SATURDAY
JULY 23, 9:55PM
PROGRAM 14
SHORTLIST
7 Minutes in Hell
USA / Horror / 14 minutes
Director/Writer: Shane Spiegel, Justin Reager
Producer: Jacob Rosenthal, William Tanner Sampson
Cast: Samantha Cormier, Christian Weissmann, Lize Johnston, Paige Searcy
Olivia and her friends sneak into an abandoned house to play a game of seven minutes in heaven. As luck would have it, she and her crush, James, end up in a closet together. However things go from awkward to terrifying when the closet goes dark and they are attacked by a shapeshifting monster.
Sister
USA / Drama / 3 minutes
Director/Writer: Roshni "Rush" Bhatia
Producer: Roshni "Rush" Bhatia, Andrew Mayne, Virginia Blatter
Cast: Robert Slotnick, Anastasiia Polishchuk
A grieving alcoholic searches for forgiveness in a seance.
What a Harvest
USA / Thriller / 15 minutes
Director/Writer: Austin Rivera Davison, Matt Shapiro
Producer: Austin Rivera Davison, Matt Shapiro, DeMorge Brown
Cast: DeMorge Brown, Sydney Lovering
A father tries to connect with his video game obsessed daughter, until he learns she hasn’t been eating her meals.
The Unusualist
USA / Comedy / 22 minutes
Director/Writer: Mike Simses
Producer: Mike Simses
Cast: Matt Gourley, Molly Hawkey, Jeremy Carter, Daniel Michicoff
Matt Gourley is The Unusualist, your guide into the strange. He collects and curates first-hand stories of real people who encountered the uncanny, and presents the astounding tales they've lived to tell.
Prom Car '91
USA / Action / 12 minutes
Director/Writer: Brian Otting
Producer: Allison Calleri
Cast: McKenna Marmolejo, Yuri Lowenthal, Jayne McLendon, Max Jablow
Prom Night, 1991. Carrie and Don plan to have sex for the first time in the back of Don’s dad’s minivan. But when they witness a murder outside the car, their night takes a sharp turn.
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Noche del Infierno (Hell Night)
USA / Horror / 14 minutes
Director: Andrew Reid
Writer: Jesenia Ruiz, Vee Saieh
Producer: Gia Rigoli, Jake Katofsky
Cast: Cathryn Dylan Ortiz, Natalia del Riego, Carolina Riesgo, Vivian Lamolli, Kelly Lamor Wilson
Three freshman pledges must denounce cultural stereotypes and survive a magical test to gain entry into the most prestigious Latina sorority.
The House Sitters
USA / Horror / 22 minutes
Director: Sydne Horton
Writer: Edward Zorich
Producer: Jackie Merry
Cast: Sidne Phillips, Lindsay Elston, Johan Gran, Rebecca Ritz
Annie agrees to house-sit for her grandma’s mysterious companion with hopes to make this the perfect weekend to confess her true feelings to her bestie Tatum. Unfortunately for Annie, things take a sharp left turn.
The Cradle
Canada / Horror / 3 minutes
Director/Writer: Massimo Meo
Producer: Massimo Meo, Kathy-Ann Thomas
An angry mob interrupts a witch as she prepares breakfast for her collected children.