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Devil Car

A man on a mission to pick up his boss's car discovers a sinister secret within its metal cage.

  • Nate Simon
    Director
    My Friends, Chrysanthemums
  • Nate Simon
    Writer
    My Friends, Chrysanthemums
  • Gavin Zahn
    Writer
    Playback
  • Nate Simon
    Producer
    My Friends, Chrysanthemums
  • Compton Stewart
    Key Cast
    "Gerry / Jason"
    Waterlover, Watercarrier
  • Benji Khabie
    Key Cast
    "The Groundskeeper"
    My Friends
  • Alex Moynihan
    Music
    Static Slush Montana, Subliminal Hitchhiker
  • Shane Kleber
    Music
    I Can't Sleep, David's House
  • Nate Simon
    Music
    My Friends, Chrysanthemums
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Grand Theft Auto
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Nate Simon

Nate Simon is a graduate of Wesleyan University, where he studied Film and African-American History. He is an accomplished producer, director, writer, and editor, having produced two features and directed one, along with a series of exciting, interesting, and often experimental short films.

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Director Statement

"Devil Car" is, first and foremost, an experiment. An experiment in narrative, in horror filmmaking, and in stretching the limits of what an audience will take seriously. It's a typical horror story, with cheesy horror lines, big music cues, and jump scares, crammed into a virtual world with fake people and unreal mechanics.

I loved making this film. Experimenting with narrative storytelling in an engine as developed as Grand Theft Auto V's is so exciting. Ever since I got GTA V back in 7th Grade, I had experimented with its "director's mode." Oftentimes, the story I was able to come up with was someone with a gun stealing a car and driving away. Not the most compelling thing, but the only thing I felt was achievable within the limits of the director's mode mechanics. However, I had always dreamed of making a straightforward, linear, narrative film, with characters, mood, and a plot. I'm glad that "Devil Car" is my first real shot at it.

I hope it feels like the movies I used to make as a little kid, where I'd slam Lego pieces into each other in front of my parents' camcorder -- silly, fake, but deadly earnest.