM | “Seed Of Chucky” (2004)
SATURDAY | AUGUST 2
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FILM BLOCK
12:00PM | SHORTS COLLECTION 1
- The Itch
- Binary
- Dead End
2:00PM | FEATURE PRESENTATION 1
- Lone Buck Motel (short)
- Black Theta (feature)
SATURDAY | AUGUST 2
SATURDAY EVENING FILM BLOCK
5:00PM | SHORTS COLLECTION 2
- Carbon Cowboy
- Blood Oranges
- Scrumptious
- 3 Easy Steps
- Ghosted
- Prom Party Massacre
- Dry January
7:00PM | LIVE Performance
7:30PM | FEATURE PRESENTATION 2
- Collette (short)
- How Far Does The Dark Go? (feature)
SATURDAY | AUGUST 2
AFTER PARTY AT DOTS 10:00PM
SUNDAY | AUGUST 3
SUNDAY AFTERNOON FILM BLOCK
12:00PM | SHORTS COLLECTION 3
- Demon Twink
- Cold Feet
- Let It Kill You
- The Visitor
- The Last Story On Earth
2:00PM | FEATURE PRESENTATION 3
- Dysphoria (short)
- It Needs Eyes (feature)
SUNDAY | AUGUST 3
SUNDAY EVENING FILM BLOCK
5:00PM | SHORTS COLLECTION 4
- “Girlfriend Girlfriend”
- Lady Parts
- Interference
- In The Valley: A Cosmic Queer Abduction
AN EVENING W/ DON MANCINI
CREATOR OF THE CHUCKY FRANCHISE
Don Mancini is the recipient of the 2025 Queer Screams Career Achievement Award
7:00PM | Discussion about Don’s Career and Queer Horror
LIVE Drag Performances
8:30PM | “Child’s Play” (1988)
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