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A Presence Behind the Door

Jamie is trapped in his apartment at what appears to be the end of the world, but not everything is as it seems as Jamie's reality slowly falls apart.

  • Giovanni Giardina
    Director of Photography
  • Kirk Porter Lacy
    Key Cast
    "Jamie Cooper"
  • Brian Grobmeier
    Sound Mixer & Post Color
  • Drake Dalgleish
    Director
  • Drake Dalgleish
    Writer
  • Drake Dalgleish
    Editor
  • Brian Grobmeier
    Editor
  • Drake Dalgleish
    Producer
  • Stephen Swenson
    Boom
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Horror
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 19, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • L.A. Shorts Awards: July 2018
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 16, 2018
    "Best Horror"
  • LA Underground Film Forum: 2018
    Los Angeles
    United States
    "Honorable Mention"
  • Hollywood New Directors: 2018
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Honorable Mention
Director Biography - Drake Dalgleish

Actor, Director, and Writer for film and theatre. Drake worked on his first online short film for Youtube in 2014. From there he started writing and directing his own short films for online as well as crewing for other projects. After he graduated high school in 2017, he moved to Burbank, CA to attend The New York Film Academy for the BFA Filmmaking program to get a career in film going.

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Director Statement

I wanted to create a horror film that still felt real, and to some people it does. In the end true horror isn't what's just in our mind, but what we don't understand. My hope with this film is that people will start to understand.