Shriekfest wraps up third year at
Wayne Drensch Performing Arts Center
Wayne Drensch Performing Arts Center
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Published by Sareth Ney on Nov. 5, 2019 at 1:57 a.m.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2019 at 2:08 a.m. |
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SANFORD, Fla. – Shriekfest returned for the third year to the Wayne Drensch Performing Arts Center, on Nov. 2. Short films, commercials and music videos were on display. They were submitted from North America and Europe. Nearly 40 visuals were viewed.
For the first short program, the following short films were screened: J. Zachary Thurman’s “Finley”, Mia’kate Russell’s “Maggie May”, Daniel Robinette’s “Psycho Path”, Reid Bailey’s “She Fell”, Elwood Quincy Walker’s “Kissed”, Alex Domenici’s “The Clapper”, Nesib CB Shamah and James Allen Smith’s “Most Steps Ever”, Jessica Graham’s “Listen”, Matt Cohen’s “Mama Bear” and Lisa J. Dooley’s “Last Call”.
Short program two featured: Jeremy Herbert’s “The Thing About The Beecher’s Gate”, Alex Montilla’s “Overkill”, Shawn Driscoll’s “Naughty”, Kenneth Lui’s “White Wolf: Zombie Killer”, Barney Burman’s “The Murdering Kind”, David Hamelin and Neil Macdonald’s “The Changeling”, David Bundtzen’s “The Devil’s Passenger”, Clint Carney’s “Aesthetic Perfection: Gods & Gold” and Aaron Pagniano’s “We Got A Monkey’s Paw”. Herbert was in attendance.
Third short program included: Marc Cartwright’s “We Die Alone”, Michael Trainotti’s “Nocturne”, Parker Finn’s “The Hidebehind”, Zachary Dehm’s “Peep”, Victor Ridaura’s “Dawn of Man”, Steven Dorrington’s “Off Fleek”, Ray Kermani’s “In Her Shoes”, Benjamin Howdeshell’s music video for “Withorwithout” and Stephen Vanderpool’s “Belphegor”.
Fourth and final program consisted of: Nick Scott’s “Headcleaner”, Zeke Farrow’s “Possessions”, Bryian Keith Montgomery, Jr.’s “Chickens”, Dan O’Brien’s “Trick Or Treatment—Healing Old Wounds”, Anthony Ladesich’s “Repo”, Brandon Ciarlo’s “Keep Looking”, Dan Allen’s “The Mime”, Brian Lipko’s “Drip”, Giovanni Bucci’s “Disobey” and Barrett Bowman’s “Baby Bird”.
Omar Usman of promotehorror.com was also in the crowd.
Loggerhead Distillery was the sponsor for the screenings at Shriekfest in Fla. They could be found on Facebook and Instagram.
Shriekfest was declared “Los Angeles’ Most Successful and Entertaining Horror Film Festival” by LA Weekly. Shriekfest won the following awards by Movie Maker’s Magazine: Top 25 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Free (2010), Top 13 Film Fests To Die For (2011), One of the Coolest Festivals in the World (2013) and Top Five Coolest Horror Fest in the World (2013).
Online and social media, Shriekfest can be visited by going to shriekfest.com. They are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Shriekfest is directed by Denise Gossett and was voted number five out of 13 most influential women in horror history. Shriekfest’s Fla. team are: Todd Beeson (Business Management), Steven Sarmiento (Web Design), Shane Douberly (Graphics), Riley Beeson (Ticket Taker) and Joyce Gossett (Sales).
For the first short program, the following short films were screened: J. Zachary Thurman’s “Finley”, Mia’kate Russell’s “Maggie May”, Daniel Robinette’s “Psycho Path”, Reid Bailey’s “She Fell”, Elwood Quincy Walker’s “Kissed”, Alex Domenici’s “The Clapper”, Nesib CB Shamah and James Allen Smith’s “Most Steps Ever”, Jessica Graham’s “Listen”, Matt Cohen’s “Mama Bear” and Lisa J. Dooley’s “Last Call”.
Short program two featured: Jeremy Herbert’s “The Thing About The Beecher’s Gate”, Alex Montilla’s “Overkill”, Shawn Driscoll’s “Naughty”, Kenneth Lui’s “White Wolf: Zombie Killer”, Barney Burman’s “The Murdering Kind”, David Hamelin and Neil Macdonald’s “The Changeling”, David Bundtzen’s “The Devil’s Passenger”, Clint Carney’s “Aesthetic Perfection: Gods & Gold” and Aaron Pagniano’s “We Got A Monkey’s Paw”. Herbert was in attendance.
Third short program included: Marc Cartwright’s “We Die Alone”, Michael Trainotti’s “Nocturne”, Parker Finn’s “The Hidebehind”, Zachary Dehm’s “Peep”, Victor Ridaura’s “Dawn of Man”, Steven Dorrington’s “Off Fleek”, Ray Kermani’s “In Her Shoes”, Benjamin Howdeshell’s music video for “Withorwithout” and Stephen Vanderpool’s “Belphegor”.
Fourth and final program consisted of: Nick Scott’s “Headcleaner”, Zeke Farrow’s “Possessions”, Bryian Keith Montgomery, Jr.’s “Chickens”, Dan O’Brien’s “Trick Or Treatment—Healing Old Wounds”, Anthony Ladesich’s “Repo”, Brandon Ciarlo’s “Keep Looking”, Dan Allen’s “The Mime”, Brian Lipko’s “Drip”, Giovanni Bucci’s “Disobey” and Barrett Bowman’s “Baby Bird”.
Omar Usman of promotehorror.com was also in the crowd.
Loggerhead Distillery was the sponsor for the screenings at Shriekfest in Fla. They could be found on Facebook and Instagram.
Shriekfest was declared “Los Angeles’ Most Successful and Entertaining Horror Film Festival” by LA Weekly. Shriekfest won the following awards by Movie Maker’s Magazine: Top 25 Film Festivals Worth The Entry Free (2010), Top 13 Film Fests To Die For (2011), One of the Coolest Festivals in the World (2013) and Top Five Coolest Horror Fest in the World (2013).
Online and social media, Shriekfest can be visited by going to shriekfest.com. They are also on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Shriekfest is directed by Denise Gossett and was voted number five out of 13 most influential women in horror history. Shriekfest’s Fla. team are: Todd Beeson (Business Management), Steven Sarmiento (Web Design), Shane Douberly (Graphics), Riley Beeson (Ticket Taker) and Joyce Gossett (Sales).
Feature screenplay finalists were: Kai Thorup’s “Sunshine State: Duende”, Avishai Winberger’s “Third Date”, Nick Rufca’s “Agriturismo”, Edward Martin III’s “The Blood-Red Night of Hatchet Valley”, Christopher Allen Poe and Jane Badasci’s “Dark Noise”, Sara Caldwell’s “Raven Dock”, Mark Steensland and Glen Krisch’s “Ghost Work”, Gavin John’s “The Hail Mary”, Samuel Peirce’s “The Suburban Kaleidoscope”, Michaela Zannou’s “The Retreat”, Stuart Creque’s “Time and Again”, Jamal Hodge’s “The Kind Ones”, David and Rebecca McKendry’s “Bleu”, Michael Raymond’s “Tethered”, Mark Renshaw’s “Cyborn”, Stephen Kayfish’s “The Craving”, Travis Heerman’s “Where The Devil Resides”, Howard Fridkin’s “The Last Adventure of Shay Blaze”, Jeffrey Stackhouse’s “None Greater Than” and Matt Mosley’s “Underground”.
Short screenplay finalists were: Curtis Threadgood’s “Horror Stories”, Mark Renshaw’s “Ganglers”, Carrol Brown’s “Confession”, Jamar Hodge’s “Finding You”, Jason Tostevin’s “And They Shall Handle Serpents”, Tracy Charlton’s “The Earth Answers”, Venita Ozols-Graham’s “Who Wants Dessert”, Brian W. Smith’s “He Sees You”, Evan Baughfman’s “Slaughter Hearse”, Billy Rex McAfee’s “How To Like Your Babysitter”, Edward Martin III’s “Shock Troops”, Montgomery Haines’ “Pipe Wrench”, Daniel Arora’s “Children of Adam”, “Finger” (Joe Lueben, Riley Rose Critchlow and Travis Dowling), Zeus Kontoyannis’ “We Are The Last”, Luke Campen’s “Blinder”, Ricardo Bravo’s “Hush Little Baby”, Brandon Rutherford’s “The Demon Inside Me”, Allison Parker’s “Gender Reveal Party” and Jeffrey Stackhouse’s “Along A Dark Road”.
Short screenplay finalists were: Curtis Threadgood’s “Horror Stories”, Mark Renshaw’s “Ganglers”, Carrol Brown’s “Confession”, Jamar Hodge’s “Finding You”, Jason Tostevin’s “And They Shall Handle Serpents”, Tracy Charlton’s “The Earth Answers”, Venita Ozols-Graham’s “Who Wants Dessert”, Brian W. Smith’s “He Sees You”, Evan Baughfman’s “Slaughter Hearse”, Billy Rex McAfee’s “How To Like Your Babysitter”, Edward Martin III’s “Shock Troops”, Montgomery Haines’ “Pipe Wrench”, Daniel Arora’s “Children of Adam”, “Finger” (Joe Lueben, Riley Rose Critchlow and Travis Dowling), Zeus Kontoyannis’ “We Are The Last”, Luke Campen’s “Blinder”, Ricardo Bravo’s “Hush Little Baby”, Brandon Rutherford’s “The Demon Inside Me”, Allison Parker’s “Gender Reveal Party” and Jeffrey Stackhouse’s “Along A Dark Road”.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker, a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, philanthropist, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast, is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival, Corazon Comedy Festival and hosts “Confessions of the Corazon: A Night of Storytelling” at the Corazon Cinema and Café every last Thursday of each month.
