Chills & Thrills Shorts
Thriller, Crime, Horror, Short |
2018 |
1hr 58min
CAST: Various DIRECTOR: Various
CAST: Various DIRECTOR: Various
MONDAY OCTOBER 9 8:45 PM THE GRAND CINEMA
USA | 6 MIN | DIRECTOR: PARKER HILL | CAST: FRANCESCA ROOT-DODSON, TOM MARTIN
US Premiere
Joan is startled when she finds a strange man in her house, but the situation begins to feel all too familiar.
2. The Parcel
GERMANY | 17 MIN | DIRECTOR: WILKE WEERMANN | CAST: JENS LAMBRECHT NILS MALTEN, LEA BEIE, JANOSCH FRIES
West Coast Premiere
In a world where being alone is the norm, Simon gets a package for his supposedly dead neighbor. This supernatural object’s purpose seems to be driving him insane.
3. Cul-De-Sac
USA | 15 MIN | DIRECTOR: DAMON RUSSELL | CAST: SHAWN CHRISTENSEN, PHOEBE TONKIN, MICHAEL DRAYER, CHRISTINA BRUCATO
Washington State Premiere
Parents living at the end of a quiet Cul-De-Sac discover a listening device inside their son’s teddy bear.
Filmmakers in Attendance
4. A New Home
SLOVENIA | 14 MIN | CAST: NINA RAKOVEC, JERNEJ CAMPELJ
Washington State Premiere
What is the biggest danger Europe faces: the crisis on its borders, or its own paranoia and fear? Our protagonist drives to work, she passes the refugee tent city in the park. She means them no harm; they mean her no harm. So why, when their paths intersect, do things go catastrophically wrong?
5. Frederick
USA | 15 MIN | DIRECTOR: TRACI HAYS
Washington State Premiere
A story about an eccentric creative man with a slew of tricks up his sleeve, Frederick determines to make a difference in the world.
6. Wandering Soul
AUSTRALIA | 13 MIN | DIRECTOR: JOSH TANNER | CAST: LAP PHAN, HENRY VO
Washington State Premiere
A Viet Cong soldier stationed in the claustrophobic tunnels of Cu Chi during the Vietnam War finds himself haunted by the ghost of a fallen comrade after the burial ceremony is compromised.
7. Retouch
IRAN | 19 MIN | DIRECTOR: KAVEH MAZAHERI | CAST: SONIA SANJARI, MOHAMMADHOSSEIN ZIKSARI, AZADEH ABAADPOOR, HANIEH MOFLEH, SIAMAK FARSI Washington State Premiere
When her husband has an accident while weightlifting in their home, Maryam decides to watch him die rather than help. Once he is dead, she goes about her day with her child and pretends he has only disappeared.
Filmmakers in Attendance
8. GO PAUL
GERMANY | 17 MIN | DIRECTOR: FELIX KAROLUS
Washington State Premiere
Everybody tries to be on top of the game and to outsmart everybody else is this crime thriller full of twists and turns.
