Short Films Block 4

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Upper Left theater
Date and time: 
Friday, October 7, 2022 - 9:10pm to 11:00pm
Location: 
Upper Left theater
Date and time: 
Saturday, October 8, 2022 - 9:10pm to 11:00pm

Short Films from around the world! Ranging from original tales of the Weird and cosmic, literary adaptations, animations, and more! (no Q&A)

 

The Con of Cthulhu

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Joey Mosca
starring
Sam Platizky, Isaac Platizky, Arthur D. O'Connor
3 mins
 | 2022
 | United States
 | English
 

A faux trailer for a film that does not exist. Three friends travel to a gaming convention, where they uncover a dark secret, and must race against time and eldritch horrors to stop the end of the world.

 

Nova

Directed by
David McAbee
starring
Kelly Kula
8 mins
 | 2020
 | United States
 | English
 

Dr. Nova Thorpe must warn everyone that something is on the loose. Something, different.

 

Mudmonster

Regional Premiere
Directed by
O.B. De Alessi
starring
Mariandrea Cesari, Noa Zatta, Laura Bombonato
25 mins
 | 2021
 | Italy
 | Italian
 w/English subtitles

Following the sudden disappearance of her father, young Fiamma is visited by a mud monster. As her encounters with the creature become more frequent and intense, Fiamma begins to suffer from a sudden, mysterious illness.

 

Signal Dark

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Alex Murray & Max Murray
starring
Greg Miller Burns
16 mins
 | 2022
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

An IT technician wakes from a nightmare into his mundane and unexciting life. We follow his daily routine interrupted by a random email appearing on his laptop. Following a trail of obscure documents and files as his only clues, he begins to unravel a mystery that literally bends reality and leads him down a path he couldn’t possibly have imagined.

 

Tape 3

World Premiere
Directed by
Gav Chuckie Steel
starring
Mark Lockhart, Corinna Jane, Gav Chuckie Steel
10 mins
 | 2022
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

In 1990 a paranormal investigator, Martin Rowe delves into a series of terrifying seance recordings in search of the truth behind a mysterious disappearance of a respected professor.

 

The Black reCat

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Paolo Gaudio
6 mins
 | 2022
 | Italy
 | English
 

A stop motion adaptation of the novel by E. A. Poe 'The Black Cat'.

 

Henwick

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Gaius Brown
starring
Patrick O'Donnell, Thomas Loone, Elizabeth A Hill, Paige Finlay
34 mins
 | 2022
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

Malum Parish Vicar, Arthur, is called to the quaint seaside cottage of local fisherman Henwick, on the bleak winter English coastline. As the two men sit before the hearth on a stormy night, Henwick confides in Arthur's faith as he confesses in failing to save a girl from drowning on the shoreline before his house. As Henwick begins to divulge, Arthur quickly realizes that this is no normal declaration of guilt and self-pity. Arthur's faith becomes tested as Henwick proceeds to divulge the harrowing and ungodly events that followed that awful event. The atmosphere that grows increasingly tense as Arthur relentlessly battles Henwick's haunting convictions.

Henwick - Official Trailer from GMVisuals. on Vimeo.

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