Hello friends,
Hope you are all well. Pleased to have a bright
little bit of news from our corner of the sphere to tell you all
about...
DEAD SUCKS our newest short film will be making its
world premiere at Philadelphia's Backseat Film Festival this Saturday, March
14th. The film, about a sleep-deprived, loser vampire is written and directed
by yours truly, and is intended as the introduction to a feature-length film of
the same name for which we're currently seeking additional funding. You can see
a trailer and find out more about the project at deadsucks.com.
The "Dead
Sucks" short introduces Burt, a wayward vampire with a messy past, an uncertain
future and a disproportionate need for sleep. Rejected by both humans and his
own kind, he searches to find his place in a world where the only thing that
sucks more than being alive is being dead.
Myself and some of the
cast/crew plan to be in attendance. I'm especially psyched to be sharing the day
with the director Adam Rifkin who will be presenting his new film as well as the
cult classic "The Dark Backward" in the evening. Also, I'd like to mention that many collaborators
from "Dead Sucks" and our prior horror anthology "LovecraCked! The Movie" will
be screening new shorts in the same program, most of which I have had the
pleasure of seeing already, and trust me when I say they are all very much worth
checking out. Look for "Heading Home" by Jane Rose, "A Clown Carol" by Brian
Bernhard, "Cottonmouth" by Chris Garetano, and "Even" by Ben Jurin.
Sat, March 14th - 4pm
Part of 'Shorts
Program III'
The Backseat Theater
941 Front Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tix
Map
Festival
Site That's all for now. Stay tuned for more news on "Dead Sucks" and other
projects in the works, and don't be a stranger. Hope to see some of you this Sat
in Philly's Backseat!
Regards,
Elias
Independent Cinema Lives!