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Don't Answer

Trying to sleep through her biggest fear, a lonesome dark night, Carrie’s tranquil evening is quickly disrupted when a dark and threatening presence appears on her doorstep.

  • Van Galex
    Director
  • Van Galex
    Writer
  • Des Monson
    Script Editor
  • Van Galex
    Producer
  • Makayla Bell
    Key Cast
    "Carrie"
  • Abigail Diruggiero
    Key Cast
    "Lisa"
  • Bill Schwartz
    Key Cast
    "Richard"
  • Des Monson
    Key Cast
    "9-1-1 Operator"
  • Janine Moraga
    First Assistant Director
  • Jasmine Brabazon
    First Script Supervisor
  • Savannah Wheaton
    Second Script Supervisor
  • Jane Negreira
    Cinematographer
  • Riley Karekos
    First Assistant Camera
  • Danny Mato
    Second Assistant Camera
  • Aldo Novo
    Gaffer
  • Benjamin Siegel
    Grip
  • Marcus Smith
    Sound Mixer
  • Carlos Mas Jr.
    Assistant Sound Mixer
  • Demi Nicole
    Boom Operator
  • Van Galex
    Sound Designer
  • Van Galex
    Editor
  • Jane Negreira
    Colorist
  • Logan Schmideler
    Visual Effects
  • Savannah Wheaton
    Graphics
  • Jasmine Brabazon
    Stunt Coordinator
  • Abigail Diruggiero
    Lead Makeup & Hair
  • Arianna Zerquera
    Assistant Makeup & Hair
  • Judiene Gordon
    Costume Designer
  • Arianna Zerquera
    Production Assistant
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller, Experimental, Technicolor
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 5, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Central Florida
  • Kino Short Film Fest 2023
    Online
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Central Florida Film Slam
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    October 15, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Student Experimental Film Festival of Binghamton
    Binghamton, New York
    United States
    December 2, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Austin Lift-Off Film Festival
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    April 1, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Vancouver Independent MovieMaker Awards
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada
    April 8, 2024
    Semi-Finalist
  • San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival
    San Francisco, California
    United States
    May 22, 2024
    Semi-Finalist
  • Miami Underground Film Festival
    Miami, Florida
    United States
    September 28, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Van Galex

Van Galex is a Florida-based filmmaker with connections to Tampa, Orlando, and Miami. Striving to unnerve audiences with his films, Galex implements elements heavily inspired by the avant-garde techniques of Theatre of Cruelty. With a BFA in Narrative Film Production from the University of Central Florida, Galex has written, directed, edited, sound designed, and produced a Technicolor Horror Nightmare [Don't Answer] and a hauntingly beautiful Folklore Tale [Consummation].

Within Galex's work, one embarks upon a journey that meticulously torments. The objective is to create immersive experiences that provoke introspection. Take a moment to sit with yourself, and ponder upon your role in these dark works. As a voyeur, you find yourself peering into the lives of these tormented individuals - but in doing so, how are you contributing to their suffering? How does your mere presence become an accomplice to their actions? The act of immersing oneself in a film transports. Defy passive consumption. Allow yourself to be consumed by the visceral, the profound, and the disturbing.

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Director Statement

From the love child of Dario Argento and Antonin Artaud comes “Don’t Answer”. An attack on the senses. A Technicolor Nightmare that will leave you both confused and horrified. Exploring how sound and lighting induce fear. Here we are met with the grotesque terrors our mind portrays when we are left alone.