Shooting on 35mm, Building a Monster: Inside "Housewife’s" Surreal Horror Vision
Jake Lazarow and Greta Guthrie’s surreal 35mm horror short “Housewife” blends vintage terror and feminist themes in a bold, handcrafted vision.
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Blurring the Line Between Victim and Villain in "Syphon"
Tom Botchii’s "Syphon" dives into moral chaos and survival, blurring the line between predator and prey in this gripping FilmQuest 2025 thriller.
Inside the Cosmic Terror of "The King in Yellow"
Sam Shapson’s "The King in Yellow" transforms cosmic horror with haunting visuals, cerebral terror, and Haley Baird’s unforgettable performance.
Unraveling Masculinity: Kristen Semedo’s "Vermin" Redefines Who Gets Haunted
Kristen Semedo’s debut short "Vermin" subverts horror tropes, exposing male fragility and the haunting toll of patriarchy through gothic realism.
Animating Fear: Mike Pappa’s Haunting Western “Terror in the Valley”
Mike Pappa fuses 2D animation, dark humor, and cosmic horror in Terror in the Valley, premiering at FilmQuest 2025.
Inside the Darkly Comic Surveillance World of "Strip Mall"
A darkly funny found-footage horror, "Strip Mall" exposes corporate greed and absurdity at FilmQuest 2025.
Kick Off The Reel Champions Shorts Fest with a Free Costume Party
Join The Reel Champions Shorts Fest on November 1 for a night of fun, film, and community as we kick off the festival weekend with a movie-themed costume party celebrating women and non-binary filmmakers.
Join Reel Champions Shorts Fest in Celebrating Women and Non-Binary Filmmakers
Join The Reel Champions Shorts Fest on November 2 for a day of panels, screenings, and networking celebrating women and non-binary voices in film.
“Butter Knife” Cuts Between Comedy and Tragedy at FilmQuest 2025
Theophile Mur’s surreal dark comedy “Butter Knife” blends humor and tragedy in a daring one-angle hospital story at FilmQuest 2025.
“Check Please”: A Martial Arts Comedy About Identity and Belonging
A dinner dispute turns into a martial arts showdown in Shane Chung’s "Check Please", a bold comedy on Korean-American identity at FilmQuest 2025.
"Dead End": Juan Gil’s Claustrophobic Horror of Family and Guilt
"Dead End" traps a family in a minivan of guilt and grief—Juan Gil’s haunting horror short premieres at FilmQuest 2025.
Matthew Scheffler’s “The Traveler”: Confronting Grief and Ghosts at FilmQuest 2025
Peabody winner Matthew Scheffler’s "The Traveler" brings a bold, emotional twist to ghost stories at FilmQuest 2025.
Ghosts Go Viral in “Seance for the ’Gram”
Wannabe influencers summon a real ghost during a live séance gone wrong in this standout FilmQuest 2025 horror-comedy.
“Open Wide” Unleashes Psychedelic Chaos and Female Rebellion at FilmQuest
At FilmQuest 2025, Lara Repko’s “Open Wide” fuses horror, humor, and hallucinatory color to explore the messy beauty of female desire, boundaries, and self-liberation.
Jeff Speed Revives Giallo Style with "Red Ribbons in the House of Stained Glass"
Jeff Speed’s genre-bending thriller, selected for FilmQuest 2025, merges the hypnotic allure of Giallo cinema with a modern journalist’s descent into obsession.
Silence as Horror: Riccardo Suriano’s “The Waking Call” Stuns at FilmQuest 2025
Riccardo Suriano strips horror to its core in “The Waking Call,” where silence and guilt replace monsters and noise. Starring Best Actor nominee Michael Maggi, the film traps a radio host in one room—and his own unraveling mind.