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When a young woman fills in for her friend on a babysitting job, she begins to suspect things are not as they seem.
Dir: Matt Mercer
Starring: Stacy Synder, Najarra Townsend, Graham Skipper
EP: Kevin and Jennifer Sluder
An obsessed loner's life unravels after he finds his dream girl dead on her floor. A film noir short.
Dir: Matt Mercer
Starring: Najarra Townsend, Matt Mercer
EP/Writer: Kevin Sluder
Past Screenings
HEARTLESS — Landshut Short Film Festival — Landshut, Germany — Shock Block 1 — Thurs March 21, 2019 5:30 PM
GAIA — Studio City International Film Festival — North Hollywood, CA — Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:00 PM
HEARTLESS — New York City Horror Film Festival — New York City, NY — Prior to feature Killer Unicorn Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:30 PM
HEARTLESS — PA Indie Shorts Film Festival — East Stroudsburg, PA — Opening Night Sat Dec 8, 2018 7:45 PM Horror Shorts Block
HEARTLESS — Other Worlds / Under Worlds Austin — Austin, TX — Dec 9, 2018 8 PM
GAIA — That Film Festival — Berlin, Germany — Winner of Marbella Film Festival in Spain advancing in competition for the final prize at That Film Life Film Festival — Feb 7-17, 2019 Date TBA
HEARTLESS — HorrorHaus Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA — Fri Nov 2, 2018 7:00 PM prior to the feature Alive — Winner Best Practical FX
HEARTLESS — Twin Cities Horror Festival — Minneapolis, MN -- Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:30 PM
HEARTLESS — West Coast Horror Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA — Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:30 PM The Perfect Storm of Shorts Block
HEARTLESS — Frightening Ass Film Festival — Chattanooga, TN — Sat Oct 27, 11:00 AM Shocking Ass Short Films
HEARTLESS — Atlanta Horror Film Festival — Atlanta, GA — Fri Oct 26, 2018 5:30 PM Deranged Dames Shorts Block
GAIA — Marbella International Film Festival — Marbella, Spain — Sat Oct 13, 2018 4:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Suburban Nightmares Film Festival — Mission Viejo, CA — Sat Oct 20, 8:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Northern Frights Festival — Sudbury, ON, CA -- Murder Matinee Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:15 PM
HEARTLESS — Tucson TerrorFest — Tucson, AZ — Oct 19, 2018 7:00 PM prior to feature Love and Other Stunts
HEARTLESS — Nightmares Film Festival — Columbus, OH — Shorts Block A Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Sin City Horror Fest — Las Vegas, NV — Shorts block 1 Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Knoxville Horror Film Festival — Knoxville, TN — Thurs Oct 18, 2018 8:55 PM prior to feature Blood Lake
HEARTLESS — Terror In the Bay Film Festival — Thunder Bay, Ontario, CA —Thurs Oct 18, 2018 7:35 PM
HEARTLESS — Screamfest — Los Angeles Premiere — Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:30 PM prior feature film You Die - Get the App, Then Die
GAIA — Official Latino Film Festival — Coachella, CA — Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:30 PM
HEARTLESS — Shiver International Film Festival — Smith Falls, Ontario, CA — Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Idaho Horror Film Festival — Boise, Idaho — Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:00 PM
HEARTLESS — UK Premiere — Mayhem Film Festival — Nottingham, UK — Sat Oct 13, 6:45 PM
HEARTLESS — Upstate NY Horror Film Festival — Rochester, NY — Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:45 PM
HEARTLESS — Women in Horror Film Festival — Peachtree City, GA — "Unhinged" Psychological Horror Shorts Block — Sat Oct 6, 2018 2 PM
GAIA — Other Venice Film Festival — Venice, CA — Sat Oct 6, 2018 12:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Fargo Fantastic Film Festival — Fargo, ND — Sat Sept 29, 2018 10:00 AM
HEARTLESS — NOLA Horror Film Festival — New Orleans, LA — Closing out the opening night first shorts block Thurs Sep 20, 2018 6:15 PM
GAIA — Endless Mountains Film Festival — Wellsboro, PA — Sat Sept 15, 2018 6:00 PM Dramatic Shorts Block
HEARTLESS — FilmQuest — Provo, UT — Thurs Sep 13, 2018, 1:30 PM "We Can't Trust You if You're Not Having a Good Time" Shorts Block #9
HEARTLESS — Genre Blast Film Festival — Alamo Drafthouse, Winchester, VA — 11:00 AM Shorts Blast #6 block on Sun Sep 2, 2018
HEARTLESS — Horrible Imaginings Film Festival — Santa Ana, CA — Sun Sept 2, 2018 11 AM
HEARTLESS — Cinemafantastique Film Festival — Vancouver, BC, Canada — Aug 25, 2018 2:15 PM
HEARTLESS — HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival — Indianapolis, IN — kicking off Opening Night Fri Aug 24, 2018 6 PM screening prior to feature E-Demon
GAIA — Action On Film International Film Festival — Las Vegas, NV Sun Aug 19, 2018 2 PM
HEARTLESS — Popcorn Frights Film Festival — Ft. Lauderdale, FL — Wed Aug 15, 2018 11 PM Prior to the world premiere of Cursed Seat by Nadezhda Mikhalkova
GAIA — Golden State Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA — Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:30 PM
MAINLINE — San Diego Comic Con — San Diego, CA — Opening Night Thurs July 19, 2018 5:55 PM
HEARTLESS — Fantosfreak Film Festival — Barcelona, Spain — Opening Night Mon July 16, 2018 10 PM
GAIA — Hollyshorts monthly screenings — Hollywood, CA Thurs 6/28/18 7 PM
MAINLINE — Cinepocalypse — Chicago, IL — Short Trip to Hell Shorts Block — Sat 6/23/18 9:30 PM & Tue 6/26/18 9:15 PM
GAIA — CalShorts Fest Winner Best Short Film — Santa Monica, CA Sun 6/17 2:40 PM
HEARTLESS — Slaughter Movie House 6th Anniversary special screening -- Kansas City, MO — Mon 6/4/18 7:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Calgary Horror Con — Calgary, Alberta, Canada — Sun 6/3/18 3:00 pm
HEARTLESS — Shock Stock — London, ON, CA Canada's Horror Party and Film Festival Sun 4/29/18 11:00 AM
HEARTLESS — Newport Beach Film Festival — Newport Beach, CA — Nightmare on Short Street Block Sat 4/28/18 6:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Capital City Film Festival — Lansing, MI — screening before Coralie Fargeat's Revenge - Sat 4/14/18 10:00 PM
HEARTLESS — Chattanooga Film Festival — Chattanooga, TN — screening before Dementia: Part II 4/6/18 9:45 PM & 4/8/18 11:30 PM
HEARTLESS — North Hollywood Cinefest — North Hollywood, CA — Tue 3/27/18 9:30 PM
MAINLINE — West Coast Premiere — North Hollywood Cinefest — North Hollywood, CA — Mon 3/26/18 9:30 PM
GAIA — World Premiere North Hollywood Cinefest — North Hollywood, CA — Fri 3/23/18 6:30 PM
HEARTLESS — East Coast Premiere — Nevermore Film Festival — Durham, NC — They're coming to get you Barbara shorts block Sat 2/24/18 5:10 PM & Sun 2/25 2:00 PM
HEARTLESS — World Premiere — Oxford Film Festival — Oxford, MS -- Fri 2/9/18 9:30 PM
FEEDING TIME -- PDXtreme Film Festival Portland, OR Sun 12/3/17 6 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Rome International Film Festival Fear Haus Shorts -- Rome, GA Fri 11/10/17 10:45 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Cinepocalypse -- Chicago, IL Short Trip to Hell Shorts Block Sun 11/5/17 11:45 PM & Mon 11/6/17 9:30 PM & prior to Graham Skipper's Sequence Break Mon 11/6/17 2 PM
FEEDING TIME -- HorrorHaus Film Festival -- Los Angeles, CA 11/4/17 7:30 PM
PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- Outlaw Film Festival -- St. Joseph, MO 11/3/17 7:30 PM
MAINLINE -- West Virginia International Film Festival Halloween Night -- Charleston, WV 10/31/17 8:30 PM
FEEDING TIME -- West Virginia International Film Festival Halloween Night -- Charleston, WV 10/31/17 8:30 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Atlanta Horror Film Festival Hazardous Duties Shorts Block -- Atlanta, GA 1/19/17 8 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Nightmare Fuel Shorts Block -- Brooklyn, NYC 10/15/17 10 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Mayhem Film Festival -- Nottingham, UK 10/14/17 6 PM
MAINLINE -- World Premiere -- Screamfest -- Los Angeles, CA Sat 10/14/17 2 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Slaughter Movie House special screening -- Kansas City, MO 10/2/17 7 PM
FEEDINGTIME -- FilmQuest -- Provo, UT 9/16/17 7 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Genre Blast Film Festival -- Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, VA 9/9/17 5:15 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Horrible Imaginings Film Festival --San Diego, CA 9/9/17 3:30 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Horror Channel FrightFest -- London, UK 8/27/17 11:15 AM
FEEDING TIME -- Scare LA -- Los Angeles, CA 8/6/17 4 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Fantastic Cinema and Craft Beer Festival -- Little Rock, AR 5/6/17 1 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Florida Film Festival Midnight Shorts -- Winter Park, FL 4/22/17 11:45 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Newport Beach Film Festival -- Newport Beach, CA -- Nightmare on Short Street Block 4/22/17 6 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Julien Dubuque International Film Festival -- Dubuque, IA 4/20/17 4:15 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Capital City Film Festival screening prior to Lorcan Finnegan's Without Name -- Lansing, MI 4/7/17 10:15 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Chattanooga Film Festival screening prior to Graham Skipper's Sequence Break -- Chattanooga, TN 4/6/17 10:15 PM
FEEDING TIME -- New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival -- Edison, NJ 3/3117 6 PM
FEEDING TIME -- North Hollwyood Cinefest Horror Night -- North Hollywood, CA 3/27/17 9:30 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Oxford Film Festival -- Oxford, MS 2/17/17 10:30 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Grindhouse Planet Film Festival -- Leicester, UK 11/27/16 4 PM
FEEDING TIME -- MAC Horror Film Festival -- Manaus, Brazil 11/5/16 6 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Cinema Metropolis Umbertide Umbertidead Film Festival -- Umbertide, IT 10/29/16 9 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Frightening Ass Film Festival -- Chattanooga, TN 10/29/16 6 PM
FEEDING TIME — Screamfest — Hollywood, CA 10/23/16 4 PM
FEEDING TIME -- Knoxville Horror Film Festival -- Knoxville, TN 10/21/16 8 PM
PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- Los Angeles Neo-Noir Film Festival -- Grand Jury Award Winner Los Angeles, CA 5/28/16 12 PM
PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- First Glance Film Festival Closing Night -- LA Live Los Angeles, CA 4/17/16 5 PM
PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- North Hollywood Cinefest Opening Night -- Hollywood, CA 3/18/16 6 PM
PLAY VIOLET FOR ME World Premiere -- New York/Los Angeles International Film Festival Audience Award Winner-- Hollywood, CA 10/17/16 2:30 —