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Gay Streaming Service Dekkoo Develops ‘The Latent Image’ This Halloween
“Write what you know…fear what you don’t.”
Just a few weeks ago we announced that Michael Varrati‘s short film A Halloween Trick would be making its premiere on Dekkoo, a streaming service for gay men, on October 30th. It seems that the platform is planning a bit of a short film release extravaganza, as we’ve just received word that Alexander Birrell‘s (Suspicions, Horror Time) short film The Latent Image will be premiering on the service that same day as well.
In The Latent Image, a young writer (Joshua Tonks, the Olivier-nominated production of The Sound Of Music, Spring Awakening) in a secluded cabin is visited by an alluring stranger (Jay Clift, The CW’s Riverdale, Legends of Tomorrow) who may or may not be a work of dangerous fiction.
“We set out to create a suspenseful tale with plenty of twists and turns,” Birrell said. “There’s a lot of horror genre love in this film and fans of Hitchcock, De Palma and Argento will hopefully find plenty to enjoy. We wanted to put a different spin on classic cat-and-mouse suspense and say something about the attraction to fear and fear of attraction that we can all relate to as horror fans”.
The Latent Image features an original score from Alex Gregson (I Am Not The Devil, May I Come In?), sound design by Sam Auguste (Red Devil, The Desolate One) and visual effects from David Edwards, the lead compositor for Method Studios (It: Chapter Two, Terminator: Dark Fate).
While the version of The Latent Image premiering on Dekkoo is a short film, Birrell is planning on turning it into a feature-length film, with pre-production set to begin in the Spring of 2020. Birrell will once again take the lead as director alongside producers Michael Varrati (A Halloween Trick, The Office is Mine), Brandon Kirby (I’m Fine, Is This A Date) and actor Ben Baur (Hunting Season, The Office is Mine, A Halloween Trick).
The Latent Image is set to debut this October 30th on Dekkoo, but be on the lookout for news on the feature film next year!
Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.
The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:
“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.
“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.
“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.
“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”
Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.
WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.
To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.
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