Here is an 95-minute collection of mixed shorts (US/Canada and International) which the Nevermore committee could not live without!
BIG TOUCH: An Afro-Surrealist story about a giant woman and a tiny man who, through the power of touch, experience an unexpected transformation.
LOSE IT: On the surface, this is a short about a woman (Akyiaa Wilson) who loses her keys. Except she didn’t lose them.
FINDER: Following an environmental disaster, a man searches desperately to find a group of survivors.
FRAMES: A smart city tracks and analyzes a woman walking through the city. Things she does are interpreted and logged by the city system, but are they drawing an accurate picture of the woman?
OLD BONE: Julio plays around the field innocently and stumbles over a long, long-buried little bone. What he doesn't know is that that finding will trigger a nightmare for him and his family.
SEASONAL DEPRESSION: It's wintertime and the sun isn't coming out, so Elisa is depressed. Her friend, Vincent, does not hear it that way. He thinks she just needs to get out of her darkened apartment. Determined to prove he's right, Vincent kidnaps an elderly psychiatrist and forces her to give Elisa a "therapy session".
F*CKING GHOSTS: A parody film trailer about a family that buys a new home that is haunted by horny ghosts.
MONSTER: Nacho appears on a TV program to undergo hypnosis in order to prove that what he allegedly witnessed on the beach four years ago when his wife drowned was real.
HAMMURABI: A woman is on a mission in the desert with her beat-up Toyota Celica. Communication is hard, so she must use all the tools at her disposal to deliver an important message to a man she believes is her estranged father.
NO ONE'S LISTENING: In a dark open field, two dark-skinned immigrants on their knees pray for their life; a gang of white countrymen is set to execute them. A ghostly deaf woman with witchlike powers hears their plea and steps in.
MAKE A WISH: A light-hearted comedy about the sweetest fiancé giving her boyfriend the best birthday present ever.
BLACK ORCHID CHALLENGE: A live streamer accidentally invites an entity into her apartment.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
On the surface, this is a tale about a woman (Akyiaa Wilson) who loses her keys. Except she didn’t lose them. We saw her put them in the bowl by the door. There’s no reason they shouldn’t be where she left them, but they’re not there.
OFFICIAL SELECTION!
Catalyst Content Festival
FilmQuest
Nightmares Film Festival
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Dark Arts Film Festival Amsterdam
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
Toronto Black Film Festival
Halifax Black Film Festival
Salto International Horror and Fantasy Film Fest, Uruguay
Director's Biography - AJ Taylor
From The Delta of Mississippi, AJ Taylor is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York City. His social horror short film, LOSE IT, which “will, and should get under your skin” (COMICON), is currently in the festival circuit where it has so far won Best Short at the Catalyst Festival (sponsored by Abrams Artists Agency). Additionally, LOSE IT has been selected for premiere film festivals such as Nevermore, Toronto Black Film Festival, Final Girls Berlin, FilmQuest, the Atlanta Horror, and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. AJ also serves as a subcommittee member of The American Playwright Foundation’s Relentless Award. Established in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman, the award is the largest annual cash prize in American theater awarded to a playwright in recognition of a new play. AJ enjoys sharing thought-provoking stories using diverse voices and universal (and horror) concepts to bridge understanding and healing through the use of whimsical fiction.
- Year2019
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorAJ Taylor & Maximilian Clark
- CastAkyiaa Wilson
Here is an 95-minute collection of mixed shorts (US/Canada and International) which the Nevermore committee could not live without!
BIG TOUCH: An Afro-Surrealist story about a giant woman and a tiny man who, through the power of touch, experience an unexpected transformation.
LOSE IT: On the surface, this is a short about a woman (Akyiaa Wilson) who loses her keys. Except she didn’t lose them.
FINDER: Following an environmental disaster, a man searches desperately to find a group of survivors.
FRAMES: A smart city tracks and analyzes a woman walking through the city. Things she does are interpreted and logged by the city system, but are they drawing an accurate picture of the woman?
OLD BONE: Julio plays around the field innocently and stumbles over a long, long-buried little bone. What he doesn't know is that that finding will trigger a nightmare for him and his family.
SEASONAL DEPRESSION: It's wintertime and the sun isn't coming out, so Elisa is depressed. Her friend, Vincent, does not hear it that way. He thinks she just needs to get out of her darkened apartment. Determined to prove he's right, Vincent kidnaps an elderly psychiatrist and forces her to give Elisa a "therapy session".
F*CKING GHOSTS: A parody film trailer about a family that buys a new home that is haunted by horny ghosts.
MONSTER: Nacho appears on a TV program to undergo hypnosis in order to prove that what he allegedly witnessed on the beach four years ago when his wife drowned was real.
HAMMURABI: A woman is on a mission in the desert with her beat-up Toyota Celica. Communication is hard, so she must use all the tools at her disposal to deliver an important message to a man she believes is her estranged father.
NO ONE'S LISTENING: In a dark open field, two dark-skinned immigrants on their knees pray for their life; a gang of white countrymen is set to execute them. A ghostly deaf woman with witchlike powers hears their plea and steps in.
MAKE A WISH: A light-hearted comedy about the sweetest fiancé giving her boyfriend the best birthday present ever.
BLACK ORCHID CHALLENGE: A live streamer accidentally invites an entity into her apartment.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
On the surface, this is a tale about a woman (Akyiaa Wilson) who loses her keys. Except she didn’t lose them. We saw her put them in the bowl by the door. There’s no reason they shouldn’t be where she left them, but they’re not there.
OFFICIAL SELECTION!
Catalyst Content Festival
FilmQuest
Nightmares Film Festival
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Dark Arts Film Festival Amsterdam
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
Toronto Black Film Festival
Halifax Black Film Festival
Salto International Horror and Fantasy Film Fest, Uruguay
Director's Biography - AJ Taylor
From The Delta of Mississippi, AJ Taylor is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York City. His social horror short film, LOSE IT, which “will, and should get under your skin” (COMICON), is currently in the festival circuit where it has so far won Best Short at the Catalyst Festival (sponsored by Abrams Artists Agency). Additionally, LOSE IT has been selected for premiere film festivals such as Nevermore, Toronto Black Film Festival, Final Girls Berlin, FilmQuest, the Atlanta Horror, and Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. AJ also serves as a subcommittee member of The American Playwright Foundation’s Relentless Award. Established in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman, the award is the largest annual cash prize in American theater awarded to a playwright in recognition of a new play. AJ enjoys sharing thought-provoking stories using diverse voices and universal (and horror) concepts to bridge understanding and healing through the use of whimsical fiction.
- Year2019
- Runtime7 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorAJ Taylor & Maximilian Clark
- CastAkyiaa Wilson