Shorts Block 2

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Upper Right theater
Date and time: 
Friday, October 4, 2024 - 9:15pm
Location: 
Upper Right theater
Date and time: 
Sunday, October 6, 2024 - 7:00pm
 

The Shaver Mystery

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Dean Bertram
starring
Ray Palmer, Joshua Cutchin, Maxim W. Furek, Tim R. Swartz, Steve Ward, Nathan Paul Isaac, Gabriel McKee, Bryan Shickley
14 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

Was sci-fi writer Richard Shaver really abducted and tormented by a malevolent underground race of hideous humanoids, known as the “Dero”? Regardless, his “true” stories – known collectively as “The Shaver Mystery” - were the most successful and controversial sci-fi tales of the mid 20th century.

 

Sapere Aude

Local Premiere
Directed by
Chadai Chamoun
6 mins
 | 2023
 | Australia
 | English
 

A man of science, trapped between the arcane and incomprehensible grief, resorts to unthinkable measures to try to prolong his beloved’s life. In all his heartache, he is devoured by his grief, unwilling to confront the reality of his wife’s condition until it is too late. There is no sense – no moral – in suffering. There is only pain. Hashir dares to discover the truth and faces the consequences.

 

Dwindle

Regional Premiere
Directed by
John M. Broadhead
starring
Clint Obenchain, Anna-Mariia Gross
17 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

A young woman travels with her blind, sage father away from their ruined home to find a better life. The father's chilling tales about an ancient forest creature proves to threaten their relationship in ways nobody could have foreseen.

 

Conjure

World Premiere
Directed by
Jesse Meenaghan
starring
Glenn Gela
1 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

A man paints a picture and mistakingly conjures up a beast.

 

Passengers

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Bugra Mert Alkayalar
starring
Ipek Sobutay, Umit Erlim, Muhammet Kulu
14 mins
 | 2023
 | Turkey
 | Turkmen
 w/English subtitles

Every life is a journey with intersections at certain stops. One autumn night, a group of people awaits a train at a station, one of these stops. However, they've all forgotten one truth. When a young man delves into the eerie night to find his fiancée, he will remember and remind the others.

 

POND

US Premiere
Directed by
Steffen Cieplik
starring
Sophie Bock, Beate Furcht
13 mins
 | 2023
 | Germany
 | German
 w/English subtitles

After a traumatic incident at sea, Merle is no longer the same and has become mute. Fleeing to the countryside to escape an impossible decision, she becomes entangled in an ancient secret that will once again alter her life forever.

 

Eldritch Karaoke

US Premiere
Directed by
Joe Loftus
starring
Sarah Walsh- Art Director
5 mins
 | 2024
 | Ireland
 | English
 

A young woman, on the road to escape her past, is hit by a car and descends into a chaotic musical after-life

 

A Caution For The Wise

US Premiere
Directed by
Gaius Brown
starring
Patrick O'Donnell, Jensen Clarke, Liz Thompson
29 mins
 | 2023
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

When an 18th Century Cleric, Rev. Heatly Smythe is appointed to a new rural Parish, he finds his faith tested by local superstitions surrounding a strange mound in an ancient woodland. Heatly has little time for the local superstition and being an academic and a scholar, he begins to ruminate about the true nature of the so-called 'Devil's Mound'. In an attempt to rid the Parish of it's 'blasphemous beliefs', Heatly endeavors to prove that the mound in question is merely an ancient neolithic burial sight, of historic and scientific importance. Led by his own arrogance and blind self-conviction, Rev. Heatly Smythe find himself confronted by local friction, tragic circumstances, and an illusive individual that begins to haunt his every step. Loosely based on a chapter from the 'smash hit' novel 'Skendleby', written by the Director's father, Nick Brown, with all rights permitted.

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