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 DIRECTOR - Short
Kelsey Bollig
BEST ACTRESS – Feature or Short
Emma Pasarow ("Lilly")
KICKSTART MY HEART
After a violent accident, Lilly wakes to find herself having barely escaped the steel grip of death, only to discover the fight has just begun. Starring Netflix’s ALONG FOR THE RIDE’s Emma Pasarow, KICKSTART MY HEART is the story of one woman’s battle through her mind’s multiple levels of hell and the bloody torment she endures to regain control over her consciousness.
Director Biography - Kelsey Bollig
Bollig is a fresh yet commanding face in the world of Horror, and entered this industry with a BANG as she landed her first Best Screenplay Award at the tender age of 12, for her Feature, ‘Big Kids Play Manslaughter’ at the Hollywood Shriekfest Film Festival. Years later, she would only garner more acclaim for her first short ‘Asking for a Friend’ which has won 18 awards to date including Best Director at the NOLA Horror Film festival and Best Horror Comedy at the famous Women in Horror Film Festival. ‘Asking for a Friend’ paved the way for Bollig’s second short ‘The Fourth Wall’ which premiered at Fantasia and has already won Best Horror Film at Nightmares Film Festival, Best Horror at the Academy Award qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival, and Best Screenplay at the lauded Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei in Spain. 'The Fourth Wall' is currently featured on AMC's streaming platform Shudder as a part of the prestigious Etheria Film Festival. The festival selects 9 filmmakers out of hundreds of submissions to showcase.
- Year2022
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorKelsey Bollig
- ScreenwriterKelsey Bollig
- Executive ProducerKelsey Bollig
- CastEmma Pasarow, Cooper Alexander, Sadie Scott
- CinematographerAllie Schultz
- EditorTyler Pharo
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 DIRECTOR - Short
Kelsey Bollig
BEST ACTRESS – Feature or Short
Emma Pasarow ("Lilly")
KICKSTART MY HEART
After a violent accident, Lilly wakes to find herself having barely escaped the steel grip of death, only to discover the fight has just begun. Starring Netflix’s ALONG FOR THE RIDE’s Emma Pasarow, KICKSTART MY HEART is the story of one woman’s battle through her mind’s multiple levels of hell and the bloody torment she endures to regain control over her consciousness.
Director Biography - Kelsey Bollig
Bollig is a fresh yet commanding face in the world of Horror, and entered this industry with a BANG as she landed her first Best Screenplay Award at the tender age of 12, for her Feature, ‘Big Kids Play Manslaughter’ at the Hollywood Shriekfest Film Festival. Years later, she would only garner more acclaim for her first short ‘Asking for a Friend’ which has won 18 awards to date including Best Director at the NOLA Horror Film festival and Best Horror Comedy at the famous Women in Horror Film Festival. ‘Asking for a Friend’ paved the way for Bollig’s second short ‘The Fourth Wall’ which premiered at Fantasia and has already won Best Horror Film at Nightmares Film Festival, Best Horror at the Academy Award qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival, and Best Screenplay at the lauded Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei in Spain. 'The Fourth Wall' is currently featured on AMC's streaming platform Shudder as a part of the prestigious Etheria Film Festival. The festival selects 9 filmmakers out of hundreds of submissions to showcase.
- Year2022
- Runtime14 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorKelsey Bollig
- ScreenwriterKelsey Bollig
- Executive ProducerKelsey Bollig
- CastEmma Pasarow, Cooper Alexander, Sadie Scott
- CinematographerAllie Schultz
- EditorTyler Pharo