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.
SALLY’S LULLABY
Mom and Dad team up with their daughter Sally to get rid of a monster in her closet.
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR at the Physical Festival:
Jonathan Cook, Director/Writer
Director Biography - Jonathan Cook
Jonathan Cook is heavily involved in the fine arts as an actor, writer, and filmmaker based in South Carolina. He has written many short plays that have been produced in theatres around the World and, most notably, he was a semi-finalist in the 37th annual Samuel French Off Broadway Festival in New York with his post-apocalyptic play LOBSTER MAN. He is a five-time recipient of the Porter Fleming Literary Award in the playwriting category and several of his works have been published in anthologies by Smith & Kraus. Aside from playwriting, he has also written and directed several short films that have been presented in regional film festivals and, most recently, his short film DON’T YOU DARE was licensed for distribution by ShortsTV network. In 2020, he launched a radio theater podcast called GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT where he is the host and producer.
- Year2022
- Runtime6 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJonathan Cook
- ScreenwriterJonathan Cook
- ProducerKenneth Perkins
- CastMia Price, Paige Blackcloud, Jonathan Cook
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.
SALLY’S LULLABY
Mom and Dad team up with their daughter Sally to get rid of a monster in her closet.
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR at the Physical Festival:
Jonathan Cook, Director/Writer
Director Biography - Jonathan Cook
Jonathan Cook is heavily involved in the fine arts as an actor, writer, and filmmaker based in South Carolina. He has written many short plays that have been produced in theatres around the World and, most notably, he was a semi-finalist in the 37th annual Samuel French Off Broadway Festival in New York with his post-apocalyptic play LOBSTER MAN. He is a five-time recipient of the Porter Fleming Literary Award in the playwriting category and several of his works have been published in anthologies by Smith & Kraus. Aside from playwriting, he has also written and directed several short films that have been presented in regional film festivals and, most recently, his short film DON’T YOU DARE was licensed for distribution by ShortsTV network. In 2020, he launched a radio theater podcast called GATHER BY THE GHOST LIGHT where he is the host and producer.
- Year2022
- Runtime6 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorJonathan Cook
- ScreenwriterJonathan Cook
- ProducerKenneth Perkins
- CastMia Price, Paige Blackcloud, Jonathan Cook