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POV

An ideologically opposed couple attempt to survive a home invasion by a masked assailant on the single most dangerous night of the year... Halloween.

  • Brian Rosenthal
    Director
    Fever
  • Brian Rosenthal
    Writer
    Fever
  • Brian Rosenthal
    Producer
    Fever
  • Katie Mackey
    Key Cast
    "Aubrey"
  • Chris Frank
    Key Cast
    "Frank"
  • Joshua Borcyk
    Key Cast
    "News Anchor"
  • David VonHippchen
    Key Cast
    "News Anchor"
  • Lilli Rose Rittner
    Key Cast
    "Kylee"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 8, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic 6K Pro
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:40:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Popcorn Frights
    Miami, Florida
    United States
    August 20, 2023
    World Premiere
    Best Florida Short Film
  • Nightmares Film Festival
    Columbus, Ohio
    United States
    October 28, 2023
    Midwest Premiere
    Best Thriller Short Nominee
  • New York City Horror Film Festival
    NYC, New York
    United States
    December 9, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Atlanta Horror Film Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    October 14, 2023
    Official Selection
  • FilmQuest
    Provo, Utah
    United States
    October 28, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Horror Movie Freaks Film Festival
    Walnut Cove, North Carolina
    United States
    Best Short Film
  • HorrOrigins Film Festival
    Tucson, Arizona
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Dark Red Film Festival
    Albuqerque, New Mexico
    United States
    October 26, 2024
    New Mexico
    Official Selection
  • Another Hole in the Head
    San Francisco, California
    United States
    West Coast
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Brian Rosenthal

Born and raised in New York, and entirely self-taught, Brian Karl Rosenthal cut his filmmaking teeth shooting on S-VHS camcorders in High School and editing deck-to-deck. In 2013 Rosenthal launched a geek-oriented YouTube channel which hosted several of his viral fan-films, parodies and assorted shorts to the combined tune of more than 20 million views. In 2019, he was awarded BEST FLORIDA FILM for his short, "Fever", at iHorror Film Festival, BEST TRAILER for "The Last Blockbuster" at 2020's HORRORHAUS FILM FESTIVAL, BEST FLORIDA FILM for "POV" at 2023's POPCORN FRIGHTS FILM FESTIAL, and most recently nominated for BEST SHORT THRILLER at NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL. Rosenthal is currently developing several short and feature length projects, including a feature adaptation of POV.

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Director Statement

In an age of media bombardment and misinformation, the most terrifying thing of all may be our inability to recognize a real threat... until it's too late.

POV is a nitro-fueled "slasher" Layer Cake, equal parts primal and cerebral-- a terrifying trip to a "WHAT IF?" alternate reality of brutal violence and dystopian thrills that taps into the all-too-familiar anxiety riddled zeitgeist of our times.

Think SCREAM meets DON'T LOOK UP with an action-packed twist! Grab a bucket of popcorn and turn off the lights. You're gonna have fun with this one, that's a promise.