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Shorts 2: I'll Be Damned

Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 PM at 7 Stages

Bad Insect - Severin Wessel

Bugaboo - Benjamin Morehead

No Returning - Diector Sue Keeton

Ogun Oru - Christopher Rucinski

Pyre - Dylan Miller

The Damned Thing -  Christopher Lewis 

Tick - Sam Permar


86 min. total run time + Q&A with attending filmmakers

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Bugaboo

Director Benjamin Morehead

Runtime: 5 min.

Category:  Horror, Thriller 

A young woman bound to a cursed doll seeks revenge on the man who wronged her.

Ogun Oru

Director: Christopher Rucinski

Runtime: 13 min. 

Category: Horror, Thriller

A divorced and weary military veteran fights to protect her young son from a ruthless sleep demon.

No Returning
Director: Sue Keeton
Runtime: 7 min. 

Category: Thriller, Drama
A dark, intimate story about two strangers pulled together by danger, destiny, and compassion.

The Damned Thing
Director:  Christopher Lewis
Runtime: 19 min.
Category: Horror, Sci-Fi
During a coroner’s inquest into a gruesome and inexplicable death, a witness’s testimony reveals the existence of an enigmatic creature.


Filmmaker in Attendance

Pyre
Director: Dylan Miller
Runtime: 20 min.
Category: Thriller, Drama
In a remote 17th-century village, a widowed mother accused of witchcraft is interrogated by a charming but ruthless inquisitor, forcing an impossible choice to save her daughter.


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Bad Insect

Director Severin Wessel

Runtime: 8 min.

Category: Horror, Thriller

A convenience store cashier has a tense encounter with a strange, ant-headed man.


Filmmaker in Attendance

Tick

Director Sam Permar

Runtime: 14 min. 

Category: Horror, Thriller

Rebecca and Jonathan vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, hoping to conceive, but strange rashes and symptoms begin to appear. Reassured by her doctor, Rebecca tries to ignore it.

As their denial grows, so do the symptoms, and time begins to blur as Rebecca undergoes a disturbing transformation.


Filmmaker in Attendance

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