Experiencing Interruptions?

Knock, Knock

Expecting to enjoy a weekend with the house to herself, a girl on film soon realizes she isn’t home alone in the midst of filming a video diary. With a sudden mood change, she has to struggle to figure out who (or what) is in the house before they get to her first.

  • Ashleigh Lawless
    Director
  • Ashleigh Lawless
    Writer
  • Emily Ackroyd
    Writer
  • Emily Ackroyd
    Key Cast
  • Ashleigh Lawless
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 28, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    VD Mini Casette
  • Aspect Ratio:
    3:2
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Los Angeles Film School
  • Girl Improved (Short) Film Festival 2021
    Austin, TX
    United States
    August 4, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Middlesex Film Festival
    Chelmsford, MA
    United States
    November 5, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Ashleigh Lawless

Ashleigh Lawless is a 19 year old director from Boston, MA. Having been a part of the industry for five years, she has been able to produce works from small (like some self-written short films), to large productions (like "Am I Next?" a documentary that was shown at MIT, and brand work for companies and institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts Boston). She is currently a film student at the Los Angeles Film School and seeks out any opportunity to express herself creatively through cinema.

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Director Statement

"This film originally started as a simple short for a production class of mine and quickly grew to become so much more. Shooting on older equipment was a learning curve (as we shot on a sony Mini-DV camcorder) but I'm extremely happy with how this turned out. I'm very proud of our small cast and crew and appreciative of everything they did during the entire production process, and I'm very excited to share this short with other audiences!"