Official Selections: 5th LA Horror Film Festivals
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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A Certain Method
Short film
A struggling method actress kills at the most horrific audition of her career.
Director: Veronica Felicity Johnson
Bio: Born and raised in The East Village, Veronica is a graduate of the American Film Institute where she received her MFA.
She splits her time between New York City and Los Angeles directing, writing and producing. Childhood halloween was the inspiration of her horror obsession and creative influences. Her love for horror began in kindergarten where she wrote a very disturbing short story about a vampire which provoked a parent teacher conference. She hasn’t put down the pencil since then. The infatuation and love for horror is in her blood. However, the blood is more often than not combined with a little sparkle. She often combines the glitz and glamour of larger than life characters against a sinner backdrop.
Veronica has had development experience at StudioCanal, BonaFide Pictures, CBS Television and Ghost House Pictures where she served as Sam Raimi’s development assistant in preparation for pitching and selling a television show. She’s also served as a writer’s room intern for a StudioCanal/Apple+ show. Veronica’s most comfortable place is out on a limb between the shoals of the living and the dead—perched precariously over the island of the undead.
Producer:Veronica Felicity Johnson
Writer: Veronica Felicity Johnson
Cast: Brittany Belt, Bryan Coffee, Spencer Stevenson, Kamy Bruder
Cinematographer: Aakash Raj
Editor: Travis Stuart
Instagram: @felicity_films_
AMANDA
Short
The first love never forgets.
Director: Bel Armenteros
Producer: Dra House, Siniestra films
Writer: Bel Armenteros
Cast: Enzo Calleja, Amanda Cárdenas, Lorena Jiménez e Isabel Lag.
Cinematographer: Pablo Terzagui
Editor: Bel Armenteros
1, Fangofest Amposta, 2 Festival internacional de cine fantástico y de terror de Navarra, 3 Festival internacional de cine fantástico Noctámbulo, 4 Hollywood blood horror festival (11 awards)
5, Chicago horror film festival
Website: belarmenteros.com
Instagram: @belarmenteros
Dark Mommy
Short
LA Premiere
Ben is the only night shift 911 operator in a small town. His bubble of self-isolation is only ever punctured by drunks or prank calling kids, but tonight Dark Mommy has her own intentions for Ben...and the rest of the town.
Director: Courtney Eck
Producer: Courtney Eck, James Strayer, Kate Brankin
Writer: Courtney Eck, James Gannon
Cast: Ben - Ben Chandler, Dark Mommy - Uranbileg Angarag, Anne - Janaah Coates, Dave - Avi Kritzman, Contortionists: Caitlyn Gee, Kathleen Hoil, Ashaand Simone, Mickey Parks, Prank Caller: Fergus Eck, Scared Caller: Harrison Eck
Cinematographer: James Gannon
Editor: Daniel Bellury
Website: pleaseleaveproductions.com/dark-mommy
Instagram: @pleaseleavepod
Facebook: @pleaseleavepod
As A Rake
Short
When an old crush finally shows interest in her, thanks to the miracle of a new injectable weight-loss drug, a woman indulges in a one-night stand with him. But late in the night, the drugs reveal an unpleasant side-effect: Cannibalism.
Director: Amy Whittenberger
Producer: Liska Ostojic
Writer: Amy Whittenberger
Cast: Jahna Frantziskonis, Ben Levin, JW Dean
Cinematographer: Colin Oh
Editor: Cyndi Trissel
In addition to being included in the LA Horror Film Festival, As A Rake is also screening at Screamfest at the TLC Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and at Horror Haus Film Festival in Santa Clarita, both in October 2024.
Instagram: @as_a_rake
Twitter: @asarakemovie
Facebook: Amy Whittenberger