THEY'RE HERE

THEY'RE HERE

Directed by Sid Zanforlin

Genre Fiction
Country Canada
Year 2021
Length 15
Formats DCP
Sound 5.1
Version STA, English subtitles, English

Synopsis

They’re Here is about a twelve-year-old girl named Sam whose grandmother suffers a severe stroke that leaves her catatonic. Unable to cope, Sam becomes convinced that her grandmother has been invaded by an alien and will stop at nothing to prove she is right... before it’s too late.

Themes


Biography

Sid “Santiago” Zanforlin is a Chilean Canadian that has directed over ninety episodes of television, numerous shorts, plays, music videos and two anthology features. He has won a Mecca award for theatrical revelation of the season, nominated for a Banff Television award, won many short film awards including Best Short at the Fantasia Film Festival and his music videos have been on display at various museums including the MAC.



Cast

Samantha Fielding: Melia Cressaty
Mark Fielding: Al Goulem
Gran Jude: Bronwen Mantel
Father Plowman: Matt Keyes
Nurse Francis: Julie Trépanier

Team

Production

Patricia Gomez Zlatar (Head on the Door Productions)

Script

Sid Zanforlin

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hong Nguyen

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Rebecca Webster Blackwood

EDITING Stephen Philipson, Lucas Villegas
Sound Sylvain Bourgault
Music Michael Richard Plowman

Awards

Nevermore Film Festival, US |2021| *BEST SHORT – US/CANADA|
Fantafestival, Italy |2021| *Golden Bat Award for the Best Short
San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, Spain |2021| Audience Award for Best Short Film
HorrorFest, US |2021| *Best Sci-Fi/Horror
Fantasia, Canada |2021| Prix de l'inclusion warnermedia
Requiem FearFest, Canada |2021| *Meilleur réalisation court métrage
Blood in the Snow, Canada |2021| *Best Short Film award


Festivals

Nevermore Film Festival, US |2021| *BEST SHORT – US/CANADA
Fantaspoa Int. Fantastic Film Festival, Brazil |2021|
Fantafestival, Italy |2021| *Golden Bat Award for the Best Short
LUSCA Caribbean Int. Fantastic Film festival, Puerto Rico |2021|
Cryptshow Film Festival, Spain |2021|
Nightmares Film Festival, US |2021|
HollyShorts Film Festival, US |2021|
Brussels Int. Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium |2021|
Grossman Fantastic Film and Wine Festival, Slovenia |2021|
SciFi Film Festival Sydney, Australia |2021|
OFF-Courts de Trouville et Marché, France |2021|
Grimmfest, UK |2021|
Screamfest Horror Film Festival, US |2021|
Abertoir Horror Film Festival, UK |2021|
Mayhem Film Festival, UK |2021|
Bogoshorts, Colombia |2021|
San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, Spain |2021| Audience Award for Best Short Film
HorrorFest, US |2021| *Best Sci-Fi/Horror
Friss Hus Budapest Int. Short Film Festival, Hungary |2022|
Morbido Fest, Mexico |2021|
Courts mais trash (Carte blache à BIFFF), Belgium |2022|
San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (best of screening), Spain |2022|
Overlook Film Festival, US |2022|
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Canada |2021|
Fantasia, Canada |2021| Prix de l'inclusion warnermedia
Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada |2021|
Cabane à Sang, Canada |2022|
Requiem FearFest, Canada |2021| *Meilleur réalisation court métrage
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada |2021|
Blood in the Snow, Canada |2021| *Best Short Film award
Edmonton Int. Film Festival, Canada |2021|
Morbido Fest, Mexique |2021|
Landshut Film Festival, Allemagne |2022|
Festival fantastique de Béziers, France |2022|
The TV Fest, Canada |2022|