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Synopsis: Based on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart". An overlooked associate struggles to complete a corporate presentation as a horrific secret gnaws at her conscience. Cast: Stacy Snyder, Joanna Sotomura, Matt Mercer, Blaine Vedros, Ron Morehouse, Melody Melendez. Written and Directed by Kevin Sluder. Produced by Jose Gonzalez and Rachel Ferrell. Executive Produced by Kevin and Jennifer Sluder. Edited by Matt Mercer. Cinematographer Mike Testin. Music Steve Moore. Assistant Director Melissa Vitello. Production Design Rachel Ferrell. Key Makeup Artist Emily Lowe. Special Makeup/Blood F/X Josh and Sierra Russell, Russell FX. Associate Producers Bryan Ricke and Melissa Vitello. Runtime 12:24. 16:9 2K HD Heartless. A short film written and directed by Kevin Sluder. Property of Sunshine Boy Productions. Song: "Farewell, Mona Lisa" Performed by The Dillinger Escape Plan Awards: Audience Choice Award, NYC Horror FF Audience Choice Award, Terror in the Bay Special Jury Award, Cinemafantastique Best Actress, Stacy Snyder, Other Worlds Austin Best Actress, Stacy Snyder, Northern Frights Best Ensemble Cast, FilmQuest Best Make-up F/X, Josh and Sierra Russell, NOLA Horror FF Best Practical F/X, Josh and Sierra Russell, Horror Haus Best Gore, Josh and Sierra Russell, Northern Frights Best Screenplay, Kevin Sluder, FilmQuest Best Narrative Drive Award, Kevin Sluder, Women in Horror FF

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Feeding Time premiered at Screamfest 2016. Synopsis: When a young woman fills in for her friend on a babysitting job, she begins to suspect things are not as they seem. She's right.

When a young woman fills in for her friend on a babysitting job, she begins to suspect things are not as they seem.

Dir: Matt Mercer

Starring: Stacy Synder, Najarra Townsend, Graham Skipper

EP: Kevin and Jennifer Sluder

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Who's playing who? Loner Foley Merrick's obsession with the stunning Violet turns tragic after he finds her dead on her kitchen floor. When he calls on Violet's twin sister Lyla for help, the faint line between his reality and fantasy life becomes increasingly blurred. Winner, Audience Award, NYLA International Film Festival, 2015 Winner, Award of Merit, Matt Mercer, Best Shorts Competition, 2015 Winner, Grand Jury Award, LA Neo-Noir Film Festival, 2016 Nomination, Best Actress in a Short Film, Najarra Townsend, North Hollywood CineFest, 2016 Official Selection, FirstGlance Film Festival, 2016 Executive Producer Kevin Sluder. Directed and Edited by Matt Mercer. Written by Kevin Sluder. Cinematographer Patrick McGinley. Music by Mark Hadley. Production Design by Jennifer Sluder. Key Makeup Artist Mariah Kraft. Co-Producer Gabe Arredondo. Associate Producers Jose Luis Gonzalez, John Paul Romeo, and Ryan Walsh. Cast: Najarra Townsend, Matt Mercer, and John Paul Romeo. 13 mins. 16:9 HD Property of Sunshine Boy Productions and Rubric Pictures. Song: "Little Crazy" Written and Performed by Keeley Bumford and Mark Hadley

An obsessed loner's life unravels after he finds his dream girl dead on her floor. A film noir short.

Dir: Matt Mercer

Starring: Najarra Townsend, Matt Mercer

EP/Writer: Kevin Sluder

Past Screenings

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HEARTLESS — Landshut Short Film Festival — Landshut, Germany — Shock Block 1 — Thurs March 21, 2019 5:30 PM

GAIA — Studio City International Film Festival — North Hollywood, CA — Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:00 PM

HEARTLESS — New York City Horror Film Festival — New York City, NY — Prior to feature Killer Unicorn Fri Nov 30, 2018 9:30 PM

HEARTLESS — PA Indie Shorts Film Festival — East Stroudsburg, PA — Opening Night Sat Dec 8, 2018 7:45 PM Horror Shorts Block

HEARTLESS — Other Worlds / Under Worlds Austin — Austin, TX — Dec 9, 2018 8 PM

GAIA — That Film Festival — Berlin, Germany — Winner of Marbella Film Festival in Spain advancing in competition for the final prize at That Film Life Film Festival — Feb 7-17, 2019 Date TBA

HEARTLESS — HorrorHaus Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA — Fri Nov 2, 2018 7:00 PM prior to the feature Alive — Winner Best Practical FX

HEARTLESS — Twin Cities Horror Festival — Minneapolis, MN -- Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:30 PM

HEARTLESS — West Coast Horror Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA — Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:30 PM The Perfect Storm of Shorts Block

HEARTLESS — Frightening Ass Film Festival — Chattanooga, TN — Sat Oct 27, 11:00 AM Shocking Ass Short Films

HEARTLESS — Atlanta Horror Film Festival — Atlanta, GA — Fri Oct 26, 2018 5:30 PM Deranged Dames Shorts Block

GAIA — Marbella International Film Festival — Marbella, Spain — Sat Oct 13, 2018 4:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Suburban Nightmares Film Festival — Mission Viejo, CA — Sat Oct 20, 8:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Northern Frights Festival — Sudbury, ON, CA -- Murder Matinee Sat Oct 20, 2018 4:15 PM

HEARTLESS — Tucson TerrorFest — Tucson, AZ — Oct 19, 2018 7:00 PM prior to feature Love and Other Stunts

HEARTLESS — Nightmares Film Festival — Columbus, OH — Shorts Block A Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Sin City Horror Fest — Las Vegas, NV — Shorts block 1 Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Knoxville Horror Film Festival — Knoxville, TN — Thurs Oct 18, 2018 8:55 PM prior to feature Blood Lake

HEARTLESS — Terror In the Bay Film Festival — Thunder Bay, Ontario, CA —Thurs Oct 18, 2018 7:35 PM

HEARTLESS — Screamfest — Los Angeles Premiere — Sun Oct 14, 2018 9:30 PM prior feature film You Die - Get the App, Then Die

GAIA — Official Latino Film Festival — Coachella, CA — Sat Oct 13, 2018 8:30 PM

HEARTLESS — Shiver International Film Festival — Smith Falls, Ontario, CA — Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Idaho Horror Film Festival — Boise, Idaho — Sat Oct 13, 2018 10:00 PM

HEARTLESS — UK Premiere — Mayhem Film Festival — Nottingham, UK — Sat Oct 13, 6:45 PM

HEARTLESS — Upstate NY Horror Film Festival — Rochester, NY — Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:45 PM

HEARTLESS — Women in Horror Film Festival — Peachtree City, GA — "Unhinged" Psychological Horror Shorts Block — Sat Oct 6, 2018 2 PM

GAIA — Other Venice Film Festival — Venice, CA — Sat Oct 6, 2018 12:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Fargo Fantastic Film Festival — Fargo, ND — Sat Sept 29, 2018 10:00 AM

HEARTLESS — NOLA Horror Film Festival — New Orleans, LA — Closing out the opening night first shorts block Thurs Sep 20, 2018 6:15 PM

GAIA — Endless Mountains Film Festival — Wellsboro, PA — Sat Sept 15, 2018 6:00 PM Dramatic Shorts Block

HEARTLESS — FilmQuest — Provo, UT — Thurs Sep 13, 2018, 1:30 PM "We Can't Trust You if You're Not Having a Good Time" Shorts Block #9

HEARTLESS — Genre Blast Film Festival — Alamo Drafthouse, Winchester, VA — 11:00 AM Shorts Blast #6 block on Sun Sep 2, 2018

HEARTLESS — Horrible Imaginings Film Festival — Santa Ana, CA — Sun Sept 2, 2018 11 AM

HEARTLESS — Cinemafantastique Film Festival — Vancouver, BC, Canada — Aug 25, 2018 2:15 PM

HEARTLESS — HorrorHound Weekend Film Festival — Indianapolis, IN — kicking off Opening Night Fri Aug 24, 2018 6 PM screening prior to feature E-Demon

GAIA — Action On Film International Film Festival — Las Vegas, NV Sun Aug 19, 2018 2 PM

HEARTLESS — Popcorn Frights Film Festival — Ft. Lauderdale, FL — Wed Aug 15, 2018 11 PM Prior to the world premiere of Cursed Seat by Nadezhda Mikhalkova

GAIA — Golden State Film Festival — Los Angeles, CA — Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:30 PM

MAINLINE — San Diego Comic Con — San Diego, CA — Opening Night Thurs July 19, 2018 5:55 PM

HEARTLESS — Fantosfreak Film Festival — Barcelona, Spain — Opening Night Mon July 16, 2018 10 PM

GAIA — Hollyshorts monthly screenings — Hollywood, CA Thurs 6/28/18 7 PM

MAINLINE — Cinepocalypse — Chicago, IL — Short Trip to Hell Shorts Block — Sat 6/23/18 9:30 PM & Tue 6/26/18 9:15 PM

GAIA — CalShorts Fest Winner Best Short Film — Santa Monica, CA Sun 6/17 2:40 PM

HEARTLESS — Slaughter Movie House 6th Anniversary special screening -- Kansas City, MO — Mon 6/4/18 7:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Calgary Horror Con — Calgary, Alberta, Canada — Sun 6/3/18 3:00 pm

HEARTLESS — Shock Stock — London, ON, CA Canada's Horror Party and Film Festival Sun 4/29/18 11:00 AM

HEARTLESS — Newport Beach Film Festival — Newport Beach, CA — Nightmare on Short Street Block Sat 4/28/18 6:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Capital City Film Festival — Lansing, MI — screening before Coralie Fargeat's Revenge - Sat 4/14/18 10:00 PM

HEARTLESS — Chattanooga Film Festival — Chattanooga, TN — screening before Dementia: Part II 4/6/18 9:45 PM & 4/8/18 11:30 PM

HEARTLESS — North Hollywood Cinefest — North Hollywood, CA — Tue 3/27/18 9:30 PM

MAINLINE — West Coast Premiere — North Hollywood Cinefest — North Hollywood, CA — Mon 3/26/18 9:30 PM

GAIA — World Premiere North Hollywood Cinefest — North Hollywood, CA — Fri 3/23/18 6:30 PM

HEARTLESS — East Coast Premiere — Nevermore Film Festival — Durham, NC — They're coming to get you Barbara shorts block Sat 2/24/18 5:10 PM & Sun 2/25 2:00 PM

HEARTLESS — World Premiere — Oxford Film Festival — Oxford, MS -- Fri 2/9/18 9:30 PM

FEEDING TIME -- PDXtreme Film Festival Portland, OR Sun 12/3/17 6 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Rome International Film Festival Fear Haus Shorts -- Rome, GA Fri 11/10/17 10:45 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Cinepocalypse -- Chicago, IL Short Trip to Hell Shorts Block Sun 11/5/17 11:45 PM & Mon 11/6/17 9:30 PM & prior to Graham Skipper's Sequence Break Mon 11/6/17 2 PM

FEEDING TIME -- HorrorHaus Film Festival -- Los Angeles, CA 11/4/17 7:30 PM

PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- Outlaw Film Festival -- St. Joseph, MO 11/3/17 7:30 PM

MAINLINE -- West Virginia International Film Festival Halloween Night -- Charleston, WV 10/31/17 8:30 PM

FEEDING TIME -- West Virginia International Film Festival Halloween Night -- Charleston, WV 10/31/17 8:30 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Atlanta Horror Film Festival Hazardous Duties Shorts Block -- Atlanta, GA 1/19/17 8 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Nightmare Fuel Shorts Block -- Brooklyn, NYC 10/15/17 10 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Mayhem Film Festival -- Nottingham, UK 10/14/17 6 PM

MAINLINE -- World Premiere -- Screamfest -- Los Angeles, CA Sat 10/14/17 2 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Slaughter Movie House special screening -- Kansas City, MO 10/2/17 7 PM

FEEDINGTIME -- FilmQuest -- Provo, UT 9/16/17 7 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Genre Blast Film Festival -- Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, VA 9/9/17 5:15 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Horrible Imaginings Film Festival --San Diego, CA 9/9/17 3:30 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Horror Channel FrightFest -- London, UK 8/27/17 11:15 AM

FEEDING TIME -- Scare LA -- Los Angeles, CA 8/6/17 4 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Fantastic Cinema and Craft Beer Festival -- Little Rock, AR 5/6/17 1 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Florida Film Festival Midnight Shorts -- Winter Park, FL 4/22/17 11:45 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Newport Beach Film Festival -- Newport Beach, CA -- Nightmare on Short Street Block 4/22/17 6 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Julien Dubuque International Film Festival -- Dubuque, IA 4/20/17 4:15 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Capital City Film Festival screening prior to Lorcan Finnegan's Without Name -- Lansing, MI 4/7/17 10:15 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Chattanooga Film Festival screening prior to Graham Skipper's Sequence Break -- Chattanooga, TN 4/6/17 10:15 PM

FEEDING TIME -- New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival -- Edison, NJ 3/3117 6 PM

FEEDING TIME -- North Hollwyood Cinefest Horror Night -- North Hollywood, CA 3/27/17 9:30 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Oxford Film Festival -- Oxford, MS 2/17/17 10:30 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Grindhouse Planet Film Festival -- Leicester, UK 11/27/16 4 PM

FEEDING TIME -- MAC Horror Film Festival -- Manaus, Brazil 11/5/16 6 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Cinema Metropolis Umbertide Umbertidead Film Festival -- Umbertide, IT 10/29/16 9 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Frightening Ass Film Festival -- Chattanooga, TN 10/29/16 6 PM

FEEDING TIME — Screamfest — Hollywood, CA 10/23/16 4 PM

FEEDING TIME -- Knoxville Horror Film Festival -- Knoxville, TN 10/21/16 8 PM

PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- Los Angeles Neo-Noir Film Festival -- Grand Jury Award Winner Los Angeles, CA 5/28/16 12 PM

PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- First Glance Film Festival Closing Night -- LA Live Los Angeles, CA 4/17/16 5 PM

PLAY VIOLET FOR ME -- North Hollywood Cinefest Opening Night -- Hollywood, CA 3/18/16 6 PM

PLAY VIOLET FOR ME World Premiere -- New York/Los Angeles International Film Festival Audience Award Winner-- Hollywood, CA 10/17/16 2:30 —