Short Films Block 1

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Main Theater
Date and time: 
Friday, October 7, 2022 - 7:20pm to 9:00pm
Location: 
Upper Right theater
Date and time: 
Sunday, October 9, 2022 - 9:10pm to 11:00pm

See a variety of short films that range from adaptations of Lovecraft stories to comedic riffs on familiar cosmic horror themes! Followed by a Q&A with visiting filmmakers.

 

Glass Ship

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Sam Balcomb
starring
Takalay Hamill, Kellen Soff
3 mins
 | 2022
 | United States
 | English
 

Glass Ship is a narrative music video for IDM/electronic artist Defrag. It navigates a space between two disparate worlds, following a man haunted by the spectre of a strange being in a black void that somehow influences his reality.

 

The Terrible Old Woman

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Troy Fortenberry
starring
Angel Ramirez, Timothy McKinney, Kacey Samiee & Rebecca Thompson
19 mins
 | 2021
 | United States
 | English
 

A group of burglars seeking an easy score hear about an old woman outside of town rumored to have a fortune in gold and encounter something far more terrible than themselves.

 

The Order

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Michael Squid
starring
Malena Gordo, Erich Michaelian
8 mins
 | 2022
 | United States
 | English
 

A food delivery driver struggling to make ends meet accepts an extremely high-paying gig. It's soon clear, however, that this order is anything but ordinary.

 

Tundra

Regional Premiere
Directed by
José Luis Aparicio
starring
Mario Guerra, Neisy Alpízar, Laura Molina, Jorge Enrique Caballero, Jorge Molina
30 mins
 | 2021
 | Cuba
 | Spanish
 w/English subtitles

Walfrido Larduet, a lonely electrical inspector, dreams of the Red Woman, whose image persists and becomes an obsession. Something tells him she is near. Over the course of a day, Walfrido will follow her trail as he travels through the suburbs of an infested city.

Tundra (official trailer) from Gabriel Aleman on Vimeo.

 

The Colouring Book Out of Space

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Patrick Murphy
starring
Blaine Taggart
6 mins
 | 2021
 | United States
 | English
 

Just wanting to relax, a man takes up a hobby that has sinister side effects.

 

The Hound

World Premiere
Directed by
Melissa Arcak
starring
Anita Eichhorn, Dave Wick
17 mins
 | 2022
 | Germany
 | German
 w/English subtitles

1982, somewhere in Germany: In search of a mysterious jade amulet, two grave robbers encounter a sinister beast that will protect its possessions at all costs.

 

Beacon

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Andrew Stadler
starring
Heath Martin, Sarah Tyndal
10 mins
 | 2022
 | United States
 | English
 

After a devastating freak accident, a mechanic is forced to evacuate to the desolate planet below unaware his ordeal is only just beginning.

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