The Lake Merritt Monster(2023)

Dust(en)

Rachel's Dream(en)

Fantasy drama Rachel's Dream was set sometime in the future when the world is besieged by technology, young Rachel discovers that through a large bank of video screens in her sister's apartment, her wishes can come true when she brings to life the image on an anti-pollution poster. This new friend helps her to make up her mind about her own future.

Pill(en)

A woman haunted by a past rife with troubling visions comes to terms with her demons...of which may be far more real than she realized.

Vestige(en)

A young boy who has lost his father. An old man seeking a connection with his grandson. A supernatural discovery that might provide them both with the answers they crave.

Invidia(en)

While going for a casual jog on bright yet cloudy morning, a young girl discovers the dead body of a teenager. But when she recognizes the face of the cadaver, she comes face to face with her own dark secrets.

A Day Too Soon(en)

After waking up from a thirty year sleep, a man finds himself in a unfamiliar setting. Challenged by the course of time, he must re-establish a connection to the present day and make amends with the world left behind.

Freight(sr)

An alien being fights to complete an impossible task. A metaphor for the emotional weight one carries within, and the hardships when striving to rid oneself of it.

The Bargain(en)

A short film by director Owen Leslie. The Bargain is a supernatural horror film about a teenage boy forced to reckon with the consequences of his actions after making a bargain with an evil entity.

For Old Times Sake(en)

Following the death of her parents, a Girl returns home to confront the monsters of her past.

Hoot(en)

A teenage boy finds a stuffed owl on his way home from school. The owl brings him comfort, friendship. He quickly learns there is more to this owl than what meets the eye.

Screen(en)

This short film, shot during quarantine in coherence with social distance regulations, asks the question: What if you treated every dangerous situation the same way you did a pandemic?

The First Wave(en)

Following the outbreak of an aggressive virus, a young woman awakes in a hospital bed. As the horrifying events that led her there are revealed, it becomes clear that the cure is just the beginning. This short film is a prequel for the feature film, The Third Wave, which was written at the Binger FilmLab 2012. The project also won the Best Story Pitch award at the Edinburgh Film Festival, June 2012.

Gianna(en)

Gina, a Filipina Gemini doing her best, takes the advice of her sliding scale therapist to spend a day with her INNER SABOTEUR. Enter Gianna. Will they make peace, or does Gianna, like, literally want Gina dead?

Don't Look Away(fi)

Bugcrush(en)

A teenager's infatuation with the new bad boy at school leads him onto a dark path.

Cucaracha(es)

The Loop(en)

Mikey's older brother, Tommy, brings home a mysterious bootleg VHS tape of "the scariest movie ever made". What they expect to be a run-of-the-mill slasher flick turns out to be something much more terrifying. (Screamfest)

Orchard Girl(en)

A fashion photography crew heads to a remote ranch house to shoot, only to get terrorized by a pair of ghoulish strangers. (Screamfest)

The Fringes(en)

In a corporate world void of human interaction, Ennis has lost her ability to relate to others. When the company fires her and forces her into a crowded tenement building, Ennis must overcome her fear of human connection to begin again.

Toxoplasma(en)

In the aftermath of his stepfather's death, a young man navigates a developing relationship with a brain-eating parasite, unearthing the truth about his abusive upbringing.