Short Film (2011)
Logline: A serial killer’s bad day is made much worse when he picks up the wrong girl hitchhiking.
Synopsis: Edward should have turned the car back when he loses his lucky sunglasses, but he decides to not waste the beautiful day. He’s got his supplies ready to go in the back seat – a rope, large hunting knife and duct tape – and the long stretch of highway in front of him holds much opportunity. Before long, he spots a pale girl standing in the middle of the road. She’s thin and shivering, and climbs into his car. Edward soon has his victim gagged and bound, and looks for the right place to finish the job. But things don’t go as planned: the girl he picked up isn’t human after all, and now the prey has become the predator.
Cast: David Lewis, Sarah Lind, Jennifer Kosovic, Paul Tryl
Awards:
- Best Story: Tulsa Underground Horror Festival - August 2011
- Best Director: HorrorQuest Film Festival (Atlanta) - October 2011
- Best Short Horror Film: Midnight Black International Film Festival of Darkness - November 2011
- Best Horror Short Film: Creative Arts Film Festival 2011
- Wicked Revenge Scene: Stiletto Film Festival - February 2012
Nominations
- Best Screenplay: Creative Arts Film Festival 2011
- Best Special FX: Creative Arts Film Festival 2011
Film Festivals (to date):
- Edinburgh Short Film Festival (UK) - June 2011
- itzon On-line Film Festival (UK) - July 2011
- Viscera Film Festival (Los Angeles) - July 2011
- Viscera Film Festival Tour (Las Vegas) - July 2011
- Australian Museum/Jurassic Lounge (Sydney) - August 2011
- Underground Horror Festival (Tulsa) - August 2011
- Fantastisk Film Festival (Sweden) - September 2011
- All Things Horror and Horror Online festival (Boston) - September 2011
- Atlanta Horror Festival (Atlanta) - October 2011
- Razor Reels Horror Festival (Bruges, Brussels) - October 2011
- Geek Girl Con (Seattle) - October 2011
- HorrorQuest Film Festival (Atlanta) - October 2011
- Dark Carnival Film Festival (Bloomington IN) - October 2011
- Three Corpse Circus Film Festival (Ann Arbor, MI) - October 2011
- Midnight Black International Festival of Darkness - October & November 2011
- Horrible Imaginings Film Festival (San Diego) - November 2011
- Feminist Horror Film Festival (Los Angeles) - November 2011
- Soiree A.normale (Montreal) - November 2011
- Mascara and Popcorn (Montreal) - November 2011
- Creative Arts Film Festival (online) - December 2011
- Little Terrors Film Festival (Toronto) - December 2011
- Curio Media/Viscera (Vancouver) - January 2012
- Tri-Cities (Richland) - January to March 2012
- Nevermore Film Festival (Durham, NC) - February 2012
- Stranger with my Face (Tasmania, Australia) - February 2012
- Jennifer's Bodies (Arbroath, UK) - February 2012
- Stiletto Film Festival (Boston, MA) - February 2012
- Women in Film Festival (Vancouver) - March 2012
- Fantastic Planet (Sidney, Australia) - March 2012
- Belfast Film Festival (Belfast, Ireland) - May 2012
- Awesome Fest (Philidephia, PA) - June 2012
Reviews:
“…meticulous emotional meatgrinder, genuinely redolent with directorial horror film prowess...walks the line between art film and horror film exquisitely. Nicolas Roeg meets Ted Bundy.” From John Skipp at Bizarro Central
"On a technical level, Doll Parts excels. The cinematography by Harvey Larocque is crisp and dreamy. The special makeup effects by Win Liu are grisly. Lewis does a great job of reeling in his performance as a brutal killer, almost to the point where we first feel sympathy for him until his true nature is unleashed." From Chris Hallock at All Things Horror
"The world of horror filmmaking is a bit of a sausage fest. With "Doll Parts" and "Stained", Karen Lam proves she has the balls to play with the boys." From HorrorQuest Film Festival
"Quiet...and filled with tiny details, Doll Parts is a movie you can watch over and over again, seeing a little more of what lurks beneath the surface each time." From Channel KDK12
"Moody and thought-provoking mini-mystery...well-acted and nicely shot outdoors, Lam knows how to make an impression." From Horror.com
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