Soresport Movies: February 2022

Monday, February 28, 2022

Etheria Film Fest Through the Years - 2016

Women in Horror Month 2022

A look back at the first ten years

NOTE: Many of the shorts that were part of the Etheria Film Festival can not be found on Amazon Prime video and on Shudder as part of your subscription Search for Etheria and see all six seasons!

Etheria Film Festival 2016

Directed by Anna Biller (120:00) (Supernatural Exploitation) (USA) (35mm)

A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.

Available on Amazon Prime Video

Vimeo On demand Link

Etheria Film Night 2016 Official Short Film Selections

Genghis Khan Conquers the Moon - In Genghis Khan's last days, an encounter with a Wizard sends him to the Moon. Just as the Mediaeval anti-hero thinks he's made his greatest conquest, he finds himself on a spiritual quest, realizing the absurd clash between one man's need and the silence of the Universe

Directed by Kerry Yang (17:00) (Science Fiction) (USA)

Vimeo Trailer Link

Bionic Girl - In this absurdist musical, a scientist afraid to face the outside world creates her own android clone replacement.

Directed by Stephanie Cabdevila (14:30) (Fantasy/Sci-Fi) (France)

HOSS - When a devastating tsunami destroys the west coast, a cowgirl roams the now lawless Malibu hills looking for justice.

Directed by Christine Boylan (13:00) (Western) (USA)

YouTube Link - About the film and kickstart used to make it.

ReStart - Andrea is trapped in a temporal loop. Will she be able to break it?

Directed by Olga Osorio (15:00) (Science Fiction) (Spain)

Boxer - A middle-aged contract killer must reconcile her life between her ruthless clients and her young, unquestioning son who wants to be just like her.

Directed by Toy Lei (4:47) (Action/Thriller) (USA)

Link to Toy Lei talking about her film

The Stylist - Claire is a lonely hairstylist with an unnerving desire to escape her disappointing reality. When her final client of the evening arrives with the request to look perfect, Claire has plans of her own.

Directed by Jill Gevargizian (15:00) (Horror) (USA)

Hard Broads - Three women have to transport a celebrity’s body without anyone knowing she’s dead.

Directed by Mindy Bledsoe (10:00) (Dark Comedy) (USA)

YouTube trailer Link

Mindy Bledsoe Director reel

The Puppet Man - A supernatural killer stalks a young woman and her friends in a seedy, neon-lit dive bar in this short film featuring horror legend John Carpenter.

Directed by Jacqueline Castel (9:08) (Horror) (USA)

Nasty - It’s 1982. Twelve-year old Doug is drawn into the lurid world of VHS horror as he explores the mysterious disappearance of his father.

Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond (15:09) (Horror) (UK)

Etheria Film Fest Through the Years - 2015

Women in Horror Month 2022

A look back at the first ten years

NOTE: Many of the shorts that were part of the Etheria Film Festival can not be found on Amazon Prime video and on Shudder as part of your subscription Search for Etheria and see all six seasons!

Etheria Film Festival 2015

INNER DEMON - A teenage girl is abducted by a serial killer couple and manages to escape and find refuge in an isolated farmhouse, only to discover it is home to greater horrors and a malevolent spirit.

(2014, recipe 84 minutes, Australia) Written and Directed by Ursula Dabrowsky

Trailer Vimeo Link

Rent on Amazon Prime or get it as part of your subscription to Screambox

Short Films

SHEILA SCORNED - When Sheila Johnson accidentally messes up a major illicit deal, local kingpin Barry and his goons kidnap her from the club where she dances. Unfortunately for Barry and the men, Sheila also happens to be a shit talking, ass kicking psychopath with a plan of her own. And there's nothing she hates more than men on a power trip...

(USA, Action/Thriller, 17:45)

Directed by Mara Gasbarro Tasker

SHEVENGE - From Amber Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) ) comes this twisted, darkly comedic, genre-bending tale of revenge - a revenge of the worst kind - Shevenge! While at a killer slumber party, Sam, Taylor and Charley embark on a journey of revenge and empowerment.

(USA, Fantasy/Action/Comedy, 11:31)

Directed by Amber Benson

Vimeo Trailer Link

EL GIGANTE - After attempting to cross the US/Mexico border in search of a better life, Armando awakens in an unknown room, his body broken down and a Lucha Libre mask sewn into his neck. He attempts to escape, but is surrounded by a sadistic family, who watch him with hungry eyes.

(Canada/Mexico, Horror, 13:42)

Directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero

Vimeo Behind the scenes

GÖDEL INCOMPLETE - A time-travel romance between one of the great minds of the 20th Century, Kurt Godel, and a lonely particle physicist, Serita Cedric, a research student working at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.

(Australia, Science Fiction, 13:21)

Directed by Martha Goddard

DE NOCHE Y DE PRONTO *Jury Award for Best Film* - Home alone in a deserted apartment building during the Christmas season, Maria is startled to receive a visit from a desperate man claiming to be her upstairs neighbor, whose apartment is being broken into by thieves

(Spain, Thriller, 19:53)

Directed by Arantxa Echevarria

SLUT *Audience Award Winner* - A naive young girl becomes the target of a murderous sociopath when she attempts to reinvent herself to impress the boys in her small Texas town.

(USA, Horror, 20:49)

Directed by Chloe Okuno

Etheria Film Fest Through the Years - 2014

Women in Horror Month 2022

A look back at the first ten years

Etheria Film Festival 2014

NOTE: Many of the shorts that were part of the Etheria Film Festival can not be found on Amazon Prime video and on Shudder as part of your subscription Search for Etheria and see all six seasons!

“Wakening” – Danis Goulet

(2013, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Canada, 9 mins)

In the near future, the environment has been destroyed and society suffocates under a brutal military occupation. A lone Cree wanderer Wesakechak searches an urban war zone to find the ancient and dangerous Weetigo to help fight against the occupiers.

“Job Interview” – Julia Walter

(2013, Thriller, Germany, 10 mins)

When Lisa applies for a job everything seems to be turning out pretty well… Until the boss Marie starts asking strange questions and the job interview turns out to be a little different than expected…

“You Me & Her” – directed by Sarah Doyle

(2014, Science Fiction, USA, 20 mins)

When 30 versions of one person pass through the wormhole at the Department of Parallel Resettlement, Anna discovers she is the worst possible version of herself.

YouTube Trailer Link

“Dia de los Muertos” – directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero

(2014, Horror, Mexico/Canada, 12 mins)

On the night of ‘Dia De Los Muertos,’ the women of the La Candelaria strip club seek revenge on those who have abused them.

YouTube Interview Link

Vimeo Behind the Scenes Link

YouTube Trailer Link

“Dawn” – directed by Rose McGowan

(2013, Thriller, USA, 18 mins)

Dawn is a quiet young teen that longs for something or someone to free her from her sheltered life. One day she meets Charlie, a high school dropout, who offers her a glimpse into a world she dreams to be a part of.

“Hide & Seek” – directed by Kayoko Asakura

(2013, Horror, Japan, 11 mins)

A schoolgirl visits a house to take a Koto lesson. She meets her teacher and her son, and they seem to be playing “HIDE and SEEK” in the house. The Koto lesson starts but the girl soon realizes that there’s something very odd about the teacher.

You can purchase this short at Vimeo for $1.99 or rent it for .99 cents

“The Jelly Wrestler” – *LA Premiere* directed by Rebecca Thomson

(2013, Action/Comedy, Australia, 14 mins)

With one last shot at jelly glory, washed up wrestler and barmaid Eileen must grapple with aging, betrayal and her own jelly wrestling demons – a task that may well put her down for the count.

Friday, February 25, 2022

Etheria Film Fest Through the Years - 2013

Women in Horror Month 2022

A look back at the first ten years

Etheria Film Festival 2013

NOTE: Many of the shorts that were part of the Etheria Film Festival can not be found on Amazon Prime video and on Shudder as part of your subscription Search for Etheria and see all six seasons!

Warnings from the Bathtub - Elizabeth Appel - A woman disregards the warnings from the hallucination of her dead mother in the bathtub and sublimates her passion for men who betray her to a couch she’s quite sure will forever be faithful. Quickly she learns obsessive love consumes.

The End of the Night - Emilie Rosas - Shot with the players of RM Grandeur Nature, The End of the Night chronicles the events surrounding the rebellion of the Sons of the Dawn against the Mayflies during the period known as "Eternal Night".

Culling - Kerinne Jenkins - In an irradiated, subterranean world, a naive, but compassionate boy finds himself having to decide what is really important in life.

Butterflies - Isabel Peppard - A young artist sits on the sidewalk, struggling to make a living. She makes drawings for the passersby. A businessman recognises her talents and offers her a paying job. The prospect seems inviting but the reality threatens to kill her imagination..

The Rift - Belinda McCulloch - In a dystopian future where people are abducted by an unseen force, a young couple fight to stay together and find answers in the shadows.

Render - Surita Parmar - A man and woman living in a computer-generated landscape struggle to comprehend that their universe isn't real.

Monster - Deborah Burns - Monster is a fable set in a pastoral post-apocalyptic time. Hannah, played by Jodelle Ferland, draws the winning lot to feed a terrifying hungry monster waiting in the forest.

Best Friends Forever - Brea Grant - Harriet, a comic book artist with a secret, and her reckless BFF, Reba, take their '76 AMC Pacer on the open road and instead get a wild ride towards an impending nuclear apocalypse.

Vimeo Trailer Link

You can watch the film on Amazon Prime

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Etheria FIlm Fest Through the Years - 2012

Women in Horror Month 2022

A look back at the first ten years

Etheria Film Festival 2012

NOTE: Many of the shorts that were part of the Etheria Film Festival can not be found on Amazon Prime video and on Shudder as part of your subscription Search for Etheria and see all six seasons!

Seamstress – Gracie Otto (Australia) - An ailing bird watcher becomes obsessed with a seamstress living next door when he observes her luring birds into her home. He discovers that she needs the birds to survive, and that he may hold the key to furthering the species.

IMDB page - Director's IMDB page

Oowie Wanna – Bridget Palardy (Savage Cole)(USA) - While doing laundry, a misfit 7-year-old girl tumbles into an alluring other-world, where she must decide the fate of her birthmark.

IMDB Page - Director's IMDB page

Prita Noire – Sofia Carrillo (Mexico) - A fantastical animated story of two sisters in a strange place, and their strange relationship.

She Wolf – Francesca Reverdito (Italy) - Little Red Riding Hood turns the table on the wolf.

IMDB Page - Director's IMDB page

The Maiden and the Princess – Ali Scher (USA) - A fairy tale about a young girl who loves the princess instead of the prince.

IMDB Page - Director's IMDB page

The Hunter and the Swan Discuss Their Meeting – Emily Carmichael (USA) - A Brooklyn couple have dinner with a hunter and his girlfriend, a magical swan woman. It doesn’t go well.

The Stolen – Karen Lam (Canada) - A dark fairytale about an imaginative little girl who saves a bullied boy and is granted a secret wish.

Karen Lam Demo Reel

The Red Hood – Danishka Esterhazy (Canada) - A dark re-telling of Little Red Riding Hood set in the Canadian prairies during the Great Depression

The Provider – Brianne Nord-Stewart (Canada) - In an alternate-history 1940s small town America, after Japan retaliates over Hiroshima with biological warfare, the local doctor’s home is the safest place to seek refuge. Or is it?

The Provider link

Undetected – Kristen Anderson (Sueve) (USA) - A blown engine on a remote road forces two sisters to look for help in a ghost-town from a couple that closely resembles the living dead.

Laura Keller – Maureen (Mo) Perkins (USA) - With global population at an extreme high, federal fertility lotteries now determine who can and can’t reproduce. When one woman learns that she will be permanently sterilized, her faith in the system is shaken.

Mo Perkins on her film

Imminent Danger – Alana McNair (USA) - Whoops! After an unintentional button pressing incident alerting Earth of its impending demise, Gail must find a way to reverse this misunderstanding and save the world!

Alana's Website to view

Kaboomtown – Jakqui Schuler (USA) - As the human race keeps on exploding around her, Jane struggles to fill out a stack of application forms to stay alive.

Slashed – Rebecca Thomson (Australia) - Worlds will collide when Renata and Frieda’s erotic fantasies cross the digital frontier.

Volcano Girl – Ashley Maria (USA) - Fighting super villains is easy. Losing your superhero job, moving back home and sharing a bathroom with your little sister? Now that’s hard.

We Are All Cylons – Ilana Rein (USA) - We Are All Cylons investigates our very human enthusiasm for technology and myth by examining the metaphysical resonances of the television series “Battlestar Galactica.”

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