Tim Sparks

We are beyond grateful and proud that Doom Scroll won ‘Best Film’ at the Inaugural 2025 Global Horror and Fantasy 48 Hour Film Project (@48hourfilmproject ). Link to watch in bio! 🔗 - WINNER - Best Film Best Cinematography Best Writing Audience Choice - Nominations - Best Director Best Makeup & Hair Best Sound The hard work and dedication of everyone who worked on this film came through. Thank you to @48hourfilmproject for organizing, and producing this event. To be recognized in a global 48 hour film competition amongst filmmakers from around the world is a true dream. Can’t wait for you to watch. 🙏🏻🙇🏻‍♂️❤️ Made with ❤️ by @timsparx @elymatson @chrissysparksart @izzysparksart Deirdre Sparks Conan Sparks Ophelia Matson Lenore Matson Music by Michael Vignola (@michaelvignolamusic ) - Licensed through @artlist.io Special thanks to the Gas & Food Store in Arvada, CO A @deepfield.cine production. Camera: Sony FX3 @sonycine

Spore release. #Naturecore #mushrooms #nature #fx3 #sonyfx3

Thrilled to announce that DOOM SCROLL is an official selection at the @milwaukee_horror_con film fest for 2026! Can’t wait to share it with audiences in Milwaukee. 🙏🏻 #milwaukeehorrorfilmfest #milwaukeehorrorcon #killwaukee #indiefilm #coloradofilm

Come and watch BETWEEN on the big screen for the first time at @bugtheatredenver for the January @efpdenver with films by @nickfiorella.films & @not_ryankerwin , @lucascunningpictures , Scott Meistrich, Nichols & Coal, and @jamespommier . 1/15 - Doors open at 6:30pm show starts at 7pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. /share/p/1CuJJ6fXd5

Doom Scroll wouldn’t be what it is without the amazing performances by Ophelia, Conan, and Lenore who played the “creatures”. We shot this scene first, which also took the most preparation. Getting elementary school aged children to be in front of a camera and be patient on Saturday of Halloween weekend making a @48hourfilmproject could have been potentially a very hard thing. But they made it fun. The final and most intense scene is the result of their hard work. ❤️ @elymatson @chrissysparksart @izzysparksart @deepfield.cine #bestfilm #bestcinematography #bestwriting #audiencechoice #indiefilm #denverfilmmaker #coloradofilmmaker #awardwinner #horrorfilm #shortfilm #48hourfilmproject #48hourfilm #horror #doomscroll

This is a prop made for our film BETWEEN. The entire story was inspired by this jewelry box left by our neighbors after they moved. I always thought it looked like a fairy sarcophagus. This inspired a story about a man who experienced loss, finds this in the woods and has an encounter with a fairy experiencing their own. The prop was made by @chrissysparksart and @mekamint in less than a day during the @agbofilms 49 hour film competition. Sculpted in polymer clay and painted. The burial fabric draped over her is made from Chinese Xuan paper from @orientalartsupply . I usually use it to practice my brush painting but we’ve found it to be a useful material for small things and props. When wet you can shape it and it holds its structure and then it dries well. Of course the butterfly wings were from an already dead specimen. Then we laid her on a bed of moss in her resting place. We found it so beautiful that we carried and cherished it on set as if it was something we found. @rangerpinemartin who plays the man in the film carried it with such care and reverence in his scenes that it became real. She rests in our house now. When looking and holding it there is a real sense of peace that you can feel. We’ve loved hearing how special this film has been to people. It’s only 3 minutes but it will always be a special project. You can watch the film on YouTube and Vimeo. Please check out my bio for a link to watch. #indiefilm #shortfilm #filmmaking #fantasyfilm #independentfilmmaking #calm #serene #fairy #filmprop #noai #realart #aifree

Your attention is the sacrifice. Watch the online premiere of our film DOOM SCROLL on @vimeo . Our film was created Oct 31 — Nov 2 for the Global Online Horror/Fantasy @48hourfilmproject . We were assigned a genre, prop, character and line of dialogue and at 7pm MST on Oct 31 had to make a film in 48 hours. Link is in bio. $4.80 gets you access to screening group B. Ours is the fourth film, Deep Field Cinema — DOOM SCROLL. Watch out psychological horror! One man’s doom scroll becomes a portal to something far darker than the algorithm. Cast: @elymatson @chrissysparksart Deirdre Sparks Conan Sparks Ophelia Matson Lenore Matson Art and Prop Design by Deirdre Sparks, @izzysparksart , and. @chrissysparksart . Written, filmed, directed and edited by @timsparx . Music licensed through @artlist.io with songs by @michaelvignolamusic and credits song by ARYEH. Filmed on the @sonycine FX3. #indiefilm #denver #shortfilm #denverfilm #48hourfilmproject #coloradofilmmaker #filmmaking #horror #horrorfilm #horrorshort #horrorshortfilm #arvadacolorado #coloradofilmmaker #psychologicalhorror #doomscroll

Film Link in bio Thank you @star.acres.flower.farm for letting me tell the beginning of your story. Spending those mornings on the farm was a special time. It felt serendipitous to be there listening, laughing and sharing stories. You’ve created a wonderful space and I’m happy to share a piece of it in this little film. ❤️ #flowers #flowerfarm #Coloradofarm #arvada #shortfilm #documentary #storytelling #coloradofilmmaker #denverfilm #sonyfx3 #indiefilm

We drove three hours into the mountains, started working after nine at night, and had no idea if it would work with forty-five hours left. Some context on the film “Between”. It was made during the @agbofilms “No Sleep ‘Til Film Fest” 48-hour competition. We filmed it in the Pueblo Mountain Park in Beulah, Colorado, a place that has a lot of history for me personally. For those unfamiliar, you get 48 hours. That’s it. When it comes to these types of projects, I like to take risks. It’s a good, fertile ground for risk taking. Taking the risk this time were my best friend, @rangerpinemartin (@middle_creek_publishing ), my wife, @chrissysparksart , @mekamint , and myself. The first risk we took was that we had to drive three hours to our filming location. We didn’t arrive until after 9 pm, three hours after the 48 hour time constraint started. On the drive down, I was messaging Dave, and going back and forth on story and plot Ideas. Without spoiling it, this film was inspired by a jewelry box left to us when our neighbors moved out. I had always thought it was interesting, so we brought it with us. The second risk about doing these types of projects is that you’re given a prompt (not the AI kind, the old fashioned kind) and you don’t know what it is until the beginning of the timeframe. This one, received at 6pm MT, during our drive, was to create a film about “perspective.” The third kind of risk is you don’t know what “assets” will actually be valuable to the prompt until you get it. These include equipment, crew, cast, location, props, the hidden talents of skills of your team. In this case, Chrissy and DD are skilled in sculpting polymer clay and in painting, so we brought those supplies with us. The last risk and most important is when you know what you are going to do, is it going to work? For me, if there isn’t an element of “oh shit, is this going to work?” then I’m not living up to my own standard. I’m not respecting the talent of the people who are here working on this, or the people who helped me earn the privilege of being here, now, making a film. Continued in comments….

✨🎥Last weekend we made a short film in 48 hours. “BETWEEN” is a 3 minute short film - Directed and edited by @timsparx ,written by @timsparx and @rangerpinemartin . Art/props by Deirdre Sparks and @chrissysparksart . It was a magical experience and we are so proud of what we made. The premiere is this evening (10/4) at 6pm MST! We hope you’ll check it out! (Link in bio) . . #art #film #filmmakinglife #filmmaking #filmmaking🎬 #shortfilm #denver #denverlife #denverfilm #indiefilm #filmmakersworld #agbo @agbofilms #agbofilms #48hrfilm #48hrfilmfestival #nosleeptilfilmfest #filmediting #filmdirector #deepfieldcinema @deepfield.cine #supportfilm #filmfestival #filmfestivals #filmfest

|| Link in bio! || ‘BETWEEN’ filmed for the 5th Annual @agbofilms “No Sleep ‘Til Film Fest”. We spent the weekend in the mountains making a film with family and friends in 48 hours. The whole process felt magical and the film captures that magic. This is why I love to make films. The beauty of people putting their love and hard work into a project. It turns into something of its own with a breathing, living soul. So proud of us all! Directed, Filmed, and Edited by @timsparx Written by @timsparx @rangerpinemartin Art and Props by @chrissysparksart and Deirdre Sparks @mekamint Starring @rangerpinemartin Filmed in the Pueblo Mountain Park in Beulah, Colorado. Music licensed through Artlist.io featuring songs: Infinity by Michael Vignola @michaelvignolamusic Against All Odds by Tiko Tiko @tikotikoisme #48hourfilm #indiefilm #denver #filmmaking #shortfilm #coloradofilm #coloradofilmmaker #movieposter #beulahcolorado #agbonstff #nstff #denverfilmmaker #denverfilmmaker

This is my third box from the @spirittea Club. "Vietnam: Look Back" Really enjoying the variety and thought put into these. This issue focuses on teas from Vietnam. The video features 'One Bud, One Leaf' a green tea and the wonderful green tea incense, both included in the Tea Club box. This edit was a ton of fun. Spirit Tea’s tea club enrollment has limited spots open until 9/12. Click the link in their bio to join the club! Thanks for the help filming @izzysparksart and DD Sparks! #SpiritTea #TeaClub #TeaCulture #GreenTea #CinematicStyle #VisualStorytelling #filmmaking #coloradofilmmaker #sonyfx3