26th OutSouth Queer Film Festival

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE CATFISH - Horror & Fantasy Shorts

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Viewer's Guide: This program contains violence and gore. "Fisherman" contains explicit nudity and strong graphic sexual content. Please be informed before watching or purchasing.


Here is a 105-minute collection of nine horror, fantasy, and mystery shorts from around the world.

CATFISH KILLER: Starring Chris Salvatore (Eating Out), Nathan Ramos-Park and Sachin Bhatt, Catfish Killer follows three diverse gay besties on a camping trip who are thrust into danger when one of them inadvertently catfishes a serial killer online. Now, they must come together to survive or get gutted, and not in a good way.

FAMILY HISTORY: On the anniversary of his mother's mysterious death, a young man brings his new boyfriend home to meet his reclusive, conservative father, and secrets rise to the surface.

HANGRY: When teenage Rae realizes her stepfather has been stealing her mother's medication as her mother inches closer and closer to death, she has to make a decision regardless of her morality...Quiet. Calculated. Strong. And now fearless. LeRoy will find out who his stepdaughter is when her back is against the wall...literally.

SUNDOWN TOWN: Bryce and Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town.

THORNS: Stopping at a sketchy motel for some private intimacy, Gwen and Jade get the sense that someone’s watching them.

THE FORGOTTEN PLACE: In this whimsical fantasy, all Eric ever wanted was a friend. He just never knew how to find one.

HIDE OR SEEK: Andrew introduces his boyfriend to his childhood friends by playing a nostalgic - and terrifying - game of Hide and Seek. The game turns deadly when he discovers someone from his past hiding in the shadows, out for violent revenge.

GUARDIAN: Two employees get into a hilariously-heated argument when one of them begins questioning his sexual identity. Who's gonna explain this to "The Boss"?

FISHERMAN: A fisherman is at the lake when a beautiful young man rises from the water. Fascinated by him, the fisherman begins an idyllic sexual trip into nature.

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On the anniversary of his mother's mysterious death, a young man brings his new boyfriend home to meet his reclusive, conservative father, and secrets rise to the surface.


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Director Biography - Mark J. Parker

Mark J. Parker was born in southern New Jersey and grew up acting in theater and independent films, and making his own student films, in the greater Philadelphia area. He started working on indie features and shorts in 2011, and continues to produce, cast, assistant direct, script supervise, shoot, edit, and of course write and direct indie and digital projects today. He directed his first real short film Sticks in Maine in 2015 and it screened at 40 North American film festivals in 2016-2017. He now lives in southern Maine, where he freelances in entertainment/media, works on his next shorts, and teaches teens, children, and adults.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    16 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    North Carolina Premiere
  • Director
    Mark J. Parker
  • Screenwriter
    Mark J. Parker
  • Cast
    Matthew Courson, Aleksander Varadian, Patrick Heraghty, Catherine Nastasi
  • Cinematographer
    Brendan H. Banks
  • Editor
    Erin Waters
  • Sound Design
    Mielle Ezra