24th Nevermore Film Festival

THEY'RE COMING TO GET YOU, BARBARA! US/Canada Shorts

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Here is a 90-minute collection of short films from the United States and Canada.

 

BLACK DRAGON (Rồng đen) - Vietnam, 1968. A feared American colonel nicknamed “The Black Dragon” by Vietnamese locals must face his inner shadow when his platoon presents him with a captured Vietcong girl who harbors some very unusual powers.

CATALOG - A son cataloging his missing father’s occult book collection for auction discovers a key to a mysterious shed in his dad’s journal. There the son finds out more than he wanted to know about his father’s disappearance.

GET OUT OF THERE - After surviving a dangerous fall, an injured patrolman soon discovers that a dark supernatural presence is closing in on him.

IN THE SHADOWS - Melanie, a newly separated mother, is spending a weekend at her mom’s house with Tom, her 8-year-old son who is still unaware of the breakup. In the shadows, a creature in search of fresh flesh lies waiting for them, studying them and waiting for the right moment to lure them into its lair. In French with English subtitles

KICKSTART MY HEART - After a brutal car accident, a young woman fights her mind's three levels of hell to wake up again.

MOONLIGHT SONATA, WITH SCISSORS - A reluctant young woman agrees to help a former criminal associate dispose of a dead body with unexpected results.

PROM CAR ’91 - Prom Night, 1991. Carrie and Don plan to have sex for the first time in the back of Don’s dad’s minivan. But when they witness a murder outside the car, their night takes a sharp turn.

SALLY’S LULLABY - Mom and Dad team up with their daughter Sally to get rid of a monster in her closet.

TONIGHT - A young boy builds a time machine in his parent's basement with the hope of rescuing his sister.

WE FORGOT ABOUT THE ZOMBIES - Two dudes think they have found the cure for the zombie virus.


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Feature or Short

Yuri Lowenthal (“Horace Little”)

BEST DIRECTOR - Short

Brian Otting

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

Prom Night ’91 


PROM CAR ‘91

Prom Night, 1991. Carrie and Don plan to have sex for the first time in the back of Don’s dad’s minivan. But when they witness a murder outside the car, their night takes a sharp turn.

 

Director Biography - Brian Otting


Brian Otting is a screenwriter and director based in Los Angeles. His script HERE COME THE BASTARDS won the 2020 PAGE Awards for Best Comedy. His short film IT CAME NAMELESS IN SPRING was distributed by Gunpowder & Sky's ALTER Channel in 2020 and became a “reaction video” viral hit. Brian previously hosted TV shows for Discovery, MTV, and other media networks.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    North Carolina Premiere
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  • Director
    Brian Otting
  • Screenwriter
    Brian Otting
  • Producer
    Allison Calleri
  • Cast
    McKenna Marmolejo, Yuri Lowenthal, Jayne McLendon, Max Jablow
  • Cinematographer
    Adriaan Kirchner
  • Editor
    David Otting