Shorts Block 8

Type: 
Film
Date and time: 
Sunday, October 4, 2020 - 6:30pm

A selection of International cosmic horror short films followed by live Filmmaker Q&A. This block is geo-restricted to the US only.

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.

 

Starspawn: Overture

World Premiere
Directed by
Travis Bain
starring
Vernon Wells, Meganne West, Sarah Louise Speller
19 mins
 | 2020
 | Australia
 | English
 

Outback farmer Randolph Sutton goes to collect his 17-year-old daughter Amy one night from a friend's birthday party, but the drive home turns into a frightening close encounter when they are stalked by an unearthly presence, a winged alien creature that seems intent on extracting Amy's brain ...

 

Snake Dick

US Premiere
Directed by
David Mahmoudieh
starring
Poppy Drayton, Sierra Pond, Micah Fitzgerald, Sierra Pond
8 mins
 | 2020
 | United States
 | English
 

Jill's got the snake. Julia's got the flute. Alone, they have nothing. But together, they have a secret weapon to fight the darkness...

 

Exist!

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Luca Zuberbühler
starring
Aurélien Lallouet, Aurélien Caeyman
9 mins
 | 2019
 | Belgium
 | French
 w/English subtitles

An old theatre is about to be demolished. A construction worker enters the crumbling building to check if there is anyone left inside. In his search, he strays into a mystical, fragile world until he finds himself in the face of the theatre's core.

 

The Chrysalis

US Premiere
Directed by
Michael Squid
starring
Kathryn G. Howell, Aidan Laliberte
10 mins
 | 2020
 | United States
 | English
 

A young man moves in with his mother, a retired entomologist, to assist her battle with dementia. His stay quickly descends into a nightmare as his mother's aggression and strange behavior gives light to something more insidious at play.

 

The Appointment

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Alexandre Singh
starring
Samuel Crane, David Bamber, Harriet Thorpe, Priyanga Burford, Catherine Steadman, Ryan Kiggell
20 mins
 | 2019
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

Disturbed by a mysterious entry in his diary, novelist Henry Salt embarks on an obsessive quest to uncover the identity of his 12 o'clock appointment.

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