Mayhem 2023: Short Film Showcase Announced
Mayhem Film Festival has announced this year's short film showcase. Fifteen titles from around the globe will vye for festival goers' appreciation and appease short attention spans. Of particular interest to us here at ScreenAnarchy HQ is the lone Canadian short, Forgotten Lake, directed by members of Astron-6, Adam Brooks and Matthew Kennedy.
The full line-up of films will be announced next Tuesday, September 12th. Keep your eyes peeled for that announcement right here.
Mayhem Film Festival announces Short Film Showcase 2023Festival also sets date for full line-up announcementMayhem Film Festival is delighted to announce the 15 films that will make up this year’s Short Film Showcase. The festival will take place at Broadway, Nottingham on 12-15 October 2023.Mayhem initially started as a single selection of shorts almost 20 years ago, and the Short Film Showcase remains at the heart of the festival, playing midway through the Saturday of the festival. The 19th edition’s showcase includes films from five different countries, from filmmakers making their first appearance at the festival, as well as long-time friends of Mayhem. This year, the team worked with The Nottingham Horror Collective’s Emily Malone to shortlist the line-up from all the films submitted to the festival.The 15 films from this year’s line-up, in alphabetical order are:Absolution, ParsinDir. Jack Nop, UK, 4m55The imagined perpetrator in a famously unsolved true-crime case, “Who Put Bella Down the Wych Elm”, is confronted about his past by an unearthly Bison in this Stop-Motion animated short film.Angels [UK Premiere]Dir. Samantha Aldana, US, 7m18When a farmer caring for her dying mother discovers a creature with strange abilities, she's forced to confront her ideas about right and wrong.BleepDir. Ben S. Hyland, UK, 8m20A couple's relationship is pushed to the brink as they investigate a strange noise that's woken them in the night.Claudio’s SongDir. Andreas Nilsson, UK, 9m41A young man faces the wrath of criminals that target people who are famous on the internet; when their scheme fails things take an unexpected turn.Dead EndersDirs. Fidel Ruiz-Healy & Tyler Walker, US, 12m08Disaffected, young gas-station clerk Maya doesn't care about much besides messing with her manager and getting her beer discount at the end of the midnight shift. But after a sinister race of mind-controlling parasites are set loose by irresponsible oil drillers, Maya realises that there might be more to life than spending all your waking hours stacking shelves for a corporate overlord.Forgotten Lake [UK Premiere]Dirs. Adam Brooks & Matthew Kennedy, Canada, 7m02The counsellors at Forgotten Lake Summer Camp are horrified to discover that the legend of the Blueberry Boy is more real than they ever imagined.MergerDir. Daniel Negret, UK, 7m45A man's commitment to his job takes a dark and surreal turn for the worst.Night of the BrideDir. Virat Pal, India, 7m09A young woman’s cry for help falls on deaf ears as a family holds her hostage. Keen on getting their only son married, who has ‘chosen' her as the one, the family is willing to go to any lengths to fulfil his wish and unite them forever. As the gagged and bound bride is dragged in for the ceremony, the events take an even more sinister and shocking turn that ends up changing the course of this unholy ritual.Plaggy BagDir. Alex Withers, UK, 13mWhen working class Zoe meets her best mate’s more privileged friends, she tries to ignore the chip on her shoulder and make a good impression. But when a single-use plastic bag comes to life and hunts down the group one by one, Zoe must face her inner rage head-on.Sandra Gets a New Fringe [World Premiere]Dir. Michael Beddoes & Penelope Yeulet, UK, 9m20After making the life-changing decision to get a new fringe, a disregarded office-worker attempts to get her dismissive colleague’s attention in increasingly bizarre and violent ways.Stop Dead [UK Premiere]Dir. Emily Greenwood, UK, 7m56When a workaholic city detective and her laid-back partner try to stop a dishevelled girl staggering down the middle of a country road, they discover she’s being stalked by some unseen entity with a horrifying ultimatum: you stop moving, you die.The Body with No FaceDir. Owen Tooth, UK, 5m18Trapped in her body by life-changing illness and a nightmarish system she can't escape, a woman fights to hold on to her humanity.The Wild RootsDir. Nicolas Millot, France, 13m59Adam, a young hunter, is convinced that danger lurks in a forest plagued by strange phenomena. However, when one of his friends is found dead, this fear transforms into certainty. Adam decides to return to the woods, determined to uncover the source of this threat.ToastDir. Thomas Longstaff, UK, 1m30A happy little piece of bread is excited to be made into a piece of toast.We Forgot About the ZombiesDir. Chris McInroy, US, 3m43Two dudes think they found the cure for zombie bites.“The Short Film Showcase is such an important part of the festival”, says Mayhem’s Melissa Gueneau. “Every year, we’re blown away by the quality of the films that are submitted to the festival and this year was no different. It’s our biggest showcase yet and we’re delighted to welcome back some of our alumni, as well as new talents from around the world and closer to home.”With just over a month to go before this year’s edition takes place on 12-15 October 2023, Mayhem have also announced they will reveal their full line-up on Tuesday 12 September, with individual tickets set to go on sale at the same time.Full Festival Passes remain available for £85, giving access to all films and events from this year’s festival. For more information, and to book passes, please visit www.mayhemfilmfestival.comMayhem Film Festival takes place at Broadway, Nottingham on 12-15 October 2023.
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