
Attack of the Brainsucker
Directed by Sid Zanforlin
Genre | Fiction |
Country | Quebec |
Year | 2012 |
Length | 13 min 45 s |
Formats | DVD, Blu-Ray |
Sound | 5.1 |
Version | French subtitles, Original English Version |
Synopsis
Samantha, a little girl growing up in the sixties, loves classic b-movies and monsters. That is, until they start to invade her bedroom and her obsession compels her parents to seek help from the latest scientific breakthrough.
Themes
childhood, horror, brother-sister relationshipsBiography
Sid Zanforlin is a Chilean Canadian that grew up in Montreal. Since graduating from Concordia University and the Canadian Film Centre, he has directed numerous shorts, theatre productions, music videos and kid’s television. He also spent six years in Vancouver as a cameraman on various Hollywood productions. Sid Zanforlin has won a Mecca award for “Theatrical Revelation” of the season for the play “Jesus Hopped the A Train” and has been nominated for a Banff Television award for Best Children’s program (Prank Patrol). He is currently developing his first feature “Pork Chop” and his television show “Studio 2”. Concurrently, for the last fifteen years Sid Zanforlin has also been writing, producing and playing music with bands such as Me Mom and Morgentaler, Jerome Miniere and his new band Creature on Universal Music.
Cast
Keyanna Fielding, Alex Weiner, Arthur Holden, Janine Theriault, Neil Napier, Jeff Lefebvre
Team
Production | Voyous Films |
Script | Sid Zanforlin, Chris Bavota |
CINEMATOGRAPHY | Bobby Shore |
PRODUCTION DESIGN | Katka Hubacek |
EDITING | Alexandre Mailhot |
Sound | Marie-Pierre Grenier |
Music | Michael Plowman |
Awards
Fantasia | 2012 | PRIX DU PUBLIC
Festival Court Métrange | 2012 | MEILLEUR FILM CANADIEN
Dark Carnival Film Festival | 2012 | BEST SCREENPLAY
Abertoir Horror Film Festival | 2012 | 3IÈME MEILLEUR COURT
Festivals
Palm Spring Shortfest
Festival Vitesse Lumière
Cryptshow Film Festival
Flicker : Rhode Island Film Festival
Fantasia
Off-Courts de Trouville
Festival Court Métrange
Festival de cinéma de la Ville de Québec
Freakshow Horror Film Festival
SPASM
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Dark Carnival Film Festival
Abertoir Horror Film Festival
ScreamFest LA
Tallinn Black Night Film Festival
B-MOVIE Celebration
Gwacheon International SF Film Festival
Reel Short Film Festival
International Short Film Festival Zubroffka
Dedfest
Festival de cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue