Short films block 3

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Upper Right theater
Date and time: 
Friday, October 6, 2023 - 9:00pm
Location: 
Main Theater
Date and time: 
Sunday, October 8, 2023 - 3:00pm
 

The Weaver

Directed by
Øyvind Willumsen
starring
Isa Belle, Fredrik Hovdegård
13 mins
 | 2023
 | Norway
 | Norwegian Nynorsk
 w/English subtitles

A nurse goes to visit an old lady at her home. He soon realizes she has a few screws loose. And maybe she is not an old lady at all?

 

The Pit

Local Premiere
Directed by
Adam Navas
starring
Indira Rodway, Ali Pinkerton
9 mins
 | 2022
 | United States
 | English
 

Two woman connect over the magic and mystery of a bottomless pit in this short folk horror film allegorizing the terrors of poverty in America.

 

Canary

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Taka Tsubota
starring
Barron Leung, Andrew Hayden Kang
18 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

When victimized by the other boys in a cabin, a boy must pick his poison: stay inside and fight his demons, or flee and face the apocalyptic landscape that real monsters have infested.

 

In The Basement

Directed by
Andrew Scot Frink
starring
Rollyn Stafford, Alexander Daniel Nickolas, Kate Horn
12 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

In The Basement is a short Romantic Horror film from the mind of Andrew Scot Frink. The story follows a couple, Ian and Zachery, as they take shelter in their basement from a supernatural anomaly. Tensions begin to rise as the night progresses and the peril becomes more clear.

 

A King in Yellow

Local Premiere
Directed by
Drew Roderick
starring
Michelle DeMoss, Liam Shi
10 mins
 | 2022
 | United States
 | English
 

A brother attempts to bring his sister's sense of hearing back by performing an occult ritual involving vinyl records. (in American Sign Language, English)

 

Our Tell-Tale Heart

World Premiere
Directed by
Miguel Ferreira
starring
Rute Moreira
10 mins
 | 2023
 | Portugal
 | Portuguese, Portugal
 w/English subtitles

The famous short-story by North American worldwide known writer Edgar Allan Poe takes a twisted and never seen turn when adapted to the the controversial and harsh world of the Portuguese dictatorship times of the "New State" in the 20th century.

 

Unknown

US Premiere
Directed by
Nicolás Medina
starring
Augusto Gordillo, Mario Aguerre, Mirella Pascual, Dante García, Andrés Pastorini
17 mins
 | 2022
 | Uruguay
 | Spanish
 w/English subtitles

Guillermo travels to the countryside to take care of Héctor, his sick father for three nights. Upon his arrival, Guillermo finds that Héctor's condition changes at night, in which, in turn, something coming from the sky seems to approach.

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