Synopsis

VISCERA 2007 brings together the work of 8 women horror filmmakers, creating over an hours worth of nine short films ranging from 30 seconds to 20 minutes.

Official Review

In 2007 San Francisco based filmmaker Shannon Lark’s association The Chainsaw Mafia launched the inaugural Viscera Film Festival. Like The Chainsaw Mafia, Viscera is a female-centric organization designed for the express purpose of providing women in horror an outlet for creative expression, networking and community support. The Viscera Film Festival provides a cash prize each year to a winning film that employs only female filmmakers behind the lens—although the festival is open to all submissions, assuming women maintain a key production role, such as director, writer and producer. The 2007 Viscera Award went to Reyna Young of Last Doorway Production and her film OUT OF PRINT. That film, as well as the other entries in the 2007 Viscera Film Festival are now available on DVD through The Chainsaw Mafia website. …Read More