Ringing Rocks

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2022,17 min.
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A young man takes his grief-stricken boyfriend to recover at an idyllic desert resort, but awakens to an eerie new reality.

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starring Hunter Doohan, Max Sheldon, Rhian Rees and Leesa Kim
with Shaw Purnell, Robert Sudhoff and Robert Broski

written and directed by Gus Reed
produced by Tara Austin
cinematography by Evan Weidenkeller
production design by Faith Ivory
edited by Marshall Granger 
music by Brian Casey Lee
casting by Brent Hagata, CSA
costume design by John Hardy
hair and makeup by Star Tsai
executive produced by Adam Rodner and Ahmad Simmons
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screenings:
Overlook Film Festival, New Orleans, LA 
Sun Valley Film Festival, Sun Valley, ID
Indy Film Fest, Indianapolis, IN
Georgia Shorts Film Festival, Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Shortsfest, Atlanta, GA (nominee: Best Horror)
Queerwest Film Fest, Missoula, MT
ABQ Indie Film Festival, Albuquerque, NM (winner: Best Student Film) 
Soho Horror Film Festival, London, UK
​Portland Horror Film Festival, Portland, OR (winner: Best Short)
Ravenheart International Film Festival, Oslo, Norway
Charlotte Film Festival, Charlotte, NC
Bolton International Film Festival, Bolton, UK
Grimmfest, Manchester, UK
Seattle Queer Film Festival, Seattle, WA
Beyond Fest, Los Angeles, CA
Telluride Horror Show, Telluride, CO
​Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, New York, NY
FilmQuest, Provo, UT
Nightmares Film Festival, Columbus, OH
Ethereal Horror Fest, Austin, TX


press
Queerty
No Film School 
Portland Horror Awards Presentation