BURN
In the midst of national hysteria and incomprehensible personal tragedy, a child is born bearing the scars of other people's sins.
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Judson VaughanDirectorMexican Wave, Soul Breaker, The Moment, Pedro
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Chris BarnesWriter
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Judson VaughanWriter
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Chris BarnesProducer
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Judson VaughanProducer
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Steve HarperProducer
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Joaquim BarretoProducer
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Max CavenhamKey CastMax Pain Retribution, Desecration
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Emma KellyKey CastInbetween
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Matti KolirinKey Cast
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Inês Marcelo CurtoKey CastGirl on a Rocking Horse
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Julius RostKey Cast
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Sadie-Jane ScottKey Cast
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Judson VaughanKey CastThe Spiritualist, White Powder, Cold Blood
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Annabel PembertonKey Cast
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Chris BarnesKey Cast
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Steve HarperKey Cast
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:November 24, 2021
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Production Budget:5,390 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:4K Raw (Sony F55) and 5DMark2
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Shortz Film FestivalChico, California
United States
July 15, 2017
USA Premiere -
Short to the pointBucharest
Romania
August 13, 2017
Romanian Premiere -
Coney Island Film FestivalNew York
United States
September 9, 2017
New York Premiere -
Fargo Fantastic Film FestivalFargo
United States
September 21, 2017
North Dakota Premiere -
Maverick Movie AwardsLos Angeles
United States
October 29, 2017
Nomination Best Actress -
ShriekfestLos Angeles
United States
October 7, 2017
L.A. Premiere
Best Horror Short Film -
New York City Horror Film FestivalNew York City
United States
October 26, 2017
New Jersey Premiere -
The Antic Horror Picture ShowBarcelona
Spain
October 31, 2017
Catalan/Spanish Premeire -
Muestra Intergalactica Short Film FestivalSaltillo
Mexico
November 14, 2017
Mexican Premiere
Honorific Mention -
Glasgow Horror FestivalGlasgow
United Kingdom
November 5, 2017
Scottish Premiere
Best Horror Short Film -
Morbido FestMexico City
Mexico
November 3, 2018 -
Feratum International Fantastic Film FestivalTlalpujahua
Mexico
December 1, 2018 -
Dead All Day Film FestivalWidnes
United Kingdom
November 14, 2017
Best Short Horror -
FilmquestUtah
United States
September 6, 2018
Utah
Nomination Best Horror & Best Screenplay | Best Horror -
Black Sunday Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
September 24, 2017
Best Short Horror -
Beeston Film FestivalNottingham
United Kingdom
March 25, 2018
Best Short Horror -
Macoproject Online Film FestivalNew York
United States
July 24, 2019
Winner Best Film -
51st Annual Worldfest Houston International Film FestivalHouston
United States
April 16, 2018
Gold Remi Award -
Unrestricted View Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
April 27, 2018
Best Actor -
Direct Short Online Film FestivalNew York
United States
March 5, 2018
Best DOP of the Month -
Bristol Independent Film FestivalBristol
United Kingdom
September 30, 2018
Winner Best Horror -
Horror Haus Film FestivalLos Angeles
United Kingdom
October 30, 2018
Nomination Best Film, Best Young Actor, Best Male Actor, Best Screenplay -
Green Bay Film FestivalDe Pere, Wisconsin
United States
March 1, 2018
Wisconsin -
Peachtree Village International Film FestivalAtlanta
United States
October 29, 2018
Atlanta
Finalist -
La Vieja EncinaSevilla
Spain
June 15, 2017
Sevilla -
Wreak Havoc Film FestivalGreensboro, North Carolina
United States
September 8, 2018
Nomination Best Film & Best Foreign Film -
Orlando Film FestivalOrlando
United States
October 15, 2018 -
Hidalgo Film FestivalPachuca, Hidalgo
Mexico
July 28, 2018 -
Another Hole in the Head Film FestivalSan Francisco
United States
November 29, 2019
San Francisco -
I Filmmaker Film FestivalPalamós, Cataluña
Spain
December 1, 2019
Finalist -
The Love Horror Short Film FestivalSacramento
United States
July 18, 2019 -
Derby Film FestivalDerby
United Kingdom
November 23, 2019
Derbyshire -
Media Fright FestMedia, Pennsylvania
United States
April 2, 2020
Pennsylvania -
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALPuerto la Cruz
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
April 3, 2019
Best Terror Film, Best Young Actor & Best Supporting Actor -
Russian International Horror Film Festival & AwardsMoscow
Russian Federation
March 23, 2019
Russian Premiere
Finalist -
Motor City Nightmares International Film FestivalMilford
United States
April 24, 2019 -
Chandler International Film FestivalUtah
United States
January 21, 2020 -
FINDECOIN Independent International Short Film FestivalPuerto la Cruz
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
February 24, 2019 -
OutlantaCon Short Film FestivalAtlanta
United States
March 19, 2019 -
Cardiff International Film FestivalCardiff
United Kingdom
October 26, 2019
Welsh Premeire
Nomination Best Short Horror -
Derby Film FestivalDerby
United Kingdom
November 19, 2021
Official Selection -
The Hamilton New York International Film FestivalNew York
United States
July 19, 2020
Best Horror Short Film -
Nassau Film FestivalPrinceton, New Jersey
United States
May 15, 2021
Princeton Tiger Award -
Cine-ManiacsTürkheim, Bavaria
Germany
June 5, 2021
German Premiere
Finalist -
Romford Horror FestivalRomford
United Kingdom
June 11, 2021
Best Director -
World Distribution AwardsKošice
Slovakia
August 5, 2021
Slovakia
Best Horror -
New York Instanbul Short Film Festivalİstanbul
Turkey
September 13, 2021
Turkey
Best Thriller Short Film & Best Poster Design -
Navarra International Fantastic and Horror Film FestivalPamplona
Spain
October 25, 2021
Navarra
First Prize -
SHOCKFESTLas Vegas & Los Angeles
United States
December 10, 2021
Golden Stake Award -
Vegas Movie AwardsLas Vegas
United States
February 6, 2022
BEST HORROR - Award of Excellence -
Vegas Movie AwardsLas Vegas
United States
February 6, 2022
BEST STORY - Award of Prestige -
European Short Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
July 1, 2022
Berlin
Best Horror Short
Judson has been directing and screenwriting since 2012, 'Trigger' his first feature screenplay was optioned and also the winner of a number of awards including the 'Richard Vetere Screenplay Award at the Long Island Film Festival. Directing since late 2012, 'The Moment' was his first short film, a comedy-drama, picking up Best Short film Under 5 Minutes at the Rob Knox Film Festival and Nominated Best Editing at the Laugh or Die Comedy Film Festival, it also scooped Best Direction at Real Teal Film Festival.
He has since directed a number of short films, 'Pedro' (distributed with CryptTv) and 'Soul Breaker’ distributed on Google Play, YouTube Movies, and Amazon Prime and itself, winner of over 15 awards) and won Film Crash in 2019, with Best Horror Feature Screenplay with his Noir Horror called IT'S HERE. He's now finished his next film 'Burn'.
His first feature-length, documentary called 'Mexican Wave' (featuring the British Labour Party Leader - Jeremy Corbyn, Dr. John M. Ackerman, Marisa Polin, and Mexican Actor/Producer - Rob Cavazos) is now also complete.
When the pandemic started last year in March (in the UK) I just had to document what we were experiencing and watching unfolding around us - in real-time - and so a documentary entitled 'PANDEMANIA' was created and is now due for distribution on Apple Tv.
It was also nominated for Best Feature Film Made for Less Than $5,000 at the Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards in October 2021.
It has been a life-changing, eye-opening, and often shattering experience, moments of revelation, sadness, tragedy, but also out of the darkness there has been some hope, hope for change, and change has come in many forms and transformed our lives, both good and bad, but ultimately, we have to believe things will get better.
Burn was a challenging and ambitious project given our budget and it's been fantastic to see it emerge. I'm always very hands-on and this was no different. I'm pleased with the results. A chance meeting with the main writer, who in turn became the executive producer, enabled me to create something memorable. I had a good team, whom did great things and I'm excited to see how Burn is received at the film festivals.
Writing and directing is so addictive and has turned into something of an obsession. It is now something I must do and I no longer have a choice in - I simply must! I've been writing screenplays for a few years, but 'Soul Breaker' was the first of my writing/directing creations, followed next by 'Pedro'. It's been an interesting journey. I tend to write a mix of all genres - comedy, drama, thriller, horror and sci-fi. I'm currently working on a couple of exciting projects that hopefully, I can bring to the international film festival stage soon. Hopefully I'll see you there. Thanks for reading.
Judson.