I am honestly speechless. I love Chickenboy, it means so much to me, it’s irreverent, disgusting, it’s weirdly sweet, and it makes me smile every time I watch it. It’s a movie that fills me with so much joy, and I was scared it wasn’t going to connect because it’s so grotesque and out there.
Today, I woke up to me and Justin’s names in Indiewire. Thank you so much @slamdancegroup for taking a chance on our insane little movie. I’m so honored to get to play in such an amazing festival with such fantastic company.
Thank you so much to my amazing crew. None of this would exist without everyone’s time and exceptional talent, I’m so thankful to all of you who helped make this a reality!
In honor of this amazing news, I decided it was time to show off just a little bit of my beautiful son. LA, see you in February!!
Introducing Luna 🌙
@poisonivyleague Harlie Sullivan brings us Luna, one of Scarlet and Rose’s best friends. She’s part of the night that changes everything between our star-crossed lovers 💔 Harlie will also be in the VFX body suit for the gold figure *and* she created most of the beautiful paintings and drawings that fill Scarlet’s art studio. We could not make Blood Moon without her!! 🙌🏼💛
We are almost to $7,000, pushing for $8,500! Support Harlie and this beautiful project. Help us get to greenlight! 🚦✨
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**thank you @tommymeisel for getting us these awesome clips from your films @wtmca_film and @softboy1992 which you can now watch on Vimeo! 🎥🏘️
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Tickets are now on sale for our May Locals Only!
This month’s event will feature four shorts that walk the line between dreams and nightmares. Whether achieving transcendence or facing your greatest fear, our May event is all about the unexpected moments that warp one’s perspective:
-HUBBLE TENSION by Brandon Foy: A chronically distracted man undergoes an experimental eye treatment, only to face unexpected consequences that distort his reality in increasingly surreal ways. (13 min)
-FESTIVAL CHILD by Kat Hennessey: A festivalist in a neon dress with a pocket full of K, soberly stumbles across transcendence before she can even step out her front door. (8 min)
-CANNIBALS by Noah Campos & Hayden Ludt: After a life-changing hit, a part-time killer can finally escape the regimen of the abused working class - all that’s left is a driver to take him to his final destination. (13 Min)
-THE MAN MILKER by Matthew Rush, Morgan Hendrickson, and Lucas Chapel: A man must face his greatest fear. (2 Min)
Join us for a screening and Q&A with drinks to follow at Linda's Tavern!
Thursday May 28th at the Northwest Film Forum. Doors at 6:30, Films at 7. See ya at the movies!
Graphics Credit: @everybodylovesfilms
Blood Moon is over halfway to our crowdfunding goal - help us get greenlit! 🌙🚦
A young painter’s menstrual cycle and heartache lead her on a journey through a parallel universe where she discovers the power of pleasure and the ability to love herself.
Every contribution, follow, and share gets us closer. If we hit 250 followers on Seed & Spark, we unlock film festival discounts and distribution tools that will undoubtedly elevate the film.
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I am so incredibly honored to announce that Embrace is an official selection of the 2026 Seattle International Film Festival!!
I’ve had the pleasure many times over the years to watch @siffnews support films that I worked on as crew, and it feels like a dream come true to bring this deeply personal story home to a festival that means so much to me.
Embrace plays in the Spacing OUT block on Saturday, May 16th at 5:15 PM. Thank you so much to @siffnews and to my incredible cast and crew, I couldn’t have done any of this without you, and I can’t wait for you all to see what we made together!!
I’m excited to announce the my new short, Embrace, will have its world premiere at @panicfilmfest this April!! More updates to come but this is a deeply personal project for me and I’m so excited for my whole team’s hard work to be seen!!
Upcoming Chickenboy Screenings!!!
We’ll be playing @indiehorrorsociety Indie Horror Film Festival on November 13th! LA friends, this is a great chance to see Chickenboy on the big screen!
We’re also honored to have our UK premiere with @soho.horror.fest as part of their Sohome Horror Film Festival!! You can watch Chickenboy in front of the feature film Stinker Nov. 28th-30th!!
Thank you so much to both of these festivals for including my gooey little son!! 🐔🐔
NEXT THURSDAY! Our October Locals Only will be scaring up a storm with an all-horror edition! Four shorts, four of the PNW’s top up-and-coming names in horror:
* CHICKENBOY (8 Min, 2025, Dir. Matthew Rush): A lonely farmer accidentally creates a chicken-human hybrid.
* THE WINEMAKER (16 Min, 2025, Dir. Sarey Martin): A winemaker with a cosmic secret must finish the year’s vintage before her enemies come for vengeance.
* THE COLLECTOR (12 Min, 2025, Dir. Scott Leberecht): Ruby is a chemist who specializes in unusual product, and must make a series of brutal decisions to preserve her business.
* PLASTIC BOY (5 Min, 2025, Dir. Alex Bulger) A man finds out something strange is growing inside of him.
All of the filmmakers will be with us for the screening + Q&A so grab a friend, check out some horror films, and come hang out!
Thursday October 30th at the Northwest Film Forum. Doors at 6:30PM, screening from 7:00PM to 8:30PM. Afters to follow!
Reel credit @winthropbrent
Some highlights from @sxswsydney this last week!! It was such an honor to have Chickenboy play among such a great program of films. Dead Lover in Stink-O-Vision was astounding and I’ll be thinking about it for a long time.
Also, thank you to my sweet Lu @lucaschapelfilm for joining me and for all of the photo ops. Until next time Sydney, thank you for the great festival!
