Milk

Milk

Directed by Santiago Menghini

Genre Fiction
Country Canada
Year 2018
Length 9 min
Formats DCP
Sound 5.1
Version Original English Version

Synopsis

On a late night, a young teen goes into the kitchen for a glass of milk. Upon encountering his sleepless mother, he quickly realizes things are not as they seem.

Themes

mother-son relationships, teenagers, horror, monsters

Biography

Santiago Menghini is a director and visual effect artist residing in Montreal, QC. His short film, Intruders, was selected in multiple festivals including the 2014 TIFF., as well as being awarded with an Honorable Mention at RVCQ 2014 and a Best Directing award at SPASM 2015. His film Voyagers received an special mention at the 44e Festival du nouveau cinéma and was officially selected for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.



Cast

Kid: Cameron Brodeur
Mother: Anana Rydvald

Team

Production

Max Walker (Newtons Cradle)

Script

Santiago Menghini

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Olivier Gossot

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Susan MacQuarrie

EDITING Santiago Menghini, Catherine Villeminot
Sound Pascal Plante
Music Mark Korvan

Awards

SXSW, USA |2018| MIDNIGHT SHORTS JURY AWARD
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, USA |2018| BEST EDITING JURY AWARD
Phenomena Fantastic Film Festival, Brazil |2018| BEST DIRECTOR
Hexploitation Film Festival, Canada |2019| BEST HORRO FILM + BEST CANADIAN SHORT


Festivals

Festival Regard, Saguenay |2018| Official Competition
Dead by Dawn, Scotland |2018| Official Competition
Pacific Meridian Vladivostok Int. Film Festival, Russia |2018| Official Competition
FANT. Bilbao Fantasy Film Festival, Spain |2018| Official Competiiton
Neuchatel Int. Fantastic Film Festival, Swiss |2018| Official Comeptition
STUFF: Mexico City Independent Film festival, Mexico |2018| Official Competition
Overlook Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
New-Zealand Film Commission: Talent Workshop |2018| Workshop Screening
Seattle Int. Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
Festival Vitesse Lumière, Québec |2018| Official Competition
Screamfest, USA |2018| Official Competition
Popcorn Fright Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
Drunken Film Festival, UK |2018| Official Competition
Lago Film Festival, Italy |2018| Official Competition
Fantasia Film Festival, Montréal |2018| Official Competition *BEST DIRECTOR
Festival Court Métrange, France |2018| Official Competition
Traverse City Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
L’étrange Film Festival, France |2018| Official Competition
Fenêtres sur courts, France |2018| Official Competition
Festial de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec |2018| Official Competition
Motel X, Portugal |2018| Official Competition
Crested Butte Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
Denver Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
Sydney Underground Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
Festival Int. de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue |2018| Official Competition
Carrousel du Film de Rimouski |2018| Official Competition
Fantastik Film Festival, Sweden |2018| Official Competition
Abertoir Film Festival, UK |2018| Official Competition
Strasbourg European Fantastic film Festival, France |2018| Official Competition
Telluride Horror Show, USA |2018| Official Competition
Ridgefield Independent Film Festivla, USA |2018| Official Competition
SPASM |2018| Official Competition
Milwaukee Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
FrightFest, UK |2018| Official Competition
Le long week-end du court |2018| Official Competition
Morbido Film Festival, Mexico |2018| Official Competition
SLASH Fantastic Film Festival, Austria |2018| Official Competition
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, ON |2018| Official Competition
Mayhem Film Festival, UK |2018| Official Competition
Copenhagen Short Film Festival, Danemark |2018| Official Competition
Twin Cities Horror Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
Fragaria Int. Fantastic Film Festival, China |2018| Official Competition
Monster Fest, Australia |2018| Official Competition
Hell de Janeiro, Brazil |2018| Official Competition
Chicago Int. Film Festival, USA |2018| Official Competition
Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany |2019| Official Competition