For the category "Best Short Film" of theOptical Theatre 2019 The following short films were selected:
– Popsy (USA - 2019) by Jac Kessler - 30 min.
– The Dark Dawn (Italy - 2019) by Alessandro Spada - 20 min.
– Atomic Ed (France - 2018) by Nicolas Hugon - 18 min.
– Post Mortem Mary (Australia - 2017) by Joshua Long - 10 min.
– Without You (Spain - 2018) by Allan J. Arcal - 10 min.
– Noctámbulos - Night Owls (Spain - 2018) by Romén Rivero - 8 min.
A reminder that the award ceremonies will be held on November 15 in Rome, at the cultural association INTERNO 4 (here more info).
Written and directed by Jac Kessler, Popsy is a horror short film that boasts, in the cast, the presence of Ted Raimi (currently nominated for the category "Horror Icon" along with Barbara Crampton).
Popsy is the film adaptation of Stephen King's short story of the same name.
Plot: Briggs Sheridan (Alex Dunning) loves gambling, and when his habit seems to cost him more than a few broken limbs, money will be the least of his worries.
Because of debts, the man will be forced to kidnap children...
In the cast of Popsy: Alex Dunning, Nadia Fancher, Ted Raimi, Barry McMullen, and Greg Gasman.
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Produced, written and directed by Alessandro Spada, The Dark Dawn is a horror short film that sheds light on the struggle between good and evil while not neglecting its repercussions on humanity.
This is a short film about demonic possession that flows into another subgenre.
Plot: a house in the woods, a priest, a broken family, and a troubled girl.
Everywhere, signs of a dark omen.
The cast includes Janet Fischietto, Jacqueline Flous, Milvia Marigliano and Marco Foresti.
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Atomic Ed is a horror short film directed by Nicolas Hugon on a screenplay by Cyril Delouche.
Plot: introvert Ed is victimized by Mark, the neighborhood gang leader. His only friend Gus, tries in vain to push him to rebel and win the heart of Julia, the girl he is in love with. On the day when the body of one of Mark's gang members is found horribly mutilated, the situation precipitates because it is Ed himself who will be blamed. The latter will have no choice but to take responsibility and create an improvised weapon to become what he has always dreamed of being.
In the cast of Atomic Ed: Oscar Lesage, Audran Cattin, Daniela Oro, Pierre Derenne and Yoann Audoin.
Special effects are by David Scherer.
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Written and directed by Joshua Long, Post Mortem Mary is a horror short film about the macabre photographic practice developed in the Victorian era.
Plot: Australia, 1840. The small Mary helps her mother in her postmortem photography business. Arriving at a small farm, the two find a couple devastated by grief over the death of their daughter. Here Mary will have to face her phobias when, left alone with the little girl's corpse, she has to portray it as if it were still alive while her mother is busy consoling the deceased's parents.
In the cast of Post Mortem Mary: Stella Charrington, Melanie Zanetti, Kathryn Marquet, Edie Vann and David Breen.
The photography is by Ben Nott, DOP in the The eye collector, Daybrakers - The Last Vampire, Saw: Legacy and Widow Winchester. Bett Nott also appears on the film crew as executive producer.
Chad Atkinson (Ghosts from Mars, Planet Terror, The Mist) instead is the effector.
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Without You (aka Sin ti) is a short film in the horror-drama genre directed by Allan J. Arcal, who co-wrote the screenplay with Juan de Dios Garduño.
Plot: after addressing a prayer to her deceased parents, Maria (Raquel Infante) returns home in tears.
Waiting for her are her husband, her daughter, and a chilling secret That will lead her to make a terrible decision.
In the cast of Without You: Raquel Infante, Nacho Guerreros and Noa Lara.
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Noctámbulos - Night Owls is a horror short film produced, written and directed by Romén Rivero, here making his film debut.
Plot: In the middle of the night, four teenage skateboarders do not realize they are being watched.
The only girl in the group drives away from her friends to return home but a man driving a car chases her.
In the cast of Noctámbulos - Night Owls: Sabina Zambrano, Manuel Aragonés, Santiago Santana, Carlos Carnero and Jesús Extraviz.
