Showcase of the best SHORT FILMS in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Film: MISS MARY MACK Best Direction: YES, DARLING! Best Screenplay: THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JONATHAN PARKER Best Cinematography: DOMESTICITY Best Performances: SWIPE RIGHT Best Sound & Music: THE MONSTER INSIDE Theme of night: Life Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos:… Continue reading HIGHLIGHT & VIDEOS: NOVEMBER 2021 THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival
Month: November 2021
Director BIO: Simone Lahbib (SWIPE RIGHT)
Simone Lahbib was born on February 6, 1965 in Stirling, Scotland as Simone Nicole Jean Lahbib Ould Cheikl. She is an actress and producer, known for Wire in the Blood (2002), Da Vinci’s Demons (2013) and Philomena (2013). Swipe Right is her directorial debut. Director Statement I wanted to make a thriller that takes the… Continue reading Director BIO: Simone Lahbib (SWIPE RIGHT)
Short Film: SWIPE RIGHT, 12min., UK, Thriller
What begins as a fun night out set up on a dating app turns into a nightmare for single young professional Clare. Project Links Facebook Twitter Instagram
Short Film: DOMESTICITY, 13min., UK, Thriller
Directed by Gregory Nice, Jack StantonA housewife has a secret in the basement.
Director BIO: Ashley Hammelman (THE MONSTER INSIDE)
Ashley Hammelman grew up in Indiana and used her past time to create her own stop motion films. In her hometown, the movie theater was one of the main activities, so she decided to get a job there and spent her hours after school enjoying films at the cinema where she worked. After graduating from… Continue reading Director BIO: Ashley Hammelman (THE MONSTER INSIDE)
Short Film: THE MONSTER INSIDE, 12min., USA, Thriller
A woman, struggling with depression, fights with her own inner demon.
Director BIO: Stanislav Shelestov (YES, DARLING!)
Stanislav Shelestov was born in 1984 in Khabarovsk city, Far East, Russia. In 2004 he started working as a director and motion designer for a local TV channel where he filmed his first TV commercials. Later he founded a small production studio where he took a position of a creative director. In 2010-2015 he was… Continue reading Director BIO: Stanislav Shelestov (YES, DARLING!)
Short Film: YES, DARLING!, 25min., Russia, Thriller
“People don’t realize that murderers do not come out in the dark with long teeth and saliva dripping off their chin. People don’t realize that there are killers among them. People they liked, loved, lived with, work with and admired could the next day turn out to be the most demonic people imaginable.” Project Links… Continue reading Short Film: YES, DARLING!, 25min., Russia, Thriller
Director BIO: Tim True (MISS MARY MACK)
In 2018, Tim directed his first feature film, Here Awhile starring Anna Camp, Steven Strait, and Joe Lo Truglio. The film earned him Best New Director at the Portland Film Festival and Best Narrative Feature at the Omaha Film Festival. Tim comes from a lifelong background in the theatre, performing in seasons with The Oregon… Continue reading Director BIO: Tim True (MISS MARY MACK)
Short Film: MISS MARY MACK, 18min., USA, Thriller
Set against the backdrop of the heart of the Covid19 pandemic in Seattle, Washington, Miss Mary Mack is a spine tingling, thriller/horror film. At its heart, Miss Mary Mack explores the universal themes of family dynamics and sibling relationships, which are often fraught with complex emotions, rivalry, jealousy, resentment, shared circumstances, love, joy and tragedy.… Continue reading Short Film: MISS MARY MACK, 18min., USA, Thriller