The Familiar (film)
The Familiar | |
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Directed by | Kody Zimmermann |
Written by | Kody Zimmermann |
Produced by | Riley Walsh |
Starring | Torrance Coombs Paul Hubbard Rachel Sehl Brock Shoveller Art Kitching Jason Harder Luisa Jojic Josh Blacker |
Cinematography | George Campbell |
Edited by | Kody Zimmermann |
Music by | Richard L. King |
Release date |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
The Familiar is a 2009 comedy horror
Plot
Sam (Torrance Coombs) has always been obsessed with vampires from the time he was a child watching them on children's programs to when he was a college student reading horror novels on the side. On Sam's 21st birthday, a mysterious gentleman offers him a peculiar career choice: become an
Cast
- Torrance Coombs as Sam Matheson
- Paul Hubbard as Simon Bolivar
- Rachel Sehl as Alice
- Brock Shoveller as The Old Gentleman
- Jason Harder as Thomas Holland
- Luisa Jojic as Penny
- Suzka Mares as The Vampire's Escort
- Josh Blacker as Virgil
- Art Kitching as Nosferatu/The Jogger
- Rosette Sharma as The Vampire's Call Girl
Inspiration
Kody Zimmermann came up with the idea reading Dracula while working as an actor's assistant: "I felt like...the vampire was a metaphor for the boss from hell. I was always interested in the Renfield character in Dracula, and no one ever really did his story – that I know of. What kind of a person would devote himself to this sinister, Satanic agent and still call himself a human being? I thought that was the connection – you are crazy for being part of this world, but you are not exactly the main character, either. I wanted to bridge those two things, and I think it fit well while I was writing it: serving this greater being while being caught up in this insanity. A lot of us go into these jobs where we ask ourselves, 'why are we doing this'".[1]
Awards
Wins
- 2010: HorrorQuest Film Festival for Best Short Film
- 2010: Sitges Film Festival Official Fantastic Competition Panorama for Best Short Film
- 2010: Vampire Film Festival for Outstanding Vampire Short
- 2010: Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival for Best Horror Short Film
- 2010: Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival for Best Screenplay
- 2010: Mile High Horror Film Festival Audience Award for Best Short Film
- 2010: Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival Best Short Film
- 2010: Bram Stoker International Film Festival for Best Short Film
- 2010: Maelstrom International Fantasy Film Festival for Audience Favorite Best Horror Short Film
- 2010: Action/Cut Short Film Competition for Best Fiction Film
- 2010: Seattle's True Independent Film Festival (STIFF)Fangbanger Award
- 2010: River Bend International Film Festival Hight Point Award
- 2010: Rincón International Film Festivalfor Best Horror Short
- 2010: Charleston International Film Festival for Best Short Thriller
Nominations
- 2011: Killer Film Festival for Best Screenplay (Kody Zimmermann)
- 2011: New Orleans Horror Film Festival for Best Screenplay (Kody Zimmermann)
- 2011: New Orleans Horror Film Festival for Best Horror Short
- 2010: Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival for Best Director (Kody Zimmermann)
- 2010: Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival for Best Cinematography (George Campbell)
- 2010: Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival for Best Actor (Torrance Coombs)
- 2010: Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival for Best Actor (Paul Hubbard)
- 2010: Terror Film Festival for Best Horror Short Film
- 2010: Action On Film International Film Festival for Best Make-Up
- 2010: Directors Guild of Canada Award for Best Short Film
- 2010: Leo Award for Best Screenplay in a Short Drama (Kody Zimmermann)
- 2010: Leo Award for Best Overall Sound in a Short Drama (Hugo Dela Cerda, Kevin Belen, David Green)
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- 2010: Leo Award for Best Performance Male Lead in a Short Drama (Torrance Coombs)
References
- ^ Alyse Wax (2009-10-16). "Exclusive Interview: Kody Zimmermann, writer/director of 'The Familiar'". FEARnet. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
External links
- Official website
- The Familiar at IMDb