Horror Fest at the Ealing Project with Killer Gnomes
Longest Night to feature short independent films
James Swanton as 'the figure' in The Dead of Winter
November 7, 2024
A festival of horror films by independent directors is to be held at the Ealing Project.
Longest Night: A Night of Short Horror Films has been curated by writer-director Stephen Graves and will include work by some local filmmakers.
There a dozen films being shown over the course of the event which is taking place on Wednesday 11 December beginning at 7.30pm, including Graves’ own Christmas ghost story THE DEAD OF WINTER, which recently received its U.S. premiere at Screamfest in Hollywood’s iconic Chinese Theatre.
"We can't wait to support independent and up-and-coming filmmakers by presenting such incredible, spooky and thrilling collection of short horror films this December!” said Deanna Orlando, Duty Manager at Ealing Project.
“Thrill seekers and horror lovers - this one's for you!”
James Freeman, who studied MA Directing at MetFilm School’s London campus in Ealing, is among the filmmakers whose work will be featured as part of the screening, with his “period psychological horror” short THE WITCH HUNTER.
“Hopefully my audiences come out of the film thinking about what it meant and contemplating something deeper, while ultimately enjoying a few frights and having fun at the same time,” Freeman says.
“We’ve tried to include a mix of sub-genres, so there’s something for every horror fan,” says curator Stephen Graves. “We’ve got ghost stories, folk horror, vampires, comedies, even killer gnomes.
The line-up includes:
THE AUTEUR (d. Bethany White, UK, 2023, 7 mins)
A man tries to write his ideal female character, only for her to gain awareness and rebel against the way he's writing her.
THE DEAD OF WINTER (d. Stephen Graves, UK, 2023, 11 mins)
After an affluent man leaves a rough sleeper to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, he's haunted by a figure that may be a vengeful spirit – or his own guilty conscience.
GNOMES (d. Ruwan Heggelman, Netherlands, 2023, 6 mins)
Unknowingly, a girl enters the habitat of a tribe of killer gnomes during her daily run. Lured by mysterious glowing mushrooms, she'll soon wish she'd stayed on her usual tracks.
BODY WORN VIDEO (d. Tony Hipwell, UK, 2024, 11 mins)
A child abuse call isn't the best way to end a day, but for officers Cane and Adel, it's not just their shift that's about to end.
BONE (d. Paul Coleman, USA, 2022, 2 mins)
Skellies in love.
THE NEW GIRL (d. Savannah Ayoade-Greaves, UK, 2023, 12 mins)
On her first day at a new school, Angel gets more than she bargained for when she attracts the attention of ‘it’ girl Grace and her group of friends, who invite her to join their mysterious after-school club.
ONLY YOURSELF TO BLAME (d. Noomi Yates, UK, 2023, 9 mins)
A girl walking home late at night finds herself being followed by a frightening figure that copies her every movement.
SLEEP TALKING (d. Jack Berry, UK, 2024, 4 mins)
Simon and Vicky are an ordinary couple whose peaceful nights are shattered by Vicky's sleep talking. Initially dismissed as harmless, Vicky's nocturnal ramblings could be a sign of something darker and more dangerous.
SAFE (d. David Yorke, UK, 2024, 2 mins)
A young woman battles for her life against a relentless masked killer.
THE WITCH HUNTER (d. James Freeman, UK, 2023, 13 mins)
An aspiring witch-finder heads to the South Downs in search of a rumoured evil.
MURDER CAMP (d. Clara Aranovich, USA, 2023, 15 mins)
Two slasher serial killers make the shameful error of serial killing at the same summer camp on the same night, challenging the very fabric of their friendship – and identities.
The Ealing Project Cinema is at 1 High Street, Ealing (W5 5DB).
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