Short film block 2 with filmmaker Q&A

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Providence Public Libary
Date and time: 
Saturday, August 20, 2016 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
 

Raising a Nuisance

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Stevie Quigley, Jason McCullough, Justin Hoffman, Danielle Raymond
2 mins
 | 2016
 | United States
 | English
 

A Necromancer tries to raise an army of the undead to take over the world, but she unwittingly only revives one campy skeleton, who tries his best to please his new master.

 

The Basement Window

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Rion Jason Howard Smith
starring
Jason Potter, Arlyn Petrie, Ashley Calhoun, Walter Atencio, Hannah Tippit
14 mins
 | 2016
 | United States
 | English
 

A picturesque home in a quiet neighborhood with cheap rent. But things are too good to be true. 

 

Vardøger

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Ludovic De Gaillande
starring
Nico Rogner, Niels Dubost, Diane Duquesne, Audran Cattin
14 mins
 | 2015
 | France
 | French
 w/English subtitles

While several murders bloody Paris, a German photographer, back in the capital after some time abroad, feels persecuted by an unseen presence.

 

The Fisherman's Wife

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Ben Leonberg
starring
Cynthia Granville, Stuart Rudin
10 mins
 | 2016
 | United States
 | English
 

When her estranged, fishing-obsessed husband goes missing, Becky's search leads her face to face with an unspeakable horror.

 

Poetry and The Gods

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Louis Rossignol
starring
Malina Ferrante, Patrick Guidetti, Bernard Mabille, Louis Rossignol
20 mins
 | 2016
 | France
 | French
 w/English subtitles

At the end of the 19th century, the world was struck by poverty, famine and diseases. In her manor, Marcia whispers a strange poem in her sleep. These words opened the gates to another time and space where she met the divine Pantheon. He announced her that before the end of her days, the dreamer will recognize a messenger who will bring back the purity that once was. As death hits her family, Marcia holds on to this dream, so tightly that she is ready to sacrifice her existence to live it another time…

 

Zerch

Regional Premiere
Directed by
J. Xavier Velasco
7 mins
 | 2015
 | Mexico
 | Spanish
 w/English subtitles

Zerch asks his boyfriend Cano to do something terrible for him. Cano, driven by a powerful love, agrees without knowing he is about to sacrifice more than he imagined.
 

 

Broken Swords

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Paul Groom
starring
Julian Feria, Janet Fullerlove, Ellie Jacob, Megan Biffin
18 mins
 | 2016
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

Billy's daughter has gone missing. His search takes him to the North and a strange guest house, called The Broken Swords. There the truth awaits him.

Owner: 
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival – Providence, RI