Quiver
Suzanne’s grief transcends the boundaries of the natural world and arouses a primordial being. She courts this ghost, using intellect and desire to forge a union between them. Quiver melds horror and passion with Virginia Woolf’s idea of a woman requiring a ‘room of her own’ in which to uncover her true identity. Can Suzanne force a rift into the supernatural realm to build a space where she can coexist with what haunts her?
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Shayna ConnellyDirectorGardening At Night, signals: where do we go from here?, Blunt Force Trauma, Mistreated and Wild
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Shayna ConnellyWriterGardening At Night, signals: where do we go from here?, Blunt Force Trauma, Mistreated and Wild
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Anna PowersProducer
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Claire WilesProducer
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Meg ElliottKey Cast
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Jonah RubashCinematography'Gardening at Night, Ten More
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Sharon MooneyEditor
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Brian AndrewsVFX
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Kahra Scott-JamesSound design and mix
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:women, horror
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Runtime:13 minutes 41 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2018
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Production Budget:25,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Arri Alexa
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Aspect Ratio:16:9 Full HD
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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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Idyllwild Film FestivalIdyllwild, CA
March 7, 2018
World Premiere -
Chicago Feminist Film FestivalChicago, IL
March 9, 2018
Chicago Premiere -
Toronto Short Film FestivalToronto, ON
Canada
March 12, 2018
Canadian Premiere -
Columbus International Film and Animation FestivalColumbus, OH
March 23, 2018
Ohio Premiere -
HorrorHound Film FestivalCincinnati
March 24, 2018 -
Athens International Film and Video FestivalAthens, OH
April 10, 2018 -
Azalea Film FestivalMobile, AL
April 7, 2018 -
Sunderland ShortsSunderland
United Kingdom
May 4, 2018
UK Premiere -
Weird WednesdaysStuttgart
Germany
May 16, 2018 -
Madeira Film FestivalFunchal
Portugal
May 17, 2018
European Premiere -
Port Orchard Film FestivalPort Orchard, WA
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The International Horror Hotel Film FestivalCleveland, OH
May 31, 2018
Honorable Mention -
Eve Film FestivalOttowa, ONT, Canada
June 2, 2018 -
Snake Alley Festival of FilmBurlington, IA
June 14, 2018 -
Cosmic Film FestivalOrlando, FL
June 15, 2018 -
CinepocalypseChicago, IL
June 23, 2018
Best Cinematography (Short Film) -
Berlin Short Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
June 30, 2018
Best Horror Film -
Windy City InternationalChicago, IL
July 12, 2018 -
San Francisco Frozen FestivalSan Francisco
July 22, 2018 -
San Diego Underground Film FestivalSan Diego, CA
August 25, 2018 -
Figueira FilmArtCoimbra
Portugal
August 28, 2018 -
ProxyAct Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
November 30, 2018 -
Sick Chick FlicksCary, NC
September 29, 2018 -
Toronto Independent Film FestivalToronto, Ontario
Canada
September 12, 2018 -
Videoscream International Film FestivalPortland, Oregon
October 6, 2018
Most Original Concept -
Adirondack Film FestivalGlens Falls, NY
October 19, 2018 -
Kansas International film FesitvalKansas City, KS
October 16, 2018 -
Women in Horror Film FestivalPeachtree City, GA
October 5, 2018
Georgia Premiere
Best Experimental Horror -
Planet 9 Film FestivalChicago, IL
October 21, 2018 -
The Artists Forum: Festival of the Moving IMageNew York, NY
October 12, 2018
New York Premiere
Jurors Award; Dark Themes Award; Best Sound Design; Best Cinematography; Best Editing -
Orlando Film FestivalOrlando, FL
October 21, 2018 -
Reading Film FestReading, PA
November 2, 2018 -
YoFi Film FestivalYonkers, NY
November 4, 2018 -
Cinema at the EdgeSanta Monica, CA
November 3, 2018 -
Halloween Horror Picture ShowTampa, FL
September 22, 2018 -
Indie Suspense Horror Film FestivalApopka, FL
October 6, 2018
3rd Place: Best Horror Short -
Spooky Empire International Horror Film FestivalOrlando, FL
October 26, 2018 -
Teros Gallery; Sponsored by San Diego Underground Film FestivalSan Diego, CA
October 21, 2018 -
Morbido Film FestivalMexico City
Mexico
October 31, 2018
Mexican Premiere -
Waterford Film FestivalWaterford
Ireland
November 2, 2018 -
Shiver International Film FestivalSmiths Falls, Ontario
Canada
October 13, 2018 -
Rising Above FestivalLos Angeles, CA
November 10, 2018
Best Director -
Mondo Cult Film Variety ShowcaseLos Angeles, CA
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Tampa Bay Underground Film FestivalTampa, FL
December 7, 2018
Best Short Film, Best Cinematography -
Reels of the Dead AtlantaAtlanta, GA
January 25, 2019
Winner Best Short Film and 2019 Best Short Film Nominee -
South Texas Underground Film FestivalCorpus Christi, TX
Texas Premiere
Best Sisterhood Horror -
Tally ShortsTallahassee, FL
January 5, 2019 -
Underground Film FestivalLa Spezia
Italy
February 15, 2019
Italian Premiere -
New Renaissance Film FestivalAmsterdam
Netherlands
March 1, 2019
Netherlands Premiere
Nominated for Best Horror Short -
Third Eye Film FestivalNew York, NY
March 30, 2019 -
Deep in the Heart Film FestivalWaco, TX
March 30, 2019
Nominated for Best Horror Short -
Chattanooga Film FestivalChattanooga, TN
April 13, 2019 -
Motor City NightmaresDetroit
April 28, 2019 -
West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film FestivalMorgantown
April 27, 2019 -
Paracinema ShortsDerby
United Kingdom
May 3, 2019 -
Inca Imperial International Film FestivalLima
Peru
May 17, 2019
Best Cinematography -
Fixion FestSantiago
Chile
May 17, 2019 -
The Psychedelic and Transpersonal Film and Music FestivalNew York City, NY
May 25, 2019 -
ProFiFestProkuplje
Serbia
June 7, 2019 -
ScumdanceReno
July 14, 2019 -
Ravenheart Film FestivalOslo
Norway
August 30, 2019
Norwegian Premiere -
Chicago Southland International Film FestivalChicago
September 6, 2019
Nighttime Thrills -
Fargo Fantastic Film FestivalFargo, ND
September 26, 2019 -
Hell de JanieroRio de Janiero
Brazil
September 22, 2019
Brazilian Premiere -
Southampton International Film FestivalSouthampton
United Kingdom
Winner Best Director of a Short Film -
Minikino Film Week 5Bali
Indonesia
October 5, 2019
Indonesian Premiere -
Philip K. Dick Film FestivalLille
France
October 26, 2019
French Premiere -
Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film FestivalDaveo del Sur
Philippines
October 25, 2019
Philippines Premiere -
Stuff MXMexico City
Mexico -
AI Film FestivalTehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
October 25, 2019
Iranian Premiere -
Philip K. Dick Film FestivalCologne
Germany
February 22, 2019 -
Peephole Film FestivalGuadalajara
Mexico
November 2, 2019 -
Cinematic PanicMemphis, TN
December 7, 2019
Women's Cinema Disturbia
Shayna Connelly is a filmmaker based in Chicago whose work explores hauntings, liminality and the boundaries between documentary, experimental and fiction filmmaking. Inspired by a book on haunted houses shelved in the non-fiction section of her childhood library, Connelly’s lifelong obsession with ghosts led her to explore trauma, place, identity and the link between fear and desire. Her hybrid approach to cinema questions the strict categorization of film modes and genres. She enjoys breaking cinematic rules regarding character, action and structure while exploring subjectivity, surrealism and abstraction.
Her films have won awards at Big Muddy Film Festival, Berlin Short Film Festival, Cinepocalypse, Milwaukee Women's Film Festival, Columbus International and IC Docs. QUIVER is the 6th film in an eight film series called A MEMORY PALACE FOR GHOSTS. Films in the series have screened over 100 festivals including Palm Springs International ShortsFest, Chicago Underground, Sydney Underground, San Diego Underground, Brooklyn Film Festival, Bushwick Film Festival, Chicago Feminist Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival and Athens International among others. Newcity Magazine named her one of Chicago's 50 Screen Gems of 2016.
My films explore hauntings caused by mourning. QUIVER looks at the parallels between grief and desire, which are both predicated on a visceral reaction to absence. Grief renders us incapable of reassembling our fractured selves without the divine intervention of a ghostly visit or cupid’s arrow. The pain of absence overwhelms until it numbs us. Desire can transform the pain of absence into the pleasure of presence. Desire restores possibility and hope.
I am obsessed with the notion of transcendence. Exceeding the boundaries of the physical world is achievable in cinema. Sensory pleasure and supernatural intrusions are transcendent experiences allowing us to glimpse into the unknown. Through them we touch the sublime. What happens when these two are linked?