Haunting Heartbeats: Alex Chew’s "I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead" Redefines Horror
At FilmQuest 2025, Alex Chew’s "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" delivers a haunting, heartfelt ghost story centering strong women and emotional truth.
Festivals
Coverage and insights from the world’s leading film festivals, including HollyShorts, Nòt Film Fest, FilmQuest, and TIFF. Explore interviews, reviews, and behind-the-scenes stories that spotlight filmmakers and their work on the international stage.
Jacob Johnson Blurs Reality in “I See the Demon”
Jacob Johnson’s "I See the Demon" blurs the line between truth and perception, blending sci-fi, horror, and drama in a gripping exploration of trust and reality.
Inside "The Conduit": Retro Tech, Grief, and the Price of Connection
At FilmQuest 2025, Conor Soucy’s "The Conduit" merges grief, retro sci-fi, and the supernatural, revealing a haunting vision where even loss has a price.
Kai Straw Turns Music Into Cinema with “Chokin’” — A Raw, Redemptive Debut
Kai Straw’s haunting debut Chokin’ merges music and film into a raw, symbolic journey of choice and redemption.
"Peeping Todd" Turns Stalking Into Song: A Twisted Musical Thriller
Actor and co-writer Chris Alan Evans leads Peeping Todd, a dark comedy musical thriller premiering at FilmQuest 2025. Teaming with director Josh Munds, Evans delivers an irreverent, inventive story with a twisted musical edge.
Paranoia, Love, and Action Collide in Nitasha Bhambree and Declan Mulvey’s “Dual”
Blending action, horror, sci-fi, and romance, “Dual” turns domestic paranoia into a gripping, kinetic thriller. Drawing on their stunt backgrounds, Nitasha Bhambree and Declan Mulvey craft an intimate yet explosive story where love, trust, and survival violently collide.
Slashing Through Suppression: Richard Rotter’s Twisted Satire “Meat Crayon”
Richard Rotter’s "Meat Crayon" fuses slasher horror and dark satire to expose how emotional repression can turn creativity into chaos.
Roommates From Hell: Aaron Barrocas Turns Resentment Into Horror-Comedy Gold
At FilmQuest 2025, Aaron Barrocas’s "Bart & Bobbi Kill Each Other" blends biting humor and horror to expose toxic roommate dynamics and societal divides.
Originality Meets Absurdity in Sean Davis’s Animated Comedy "Almost Ten"
Astoria filmmaker Sean Davis blends humor and originality in "Almost Ten", a bold, genre-bending animated short premiering at FilmQuest 2025.
Inside "Grunge": How Rene Rivas Turns Rock Energy Into Horror Cinema
Award-winning filmmaker Rene Rivas fuses rock and horror in "Grunge", a suspenseful indie short featuring hypnotic visuals and raw energy at FilmQuest 2025.
"The Wanderer" Confronts Immortality and the Fear of Suffering
At FilmQuest 2025, Michael Lavine’s "The Wanderer" blends fantasy and Gothic noir to explore immortality, suffering, and the beauty of human fear.
Inside "Necrosectos": A Son’s Dark Fantasy Tribute to His Father
Javier Lozano’s "Necrosectos" turns grief into art—a haunting dark fantasy starring his mother, blending creature horror, sci-fi, and heartfelt indie vision.
Twin Minds Split Reality in Lindsay Kent’s Psychedelic Sci-Fi Comedy
Twin filmmakers Lindsay and Lauren Kent blend sci-fi, horror, and comedy in "The Split", a surreal exploration of ego, transformation, and identity.
Grief, Betrayal, and Dark Humor Collide in "Gemini"
Naomi Christie channels raw grief into "Gemini", a darkly funny, genre-blending short film about love, loss, and betrayal—now featured at FilmQuest 2025.
"Blossom Needs A Ride Home" Turns Horror’s Final Girl Into a Hero Again
Filmmaker Tim Schwagel redefines post-horror storytelling with "Blossom Needs A Ride Home", a witty, blood-soaked satire premiering at FilmQuest.
Ali Cook Reimagines the Mermaid Myth in “The Pearl Comb”
Blending folklore and feminism, Ali Cook’s "The Pearl Comb" reimagines mermaids and women doctors in a stunning, genre-bending period drama at FilmQuest 2025.