Mercer County, You're On The Air

A sarcastic talk radio host broadcasts during an apocalyptic event.

  • Mike J. McAllister
    Director
    Welcome to Hell
  • Mike J. McAllister
    Writer
    Welcome to Hell
  • Mike J. McAllister
    Producer
    Welcome to Hell
  • Kyle Scott
    Producer
  • Kyle Scott
    Key Cast
    "Dave"
    The TV Dudes Podcast
  • Thomas Pickering
    Key Cast
    "Nathaniel"
  • Elisa Annette
    Key Cast
    "Jenn/Alex"
    Murder Made Me Famous, Fairy Tail
  • Julien Hemmendinger
    Key Cast
    "Randy"
    GLOW, Monkey With A Gun
  • Bill Squire
    Key Cast
    "Bill From Mercer"
    The Alan Cox Show (WMMS)
  • Mike J. McAllister
    Animation
    OneOfUs.Net Videos
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama, Dark Comedy, Animation
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    June 25, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    68 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Animated (Adobe After Effects)
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    September 14, 2020
    Digital Film Festival
  • Fright Night Film Festival
    Louisville, KY
    United States
    October 3, 2020
    First Public Screening
    Winner: Best Animated Short
  • Couch Film Festival
    Toronto, Canada
    September 28, 2020
    Semi-Finalist
    Nominated: Best Writer, Best Animation
  • Quarantini Monthly Film Festival
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    October 15, 2020
    Won: Animation Category
  • Lost River Film Festival
    San Marcos, TX
    United States
    November 8, 2020
  • Frostbite International Indie Fest
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
    United States
    October 16, 2020
    Winner: Best Animated Short
  • Another Hole In The Head’s Warped Dimensions
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    May 9, 2021
  • Twisted Dreams Film Festival
    Milwaukee, WI
    United States
    June 4, 2021
  • Terror High Film Fest
    San Antonio, Texas
    United States
    October 23, 2021
  • The American Horrors Film Festival
    Williams Bay, WI
    United States
    October 29, 2021
Director Biography - Mike J. McAllister

Born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, McAllister has been making movies since an early age. He attended film school in Pittsburgh and would later move to Austin Texas. Since then, he has written several un-produced screenplays and pilots, made a couple short live-action and animated short films, and has been busy as a contributing video editor to the Austin-based geek culture website OneOfUs.Net.

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Director Statement

This film was one I had hoped to shoot live-action for a couple of years. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the decision was made to produce this film as an animated production. In as chaotic a year as 2020, I feel this becomes more timely than I expected when I conceived the idea. The isolation, the fear of a violent and diseased world outside, with tensions running high, this film takes those feelings to a darker place and fantastic heights.