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THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU, BARBARA!
US/Canadian Shorts
(85 min)
BLOSSOM NEEDS A RIDE HOME
(US, 10 min, 2025)
After defeating a bloodthirsty maniac, Blossom needs a ride home. What a hassle.
Director: Tim Schwagel
COME IN
(Canada, 9 min, 2025)
Curiosity piqued, Agana accepts an unexpected invitation to "hang out" from Tess, the bully next door. But what she uncovers is something far beyond anything she could have imagined.
Director: Peter Ricq
THE CONDUIT
(US, 15 min, 2025)
A grieving father, desperate to speak to his dead son, invites a mysterious medium into his home, only to discover that some spirits have no intention of remaining silent.
Director: Conor Soucy
GIMME
(US, 14 min, 2025)
On the first night of Hanukkah, a grandfather and his estranged granddaughter are pulled into a sinister game of dreidel.
Director: Steven Schloss
STAY IN
(US, 12 min, 2025)
A recluse is forced to confront a dark secret from years past that has kept him from going outside after midnight.
Director: Michael Buran
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6aWSMNT1rs&t=1s
TAPESTRY
(US, 7 min, 2025)
A desperate mother performs an occult ritual to resurrect her lost child.
Director: Jason Sheedy
WORST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE
(US, 18 min, 2025)
HIGH SCHOOL REALLY SUCKS… and no one knows that better than best friends Aaron and Keith. So when they set out to crash the last graduation party of the summer, emotions fly high and the culture clash of teenagers find themselves playing a simple game that has dire consequences.
Director: PJ Germain
NIGHTFALL
(US, 17 min, 2025)
On a stormy night a guilt-ridden teen visits a grieving mother, looking for some kind of connection. As buried grief resurfaces he's drawn into a psychological reckoning that blurs reality - a final act of shocking vengeance completes the cycle.
Director: Zac Villanueva
Director Biography - Zac Villanueva
Zac Villanueva is a USC-trained director known for genre-bending psychological horror. A close collaborator of *Barbarian* filmmaker Zach Cregger, his latest film, Nightfall, stars Teri Hatcher and blends emotional intensity with visual precision. He’s currently developing independent and studio projects.
- Year2025
- Runtime18 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorZac Villanueva
- ScreenwriterZac Villanueva
- ProducerAlessia Cruci, Zarye Wossene, Steve Ewer
- CastTeri Hatcher, Guy Hershler, Emma Malouff
- CinematographerJoseph Wise
- EditorSamuel Gill
- Production DesignTaylor Woods
- ComposerDaniel Greis
THEY’RE COMING TO GET YOU, BARBARA!
US/Canadian Shorts
(85 min)
BLOSSOM NEEDS A RIDE HOME
(US, 10 min, 2025)
After defeating a bloodthirsty maniac, Blossom needs a ride home. What a hassle.
Director: Tim Schwagel
COME IN
(Canada, 9 min, 2025)
Curiosity piqued, Agana accepts an unexpected invitation to "hang out" from Tess, the bully next door. But what she uncovers is something far beyond anything she could have imagined.
Director: Peter Ricq
THE CONDUIT
(US, 15 min, 2025)
A grieving father, desperate to speak to his dead son, invites a mysterious medium into his home, only to discover that some spirits have no intention of remaining silent.
Director: Conor Soucy
GIMME
(US, 14 min, 2025)
On the first night of Hanukkah, a grandfather and his estranged granddaughter are pulled into a sinister game of dreidel.
Director: Steven Schloss
STAY IN
(US, 12 min, 2025)
A recluse is forced to confront a dark secret from years past that has kept him from going outside after midnight.
Director: Michael Buran
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6aWSMNT1rs&t=1s
TAPESTRY
(US, 7 min, 2025)
A desperate mother performs an occult ritual to resurrect her lost child.
Director: Jason Sheedy
WORST THING YOU’VE EVER DONE
(US, 18 min, 2025)
HIGH SCHOOL REALLY SUCKS… and no one knows that better than best friends Aaron and Keith. So when they set out to crash the last graduation party of the summer, emotions fly high and the culture clash of teenagers find themselves playing a simple game that has dire consequences.
Director: PJ Germain
NIGHTFALL
(US, 17 min, 2025)
On a stormy night a guilt-ridden teen visits a grieving mother, looking for some kind of connection. As buried grief resurfaces he's drawn into a psychological reckoning that blurs reality - a final act of shocking vengeance completes the cycle.
Director: Zac Villanueva
Director Biography - Zac Villanueva
Zac Villanueva is a USC-trained director known for genre-bending psychological horror. A close collaborator of *Barbarian* filmmaker Zach Cregger, his latest film, Nightfall, stars Teri Hatcher and blends emotional intensity with visual precision. He’s currently developing independent and studio projects.
- Year2025
- Runtime18 minutes
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorZac Villanueva
- ScreenwriterZac Villanueva
- ProducerAlessia Cruci, Zarye Wossene, Steve Ewer
- CastTeri Hatcher, Guy Hershler, Emma Malouff
- CinematographerJoseph Wise
- EditorSamuel Gill
- Production DesignTaylor Woods
- ComposerDaniel Greis