Nightmares

Ominous, terrifying and disorienting; this animated micro film is a study in the relentlessness of nightmares.

  • Deb Ethier
    Director
  • Deb Ethier
    Writer
  • Deb Ethier
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Horror
  • Completion Date:
    November 5, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2D Animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SHORTED
    Online
    Nominee
  • Bridge Fest
    Vanocuver, BC
    Canada
    Best Animation, 2021
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    December 21, 2021
    Best Animation, Ultra-Short , Winter 2021
  • AltFF Alternative Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    December 21, 2021
    Best One-Minute Film, Winter, 2021
  • Minute Madness Toronto
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    December 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Gold Star Movie Awards
    Newark, NJ
    United States
    Best Experimental Short
  • ANMTN!
    Online
    Official Selection
  • Art Film Awards - Monthly Competition

    Finalist
  • New York Flash Film Festival

    Award Winner
  • Speculative Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Austin International Arts Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    Semi-finalist
  • SENE Film Festival
    Cranston, RI
    United States
    October 14, 2022
    Official Selection
  • 300 Seconds Short Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    August 28, 2022
    Official Selection
  • We Like 'Em Short
    Baker City, OR
    United States
    August 14, 2022
    Official Selection
  • World Premiere Film Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    April 30, 2022
    Winner, Best Animated Short
  • World Premiere Film Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    April 30, 2022
    Best Experimental Short
  • Avalonia Film Festival VII
    Jacksonville, FL
    United States
    November 5, 2022
    Best 1-minute Animated Film
  • Dreamers of Dreams Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Deb Ethier

I have at various times in my life been an artist, musician, writer, educator, history and vintage film buff, puppet maker and children's theatre director, finally tying them all together with stop-motion and mixed-media animation. "Rusty Bolt Theatre" and "Seat of the Pants Film Lab" are basically one-person, no-budget endeavours in which I wear all of the hats.

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Director Statement

This micro-short is based on two actual nightmares; I attempted to capture the oppressive atmosphere and terrifying pursuit/flight of being ensnared in dreams.