Official selection
FilmQuest, Screamfest, San Jose International Short Film Festival, Studio City International Film Festival, AFI Fest, NYCTV Festival, Sherman Oaks Film Festival, San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, 2020 Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Honors
FilmQuest (Best Student Film)
Screamfest (Best Student Film)
San Jose International Short Film Festival (Best Sci-Fi)
Studio City International Film Festival (Best Horror Short)
NYCTV Festival (Best Sci-Fi)
Sherman Oaks Film Festival (Best Short Film - Science Fiction, Outstanding Director)
Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest (Best Effects)
Miami International Sci-Fi Film Festival (Best Sci-Fi Thriller Short, Best Supporting Actor - Short)
Fargo Film Festival (Best Student Film)
Director
Justin Daering
Writer
Justin Daering, Kenda Greenwood-Moran
Cast
Chasen Tyler Bauer, Hans Christopher, Christian Dunlop, Clayton Hoff, Wyni Landry
Producer
Gregory M. Schroeder
Cinematographer
Thomas J. Thickett
Sound Designer
William Tabanou
Composer
M. R. Miller
Editor
Christine Douglas
contact
AFI Conservatory
Official website
When a blue-collar man is forcibly implanted with his alien boss's parasitic offspring, he asks his wife to help him remove the parasite -- a dangerous and forbidden act that puts their marriage -- and their lives -- at risk.
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