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An Uninvited Guest

Three White people and one Black man wordlessly enjoy dinner while in the front yard a dishevelled Black man is brutally assaulted by police. The sounds of his suffering seem to only momentarily distract these strange people from their meal. However, as events outside escalate, one of the guests, the Black man, grows increasingly anxious. As his demeanour changes from numb to responsive, the people around him grow uncomfortable. Moments later, a police offcers shows up and in a wordless interaction, he singles out the Black man for detention. He is placed in a police car but on the way to the station he senses something sinister is about to occur and he escapes but not for long...

  • Richard B. Pierre
    Director
  • Richard B. Pierre
    Writer
  • Richard B. Pierre
    Producer
  • Richard Walters
    Key Cast
    "Echo"
  • Franckie Francois
    Key Cast
    "Carl"
  • Jamie Mac
    Key Cast
    "Police Officer"
  • M.E. Lewis
    Key Cast
    "George"
  • Hanneke Talbot
    Key Cast
    "Betty"
  • Nola Martin
    Key Cast
    "Melania"
  • Gayle Ye
    CINEMATOGRAPHER
  • Caleb Johnston
    SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
  • Richard B. Pierre
    EDITOR
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Horror, thriller
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    28,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2020 San Diego Black Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    January 31, 2020
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • CaribbeanTales International Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    September 25, 2020
    CANADIAN Premiere
    Impact Award / Official Selection
  • Montreal International Black Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    September 23, 2020
    Quebec Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Social Justice Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    October 1, 2020
    Short Narrative Silver Prize / Official Selection
  • Grimmfest
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    October 7, 2020
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • ReelWorld Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 14, 2020
    Stand Out Actor for a Short Film Award / Official Selection
  • Aesthetica Short Film Festival
    York
    United Kingdom
    November 3, 2020
    Official Selection
  • HollyShorts Film festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    November 12, 2020
    Hollywood Premiere
    Best Thriller Award / Official Selection
  • Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival
    St. Louis
    United States
    November 5, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Whistler Film Festival
    Whistler
    Canada
    December 6, 2020
    Western Canada Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Toronto Black Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    February 10, 2021
  • Fastnet Film Festival
    Schull
    Ireland
    May 22, 2021
    Irish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Us: A Black Peoples Month Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    February 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Hudson Film Festival
    Hudson
    Canada
    March 10, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival
    Halifax
    Canada
    Best Short Film & Audience Choice Award
  • Yorkton Film Festival
    Yorkton
    Canada
    Golden Sheaf Award Short Subject - Fiction Nominee
  • Nova Frontier Film Festival
    New York City
    Canada
  • SPLICE Film Fest
    New York City
    United States
    Social Justice Award Winner
  • NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Monthly Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    July 17, 2021
  • Cordillera International Film Festival
    Reno - Tahoe
    United States
  • Culture & Diversity Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 7, 2021
    Best Experimental Film
  • Columbus Black International Film Festival
    Columbus, Ohio
    United States
    August 28, 2021
    Ohio Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Reel Black Men Film Showcase
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 7, 2021
    Official Selection
  • The TV Fest
    Vernon, BC
    Canada
    September 24, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Vox Popular Media Arts Festival
    Thunder Bay
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • Night Visions at the Helsinki International Film Festival
    Helsinki
    Finland
    Finland Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
    Sudbury
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • Silicon Valley African Film Festival
    San Jose
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Urban Mediamakers Festival

    Official Selection
  • Baltimore International Black Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Nightmares Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Blood in the Snow Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • CineOdyssey Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition
    Pittsburgh
    United States
    November 20, 2021
    Pennsylvania premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Richard B. Pierre

Richard B. Pierre is an award-winning multiracial Black filmmaker who has written and directed over a dozen short films that have been broadcast in the US, Africa, and Europe and screened in over sixty festivals worldwide. His work tackles a range of genres and subject matter; most recently focussing on race. His first foray into documentary filmmaking "What Are You?" was nominated for a 2020 Golden Sheaf Award and won Third Place Winner at Los Angeles Cinefest 2020. His latest project “An Uninvited Guest” funded by the Ontario Arts Council, world premiered at the 2020 San Diego Black Film Festival and won BEST THRILLER at the 2020 HollyShorts Film Festival. Richard is currently developing a short-form series, a documentary and several feature film projects.

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Director Statement

“I’ve been yearning to tell this story ever since the night I sat down to dinner and watched a black man murdered right in front of me on the six o'clock news. I watched that video of him being shot in the back by a cop in broad daylight play on a seemingly endless loop and I knew I needed to do something more than just get angry. I needed to do something that would provoke people and that is when I began thinking of this idea.”