Here’s where you will find information about all of the films for the Flint Short Film Freakout. Read on for the good stuff!
Film Blocks
| Block 1 – 12:15 – 1:15PM | TIME | Local Movies/ Student Movies – 2:25 – 3:15PM | TIME |
| The Last Show | 14.18 | Chop! Chop! | 4.02 |
| Holy Mary | 1 | Disturbance | 6 |
| Script | 8.1 | Phobia Killers | 7.31 |
| Eureka! | 0.15 | The Shack | 15 |
| Steamed | 20 | Student | TIME |
| A Conversation with E | 5.03 | Haunted | 4.51 |
| The Three Naughty | 1.56 | Nightmare | 2.12 |
| Serialkiller | 7.42 | Rough Around the Edges | 7.09 |
| 57.44 | The Bathroom | 2.15 | |
| The Body | 4.2 | ||
| BREAK | 10 | 52.4 | |
| BREAK | 5 |
| Block 3 – 3:20- 4:25PM | TIME | Block 4 – 4:35 – 5:35PM | TIME |
| Alchemy | 14.05 | No Signature Required | 10 |
| La Nueva | 15 | Choices | 6 |
| Murder House | 2.5 | Now Is Not The Time | 4.59 |
| Bloody First Date | 11.59 | Sore Loser | 3.34 |
| On The Inside | 6.12 | Declin | 14.3 |
| The Beholder | 1:20 | Tatties | 13.49 |
| Teacher’s Pet | 0.15 | Sally’s Lullaby | 5 |
| The Hobbyist | 8.37 | 57 | |
| 58 | |||
| BREAK | 5 | ||
| BREAK | 10 |
| Block 5 – 5:40 – 6:45PM | TIME | Midnight Movies – 6:55 – 8PM | TIME |
| Zmiena | 13.24 | Canado!!!! | 13.41 |
| Soul Catcher | 9.29 | Face Crusher 2 | 6 |
| Rise & Shine | 11 | Hot Dog Trashman | 9.01 |
| When The Time Comes | 13.21 | Frostbite | 1.3 |
| All You Can Eat | 13 | Slash-o-Lantern | 6.12 |
| 60 | Slash-o-Lantnern 2 | 9 | |
| Tapehead | 1.47 | ||
| BREAK | 10 | The Baby Sitter | 5.12 |
| The Big D | 12.09 | ||
| 64 | |||
| AWARDS 8PM | 10 |
THE FILMS
We will put these into the appropriate blocks as we get closer.
EUREKA – 15sec
Directed by – David Creighton
Canada
In this animated micro-short, a conspiracy nut finally grasps the truth.
A Conversation With E – 5:03mins
Directed by – esabella anna karena strickland, Taylor Mitchell, Mary Skylar Larkin
Canada
When a girl playfully responds to a mysterious post-it note, she finds herself unable to escape the conversation she began…
Bloody First Date – 11:59mins
Directed by – Mason Mashtare
United States
While on an awkward picnic, Randy and Amanda’s first date goes from bad to worse when an axe murderer joins the mix. Randy attempts to lead Amanda away from danger, but soon they find themselves face to face with a killer. They must work together to stay alive and save their date.
CANADO!!!! – 13:41mins
Directed by – Tyler Zickafoose
United States
A Raw and Uncut Look into the rare and legendary Canado that only comes storming through every thousand years or so.
CHOICES – 6min
Directed by – Michael McCallum
United States
Mitch and Charlie are facing a new world after a mysterious sickness has taken everyone they love.
ALCHEMY – 14:05mins.
Director Brandon Polanco
United States
An epic transformation manifests from a seemingly routine interview.
A failed everyman begins working through pages and pages of questions. As time begins to elongate, the man finds himself tormented and more and more isolated. He battles the unknown ultimately transcending into a heightened reality, discovering a new life existing between multiple worlds, both familiar and otherworldly.
CHOP! CHOP! – 4:02mins.
Directed by – Keanu Sousa Mendes
Michigan
Fred is Coming at 3 pm! Will our protagonist be ready on time? Dial in for a fast-paced fun adventure of intense Pumpkin carving and spooky surprises!
DECLIN – 14:30mins
Directed by – Elise huyssen
France
Suffering from Alzheimer’s, a pensioner is facing his caregiver going mysteriously missing. Confused, he looks for her in his nursing home’s hallways but he is prey to disturbing apparitions…
FACE CRUSHER 2 – 6mins.
Directed by – Luke St Germaine
United States
Sharon hears a weird noise in her yard and calls Everett for help- instead, she learns about the gruesome tale of the Face Crusher!
FROSTBITE – 1:30Mins.
Directed by – Ron Ford
United States
A new Christmas tradition is born as Frostbite, the zombie snowman, makes his debut in this faux trailer from David C. Hayes and Ron Ford.
THE HOBBYIST – 8:37mins
Directed by – George Vatistas
United States
A short neo-noire thriller centered around a mysterious druggist visited by Sangstrom, a seemingly ordinary man in search of an undetectable poison. Yet, Sangstrom winds up getting more than he bargained for from the sagacious alchemist.
LA NUEVA (The Newcomer) – 15Mins.
Directed by – Ivan Villamel
Spain
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.
The Last Show – 14:18mins
Directed by – Joshua T. Wagner
United States
The new guy at a dying movie theater realizes that an old tradition may have more meaning than he thought.
The Flat Eart Presents – MURDER HOUSE – 2:50mins
Directed by –
Vincent DiCostanzo
United States
The house is absolutely perfect…with one exception.
NO SIGNATURE REQUIRED – 10min
Directed by – Kenneth Lawrence
United States
A woman finds a mysterious box on her doorstep, the contents of which will alter her perception of terror.
PHOBIA KILLERS – 7:31mins
Directed by – Katelin Maylum
United States
Have a phobia? The guys in Building 2 have a cure for you!
RISE & SHINE – 11mins.
Directed by – Arnaud Pierre Baur
Switzerland
Nancy works in a small gas station shop. Disillusioned, not even the news of an apocalypse seems to worry her. But the sudden arrival of a mysterious customer could change all that. Will Nancy finally find meaning in her life? Or in her death?
SALLY’S LULLABY – 5Mins.
Directed by – Jonathan Cook
United States
Mom and Dad team up with their daughter Sally to get rid of a monster in her closet.
SCRIPT – 8:10mins.
Directed by– Piero Cannata
Italy
Two screenwriters, a ghost story, the night that goes on. Who will put an end to this?
SERIENKILLER (SerialKiller) – 7:42mins
Directed by – Dwight Darko
Germany
Ted is obsessed with horror film legends, yet they are often revered. That’s why he wants to become a serial killer himself. Myra wants to support him and offers himself to him as a sacrifice. Does Ted have the guts?
SLASH-O-LANTERN – 6:12mins
Directed by – Taylor McManus, Matthew McManus
United States
It’s been 3 years since a mysterious killer murdered Kevin’s brother on Christmas Eve. This Halloween, Kevin faces a terrifying showdown when the masked madman returns. — but this time, he’s ready for him.
SLASH-O-LANTERN Part II – 9mins.
Directed by – Taylor McManus, Matthew McManus
United States
Kevin and James deal with the aftermath of their brush with death on Halloween night. As Hazel Falls P.D. arrive on the scene, they quickly realize the nightmare isn’t over just yet.
SORE LOSER – 3:34Mins.
Directed by – Hugo Breant
France
Pierre never thought a simple visit of his girlfriends’ friends would turn into an awful game of hide and seek.
SOUL CATCHER – 9:29mins.
Directed by – Jay Jay Jegathesan
Australia
A deeply reflective, charming man. Three dynamic women. A mystery that cuts to the heart of self-knowledge and transformation.
TAPEHEAD – The Return Of Jacob Cobb – TRAILER – 1:47mins.
Directed by – Dustin Mattson
United States
That is, until a group of teenagers unearth Jacob’s blood soaked rewinder. Summoning his vengeful corpse from the grave… and NO ONE is safe!
TATTIES – 13:49mins.
Directed by – Jon Robertson, Chris Cameron
United Kingdom
A brother and sister escape the city for the weekend at their parents country home. After a moment of self gratification, they have an unusual encounter with human root vegetable hybrids.
TEACHER’S PET – :15secs
Directed by – Kevin Lucero Less
United States
He was a stern teacher. They were a brilliant student. The grade was brutal on the pop quiz. The saw blade filed the complaint.
THE BIG D – 12:46Mins.
Directed by – Nathan Ludwig, Chad Farmer
United States
An amateur journalist drags her cameraman brother along to hunt for Bigfoot. As their search deepens, her true motivations for finding Bigfoot are revealed.
WHEN THE TIME COMES – 13:21Mins.
Directed by – Jondaniel Cornett, Jonathan Frey
A grieving husband chooses to fulfill his wife’s dying wish by leaving the safety of his home and venturing into an apocalyptic landscape in search of a cherished memento.
ZMIENA – 13:24Mins.
Directed by – Pierre Renverseau
France
Autumn, dawn. The forest rustles everywhere, it looks like it lives. On the edge, an old isolated house. And in this house, a room, decrepit. A man, Greg, wakes up painfully, like he’s having a hangover … If it was not that …
THE BATHROOM – 2:15Mins.
Directed by – Henry Spillman
United States
Don’t look in the bathroom mirror.
THE BODY – 4:20Mins.
Directed by – Eli Lerdau, Ben Berthy, Chloe Rodriguez-Thomas
When his car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, a man must hide the secret in his trunk from a good samaritan.
HAUNTED – 4:51Mins.
Directed by – Charlotte Pelton, Ginger Craghead-Way, River Schleifer, Sarvasrika Singh
United States
A pair of TV ghost hunters get more than they bargained for when investigating a haunted winery.
NIGHTMARE – 2:12Mins
Directed by – Liam Anderson, Camerin Kith, Dylan Fox, Naomi Kim, Grey Dessert, Tatum Daves, Graham Holub
United States
A man wakes up alone in a movie theatre in this surreal, one-shot horror short.
ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES – 7:09Mins.
Directed by – Aldie Porter, Casey Leone, Helen Rumsey, Phoebe Griffiths
United States
An episode of a classic sitcom is interrupted by a deranged killer.
THE BEHOLDER – 1:20Mins.
Directed by – Shaun Clark
United Kingdom
The eye is the window to the soul. That is why it terrifies us.
THE BABY SITTER – 5:12Mins.
Directed by – Gillian Harrill
United States
When Chaz is left home alone, his mom gets him a babysitter even though he is 25 years old.
DISTURBANCE – 6Mins.
Directed by – Zachary Atkinson
United States
A family who is enjoying a nice evening at home is soon greeted by an unknown guest.
HOT TRASH DOG MAN – 9:01Mins.
Directed by – James T. Poole
United States
Ricky must sacrifice a bone in order to rescue his friends from a putrid presence terrorizing the house.
NOW IS NOT THE TIME – 4:59Mins.
Directed by – Matthew Garvin
United States
A dark secret from the past puts a couples relationship to the test.
ON THE INSIDE – 6:12Mins
Directed by – Pal Gustavsen
Norway
A young man leaves his house to go for a walk in the quiet and sunny neighborhoood. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, people start running after him, with fierce determination.
STEAMED! – 20Mins.
Directed by – Beverly Bonner
United States
A young man leaves his house to go for a walk in the quiet and sunny neighborhoood. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, people start running after him, with fierce determination.
THE THREE NAUGHTY – 1:56Mins.
Directed by – Victor Volkov
Mexico
In a village, children begin to disappear and we realize that they are three naughty little ones who eat children.
ALL YOU CAN EAT – 13Mins.
Directed by – Kieran Reed
United Kingdom
A young waitress at a fast food diner has a bad feeling about things going on behind the chrome and neon facade of the diner. She finally believes she has the proof she needs to bring this secret to light, but unseen evil forces are unleashed in a blood thirsty attempt to stop her.
The Spooky World of Chris Ringler 