Ward Crockett
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Ward Crockett is a Digital Cinema MFA candidate at DePaul University. His short horror film “There Is No Door” has screened at the 41st Cleveland International Film Festival and Premiere Film Festival, where it won Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and the Jury Award for Best Film. His short horror film "Between" screened at the 40th Cleveland International Film Festival, the Grossman Fantastic Film and Wine Festival, the Puerto Rico Horror Film Festival, the MiddleCoast Film Festival, and the Chicago Horror Festival, where lead actress Holly Bittinger picked up a Best Actress award. He is currently working on his next short horror film, which he describes as Vertigo meets Jacob’s Ladder.