Short Films Block 2

Type: 
Film
Location: 
RISD Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center - 20 N Main St.
Date and time: 
Saturday, August 17, 2024 - 1:30pm
Location: 
RISD Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center - 20 N Main St.
Date and time: 
Sunday, August 18, 2024 - 3:00pm

Shorts Block 2! Strap in for a high octane blend of unsettling films heavily inspired by Lovecraft and Poe stories!

Q&A with visiting filmmakers at the end of the block.

 

Keepers

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Paul Emile
starring
Luke Slattery
11 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

A lobsterman will stop at nothing to understand the mystery behind a strange trap he hauls aboard.

 

Innsmouth Blvd

World Premiere
Directed by
Ethan Messecar
starring
Wade Pierson, Camille Corbett, Sebastian Sage, Lawrence Mandley
20 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

A private eye takes on a routine stakeout, only to find himself investigating an occult ritual.

 

The Ecstasy at the End of the Sea

World Premiere
Directed by
Michael Entler
7 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

A man carrying an unusual amulet searches for the resolution to a burden and a yearning he also bears.

 

Visions of Sonya Greene

World Premiere
Directed by
Maximilian Weiland
starring
Dakota Shepard, Andrew Katers, Andy Steinhauer, Brad Herman
21 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

A film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's Statement of Randolph Carter that follows Sonya Greene, a local Sheriff, as she investigates a mysterious man found near death at the side of the high way. Digging deeper, circumstances begin to link back to the disappearance of her brother years prior. As the truth unravels before her, a grand cosmic secret bridging thousands of years and miles is revealed to her.

 

What's This?

World Premiere
Directed by
Alexandria Greiling
starring
Kiki Valentine, Alexandria Greiling
8 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

In this spine-tingling short, we're drawn into Sophia's eerie struggle with kleptomania. Her uncontrollable urges drag her into a sinister web, where the stolen package morphs into a harbinger of doom, sealing her grisly fate. It's a haunting reminder of how unchecked impulses can plunge us into our worst nightmares.

 

Thirty2

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Tim Luna
starring
Harrison Jones, Lili Juarez
9 mins
 | 2023
 | Germany
 | English
 

Based on the short story "Berenice" by E. A. Poe. Berenice suffers from a nameless illness. Only her teeth remain healthy. Egaeus, who is madly in love with Berenice, is obsessed with her. The evil side of human nature breaks out in him.
Filmed in Mexico City as a Mexican-German co-production.

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