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Kickstarter Launched for ‘The Stylist’ Feature-Film
The team behind the outrageously successful short film The Stylist has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the feature-length adaptation. The campaign runs now through September 26th. This will be director Jill Gevargizian’s feature-film debut.
“It was always my intention from the conception of this story for it to be a feature, but I needed more experience first,” she explains. “Five years and a dozen projects later, I feel more than ready.”
The Stylist is a psychological horror/thriller about Claire, played by Najarra Townsend (Contracted), a very lonely hairstylist who dreams of being someone else… anyone else. Her job allows her to move in and out of other people’s worlds, but when the right target sits in her chair, she does more than observe the client’s life – she ends it, and keeps a permanent souvenir.
Naturally, viewers and critics have drawn comparisons to Maniac and the team behind The Stylist wears it as a badge of honor. To prove that point, artist Lou Rusconi has designed a poster – only available through the Kickstarter Campaign – that is an homage to the original Maniac poster.
Gevargizian is no stranger to the scene. The Stylist short film released in 2016 and played countless film festivals across the globe, winning 20 awards along the way, including Best Actress in a Short Film at Fantastic Fest and Monster Fest, plus the Jury Award and Audience Choice at Etheria Film Night. It streamed on Shudder for two years, but now you can watch it for free on Vimeo or YouTube. She has directed and/or produced over a dozen other projects over the years including Call Girl, 42 Counts, BFF Girls, and has a brand new short currently playing film festivals titled One Last Meal.
“I’ve been through a lot lately that has further instilled the idea that life is very short and time is precious as hell — that’s why I’m taking this leap of faith…” Gevargizian adds.
Join the team by pledging to the campaign.
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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