A black comedy about a Californian geek in search of his horror hero Boris Karloff, shot on 35mm.
“Wonderfully weird”
Chris Blaine, writer/director of Nina Forever.
Awards
WINNER, Best Of The Festival (as chosen by Mark Kermode) Isle of Man Film Festival 2016
WINNER, Best Comedy, Plymouth Film Festival 2016
WINNER, Best Screenplay, Cinefantasy International Fantasy Film Festival 2016
WINNER, Best Short Film, Southampton International Film Festival 2016
WINNER, Best Hair & Makeup, Portsmouth International Film Festival 2016
Screenings
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2015
Montreal World Film Festival 2015
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015
London Short Film Festival 2016
Athens International Film + Video Festival (Ohio, USA) 2016
LOCO London Comedy Film Festival 2016
East End Film Festival 2016
Sunderland Shorts 2016
Central Florida Film Festival 2016
Long Island International Film Expo 2016
No Gloss Film Festival 2016
Malta Short Film Festival 2016
Pluk de Nacht 2016
Long Beach International Film Festival 2016
Portsmouth International Film Festival 2016
Cinefantasy International Fantastic Film Festival 2016
Athens International Short Film Festival Psarokokalo 2016
FilmFest Osnabrück 2016
InShort Film Festival 2016
Edinburgh Short Film Festival 2016
H.P Lovecraft Film Festival 2016
Southampton International Film Festival 2016
Braunschweig International Film Festival 2016
Reggio Film Festival 2016
Anchorage International Film Festival 2016
MCM London Comic Con 2016
Isle of Man Film Festival 2016
Plymouth Film Festival 2016
Kort Geschoten Short Film Festival 2016
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Director Robert Hackett
Writer Mike Goldfarb
Producer Ioanna Karavela
Cinematographer Bjørn Ståle Bratberg
Editor Mark Towns
Production Designer Meriel Hunt
Colour Grade Romain Kedochim (Soda Visual ltd)