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2014 film by Jana and Neal Hallford From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Case of Evil is a 2014 horror drama short film written and directed by Jana and Neal Hallford. The film stars Merrick McCartha and Rebecca Sausedo. It premiered at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival on October 12, 2014.
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Cinematography | Rob Padilla Jr. |
Edited by | Neal Hallford |
Music by | Carvin Knowles |
Production company | Swords & Circuitry Studios |
Distributed by | Slaughter MovieHouse |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A hoodoo witch is confronted by a blues musician over a stolen instrument.
Jana and Neal Hallford produced the film under their company Swords & Circuitry Studios.[1] The film was written weeks before being submitted to Horrible Imaginings Film Festival.[2] Films like Dracula and Cat People inspired it.Carvin Knowles composed the film's score and the makeup was done by Francia Cohen.[1] It was shot in San Diego.[3]
The film premiered on October 12, 2014 at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival.[2] On December 18, 2015, it was released online and physical media.[1]
Geoffrey Thorne told Scifi Radio that the film is "Well done all around."[1] Miguel Rodriguez at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival compared the film to "classic Universal Pictures-style horror."[2] Beth Accomando of KPBS Cinema Junkie said the sound work was meticulous.[6] Keith Lane at TG Geeks said it was too short and would've liked to have seen the story expanded into a longer runtime.[4]
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Festival | Year | Award | Recipient(s) | Result |
San Diego Fall Film Festival | 2014 | Best Horror Short Film: Jury Award | Jana Hallford, Neal Hallford | Won |
Best Horror Short Film: Audience Award | Jana Hallford, Neal Hallford | Won | ||
An Anti-Hero Production Genre Fest | 2015 | Best Actor in a Grindhouse Film | Merrick McCartha | Won |
Bare Bones International Film Festival | 2015 | Best Horror Film | Jana Hallford, Neal Hallford | Nominated |
Dragon Con | 2015 | Best Horror Film | Jana Hallford, Neal Hallford | Finalist |
Genre Fest | 2015 | Best Actor | Merrick McCartha | Won |
Granite State Film Festival | 2015 | Best Black & White Film | Jana Hallford, Neal Hallford | Won |
San Diego Film Awards | 2015 | Best Screenplay: Narrative Short Film | Jana Hallford, Neal Hallford | Nominated |
Zed Fest Film Festival | 2015 | Outstanding Acting Performance | Merrick McCartha | Won |
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