HIGHLIGHTS: June 2023 Thriller/Suspense Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today.

Audience Award Winners:
Best Feature Film: STRANGER IN THE WOODS
Best Horror Short Film: VIOLAR
Best Cinematography: 1848
Best Performances: FISHBOWL
Best Action Film: NOT AN ORDINARY MECHANIC
Best Direction: WHERE MONSTERS LURK
Best Long Form Short Film: A DEER CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHT
Best Short Form Short Film: KILL SHOT

Watch the Audience Feedback Video for each film:

STRANGER IN THE WOODS, 87min,. USA, Horror
Directed by Adam Newacheck

After surviving a traumatic event, Liv’s friends take her on a weekend trip to the woods. When her dog suddenly disappears, the relaxing weekend begins to unravel, as does everyone’s sanity.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


1848, 13min., Mexico
Directed by Alfonso Otero Mireles
A folk tale set in Mexico’s XIX century. A pregnant woman and her sisters wait for childbirth in isolation.

https://www.instagram.com/aom.films
https://www.facebook.com/oterofilms

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


VIOLAR, 26min,. USA, Horror
Directed by Sarah Goras
A young pregnant wife encounters her abusive past and unleashes a sinister presence that puts those around her in danger.

http://www.firedrivefilms.com/https://instagram.com/firedrivefilms/

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


FISHBOWL, 12min,. Canada, Horror
Directed by Ryan M. Andrews
Fed up with the limelight, a rock legend hides out at the apartment of an overzealous fan. But he will soon learn that he can’t hide from his struggles with addiction and his enabling wife forever.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


NOT AN ORDINARY MECHANIC, 5min., Latvia, Action
Directed by Jurijs Kruze
Nick Mecha is a person of many talents, who works as a mechanic at the workshop, but dreams to become a great dancer and perform on a big stage. But Nick’s “luck” always gets him into different tricky situations. This is one of them.

https://www.facebook.com/jurijs.kruze
https://www.instagram.com/jkruze

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


A DEER CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHT, 22min., Netherlands, Thriller
Directed by Anil Wagemans, Idzi Wagemans
A woman’s night turns sinister when she fears the charming stranger she went home with has very different intentions.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


KILL SHOT, 3min., USA, Thriller
Directed by Joe Petito
A man finds his grandfather’s old camera with a bizarre message.

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!


WHERE MONSTERS LURK, 13min., USA, Thriller
Directed by Beth Ashby
After weeks of withdrawing from the outside world, Kelly is now isolated, depressed, and self-medicating. She wakes up late in her dingey apartment and attempts to survive the day. If she’s lucky, she can do this in relative peace. If not, she suffers through a litany of cruel insults in her mind until she numbs herself. Unless she turns this spiral around, it will be the beginning of her end.

https://www.instagram.com/wml_film/

WATCH HERE – The audience feedback video of the film!

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