A Drive at Dawn

Three men drive into the desert at night to wrestle with an unspeakable evil.

Short, 7 mins (in festival circuit)

2025 Panic Fest - Official Selection

2025 Salem Horror Fest - Official Selection

2025 Beeston Film Festival - Honorable Mention

2024 Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre (Méliès Federation) - Official Selection

2024 Comic-Con Independent Film Festival, San Diego - Official Selection

2024 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist

2024 Chicago Horror Film Festival - Winner Best International (short or feature)

2024 Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival - Official Selection

2024 Lone Star Film Festival - Official Selection

2024 San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival - Official Selection

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We Watch Shudder

“This short is a must-watch if you get the chance… It masterfully delivers all the essentials without a moment wasted... An excellent example of letting the real horror happen in [the audience’s] head when they put the pieces together.”

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The Cast

  • Eric Lampaert

    SAUL

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  • Joseph Williams

    WILL

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  • Rich Sands

    LIAM

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  • Jim Piazza

    NOAH

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The Team

  • Joe D'Ovidio

    DIRECTOR / SCREENWRITER

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  • Erika N Ewing

    PRODUCER

    LINKEDIN

  • Robert Nachman

    CINEMATOGRAPHER

    WEBSITE

  • Kimberly Romo

    PRODUCTION DESIGN & MAKEUP FX

    IMDB

  • Anna Meller

    EDITOR

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  • Harry Butcher

    SOUND DESIGNER

    WAVE STUDIOS

  • Hollie Buhagiar

    COMPOSER

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  • Katie Dymmock

    COLOURIST

    THE MILL
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