Official Selections: 6th LA Horror Film Festivals
Congratulations to our accepted filmmakers!
Films are listed in alphabetical order, index to the left.
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Omar, Pray for the Prophet
Music Video (Horror · EDM · Thriller)
Los Angeles Premiere
A chilling EDM tale of survival and fear inside a serial killer’s lair. This 3-minute horror-thriller music video blends pulsing beats with nightmare imagery, creating a haunting experience at the intersection of sound and terror.
Director: Bader al-Hakami
Writer: Omar Hosni
Producers: Bilal Muneer, Omar Hosni
Key Cast: Ahmed Mohsen
Director of Photography: Bilal Muneer
Sound Design: Alex Viso
Music: Predrag Ristic
Location Manager: Ammar al-Sadat
Special Effects: Manar al-Amri
Special Effects Assistant: Mazen Waheed
Gaffer: Elyas Jameel
Art Director: Asmaa Alkabkabi
Storyboard Artist: Jouri al-Hakami
Awards / Screenings:
EUPHORIA Arts & Horror Festival (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain – April 3, 2025) – Winner: Best Music Video, Best Director
Shock Stock Horror & Underground Film Festival (London, Canada – May 10, 2025) – Official Selection
Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia – May 10, 2025) – Official Selection
ELEVEN AWARDS (Milan, Italy – June 9, 2025) – Nominee
FilmQuest (Provo, Utah – October 23, 2025) – Official Selection (with virtual screening via entertainmentoxygen.com)
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Director Biography:
Bader al-Hakami is a first-time Saudi director with a passion for immersive storytelling. His debut, Omar, Pray for the Prophet, blends suspense and horror with themes of faith and survival, marking his entry into the world of filmmaking.
Safe + Sound
Short
World Premiere
A young woman unravels the mystery behind the miracle cure for her father's mental illness.
Director: Rob Kotecki
Producer: Gabrielle Thomas
Writer: Rob Kotecki
Cast: Hayley Flynn-Stead, Vincent Hausmann, Elizabeth Inghram
Cinematographer: Mathew Rudenberg
Editor: Katelyn Wright
Instagram: @arthousepunch
Twitter: @arthousepunch
Signum
After losing her mother, Stacy (played by Deshon Greene) and her boyfriend, Michael (played by Niles Austin), seek solace in a remote house. However, their fresh start turns sinister when a strange signal begins broadcasting from within the walls, plunging them into a nightmare. Disturbing incidents escalate—shadows flicker, whispers threaten, and rooms feel like traps—as they realize an unseen force feeds on their grief. In a desperate fight for survival, they must confront the entity's relentless attacks while battling their own despair. With time running out, their only hope lies in breaking the signal’s hold before it consumes them entirely.
Director: Elon Rodney
Producer: Elon Rodney, Akil Wade
Writer: Elon Rodney
Cast: (Deshon Green, Niles Austin, Erica Randle, John M Powell, Sam Darden)
Cinematographer: Frazer Lockhart
Editor: Elon Rodney
Awards: Awarded Best Short Horror Film at the Jane Austen Film Festival in Bath England.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elonrodney/
Snickerdoodle
Short Film
Los Angeles Premiere
When a young woman stops by her grandmother’s home to check in, she expects a warm visit. Instead, she finds the house strangely quiet, her grandmother behaving oddly—and an unsettling presence hanging in the air. As the visit unfolds, it becomes clear that something is deeply wrong, though whether it’s her grandmother’s mind, the house itself, or something far darker is uncertain.
Director: Brandyn Bordeaux
Producer: Garrett Marchesano, Ashley Marchesano
Writer: Brandyn Bordeaux, Garrett Marchesano
Cast: Hannah Satterlee, Joey Jupiter-levin, Jennifer Bieler
Cinematographer: Shaun Lupton
Editor: Brandyn Bordeaux
Some Enchanted Evening
A psychotic, lovestruck teenager takes his crush hostage on Valentine's Day and forces her to have a romantic dinner with him... a dinner that will leave none of its guests unscathed.
Director: Ian Welfley
Producer: Matt Wixted, Ian Welfley
Writer: Ian Welfley
Cast: Sophia Delphi, Francisco Zurcher, Ian S. Peterson
Cinematographer: Courtland McQuillan
Editor: Michael D. Schwartz
Additional details: Some Enchanted Evening was conceived as a proof of concept for a feature film that's currently in development. The short film covers a portion of what would be the second half of said feature.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/some.enchanted.evening/
Something in the Night
Olivia takes a job house sitting for an out of town couple - her main job being to watch their sweet baby Harlowe. Easy money, except nothing is as it seems.
Director: Bobby Slaski
Producer: Kayvan Shai and Bobby Slaski
Writer: Bobby Slaski
Cast: Mia MacArthur, Erin Hadfield, Kelsey Susino, Lou Pistachio
Cinematographer: Kayvan Shai
Editor: Bobby Slaski and Kayvan Shai
Filmed in one night with no money - just to see if we could! It's amazing what we can do when we work together and all want to make something cool.
Instagram: @bobbyslaski