THE GATES Advance Screening
You’re invited to an advance screening of THE GATES with special guest Director John Burr, Thursday, March 12, 7 PM, Violet Crown Dallas.
Please join us for an advance screening of the new film from Lionsgate, THE GATES, with special guest Director John Burr and cast and crew in attendance.
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Violet Crown Dallas
Address: 3699 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
THE GATES
Genre: Thriller
Rating: This film is not yet rated
Runtime: 98 minutes
U.S. Release Date: March 13, 2026
Written and Directed by: John Burr
Produced by: Nancy Leopardi, Ross Kohn, Gary Glushon
Cast: Mason Gooding, Algee Smith, Keith Powers, and James Van Der Beek
Synopsis: The Gates is Burr’s second feature, following his debut, the supernatural thriller Muse. The Gates follows three college students — Derek, Kevin, and Tyon (Gooding, Smith, and Powers) on a road trip gone wrong, as the three young men take an ill-advised shortcut through a remote gated community, where they find themselves trapped behind the walls after witnessing a murder. Over the course of the night, they find themselves blamed, hunted, and fractured by their own differing belief systems, while the perpetrator—James Van Der Beek, at his most charming and terrifying—emerges as the cunning patriarch that holds the entire community under his influence.
Lionsgate presents, an Indy Entertainment & Core 4 Films production, in association with Rebellium Films.
Guest Notes:
Thank you for your support of DIFF!
Admission is complimentary.
Please note that seating is limited and reservations are required.
The screening starts promptly at 7:00 pm (no trailers), so plan to arrive BEFORE 6:30 pm to ensure seating.
Please proceed directly to the Check-In Table, unless otherwise instructed upon arrival. Names of DIFF guests are on the check-in list for priority access seating.
If your plans change, please cancel your reservation.
Please remember: “No-Shows are a No-No.” Studios expect full houses for these complimentary advance screenings and rely upon confirmed attendance from the guests of their community partners, thank you!
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