Portal to Hell (Dark Circuit Series)

Portal to Hell is the October installment of Dark Circuit, a monthly screening series presented in partnership with Four Time Film School Dropout. The series highlights festival discoveries, independent films, and emerging voices. This month’s screening has been moved to the end of the month to launch Halloween week.

The film follows a debt collector who discovers a portal to hell inside a washing machine at his neighborhood laundromat. He is pressured to feed the portal sinners in exchange for saving his neighbor’s soul, potentially sacrificing his own in the process.

When: Monday, October 26, 2026

Showtime: 7:00 PM

Venue: The SNF Parkway (Maryland Film Festival)

Tickets: Price not available

Film: *Portal to Hell*

Year: 2025

Run time: 93 minutes

Language: English

Director: Woody Bess

Screenwriter: Woody Bess

Producers: Woody Bess, Trey Holland, Tom Watts, and Lucas Ford

Executive producer: Dionne Lea

Cast: Trey Holland, Keith David, and Richard Kind

Cinematographer: Woody Bess

Editor: Douglas Yablun

Production design: Erin Elizabeth