SHORTS OF MADNESS

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Main Theater
Date and time: 
Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 9:30pm

It's the Infamous Shorts of Madness! Get ready for some of the funniest, grossest, whackiest short films of the festival to offset some of the cosmic dread we're serving you all weekend!

 

Micro-Short

Pacific NW Premiere
Directed by
Beth Fletcher
starring
Hannah Myers
6 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

A woman hypnotized by her microwave finds out how far she'll go to satiate its hunger.

 

The Color Out Of Space

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Brice Gutowski Brown
starring
Randall Jahnson, Kate Jahnson, Siena Foster- Soltis
9 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

A surreal stop-motion adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's story of an impossible alien color infecting a farm in rural Massachusetts, edited in a rough and psychedelic style reflecting the decay from a radioactive and addictive force.

 

Jade

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Joe Mischo
starring
Vinny Balbo, Susan Zeigler
15 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

JADE is the story of being impossibly drawn to that which destroys you. It’s a story about the duality of repression and spiritual transformation. Inspired by 1980s genre films, JADE masterfully blends comedy and drama into a captivating cosmic horror.

 

The Whisperer

World Premiere
Directed by
Patrick Murphy
starring
Blaine Taggart
14 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

Henry Akeley is victimized by a malevolent creature and forced to endure the horrors of the universe.

 

The Pointy Slippers

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Christina Acevedo
starring
Lindsey Sagrera, Alex Lukmann
9 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

Holding in pain can be deadly. The Pointy Slippers tells the story of a woman who, on a date, conceals the excruciating pain caused by her new shoes, only to discover that her hidden suffering takes on a life of its own, becoming impossible to ignore.

 

Rejected

Regional Premiere
Directed by
Rene R Rivas
starring
Bryn Booth, Joel Foster, David Rice, Erin Zipse, Austin Buchanan, Brandon Waites, Bradford Trojan, Alex Demeroutis, Lauren Hardcastle, Haley Jaeger, Rene Rivas, Sarah Llewellyn
15 mins
 | 2024
 | United States
 | English
 

In "Rejected," a short horror parody, three twisted tales of macabre horror unfold, all linked by an antiquated digital camera from 1997. The tales intertwine, creating a narrative that is both terrifying and hilariously absurd.

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