Moranic Productions presents…
SHAUN DOOLEY and SALLY PHILLIPS in BLOOD SHED
“…indebted to the CGI-free horror of the Eighties, and in particular to George A. Romero’s Creepshow (1982)… as though this were a lost British segment of Romero’s anthology film.” SciFiNow
“A thirteen-minute slice of genius… enough gags and gore to put a smile on anyone’s face… Davies and her partner-in-cinematic-crime James Moran have a perfect handle on what makes an entertaining and memorable short.” Starburst
“Loaded with laughs and gore to satisfy in this very niche sub-genre you never knew you needed.” HorrorTalk
Jack loves a bargain. And he loves sheds. When he buys suspiciously cheap second-hand parts to build his dream shed, he and long-suffering wife Helen find they’ve got more than they bargained for: a killer shed with an appetite for blood. As the body count rises, and the shed’s ferocious appetite grows, Jack is faced with a horrifying dilemma. A comedy horror about a man’s twisted love for his shed… that eats people.
Blood Shed is a dark and twisted but laugh out loud comedy, with a Creepshow look and sound, synthesizer music, LOTS of Evil Dead-style blood, and comic book panels. It’s a love letter to 80s horror anthologies, while telling a bizarre tale with a unique monster.
Directed by James Moran
Written by James Moran & Cat Davies
Produced by Cat Davies
Score by Ben Foster
Awards:
Best Director, Best Script & Funniest Film – Knoxville Horror Film Fest 2017
Audience Award – Wimbledon International Short Film Festival 2017
Best Male Lead – Shaun Dooley – Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival 2017
Best International Short Film – Golden Skull Film Festival 2018
Best International Short – Nevermore Film Festival 2018
Audience Choice – Terror in the Bay Film Festival 2018
Best Short Film – Rendezvous Scare Fest 2018
Best Comedy – Hollywood Horrorfest 2018
23 other award nominations!
Short Film Showcase II – Sunday 27th August 2017, 11.15am
Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London, UK
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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE: WOMEN IN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2017
Shorts Block – Comedy, Friday 22nd September 2017, 9.45pm
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Sw – Peachtree City, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
NOMINATED: BEST COMEDY SHORT FILM
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THE INDIE HORROR DRIVE-IN FILM FESTIVAL
Friday 6th October 2017, from 6pm
Riverside Drive-In Theatre, 1114 Lees Lake Ln, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA
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WIMBLEDON INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2017
Saturday 7th October 2017, 7.30pm-10.30pm
Baillie Gifford Big Tent, Wimbledon, London, UK
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD
NOMINATED: BEST LONDON FILMMAKER AWARD
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Short film showcase – Saturday 14th October 2017, 6.15pm-8.15pm
Broadway, 14-18 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AL
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Friday 20th October 2017, 8pm
Screening with ‘Bong of the Living Dead’
Gateway Film Centre, Columbus, Ohio, USA
NOMINATED: BEST HORROR COMEDY SHORT AWARD
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‘Block 8: Grindhouse Grind-Out’ – Saturday 21st October 2017, 9.30pm
Regal Downtown West Cinema 8, 1640 Downtown W Blvd, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCRIPT & FUNNIEST FILM AWARDS
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‘Kerry Connections’ shorts block – Sunday 22nd October 2017, 5pm
Cinema Killarney, East Avenue Road, Killarney, Ireland
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HORROR SHOW HOT DOG SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Friday 27th October 2017, 10pm
The Southern Theatre, 1420 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, USA
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SICK CHICK FLICKS FILM FESTIVAL
‘Frightening Foreign Films’ shorts block – Saturday 28th October 2017, 6pm
Cary Theate, 122 E Chatham St, North Carolina, USA
WINNER: BEST MALE LEAD AWARD – SHAUN DOOLEY
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UNRESTRICTED VIEW HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
Wednesday 1st November 2017, 8.25pm
Part of an evening curated by London Horror Society
Hen & Chickens Theatre, 109 St Paul’s Rd, London, UK
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
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Screening with ‘Dead Shack‘ – 3rd, 6th & 7th November 2017 – various times
Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, USA
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Program 1 – Sacculina Carcini: Saturday 4th November 2017, 6.15pm
The Venue, 511 Virginia Dr, Orlando, Florida, USA
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BUFFALO DREAMS FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
International Shorts 2 – Thursday 9th November 2017, 3.20pm
Eastern Hills Cinemas, Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Road, Williamsville, New York, USA
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ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
‘Fear Haus’ shorts block – Friday 10th November 2017, 10.45pm
DeSoto Theatre, 530 Broad Street, Rome, Georgia, USA
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FESTIVAL DE CINE DE TERROR DE MOLINS DE REI
Short Film Contest – Saturday 11th November 2017, from 7pm
Teatro de la Juventud Catolica – La Peni – Mercè Rodoreda Square, 1, 08750 Molins de Rei, Barcelona, Spain
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Film Block Two – Saturday 18th November 2017, 10am
Hooker-Dunham Theater, 139 Main St, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Friday 24th November 2017, 8.45pm
Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, London, UK
BAFTA QUALIFIER FESTIVAL
NOMINATED: PRODUCING AWARD – CAT DAVIES
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11th BRITISH SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL, BERLIN
Midnight Movies – Saturday 13th January 2018, 11:30pm
Sputnik Kino, Hasenheide 54, 10967 Berlin, Germany
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SKIRTS FILM FESTIVAL – MEDIA LAUNCH
Thursday 8th February 2018
South Africa
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‘Gauntlet of the Foreign Invaders’ shorts block
Friday 23rd February, 4:30pm & Saturday 24th February, 9.30pm
Carolina Theatre of Durham, 309 West Morgan Street, Durham, North Carolina, USA
WINNER: BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT AWARD
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AUDI DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ADIFF Shorts 3 – Monday 26th February 2018, 8:30pm
Light House Cinema, Market Square, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland
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Saturday 17th March 2018, 4:05pm
Room 1, The Landing MediaCityUK, Blue Tower, MediaCityUK, Salford, M50 2ST, UK
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HORRORHOUND WEEKEND FILM FESTIVAL – H2F2
Screening with ‘Bong of the Living Dead,’ Friday 23rd March 2018, 10:00pm
Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester RD, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT AWARD
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‘Hellspawn: Short Films of the Damned’ – Sunday 22nd April 2018, 9:00pm
PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123, USA
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‘Strange Batch’ shorts block – Friday 4th May 2018, 8:05pm
Woodward Arts Theatre, Woodward, Oklahoma, USA
NOMINATED: BEST ‘STRANGE BATCH’ AWARD
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OSCAR QUALIFIER FESTIVAL!
Screening with ‘Found Footage 3D’
Friday 18th May, 9:35pm & Saturday 19th May, 8:00pm
Regal Cinemas Hollywood 27 & RPX, 719 Thompson Ln, Nashville, TN 37204
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‘Sunday Shorts’ – Sunday 20th May 2018, 11:00am
Sheraton Charlotte Hotel, 555 South McDowell Street, Charlotte, NC, USA
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FANTASPOA INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL
21st & 23rd May 2018
Brazil
Details TBC
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SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
OSCAR QUALIFIER FESTIVAL!
‘Terror Internationale’ shorts block – Saturday 26th May 2018, 9:30pm
SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA, USA
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SLAUGHTER MOVIE HOUSE: 6 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Monday 4th June 2018, 7:00pm
Screenland Armour, North Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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16th – 20th July 2018
Barcelona, Spain
Details TBC
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Shorts Competition 1 – Saturday 28th July 2018, 12:00
The Mayflower Club, 11110 Victory Blvd, North Hollywood, California, USA
WINNER: BEST COMEDY
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‘Shorts Blast #5’ – Saturday 1st September 2018, 7:20pm
Alamo Drafthouse, 181 Kernstown Commons Blvd, Winchester, Virginia, USA
NOMINATED: BEST SCREENPLAY & BEST ACTRESS
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‘Shorts Block #5: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball’ – Monday 10th September 2018, 2:00pm
Velour Live Music Gallery, 135N University Ave, Provo, Utah, USA
NOMINATED: BEST COMEDY SHORT, BEST SCREENPLAY,
BEST ACTRESS, BEST ACTOR
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Saturday 15th September 2018, 6:00pm
Frangipani Avenue, Omar Torrijos Foundation Building, Panama
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THE GOLDEN SKULL FILM FESTIVAL
September 2018
Glasgow, Scotland
Details TBC
WINNER: BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
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BAFTA, BIFA, EFA & OSCAR QUALIFIER FESTIVAL
‘Late Lounge: Body Parts’ – Thursday 27th September 2018, 10:00pm
Watershed: Cinema 1, 1 Canon’s Road, Bristol BS1 5TX, UK
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INSPIRED BY ROMERO: A SHORT FILM BLOCK
Friday 28th September 2018, 6.30pm
Room 232, Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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‘Block 2’ – Saturday 29th September 2018, 1:30pm
Vue, Basingstoke, RG21 7BB, UK
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‘Wicked Shorts’ – Thursday 11th October 2018, 7:30pm
Cinema Salem, 1 E India Square Mall, Salem, MA 01970
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CANADIAN PREMIERE: TERROR IN THE BAY
Friday 19th October 2018, 7:35pm
MapleTops Paramount Theatre, 24 Court Street South, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
WINNER: AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
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HORRORVISION TRASH FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 20th October 2018, 5:00pm
20th Teidi Street, Barcelona, Catalonia 08031, Spain
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‘Horror Comedy Shorts Programme 9’ – Saturday 27th October 2018, 6:00pm
Synchronicity Theatre, One Peachtree Pointe, 1545 Peachtree St. NE #102 Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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‘The Hooper Block’ – Saturday 3rd November 2018, 4:00pm
AMC Orange Park 24, 1910 Wells Road, Orange Park, Florida, USA
WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM AWARD
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‘Block #2’ – Saturday 3rd November 2018, 1:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Greenway Court Theatre, 544 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA, USA
NOMINATED FOR 7 AWARDS:
BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST SCREENPLAY,
BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST SOUND DESIGN, BEST COSTUMES
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BIFA QUALIFIER FESTIVAL
‘Late Night Shorts’ – Saturday 17th November 2018, 10:00pm
The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norfolk NR2 1TF, UK
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‘Block O’ – Thursday 22nd November 2018, 4:00pm
Millennium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham, B4 7AP
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT FILM
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‘AHITH Short Film Collection III – Yellow’ – Sunday 2nd December 2018, 1:00pm
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CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Everyman Crystal Palace, 25 Church Rd, London SE19 2TE
NOMINATED: BEST HORROR/SCIFI
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TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd 3rd Level, Hollywood, CA 90028
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BONEBAT “COMEDY OF HORRORS” FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 13th April 2019, 1:00pm – Midnight
SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA, USA
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Thursday 13th June, 9:20pm
Friday 14th June, 9:20pm
Touchstone Theatre, 321 E 4th St, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
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LOCO LONDON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL
Friday 12th July / Saturday 13th July 2019 at 8.40pm / 4pm
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XT
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DRUNKEN FILM FESTIVAL, BRADFORD
Friday 23rd August 2019, 7:00pm
The Rooftop Cafe, Kala Sangam, 1 Forster Ct, Bradford BD1 4TY
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HORROR-ON-SEA FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Sunday 12th January 2020, 8:00pm
Park Inn by Radisson Palace Hotel, Church Road, Southend-on-Sea, England, SS1 2AL
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