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DARKER THAN YOU THINK
Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts
(Various Countries, 93 min)
BOY BAND
(US, 2024, 16 min)
A member of a famous K-Pop boy band, whose face has been disfigured by an accident, must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.
Director: Benedict Chiu
DAGON
(Italy, 2024, 6 min)
“Dagon” is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, Dagon.
Director: Paolo Gaudio
THE GHOST IN THE ROAD
(US, 2023, 13 min)
On Halloween night 1984, a troubled man receives a visit from a mysterious trick-or-treater who delivers more tricks than treats.
Director: Andy Matthews & Aaron Tharp
POCKET PRINCESS
(Canada, 2024, 10 min)
A young girl must take part in a dangerous task in order to complete her doll collection in this miniature fairytale.
Director: Olivia Loccisano
SLUSH
(US, 2024, 18 min)
Frankie reunites with her toxic community and must tap into her dark side to survive unscathed.
Director: Ashley George
VIRGIN
(US, 2024, 15 min)
A retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph encountering sinister forces on the night of the Nativity.
Director: Ramone Menon
WILD ANIMALS
(US, 2024, 8 min)
A father and son's hunting trip turns into a nightmare when the boy reluctantly kills a strange animal and activates a curse.
Director: David B Jacobs
WILL HELM
(US, 2024, 7 min)
In a very creepy studio, a sound designer and a legendary director are mixing a horror movie classic when the time comes to record the screams.
Director: Bobby Roe
BOY BAND
(US, 2024, 16 min)
A member of a famous K-Pop boy band, whose face has been disfigured by an accident, must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.
Director Biography - Benedict Chiu
Benedict Chiu is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker originally from Saratoga, CA. He graduated from USC with a joint degree in Business Administration and Cinematic Arts. He worked at the NBCUniversal Page Program, APA Agency, and Scott Free Productions, before being selected for the Warner Bros. Television Writers' Workshop. He was most recently a staff writer on Season 3 of CALL ME KAT (FOX).
As a writer-director, Benedict’s K-Pop horror short film BOY BAND starring Jay Lee (CSI: Vegas) won the Audience Award for Best Midnight Short at Dances With Films NY. It also played at CAAMFest, HollyShorts Monthly Screening, and Aesthetica Film Festival in its ongoing festival run. He also wrote and directed S.Q.A.G. (SHORT QUIET ASIAN GIRL) (2022), which premiered at New York Asian Film Festival and LA Shorts Fest, DANCING SHOES (2018), which was featured in Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie’s “Danser” exhibition in Paris, France, and SICK SUPERHERO (2017), which won the DJI Campus Stories Short Film Competition.
He is also an SFFilm Rainin Grant finalist and a Rideback Rise Circle member.
- Year2024
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Korean
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorBenedict Chiu
- ScreenwriterBenedict Chiu
- ProducerBenson Quach, Benedict Chiu, Penny Lin
- CastJay Lee, Daniel Kim, Bruce Baek
- EditorGrant Singer
- Sound DesignKevin Senzaki
DARKER THAN YOU THINK
Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts
(Various Countries, 93 min)
BOY BAND
(US, 2024, 16 min)
A member of a famous K-Pop boy band, whose face has been disfigured by an accident, must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.
Director: Benedict Chiu
DAGON
(Italy, 2024, 6 min)
“Dagon” is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, Dagon.
Director: Paolo Gaudio
THE GHOST IN THE ROAD
(US, 2023, 13 min)
On Halloween night 1984, a troubled man receives a visit from a mysterious trick-or-treater who delivers more tricks than treats.
Director: Andy Matthews & Aaron Tharp
POCKET PRINCESS
(Canada, 2024, 10 min)
A young girl must take part in a dangerous task in order to complete her doll collection in this miniature fairytale.
Director: Olivia Loccisano
SLUSH
(US, 2024, 18 min)
Frankie reunites with her toxic community and must tap into her dark side to survive unscathed.
Director: Ashley George
VIRGIN
(US, 2024, 15 min)
A retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph encountering sinister forces on the night of the Nativity.
Director: Ramone Menon
WILD ANIMALS
(US, 2024, 8 min)
A father and son's hunting trip turns into a nightmare when the boy reluctantly kills a strange animal and activates a curse.
Director: David B Jacobs
WILL HELM
(US, 2024, 7 min)
In a very creepy studio, a sound designer and a legendary director are mixing a horror movie classic when the time comes to record the screams.
Director: Bobby Roe
BOY BAND
(US, 2024, 16 min)
A member of a famous K-Pop boy band, whose face has been disfigured by an accident, must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.
Director Biography - Benedict Chiu
Benedict Chiu is a Taiwanese-American filmmaker originally from Saratoga, CA. He graduated from USC with a joint degree in Business Administration and Cinematic Arts. He worked at the NBCUniversal Page Program, APA Agency, and Scott Free Productions, before being selected for the Warner Bros. Television Writers' Workshop. He was most recently a staff writer on Season 3 of CALL ME KAT (FOX).
As a writer-director, Benedict’s K-Pop horror short film BOY BAND starring Jay Lee (CSI: Vegas) won the Audience Award for Best Midnight Short at Dances With Films NY. It also played at CAAMFest, HollyShorts Monthly Screening, and Aesthetica Film Festival in its ongoing festival run. He also wrote and directed S.Q.A.G. (SHORT QUIET ASIAN GIRL) (2022), which premiered at New York Asian Film Festival and LA Shorts Fest, DANCING SHOES (2018), which was featured in Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie’s “Danser” exhibition in Paris, France, and SICK SUPERHERO (2017), which won the DJI Campus Stories Short Film Competition.
He is also an SFFilm Rainin Grant finalist and a Rideback Rise Circle member.
- Year2024
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Korean
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorBenedict Chiu
- ScreenwriterBenedict Chiu
- ProducerBenson Quach, Benedict Chiu, Penny Lin
- CastJay Lee, Daniel Kim, Bruce Baek
- EditorGrant Singer
- Sound DesignKevin Senzaki