''BloodBound''

Set in Gothic Victorian England, A Young man, 'DOMENICK' , Visits a past lover, AURA, a Vampire-Witch, Who deceives him into eternal damnation by turning him into a VaMpiRe.

Presented in partially colored Black and White, with hand drawn backgrounds, silhouettes and practical FX, giving it a surreal / Noir, dreamy 19th century Victorian Gothic look and aesthetic. BloodBound is very much a love letter to classic Gothic cinema.

DURATION : 16 min. Approx.

Genre : Gothic Horror, Art-House, Experimental, surrealist, Expressionism.

- Written and directed by Michael Nicle

- Produced by Nicolay Armando, Mikel Guillen Waterman, Michael Nicle

CAST and Crew:
- Written & Directed by Michael Nicle
- Director of photography: Peshko chia rahim
- Visual Direction: Michael Nicle
- Vampire make up - Cary Rees & Courtney W. Taylor.
- Art direction - Michael Nicle
- Fake blood, Vampire bite & bleeding apple effects by
Cary Rees & Courtney W. Taylor.
- Aura's make-Up: Courtney W. Taylor.
- Domenick's make-up : Cary Rees
- Produced by: Nicolay Armando, Mikel Guillen Waterman, Michael Nicle,
- Camera & Lighting: Peshko chia rahim
- Co-Written by Mikel Guillen Waterman.
- Starring Michael Nicle as ''Domenick''
Shannon M. Raftery as ''AURA''
Charlotte Teresa as ''Girl by the mirror''
- Special make-up effects by Cary Rees, Courtney W. Taylor and Michael Nicle.
- Computer Visual effects by Michael Nicle.
- Edited by Michael Nicle,
- assistant editor : Jonathan Burden.
- Sound & sound supervision by Jonathan Burden.
- Set assistants: Jonathan Burden,Nicolay Armando,Mikel Guillen Waterman,
Peshko chia rahim, Jolan Smith.
- Director's Assistant : Mikel Guillen Waterman.
- Still Photographer : Jonathan Burden
- Sound recording : Jonathan Burden.
- monologue recording supervision : Jonathan Burden
- Dialogue editor: Mikel Guillen Waterman.
- Opening sequence Book ''Mito del vampiro''
created and designed by Michael Nicle.
- Logo Design by Michael Nicle
- Executive Producers : Nicolay Armando, Jonathan Burden, Shannon M.
Raftery, Mikel Guillen Waterman.
- Costume design : Michael Nicle & Mikel Guillen Waterman.
- An original screenplay by Michael Nicle.
- Trailer, Posters & Publicity : Michael Nicle.
- Casting by Michael Nicle & Mikel Guillen Waterman.
- Sketches & Drawing backdrops by Michael Nicle.
- 2nd director Assistant : Nicolay Armando.
- Art Direction : Michael Nicle.
- With Special thanks to Tim Richardson, Eric Yoder, Jonathan Burden, Mikel
Guillen Waterman, Matthew J Ochoa & our set technicians.
- Blood Bound © M.N.Films 2017

  • Michael Nicle
    Director
  • Michael Nicle
    Writer
  • Mikel Waterman
    Writer
  • Mikel Guillen Waterman
    Producer
  • Nicolay Armando
    Producer
  • Michael Nicle
    Producer
  • Michael Nicle
    Key Cast
    "Domenick"
  • Shannon Marie Raftery
    Key Cast
    "Aura"
  • Charlotte Noble
    Key Cast
    "Woman by the Mirror"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Gothic Horror, Fantasy, Horror, Gothic Fantasy, surrealist, Art-House
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Cyprus, United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director - Michael Nicle