Tallgrass Film Festival 2023

ONE MAN'S LAUGH IS ANOTHER MAN'S SCREAM SHORT FILM PROGRAM

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9 films in package
Don't Turn Off the Ghost Light
Every stage actor knows the old theatre lore. At night, after rehearsal, after the show, you leave the ghost light on - or else. Poor Terrence. He should have been more careful - because now he's about to find out that some performances never die.
Closing Time
An estranged friend surprises his old college buddies with an unusual reunion.
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Cuando crece la hierba
To question is to grow. Because not everything is easy to understand... even when you've grown up.
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Our First Priority
It’s all in your head. A young girl walks into a doctor’s office with a long list of symptoms. After seeming sympathetic at first, the doctor tries to convince her it’s all in her head, unleashing her avenging angel, who has her revenge.
Florence in Customer Care
A customer care representative at a furniture website begins to unravel as a mysterious rash appears on her body.
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Mahogany Drive
In this comedy horror tale, three Black friends wake up to a nightmare — a dead white woman on the floor of their Airbnb. Tensions rise, sweat beads, and accusations fly, but they slowly come to a terrifying truth: this house is killing white women!
Racket
When professional circus clown Lo rage-dumps her performing partner moments before a packed show, she finds herself suddenly forced to improvise a solo act with a tennis racket.
Passing Through
A young woman connects with her hedonistic father in the most unlikely of places - A hospice facility in trashy paradise, South Florida.
Run Amok
Meg, an amateur harpist and professional teacher's pet, wants to commemorate the shooting that happened at her school a decade ago by staging a full musical reenactment of the event. She enlists cheerleader Penny to help “pitch” the idea to Principal Linda and Mr. Shelby. But the adults aren’t ready to face the music.
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Horror and comedy go together like peanut butter and jelly! And in this program you'll find a little bit of horror, a little bit of comedy, and a little bit of dark comedy. This program is a combination of the in-person Horror & Bloody Short Film Program and Dramedy Short Film Program due to virtual availability restrictions.

It’s all in your head. A young girl walks into a doctor’s office with a long list of symptoms. After seeming sympathetic at first, the doctor tries to convince her it’s all in her head, unleashing her avenging angel, who has her revenge.

  • Year
    2022
  • Runtime
    10 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Kansas
  • Rating
    13+
  • Content Warning
    Medical trauma
  • Note
    https://letterboxd.com/film/our-first-priority/ Filmmaker Letterboxd: @ruinmysleep
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  • Director
    Ariel Baska
  • Producer
    Ariel Baska, Adam Stovall
  • Cast
    Jamie Kirsten Howard, Benjamin Frankenberg, Lori Hovermale, Violet Gotcher
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