Shorts Block 2

Type: 
Film
Date and time: 
Friday, October 2, 2020 - 1:00pm

A selection of international cosmic horror short films. Each block has different films! Followed by a live Filmmaker Q&A. 

All streams remain available until Monday 10/5 at 6 pm. All live events are recorded and can be watched later if you miss the live broadcast.

 

BATS - "The Call of Cthulhu"

Directed by
Rupert Morris
starring
Bryan Robson, Sam Burton
4 mins
 | 2019
 | Ireland
 | English
 

A man is witness to a horrific event buried in the past. Was he really there? Or do these wretched cultists invade the man's sleep? The wilds of Connemara, Ireland might just be the place to locate His watery home.

Official music video for the band BATS!

 

The Galls

World Premiere
Directed by
Mike Hennessy and Sean Hennessy
starring
Shellie Ulrich, Drew Leatham, James Conway, Cody Hunt
19 mins
 | 2019
 | United States
 | English
 

As Kate prepares for a long-awaited reunion with her husband, two eccentric brothers arrive on her doorstep claiming to be piano tuners. However, as her personal life falls into a downward spiral, the siblings’ real motivations are revealed to be more than just tuning a piano. ‘The Galls’ is an enigmatic home invasion tale, where the proverb ‘home is where the heart is’ takes on a darkly twisted meaning.

 

Back Forty

Directed by
Jason Ewert
starring
Moriah Ewert, Jeffrey Ewert, Mark Ewert
2 mins
 | 2020
 | United States
 | English
 

A strange recount of the source of childhood nightmares.
Part of Roger Corman's challenge to create a film during quarantine with nothing but family and a cell phone.

 

Black Moon

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Ryan Graff
starring
Fabienne Tournet, Jamie M. Timmons, Brett Delbuono
8 mins
 | 2019
 | United States
 | English
 

On rare occasions when there are two new moons in the same month, the second is known as a black moon. These irregular events cause supernatural occurrences that are hidden in plain sight. On the night of a Black Moon, a pedestrian tunnel lures a young mother inside with the whimpering of a young girl.

 

Sahalax '66

World Premiere
Directed by
Vertti Luostarinen
starring
Pinja Rauhamäki, Kari-Mikko Karjalainen, Joni Sydänlammi, Milla Länsiö, Sebastian Pölkki
34 mins
 | 2020
 | Finland
 | Finnish
 w/English subtitles

Two university students are tasked with a mission to investigate peculiar occurrences within a secluded village. 19th century Finland is a tough place already as it is, but as they delve deeper into the lives of the local populace, the students come to the realization that the village might hold secrets more sinister than they ever imagined.

 

It Can Walk!

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Spencer Holden
starring
Sam Yarabek
7 mins
 | 2019
 | United States
 | English
 

A sea beastie and a bubby collide in It Can Walk! A fisherman named Freddie frantically attempts to recover a mysterious sack from the wilds of Long Island. Trapped in his broken pick-up, armed with a fifth of rum and a flare gun, Freddie must protect the sack from a vengeful pair of tentacles -- and himself -- before all hell breaks loose.

 

Beyond

World Premiere
Directed by
Gav Chuckie Steel
starring
Oliver Church, Anthony Arundell, Jessie Jane
10 mins
 | 2020
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

As a last resort a distressed insomniac becomes the unwitting test subject for a drug that allows glimpses of another world and the entities within.

 

Herman

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Eric Bodge
starring
Yates Warren, Aria Spinello, Kimberlee Oren, Stephen Lydic, Dakota Shepard
15 mins
 | 2019
 | United States
 | English
 

A young boy brings a strange figurine home from the beach, and mysterious consequences follow.

Owner: 
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland, OR