PREPARATION / 8 minutes / 2019
A young woman watches TV alone in the dark while a mysterious man lurks outside the house.

CREDITS
cast / Ryan Wesen, Alanna J Smith
director, editor / Mark Clauburg
screenplay / Scott Sadek
story / David Probert
cinematography, color / Dustin Ward
music / Peter Lisowsky
sound / Eliot Lukacs
makeup, FX / Rose Ripley

FESTIVALS
Northeast Film Festival / Teaneck, NJ / Official Selection
*BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEE
New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival / Atlantic City, NJ / Official Selection
*BEST EDITING NOMINEE
Long Island International Film Expo / Bellmore, NY / Official Selection
Brightside Tavern Film Festival / Jersey City, NJ / Official Selection
*BEST HORROR SHORT AWARD
Festival of Cinema NYC / Queens, NY / Official Selection
*BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY NOMINEE
Monmouth Film Festival / Red Bank, NJ / Official Selection
*BEST NJ SHORT FILM NOMINEE
Grindhouse Nights Film Festival / Dunellen, NJ / Official Selection
Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival / Winston-Salem, NC / Official Selection
Cinematic Panic Film Festival / Memphis, TN / Official Selection
Progeny Short Film Festival / Blacksburg, VA / Official Selection
Scared for Your LIIFE Film Festival / Hicksville, NY / Official Selection
Picture Show Panic / Titusville, FL / Official Selection
Phoenix FearCON / Phoenix, AZ/ Official Selection
*BEST SHORT FILM NOMINEE
Jersey City Popup Film Festival / Jersey City, NJ / Official Selection
*BEST ACTRESS NOMINEE
Krampus Film Festival / Asbury Park, NJ / Official Selection
Midnight Film Festival / New York, NY / Official Selection
*BEST SOUND DESIGN AWARD
Houston Horror Film Festival / Houston, TX / Official Selection
Wavestock Film Festival / Staten Island, NY / Official Selection
Highlands Horror Film Festival / Highlands, NJ / Official Selection
*AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD