Here are detailed descriptions of all the TISH 2023 selections. We hope you enjoy the show! (All films listed after the jump.) ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Sebastian Granskog Produced by: Johan-Sebastian Rintala Written by: Sebastian Granskog Country: Finland Run time: 13 min Description: A young man tries to drown out feelings brought on by his painful breakup but can’t even seem to get rid of his ex-girlfriend’s hair. ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 10:00 PM w/ Terror Toons 4 (Feature), Scream Queen/King Contest & Naptime, Dearie Directed by: Cherelle Ann Sarah Higgins Produced by: Yusuf Begg Written by: Cherelle Ann Sarah Higgins Country: Canada Run time: 5 min Description: Valerie's quiet night-in is disrupted when she realizes her younger sister Maya has taken an outfit from her closet. It's not the first time, but it might be the last. Website: https://enfant-terrible.xyz/bunny-girls/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/boh3m1an ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Wil MacKeigan Produced by: Wil MacKeigan & Nathan Makse Written by: Nathan Makse Country: Canada Run time: 12 min Description: The Crow and the Pitcher is a Thriller short film about a disillusioned high school student finding himself in a strange relationship with a murder of crows, who try to adopt him as one of their own. ![]() Screening: Friday - May 19 @ 8:30 PM w/ Eulogy to Us & Old Flames Directed by: Dave Thorpe Produced by: Jayda Woods & Daryl Ledwon Written by: Darren Hinchy & Dave Thorpe Country: Canada Run time: 7 min Description: An actor experiences self doubt and imposter syndrome until she has a conversation with her inner-self to find a unique way of accepting who she is. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/791345285 ![]() Screening: Sunday - May 21 @ 4:00 PM w/ Call of the Unseen Directed by: Michael Lavine Produced by: Michael Lavine Written by: Michael Lavine Country: USA Run time: 11 min Description: A skeptical astronaut discovers a lost spaceship and gets tangled up in a dangerous journey to a mythical space-time portal, the Ice Nexus, in search of the Inventory of the Mind, essential knowledge for ending the Eternal War. Website: http://www.thedarkodyssey.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedarkodyssey2/ ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Zsolt Répási Produced by: Gábor Ridzi & Zsolt Répási Written by: Zsolt Répási Country: Hungary Run time: 6 min Description: We can experience the deep suffering of a desperate and vulnerable women at a moonlit night. Little by little she starts losing her sanity because of the unexplainable, mysterious happenings. She must face the realization, that can be changer of fate for her entire being. Website: http://www.rnr.hu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RNRmuveszetiugynokseg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rnrmuveszetiugynokseg/ ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Kloé Puech Produced by: Elsa Kpatinde Written by: Kloé Puech Country: France Run time: 14 min Description: Deborah, cabaret dancer, is under the influence of her beloved. To get free, she started in a carnal choreography where violence and love mingle in a deadly game. Facebook: www.facebook.com/f12.dragonlady Instagram: www.instagram.com/f12_dragonlady/ ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Alex Sultoon Produced by: Alex Sultoon Written by: Alex Sultoon Country: UK Run time: 4 min Description: A singer is terrified of losing her voice and thinks someone is out to steal it. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/781262382 Website: http://alexsultoonfilms.com/echos-voice-box/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexsultoonfilms ![]() .Screening: Friday - May 19 @ 6:00 PM w/ "Long Shorts" Directed by: Jack Grinhaus Produced by: Lauren Brotman, Jack Grinhaus & Riva Lombardi Written by: Lauren Brotman & Adam Kenneth Wilson Country: Canada Run time: 19 min Description: Elle, battling a life-threatening disease, is caught in a loop of relentless treatment cycles, forced upon her by doctors she does not recognize. Where is she? Why can’t she remember when this all began? This Drama/Thriller/Sci-Fi explores Fear, Isolation, Humanity, and Hope. Website: https://www.boundtocreate.com/film-tv Facebook: https://facebook.com/B2CTheatre Instagram: https://instagram.com/boundtocreate/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/b2ctheatre ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 7:30 PM w/ The Stranger, God Particle Apocalypse & Murder, Madness & Mayhem Directed by: Christian Bachini Produced by: Christian Bachini Written by: Christian Bachini Country: Italy Run time: 15 min Description: Chris, a paranoid and self-centered man, is happily avoiding all human contact, preferring to escape from reality in whatever's on TV. When a friend reaches out to him to confront him about his past promises, Chris has to decide what kind of person he is inside, or it may just eat him...alive. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ixl2Ezz7YY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialChristianKang/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christiankangbachini/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisBachini ![]() Screening: Sunday - May 21 @ 8:00 PM w/ Mind Leech, CROOKS - Heart of Vengeance & Sushi Noh Directed by: Adam Kirkey Produced by: Travis Laidlaw, Adam Kirkey & James Carmichael Written by: Adam Kirkey & Mathieu Lamarche Country: Canada Run time: 15 min Description: Five criminals pick the wrong safe house to lay low after robbing a bank. After a bank robbery doesn’t go exactly as planned, a crew of five pick a last minute safehouse to lay low with their take and a hostage. But the safehouse isn’t so safe… Greed & Gore, a film by Adam Kirkey, is a mash of horror and thriller, with practical effects that will please all genre fans. It stars Julie Mainville (Butchers, The Good Doctor), Krishan Dutt (The Boys), Matthew Bell (Curse of the Anti-Quenched), Monica Zelak (Curse of the Anti-Quenched, Chronicles of Blood, The Enigma), and breakout stars Curt Derosier and Nick Dewolfe. Website: http://www.greedandgorefilm.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Greedandgorefilm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greedandgorefilm Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Greedgorefilm ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Brandon Carraway Produced by: Hannah Grace Carraway Written by: Hannah Grace Carraway & Brandon Carraway Country: USA Run time: 8 min Description: Two Latter-day Saint missionaries bring a Book of Mormon to the home of a wicked lady. Website: https://www.waterslidefilms.com/work/thehandbook ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Hamad Abdulla Ali Produced by: Hassan Elkraidli Written by: Hamad Abdulla Ali Country: Bahrain / USA Run time: 7 min Description: After a young boy stays out late at night, a family struggles of escaping the demon that followed him back home. ![]() Screening: Friday - May 19 @ 6:00 PM w/ "Long Shorts" Directed by: Ivan Villamel Produced by: Helion Grande, Raul Cerezo & Ivan Villamel Written by: Ivan Villamel & Raul Cerezo Country: Spain Run time: 15 min Description: Maria is the new teacher who arrives at an old religious school. On her first day, she will have to teach a group of rebellious kids who are part of a punishment class. An unexpected event will turn the classroom into a real hell. ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Filip Koren Produced by: Jean Andersen Written by: Filip Koren Country: Norway Run time: 14 min Description: Two best friends are on a cabin trip to Lake Sunshine. After an unexpected phone call their lives will be changed forever. ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Guillaume Heulard Produced by: Guillaume Heulard, Stéphane Valette, Quentin Allonville, Antonin Sgambato, Morgan Preleur, Rémi Sello, Mylène Pirot, Arno Frant & Guillaume Blanvillain Written by: Stéphane Valette Country: France Run time: 20 min Description: During a trip to Poland, two young American influencers are sent by their employer to photograph an old uninhabited mansion resembling a haunted house deep in the forest. Inside the mansion, the two young girls are confronted by some very strange phenomena... Trailer: https://vimeo.com/657085653 Facebook: https://facebook.com/maryla.lefilm ![]() Screening: Sunday - May 21 @ 6:15 PM w/ Agatha, Goth Beach & Tales from Lemuria Directed by: Neil Hamilton Warren Produced by: Neil Hamilton Warren Country: Canada Run time: 13 min Description: A clay animated film on Poe's last days . The film follows Poe on his accidental trip to Baltimore, with memory and nightmares of his works as he heads to his final moments. ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 7:30 PM w/ The Stranger, God Particle Apocalypse & Escalation Directed by: Steven DeRock Produced by: Steven DeRock Written by: Steven DeRock Country: Canada Run time: 10 min Description: A quiet night leads to chaos by an uninvited stranger entering a family home. Trailer: https://youtu.be/BLJY6aFWHW0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekoutcinema/ ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 10:00 PM w/ Terror Toons 4, Scream Queen/King Contest & Bunnygirls meet the Void Directed by: David Boyer Produced by: James Camren Written by: David Boyer Country: USA Run time: 5 min Description: A Scottish midwife must defeat the demon-possessed child of her client. Facebook: https://facebook.com/burntkiwiproductions ![]() Screening: Friday - May 19 @ 6:00 PM w/ "Long Shorts" Directed by: Jordan Mears Produced by: Zach Keast, Jordan Mears & Coty Greenwood Written by: Jordan Mears & Coty Greenwood Country: USA Run time: 40 min Description: Trigger and Gene were Hollywood legends and the best of friends, but years after a falling out the two must team up once again to fight a villain from their past. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMgpiukTLc4 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiddyUp2022 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newwestmovie/ ![]() Screening: Friday - May 19 @ 6:00 PM w/ "Long Shorts" Directed by: Erik van Schaaik Produced by: Anita van Dalen Written by: Erik van Schaaik Country: Netherlands Run time: 15 min Description: When a world-famous film star is accused of eating his female co-stars, his career goes down the drain. That wipes the smile off his face! Trailer: https://vimeo.com/717451950 Website: https://www.erikvanschaaik.com/the-smile Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesmilemovie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikvanschaaik_films ![]() Screening: Saturday - May 20 @ 5:00 PM w/ Short Film Showcase Directed by: Bon Blossman Produced by: Whitney Whatley Overbey Written by: Bon Blossman Country: USA Run time: 2 min Description: A young girl living in a house riddled with paranormal activity must face her fears as she encounters unspeakable evils. Website: http://www.bonblossman.com/switch Facebook: https://facebook.com/bonnieblossman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bonblossman/?hl=en Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bonblossman ![]() Screening: Sunday - May 21 @ 6:15 PM w/ Agatha, Goth Beach & Mr. Poe, Memory and Nightmares Directed by: Mitar Terzic Country: Spain Run time: 6 min Description: Short, three stories omnibus film about lost word of Lemuria. All characters, costumes, and props created and made by author. Website: http://www.mitarterzicphotography.com/ |
TISH 2023
May 19-21, 2023 Categories:
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