24th Nevermore Film Festival

DARKER THAN YOU THINK Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts

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Here is a 91-minute collection of intense, graphic, and disturbing shorts from around the world.


THE AUTHOR (EL AUTOR) - Martin, a self-centered writer obsessed with his book, Carlos, a devoted young man, and Mayka, 9 month pregnant, are the last people on Earth. After years looking for survivors, Mayka's pregnancy makes them seek shelter in an unsettling house so she can give birth to a baby who could change it all. In Spanish with English subtitles

FILTER - Xiaomei is a heavy user of the beautyCam/filter and cannot extricate herself from the world dressed by the BeautyCam/filter. However, the unexpected visit of her mother forces her to face reality. But what is the reality? In Chinese with English subtitles

THE FOURTH - Eager to celebrate the 4th of July, a group of young black and Latino friends experience a police encounter that shatters the meaning of the holiday.

SHUT - When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he's shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father's mental state badly deteriorated or is something more sinister going on? In Dutch with English subtitles

IN THE SHADOW OF GOD - As a woman packs up her childhood home following the passing of her father, she comes to learn that there may have been a more sinister threat behind his death, long buried on the grounds of the family home.

INCUBUS - Trapped on a boat, a woman is haunted by fear itself.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Feature or Short

Jack Wouterse ("Arend")


SHUT

When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he's shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father's mental state badly deteriorated or is something more sinister going on?

In Dutch with English subtitles


Director Biography - Niels Bourgonje


Niels Bourgonje (1980) is an award-winning short film and commercial director based in Amsterdam. Niels graduated with the short thriller BURN, which was selected for several international film festivals winning numerous awards. Since then, his short films have consistently been selected for Academy Award qualifying festivals like Palm Springs ShortFest, Seattle International Film Festival, HollyShorts International Film Festival, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Odense International Film Festival, Izmir International Short Film Festival, Brussels Short Film Festival and Leuven Kortfilm. His most recent films, TURN IT AROUND and SWIPE, garnered over one hundred film festival selections. Niels signed with WME after the premiere of SWIPE. His latest films are WOODLAND CEMETERY, BARRIER and SHUT. He is currently developing his feature debut.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    Dutch
  • Country
    Netherlands
  • Premiere
    North Carolina Premiere
  • Director
    Niels Bourgonje
  • Screenwriter
    Bastiaan Tichler
  • Producer
    Daniel Aiss
  • Cast
    Jack Wouterse, Sanne den Hartogh