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DEATH DRIVE

A young man drives along a country road in his new sports car, until he is waved down by a stranded mysterious woman, with a love of speed and a lust for death.

  • Rob Boyd
    Director
    NIGHTGUARD
  • Rob Boyd
    Writer
    NIGHTGUARD
  • Anthony McGann
    Producer
    NIGHTGUARD
  • Rob Boyd
    Producer
    NIGHTGUARD
  • Cassie Osborne
    Key Cast
  • Morgan Ortt
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Fantasy, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 12, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
    Yubari, Hokkaido
    Japan
    July 1, 2023
    World Premiere
    Offical selection
  • Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2023
    Perth
    Australia
    July 14, 2023
    Australian Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Perth Horror Film Festival
    Perth
    Australia
    August 18, 2023
    Offical Selection
  • LA Shorts International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 14, 2023
    Online
    Offical Selection
  • TromaDance
    New York
    United States
    September 3, 2023
    North American Premier
    Offical Selection
  • BUT Film Festival
    Breda
    Netherlands
    September 3, 2023
    European Premier
    Offical Selection
  • Trash Film Festival
    Zargreb
    Croatia
    September 7, 2023
    Croatian Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Golden Lion International Film Festival
    KOLKATA
    India
    September 21, 2023
    Indian Premiere
    Winner Best Horror Short
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    September 29, 2023
    Turkish Premiere
    Winner Best Thriller / Horror Short
  • HEX After Dark Film Festival
    Calgary
    Canada
    October 6, 2023
    Canadian Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • WTF Festival
    Canberra
    Australia
    October 7, 2023
    ACT Premiere
    Honourable Mention
  • Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
    İstanbul
    Turkey
    October 8, 2023
    Best Horror / Thriller Short Film
  • TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest
    Torino, Piemonte
    Italy
    October 18, 2023
    Italian Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • ReelOzInd! Australia Indonesia Short Film Festival
    Melbourne
    Australia
    October 20, 2023
    Offical Selection
  • Curtas Festival do Imaxinario
    Vilagarcia de Arousa, Pontevedra
    Spain
    October 26, 2023
    Spanish Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Night of the Horror Festival
    Tienen, Belgium
    Belgium
    October 28, 2023
    Belgium Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Bakunawa Fest
    Bacolod, Manila
    Philippines
    November 10, 2023
    Philippines Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Sussex International Film Festival 2023
    Hailsham
    United Kingdom
    November 5, 2023
    UK Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Anatomy: Crime - Horror International Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    November 22, 2023
    Nominee - Best Animation
  • GLOBAL BENGALURU INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    Bangalore
    India
    December 2, 2023
    Semi-Finalist
  • 7th AFSAD Short Film Festival
    Ankara
    Turkey
    December 15, 2023
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Giallo Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    January 12, 2024
    France Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Terrifying Thai Film Festival
    Bangkok
    Thailand
    March 9, 2024
    Thailand Premiere
    Honourable Mention
  • Scream Queen Film Festival
    New Orleans
    United States
    March 16, 2024
    NOMINEE - BEST HORROR SHORT
  • Kalaburagi International Film Festival
    Kalaburagi, Karnataka
    India
    February 24, 2024
    Semi-Finalist
  • Horror Unleashed
    Porto
    Portugal
    March 12, 2024
    BEST SHORT HORROR
  • Bizarrya Short Film Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    April 12, 2024
    Semi-Finalist
  • SATX Cinema Showdown
    San Antonio, Texas
    United States
    May 31, 2024
    Official Selection
  • PORTMÁN CINEMA
    PORTMÁN
    Spain
    July 10, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Counterpunch Film Festival
    Greenville, South Carolina
    United States
    Finalist
  • Shanghai International Short Week
    Pudong New Area, Shanghai
    China
    August 6, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Short+Sweet Film Festival
    Wollongong, NSW
    Australia
    September 6, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Fangofest Amposta
    Amposta, Tarragona
    Spain
    September 11, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Rob Boyd

Rob has been making short films and writing scripts since his teenage years. He studied film and animation at the Queensland College of Art. After college he set up a production company in Brisbane, producing numerous live-action TV commercials and music videos.

In the early nineties Rob decided to specialise in animation, one of his first loves. Rob made two stop-motion short films and then formed a boutique studio - Cycho - Film & Animation, which produces claymation, stop-motion, mixed-media and 3D computer animation.

Cycho have created numerous animated and live action television commercials in Australia and Internationally. Cycho clients have included Artline, Australian Red Cross, Fox Studios, HCF, JJJ Radio, McDonalds, Pepsi and Roche, amongst many others. You can view some of Rob's animation at www.cycho.com.au

Over the last few years, Rob has been writing and developing several feature film screenplays in the horror and thriller genres. He has also written & directed two short horror films. NIGHT GUARD screened at over 30 international film festivals and won a few awards for VFX. DEATH DRIVE is his latest short film.

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Director Statement

Death Drive has been created to appeal to a teenage and young adult audience. It's an entertaining, action packed, ride into horror, but hopefully will give the audience something to think about as well.

The title “Death Drive” comes from the term Sigmund Freud used to describe the drive towards self-destruction and death. Many young people feel that they are bullet proof and will live forever, but statistics prove thousands of them will die every year in car crashes.

If this short film can make young people think before they speed, it will achieve its goal.