24th Nevermore Film Festival

FOUR MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Long-Form Narrative Shorts

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Here is a 77-min collection of four long-form narrative shorts from around the world.


ADVANCED DELVONICS - In this stop-motion sci-fi tale, a character wakes up with no memory after surviving a storm. Given the name “T”, they find themselves helping a team that travels across the many universes. “T” eventually learns that this team – Advanced Delvonics – fixes the degrading universes by merging parts of adjacent universes to keep them whole. Advanced Delvonics seems to have good intentions, but “T” isn’t quite so sure.

SHAMAN - Welcome to Neo-Budapest, capitol of Hungary sometime in the near future! In this city of total collapse lives Lens, a young but dying seer. For good money -- using a hallucinogenic drug called "Shaman" -- he burns his visions of "the other side" onto photographic paper. When a private detective knocks on his door with a potential cure for Lens' illness, he shoots up some "Shaman" to find an important woman who's gone missing. Following the pictures on the photos, they embark on a journey into the apocalyptic ruins of Old-Budapest. But soon, Lens must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice to in order to save his own life. In Hungarian with English subtitles

THE HOUSESITTERS - Erin and Matt are best friends, underemployed entertainers, and terrible housesitters. And when they find themselves staying at the site of an infamous murder, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to recreate the crime. Think “Will & Grace” meets “The Strangers.

THE OPERATOR - The Operator follows Michael, a client contact associate as he starts another dull day of business as usual. Connecting long distance intergalactic calls from a remote satellite (not as exciting as it sounds); a bleary eyed and coffee fueled Michael receives a distress call. No one ever receives a distress call. They barely touch on distress calls during the induction day.

BEST ACTOR – Feature or Short

Matt McConkey (“Matt”)


THE HOUSESITTERS

Erin and Matt are best friends, underemployed entertainers, and terrible housesitters. And when they find themselves staying at the site of an infamous murder, they begin to wonder if someone is trying to recreate the crime. Think “Will & Grace” meets “The Strangers.”


Director Biography - Graham High


Graham High is a producer of documentary and independent films. His credits include THE REAGANS (Showtime), THE END OF THE WORLD (Showtime), THE RISE AND FALL OF VICTORIA'S SECRET (Hulu), WHERE'S MY ROY COHN? (SPC), STUDIO 54 (A&E), CITIZEN JANE (IFC), SCOTTY & THE SECRET HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD (Greenwich Entertainment) and FLOWER (Orchard). His directorial debut POPS, a short dramedy with a touch of the surreal, was described as "weird and wonderful" by SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE producer David Parfitt. His follow up short film, ZERO ONE ZERO, was shot entirely on iPhone and won the "Best Mobile Film" award at the Indiefilmopolis Film Festival in 2022. He has produced several shorts as well, including the mini-doc series STRAIGHT WHITE GUY LISTENING (also serving as host), and the drama, A SONG TO PASS THE TIME. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Shauna, their son and dog.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    17 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    North Carolina Premiere
  • Director
    Graham High
  • Screenwriter
    Erin Pineda, Matt McConkey
  • Producer
    Erin Pineda, Graham High, Matt McConkey, Brittany High
  • Cast
    Matt McConkey, Erin Pineda, Jules Willcox
  • Cinematographer
    Graham High
  • Editor
    Graham High
  • Sound Design
    Maui Holcomb
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