Indy Shorts Film Festival 2020

Heartland Horror

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9 films in package
DEEP END
On a hot summer day, a boy learns the terrifying secret behind an abandoned swimming pool...
Waffle
Kerry learns the hard way that Katie always gets what she wants.
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Eject
After discovering a USB port in her wrist, Kate uncovers a world where she has the ability to change herself for the better. But at what cost?
Rope
After a traumatizing event thirteen-year-old Trinity wants to regain normalcy, but discovers a rope that leads to strange happenings.
The Rink
At a roller rink somewhere in Texas, a proposal goes to hell.
Who Goes There?
When Ingrid invites a stranger in to heal her dying sister, she doesn’t realize that a supernatural force is crossing her threshold.
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THE WAY STATION
A traveling salesman checks into a roadside motel for the night and discovers something very strange is occurring there.
THE FALL
A masked mob cruelly punish a lone masked man in this nightmarish short film.
Stucco
An agoraphobic woman finds a suspicious, hollow wall in her house.
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Our inaugural genre competition - these films will compete for the $1,000 Heartland Horror Award.


101 min. This program contains mature themes, language, and violence. 


Free online Q&A with filmmakers from this program will stream live on Wednesday, July 22 at 9:00 PM ET and will be available on-demand afterward. Click HERE to register for and to view the Q&A.

A traveling salesman checks into a roadside motel for the night and discovers something very strange is occurring there. Both a character study and a cautionary tale, "THE WAY STATION" is one part Twilight Zone, one part Tales from the Crypt.


Indiana Spotlight: Director/Writer Jason Affolder and Producer Jon Wood are originally from Indiana.


Programming descriptions are generated by participants and are edited for length and clarity, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Heartland Film.


Film Contact

Jason Affolder

atomsmasher@outlook.com

  • Year
    2019
  • Runtime
    8 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    U.S. Premiere
  • Rating
    Violence
  • Note
    Horror
  • Director
    Jason Affolder
  • Screenwriter
    Jason Affolder
  • Producer
    Jon Wood
  • Executive Producer
    Jason Affolder
  • Cast
    Amy Wickenheiser, Kevin McGrath, Terence Rosemore
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