Category: winning screenplays

A cast of career criminals puppeteer the execution of an imposing assailant. Filmed in 7 days mid-pandemic. Project Links  Instagram

Aaron Egbert Allsop first got into filmmaking making skateboarding videos with his friends while living in Eau Claire, WI. Since he could never land a trick he ended up being the one to film everyone else. From there he started making short films with friends. After college, he pivoted from narrative work to produce and… Continue reading Director BIO:  Aaron Egbert Allsop (THE MILL CREEK STRANGLER)

A woman obsessed with a local serial killer finally gets to meet him one night when he shows up to her house to kill her. Project Links  Website  Instagram

Joey Medina born and raised in The Bronx, New York was distained to become a Writer, Producer & Director. In third grade his School Principle placed Joey in a creative writing class after reading Joey’s version of “Goldie Locks and the Three Bears” with an urban theme.In fifth grade, after watching a three-minute super 8… Continue reading Director BIO: Joey Medina (BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE)

A powerful and gripping story about a white terminally ill businessman who uses racism to force an African American man he never met before to kill him in order for his family receive his life insurance money. Project Links  Website News & Reviews “Beautiful Violence (2021) short film review”ScreenCritixhttp://screencritix.com/beautiful-violence-2021-short-film-review/ “Beautiful Violence – Short Film Review”Film… Continue reading Short Film: BEAUTIFUL VIOLENCE, 12min., USA, Crime/Drama

Director Statement In the age of social media, information has flooded our lives, and everything seems to be unveiled under transparency. Does that mean we are able to see things objectively as a whole, or we are more prone to a one-sided, subjective vision than ever before?This film is a prequel to the longer story… Continue reading Director BIO: Danming Niu (ALL WE KNOW ABOUT IAN)

A socially distanced man meets a socially famous girl and is never forgotten.

Adrianna Bell is a Las Vegas native. She discovered her love for story-telling in theater, developed it in advertising, and brought it to life through filmmaking. Director Statement I’d like to thank my husband-to-be for inspiring my passion in filmmaking, my family for never really knowing what it is that I do but always supporting… Continue reading Director BIO: Adrianna Bell (GLITTER GULCH)

The year is 1962. We’re in the underbelly of mob-ruled Las Vegas. An unlikely duo navigates through a bareknuckle fight ring in the shadow of unpaid debt.

Showcase of the best SHORT FILMS in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Film: A MARTYR OF THE PEN Best Cinematography: THE GHOUL Best Performances: CLEANING UP Best Production Design: SNOW GLOBE Best Direction: THE DECIPO Best Sound & Music: CINDY’S DINER Theme of night: Life Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Videos: A MARTYR OF… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: OCTOBER 2021 CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival