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
Troy Halverson (“Corey”)
MOONLIGHT SONATA, WITH SCISSORS
A reluctant young woman agrees to help a former criminal associate dispose of a dead body with unexpected results.
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR at the Physical Festival:
Chris Ethridge, Director
Director Biography - Chris Ethridge
Ethridge has directed two feature films and over a dozen short films and music videos, including an award-winning, authorized adaptation of Stephen King’s short story, “Survivor Type.” His previous feature film, "Attack of the Morningside Monster", received the award for Best Dramatic Horror Film at the Fright Night Film Fest. Regarding his work on "Attack of the Morningside Monster", Ain't-It-Cool-News wrote: "Director Ethridge and Writer Palmer leave just enough black holes in the plot so the killer could be anyone in the film, slowly revealing more and more about the killer and his MO as the body count rises. This is done with a patient and deft hand." Ethridge was honored with the prestigious Esprit de Gore award at the 2018 Nightmares Film Festival. He won Best Director U.S. Feature at the 2019 Austin Revolution Film Festival for his work on Haven's End. His most recent work includes the opening segment of the experimental feature "The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins" and the lucid dreaming horror/thriller short film "Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors".
- Year2022
- Runtime8 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorChris Ethridge
- ScreenwriterChris Ethridge
- ProducerDayna Noffke
- CastHailey Swarthout, Troy Halverson, Jeff Strand
- CinematographerBryan Redding
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
Troy Halverson (“Corey”)
MOONLIGHT SONATA, WITH SCISSORS
A reluctant young woman agrees to help a former criminal associate dispose of a dead body with unexpected results.
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR at the Physical Festival:
Chris Ethridge, Director
Director Biography - Chris Ethridge
Ethridge has directed two feature films and over a dozen short films and music videos, including an award-winning, authorized adaptation of Stephen King’s short story, “Survivor Type.” His previous feature film, "Attack of the Morningside Monster", received the award for Best Dramatic Horror Film at the Fright Night Film Fest. Regarding his work on "Attack of the Morningside Monster", Ain't-It-Cool-News wrote: "Director Ethridge and Writer Palmer leave just enough black holes in the plot so the killer could be anyone in the film, slowly revealing more and more about the killer and his MO as the body count rises. This is done with a patient and deft hand." Ethridge was honored with the prestigious Esprit de Gore award at the 2018 Nightmares Film Festival. He won Best Director U.S. Feature at the 2019 Austin Revolution Film Festival for his work on Haven's End. His most recent work includes the opening segment of the experimental feature "The Transformations of the Transformations of the Drs. Jenkins" and the lucid dreaming horror/thriller short film "Moonlight Sonata, with Scissors".
- Year2022
- Runtime8 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorChris Ethridge
- ScreenwriterChris Ethridge
- ProducerDayna Noffke
- CastHailey Swarthout, Troy Halverson, Jeff Strand
- CinematographerBryan Redding