HORROR SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
Saturday,
December 05, 2015
Doors @7pm
Shorts @ 8pm
The Elaine Mae Theatre
25 Dundurn St. N.
Admission: $5.00
DESCRIPTION
Fright Night Theatre presents a night of horrific and hilarious horror short films from Canada and around the world. Our ongoing Horror Short Film Showcase programme is a freaky and fun spotlight on local and international filmmakers working in the fields of cinematography, animation, special effects, makeup, and script-writing.
SHORTS
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD (2013) || 10:22 min.
* WINNER: BEST HORROR SHORT 2015 *
* WINNER: BEST HORROR SHORT 2015 *
Dir. Jerry Ochoa
USA
USA
A deeply disturbed man stalks his neighbors, believing God has instructed him to murder everyone around him in order to save mankind.
EL GIGANTE (2014) || 13:42 min.
* WINNER: MOST SHOCKING SHORT 2015 *
EXTREME PINOCCHIO (2014) 22:44 min.
A pair of home invaders consider their potential character choices just prior to their planned invasion.
THE WALDGEIST & ME (2014) || 10:00 min.
* WINNER: BEST ANIMATED SHORT 2015 *
EL GIGANTE (2014) || 13:42 min.
* WINNER: MOST SHOCKING SHORT 2015 *
Dir. Gigi Saul Guerrero and Luke Bramley
CANADA
After attempting to cross the US/Mexico border in search of a better life, Armando finds himself locked in a life-or-death struggle with the most terrifying villain of all: GIGANTE!
* WINNER: BEST FANTASY SHORT 2015 *
Dir. Pascal Chind
FRANCE
A dwarf junkie dresses up as Pinocchio to steal money from a schizophrenic psychopath who thinks he’s Geppetto…
Dir. Pascal Chind
FRANCE
A dwarf junkie dresses up as Pinocchio to steal money from a schizophrenic psychopath who thinks he’s Geppetto…
INVADERS (2014) || 6:00 min.
* WINNER: BEST COMEDY SHORT 2015 *
* WINNER: BEST COMEDY SHORT 2015 *
Dir. Jason Kupfer
USA
USA
A pair of home invaders consider their potential character choices just prior to their planned invasion.
THE WALDGEIST & ME (2014) || 10:00 min.
* WINNER: BEST ANIMATED SHORT 2015 *
Dir. Joe Bichard
UK
UK
OUT OF THE BOX (2015) || 4:00 min.
Canada
Vince and Brian are desperate. They volunteer for an experiment that could give them the reward they need. Two guys. One box.
Vince and Brian are desperate. They volunteer for an experiment that could give them the reward they need. Two guys. One box.
ISOLATED (2015) || 5:14 min.
Dir. Tomas Vergara
After finding himself in a wrecked taxi, Evan tries to piece together the puzzle of his memory while dealing with a dangerous threat in a seemingly deserted city.
Dir. Tomas Vergara
Chile
DARK THERAPY (2014) || 8:08 min.
Dir. Chad Eric Smith
USA
A vampire seeks psychiatric treatment for a phobia that impacts his way of life.
USA
CRAZY GOLF (2014) || 10:00 min.
Dir. Chloe Philippou
While on a date at an amusement arcade, Reed and Lucy begin a game of Crazy Golf that takes a dark turn somewhere around the 10th hole where horror is par for the course.
PIGBOY (2013) || 11:29 min.
Dir. Chad Magnant
CANADA
Documentary filmmakers get too close to their subject: the dealer of a strange new drug.
CANADA
Documentary filmmakers get too close to their subject: the dealer of a strange new drug.
CHOICE CUTS (2014) || 4:43 min.
Dir. Jeff Meyers and Keith Jefferies
USA
A duo of violent kidnappers bite off more than they can chew when their latest victim turns the tables on their dinner plans.
THE REVENANT (2013) || 7:16 min.USA
Dir. Victor Druillet and Norman Jangot
FRANCE
FRANCE
A young man believes that he can beat death through sheer will power alone, and one he succeeds he decides to make the Grim Reaper's job even more complicated.
LAUGHING OUT LOUD (2012) || 8:02 min.
Dir. Daniel Clements
CANADA
A woman, completely immersed in all forms of electronic social networking, is thrown into a situation where she only gets one last chance to send one last text message to one last person.
CANADA
A woman, completely immersed in all forms of electronic social networking, is thrown into a situation where she only gets one last chance to send one last text message to one last person.
