The Invaders

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Shorts Program 5: Mindbenders
Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose Sat, Aug 19, 2023 12:00 PM
Wild, energetic, mystifying, bizarre! Step right up and enter the world of Mindbenders—our annual collection of stories that always entertains, and sometimes leaves you scratching your head. A must-see!
Shorts Program 5: Mindbenders
Mt View ShowPlace ICON Theatre & Kitchen #2 Thu, Aug 24, 2023 9:15 PM
Wild, energetic, mystifying, bizarre! Step right up and enter the world of Mindbenders—our annual collection of stories that always entertains, and sometimes leaves you scratching your head. A must-see!
Film Info
Type of Film/Event:Short
Runtime (minutes):4
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Genre:Horror
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Christy St. John
Lorelei Olivia Mote
Claudia Elmore
Director:Erin Doyle Cooper
Producer(s):Bri Goldberg
Allison Tolman (Exec Prod)
Erin Doyle Cooper (Exec Prod)
James P. Stephens (Exec Prod)
Hilary Walker (Exec Prod)
Screenwriter:Erin Doyle Cooper
Cinematography:Demi Waldron
Music By:Jessica Rae Huber
Editor:Giselle Murillo

Description

Executive produced by Allison Tolman (“Fargo”, “Why Women Kill”, “Gaslit”), Cinequest proudly presents the World Premiere of "The Invaders."

 

We open on a pioneer campsite in the Rockies, where two pioneer men are setting up camp. One chops firewood, the other pounds wooden stakes into the earth. We fade to night, and hover just outside the firelight. Then, we push in toward the tent, and flash to several dream-like images of The Mother, a protector of Native people and the land, culminating in a deafening scream. Inside the tent, pregnant pioneer Rose Walters awakens with a gasp to discover that her daughter Minnie has been haunted by the same dream. Minnie warns, "we shouldn't be here." Rose lies awake, terrified, and then... pum pum pum pum. She can do nothing but listen as her nightmare comes to life.