BLACK HEARTS
DRAMA HORROR SHORTS: Volume 1
(Various Countries, 91 min)
CRAVE
(US, 13 min, 2023)
A young man in an isolated motel desperately tries not to succumb to addiction while navigating a night of temptation.
FREE BENCH MUST PICK UP TODAY
(US, 6 min, 2023)
A young gay couple pay an unexpected price for bringing home a free piece of furniture.
IT’S REALLY YOU
(United Kingdom, 15 min, 2023)
A priest arrives at a house to perform an exorcism, unaware that he's about to be reunited with an old flame.
LATER
(US, 13 min, 2023)
A zombie flick shot in North Carolina.
MANICURE
(US, 10 min, 2023)
Before her 30th birthday party, Elanor's anxiety and demand for perfection turn a pleasant manicure into a bloody mess.
MONOPHOBIA
(US, 8 min, 2023)
25-year-old Thomas Neville suffers from monophobia, the fear of being alone, brought about by a childhood trauma. To treat his monophobia, Thomas and his psychiatrist, Dr. Ramon Medeiros, rent a home and begin exposure therapy. When a malevolent entity latches onto Thomas, Thomas must not only convince Dr. Medeiros that the entity is real but must also persuade Dr. Medeiros to help him expel the entity.
MOSQUITO LADY
(US, 13 min, 2023)
Terrified of telling her parents that she's pregnant as restrictions to abortion access worsen, a desperate teenager seeks the help of a reclusive neighbor who her parents warned her about.
THE PERFECT PLACE TO CRY
(US, 7 min, 2022)
Late at night, deep in the woods, a woman cries in her car. A light flickers through the trees. At the edge of her headlights' reach, she can just make out the shape of a man. He's coming closer.
THE VOICE IN ISABEL FLEISS’S OFFICE
(US, 6 min, 2023)
A woman with an unusual malady--cobweb buildup in the throat--receives an even more unusual treatment in this adaptation of a surreal poem by North Carolina writer Virgil Renfroe.
MOSQUITO LADY
(US, 13 min, 2023)
Terrified of telling her parents that she's pregnant as restrictions to abortion access worsen, a desperate teenager seeks the help of a reclusive neighbor who her parents warned her about.
Director Biography - Kristine Gerolaga
Kristine Gerolaga is a Filipina American filmmaker and actor. Her work was featured on Vulture, ALTER, and Shudder. She is supported by The Future of Film is Female where she received the 2023 Spring Grant for post-production color services for her short film, Mosquito Lady, that had its world premiere at Beyond Fest. She is also a Sundance Institute supported artist: She was a 2022 recipient of the Uprise Grant, a 2023 TAAF Collab Scholar, and most recently, a 2024 Screenwriters Lab fellow for her Filipino horror feature Lamok.
- Year2023
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorKristine Gerolaga
- ScreenwriterKristine Gerolaga
- ProducerKristine Gerolaga, Lauren Bancroft, Jesus Beltran, Steven Krimmel
- CastHanna Lorica, Maria Lingbanan, Ina Dahilig, Rhandy Torres
- CinematographerWill Green
- EditorSteven Krimmel
- MusicJonathon Keeling
BLACK HEARTS
DRAMA HORROR SHORTS: Volume 1
(Various Countries, 91 min)
CRAVE
(US, 13 min, 2023)
A young man in an isolated motel desperately tries not to succumb to addiction while navigating a night of temptation.
FREE BENCH MUST PICK UP TODAY
(US, 6 min, 2023)
A young gay couple pay an unexpected price for bringing home a free piece of furniture.
IT’S REALLY YOU
(United Kingdom, 15 min, 2023)
A priest arrives at a house to perform an exorcism, unaware that he's about to be reunited with an old flame.
LATER
(US, 13 min, 2023)
A zombie flick shot in North Carolina.
MANICURE
(US, 10 min, 2023)
Before her 30th birthday party, Elanor's anxiety and demand for perfection turn a pleasant manicure into a bloody mess.
MONOPHOBIA
(US, 8 min, 2023)
25-year-old Thomas Neville suffers from monophobia, the fear of being alone, brought about by a childhood trauma. To treat his monophobia, Thomas and his psychiatrist, Dr. Ramon Medeiros, rent a home and begin exposure therapy. When a malevolent entity latches onto Thomas, Thomas must not only convince Dr. Medeiros that the entity is real but must also persuade Dr. Medeiros to help him expel the entity.
MOSQUITO LADY
(US, 13 min, 2023)
Terrified of telling her parents that she's pregnant as restrictions to abortion access worsen, a desperate teenager seeks the help of a reclusive neighbor who her parents warned her about.
THE PERFECT PLACE TO CRY
(US, 7 min, 2022)
Late at night, deep in the woods, a woman cries in her car. A light flickers through the trees. At the edge of her headlights' reach, she can just make out the shape of a man. He's coming closer.
THE VOICE IN ISABEL FLEISS’S OFFICE
(US, 6 min, 2023)
A woman with an unusual malady--cobweb buildup in the throat--receives an even more unusual treatment in this adaptation of a surreal poem by North Carolina writer Virgil Renfroe.
MOSQUITO LADY
(US, 13 min, 2023)
Terrified of telling her parents that she's pregnant as restrictions to abortion access worsen, a desperate teenager seeks the help of a reclusive neighbor who her parents warned her about.
Director Biography - Kristine Gerolaga
Kristine Gerolaga is a Filipina American filmmaker and actor. Her work was featured on Vulture, ALTER, and Shudder. She is supported by The Future of Film is Female where she received the 2023 Spring Grant for post-production color services for her short film, Mosquito Lady, that had its world premiere at Beyond Fest. She is also a Sundance Institute supported artist: She was a 2022 recipient of the Uprise Grant, a 2023 TAAF Collab Scholar, and most recently, a 2024 Screenwriters Lab fellow for her Filipino horror feature Lamok.
- Year2023
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorKristine Gerolaga
- ScreenwriterKristine Gerolaga
- ProducerKristine Gerolaga, Lauren Bancroft, Jesus Beltran, Steven Krimmel
- CastHanna Lorica, Maria Lingbanan, Ina Dahilig, Rhandy Torres
- CinematographerWill Green
- EditorSteven Krimmel
- MusicJonathon Keeling