Barbee Butcher (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
Netherlands/France/Czech Republic (2008), 1 minute
Written, directed and produced by Sophie Laguës
A greenish clay creature cuts a Barbie doll into pieces with the aim of turning itself into a femme fatale … but with unexpected results!
Dead Hooker in a Trunk
Canada (2011), 92 minutes
Written and directed by Jen and Sylvia Soska
Dead Hooker in a Trunk, set in beautiful Vancouver, tells the story of four friends who set out on an everyday errand and end up in a fight for their lives when they discover the body of a dead hooker left in their trunk.Lead by a sexy, impulsive Badass, her distant Geek twin sister, their bible thumping, Jesus loving Goody Two Shoes friend, and a chaotic, rock star Junkie pal, the group has to put aside their differences to dispose of the body before they’re next. Buckle up and get ready for the ride of your life filled with gun fights, extreme violence, blood, guts, gore, and goats.
Double Black
USA (2011), 8 minutes
Written, directed and produced by Sara Woomer
A man goes to rescue his ex-girlfriend from an underground ski cult.
Doll Parts (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
Canada (2011), 9 minutes
Written and directed by Karen Lam, produced by Karen Lam and Suzan Derkson
A serial killer’s bad day is made much worse when he picks up the wrong girl hitchhiking.
“…meticulous emotional meatgrinder, genuinely redolent with directorial horror film prowess…walks the line between art film and horror film exquisitely. Nicolas Roeg meets Ted Bundy.”-John Skipp at Bizarro Central
Best Story - Tulsa Underground Horror Festival, Best Director - HorrorQuest Film Festival, Best Short Horror Film - Midnight Black International Film Festival of Darkness
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The Ghost and Us (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
USA (2009), 10 minutes
Written and directed by Emily Carmichael, produced by Jason Moring and Josh Hetzler
Laura’s thrilled with her new boyfriend, not so thrilled that his house is haunted by the ghost of his dead wife. But when she finally decides enough is enough, it turns out playing ghost buster is harder than she thought. Over a night that includes microwave s’mores and a shoot-out with holy water, Laura has to ask herself-how do you exorcise a ghost whose name is on the lease?
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I was a Tranny Werewolf (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
USA (2011), 10 minutes
Directed by Lola Rock n’ Rolla
A woman can’t get rid of her body hair so she becomes a werewolf and kills everyone in her high school.
The Party’s Over (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
Spain (2011), 3 minutes
Written, directed and produced by Gigi Romero
Tomás wakes up after having sex with a mysterious woman who crawled in his bed after a party at his place. He calls his friend Julián trying to find out who this sexy girl is. The answer is far away from being pleasant…
Beautiful as You Are (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
USA (2009), 6 minutes
Written and directed by Doug Malette, produced by Mary Katherine Sisco
A long time TV addict finds a mate.
Best Storyline - Viscera Film Festival 2010
The Room at the Top of the Stairs (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
Australia (2010), 15 minutes
Written and directed by Briony Kidd, produced by Adam Walker
A young artist feels overshadowed by a charismatic and dangerous girl she’s never met. Her life changes when she decides to follow in her nemesis’s footsteps. A coming-of-age story told in the style of a Gothic melodrama. Shot in Tasmania with support from Screen Tasmania.
“Kidd’s style is assured and beautiful… [the film] absolutely sticks in your bones.”-Fangoria
Audience Choice ‘Focus on Australia’ block - HollyShorts Film Festival, Semi-finalist Canberra Short Film Festival, Semi-finalist - Moondance International Film Festival, Distinctive Achievement, Foreign Film - Wild Rose Independent Film Festival
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Tahune’s Beast
Australia (2010), 7 minutes
Written by Vince G. Bailey and directed by Josh Llewellyn, produced by Catherine McClintock
A couple stranded on a deserted country road encounter a suspicious local and his tale of Tahune’s legendary beast. Made in Tasmania.
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When Sally Met Frank (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
Australia (2007), 9 minutes
Written, directed and produced by Victoria Waghorn
An everyday fairytale of horror. Every year willing women succumb by the millions to be sliced and diced, syringed and sucked into shape in the pursuit of aesthetic perfection. This film is a satirical love story of women’s obsession with the beauty myth and a fun commentary on our society’s increased desire for homogenisation of the masses.
Best Experimental Film - HD Fest, Best Australian Film - A Night of Horror International FIlm Festival 2008
Wretched (Viscera Film Festival showcase)
USA (2007), 15 minutes
Directed by Heidi Honeycutt and Leslie Delano, written and produced by Heidi Martinuzzi
Jenny and her husband Eric sit at a diner eating a cheap meal of burgers, fries and chocolate cake. Through their ever-increasing arguments and Jenny’s constant visits to the ladies room, the audience will start to learn how close to losing her sanity Jenny really is, and how oblivious Eric is when it comes to Jenny’s disorder.
“Wild and gut wrenching!”-Lucky McKee (The Woman, May)
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