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.
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.
Director Biography - Carluccio
Carlos Enrique Tejera, also known as "Carluccio", is a narrative and commercial filmmaker, photographer, and painter born and raised in Venezuela, now based in New York City. Tejera served as the Ibero-American Competition Specialty Programmer at the Miami Film Festival for two years, curating international feature films for exhibition and competition. Simultaneously, he was a Channel Manager for Cinedigm, curating and scheduling VOD and OTT content for Cineverse. After founding his production company, Sfumato, Tejera directed music videos for the songs “Así” by Obregon for RED Music of Sony Music Entertainment and “Me Arrepiento” by GioBulla for YahYah Music.
Tejera received his B.F.A. from the Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) with a minor in The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Additionally, Tejera attended Directing Intensive courses and 35mm Cinematography Workshops at other top film institutions such as the University of Southern California and New York Film Academy.
- Year2023
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorCarluccio
- ScreenwriterJordan Sarf
- ProducerJacob Karim
- CastStef Dawson
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.
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.
Director Biography - Carluccio
Carlos Enrique Tejera, also known as "Carluccio", is a narrative and commercial filmmaker, photographer, and painter born and raised in Venezuela, now based in New York City. Tejera served as the Ibero-American Competition Specialty Programmer at the Miami Film Festival for two years, curating international feature films for exhibition and competition. Simultaneously, he was a Channel Manager for Cinedigm, curating and scheduling VOD and OTT content for Cineverse. After founding his production company, Sfumato, Tejera directed music videos for the songs “Así” by Obregon for RED Music of Sony Music Entertainment and “Me Arrepiento” by GioBulla for YahYah Music.
Tejera received his B.F.A. from the Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) with a minor in The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology. Additionally, Tejera attended Directing Intensive courses and 35mm Cinematography Workshops at other top film institutions such as the University of Southern California and New York Film Academy.
- Year2023
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorCarluccio
- ScreenwriterJordan Sarf
- ProducerJacob Karim
- CastStef Dawson