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High Desert Hell

Four young adults venture to a remote location in The High Desert of California and are mysteriously preyed upon.

  • Francis Galluppi
    Director
  • Francis Galluppi
    Writer
  • Casey Guldberg
    Writer
  • Francis Galluppi
    Producer
  • Atif Malik
    Producer
  • Chris Mapes
    Producer
  • Matt McVay
    Key Cast
    "Michael"
    Escape Room
  • Robert Broski
    Key Cast
    "Old Man"
    Twin Peaks
  • Amanda Colby Stewart
    Key Cast
    "Samantha"
    Hollow's Ridge
  • Kristen Vaganos
    Key Cast
    "Jessie"
    Witch Hunt
  • Paul Grant
    Key Cast
    "Grant"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 19, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • HorrorHound Film Festival
  • Catalina Film Festival

    Best Horror / Thriller
  • HORROR Film & Screenplay Festival Toronto

    Best Performances
  • HorrorHaus Film Festival

    Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor, Audience Award
  • Sin City Horror Fest Sin City Horror Fest
Distribution Information
  • Shorts TV
  • Alter
Director Biography - Francis Galluppi

Francis Galluppi is a filmmaker based out of Los Angeles, California. At a very early age he would remake scenes from his favorite films using in-camera editing. Galluppi is a self taught filmmaker who has written, directed, produced, edited, and scored all of his own films. The first short film he wrote and directed (High Desert Hell) went on to win several awards including the prestigious "Wes Craven Award" at the Catalina Film Festival. His follow up film (The Gemini Project) won "Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Film" at the Burbank International Film Festival.

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Director Statement

I wanted to create something that had the look and feel of old 70's horror films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. When we were scouting locations in the desert, we saw a van that said “THE APOCALYPSE IS COMING. REPENT OR BURN IN HELL” in big letters on the side. That kind of scared the shit out of me. Not the words but the fact that someone felt so strongly about it, they decided to have it painted on the side of their van. When I got home that night, I reworked the story. I felt like I had found the perfect mechanism for Grants motivation to murder.