BAIT

An ailing man seeks peace beside a nearly frozen lake. What he finds there will stay with him forever.

  • Matthew Emery
    Director
  • Matthew Emery
    Writer
  • Manav Wadhwa
    Producer
  • David Pantsari
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 12 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 30, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    3,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • WorldFest-Houston International
    Houston, Texas
    United States
    Gold
  • Russian International
  • Martinique International
Director Biography - Matthew Emery

An Arizona native, Matthew Emery studied still photography at Arizona State before moving to California to serve as the Creative Director of Blinking Peacock Productions, Inc. A graduate of Loyola Marymount University, named Outstanding Scholar of the Film and Television Graduate Production Program for the class of 2019, Matthew Emery has written and directed several short films, most recently garnering a Remi Award at the 51st Annual Worldfest-Houston Film and Video Festival for his 2018 horror film, No Monkey and multiple awards including Best Indie Short for his dark comedy, Pâté. Prior films include the 2016 award-winning thriller BAIT. His next project, Pâté, is a feature-film based upon the 2019 short of the same title.

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... or does it explode?