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LOVE POTION

A man obsessed with getting his ex-girlfriend back at any cost makes a deal with a mysterious stranger for a magic love potion but at what cost to his soul.

  • James Carey
    Director
  • James Carey
    Writer
  • Lainie Smith
    Producer
  • James Carey
    Producer
  • Arhen Steis
    Producer
  • Melissa Steis
    Producer
  • David Lee Garver
    Key Cast
    "Chris"
  • David Caprita
    Key Cast
    "The Man"
  • Lainie Smith
    Key Cast
    "Ms. Devlin"
  • Alix Efaw
    Key Cast
    "Emily"
  • Aubri Ebony
    Key Cast
    "Lilith"
  • VJ Roberts
    Key Cast
    "Angel"
  • Shannon Thomas
    Key Cast
    "Art Gallery Owner"
  • Analisa Patterson
    Key Cast
    "Girlfriend #1"
  • Elizabeth Gibbs
    Key Cast
    "Girlfriend #2"
  • Ahren Steis
    DP
  • Rio Robertson
    Sound
  • Ty Yachaina
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Supernatural, Suspense, Drama
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 6, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Southern Shorts FIlm Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    Best Thriller/Suspense Film of 2023
  • Cobb County International Film Festival
    Marietta, GA
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Austin Lift-Off Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Official Selection
Director Biography - James Carey

James Carey is an award-winning film and theatre director, writer, performer and producer currently based in Atlanta, known for the films Divorce During Pandemic (2020), Fancy Meeting You Here (2018) and A Cost of Freedom (2008). His two features - Madly (2021-Co-Director) & Alternative Endings (2022-Co-Director) won several international awards on the film festival circuit. As an actor, he has appeared in Division (2021), The Warrior (2022) and the Color Purple The Musical (2023).

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Director Statement

I’m interested in the emotional architecture of my characters—the way their histories shape their silences, their rituals, their contradictions. My work centers on the emotional truth beneath the narrative surface. I’m less concerned with what happens than with how it feels, and why that feeling lingers. They ask what it means to be human when the mask slips, when the past intrudes, when love and loss blur into something unnameable.