Quince

A group of friends are having a party until Quince, a local serial killer known to strike on the fifteenth of every month, decides to hunt them down.

  • Daniel Mart
    Director
  • Daniel Mart
    Writer
  • Daniel Mart
    Producer
  • Jace Elton
    Producer
  • Chloe Schwinghammer
    Key Cast
    "Nicole Dawson"
  • Melissa Almanza
    Key Cast
    "Carla Zavatto"
  • Charles Ace
    Key Cast
    "Quince/Newscaster Dante Wellington"
  • Daryan Lyew-Ayee
    Key Cast
    "Roman Bishop"
  • Angel Padilla
    Key Cast
    "Luis Fernandez"
  • Daniel Mart
    Key Cast
    "Gabe Masso/Officer Tristan Voy (Voice)"
  • Jace Elton
    Key Cast
    "Jack Newman"
  • Jace Elton
    Cinematography
  • Daniel Mart
    Editing
  • Jace Elton
    Editing
  • Daniel Mart
    Casting
  • Daniel Mart
    Production Design
  • Daniel Mart
    Production Management
  • Melissa Almanza
    Makeup Artist
  • Jace Elton
    Assistant Director
  • Daniel Mart
    Art Department
  • Jace Elton
    Art Department
  • Jace Elton
    Sound
  • Jace Elton
    Special Effects
  • Daryan Lyew-Ayee
    Special Effects
  • Daniel Mart
    Special Effects
  • Jace Elton
    Visual Effects
  • Jace Elton
    Stunts
  • Daniel Mart
    Stunts
  • Jace Elton
    Camera & Electrical Department
  • Daniel Mart
    Camera & Electrical Department
  • Angel Padilla
    Camera & Electrical Department
  • Daniel Mart
    Costume Department
  • Jace Elton
    Location Management
  • Daniel Mart
    Location Management
  • Jace Elton
    Music Department
  • I Am Daylight
    Music Department
  • Rift
    Music Department
  • Jace Elton
    Additional Crew
  • Daniel Mart
    Additional Crew
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 53 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 11, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    100 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    23:9.1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Florida International University
  • SonderBlu Film Festival
    Online
    September 25, 2021
    Nominated - Best Short Film
  • Spooky Empire's International Horror Film Festival
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    October 22, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network
    Iver Heath, England
    United Kingdom
    November 15, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Ghastly Pumpkin Awards Fest
    Online
    United States
    November 20, 2021
    Award - Best Horror, Nominee - Best Kill, Best Decorations, Best Scare
  • Independent Horror Movie Awards
    Online
    February 3, 2022
    Nominee - Best Scare, Best Kill, Best Atmosphere, Best Humor
  • Scream It Off Screen
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    United States
    June 10, 2022
    Nominee - Best Film
  • First Time Filmmaker Sessions
    Iver Heath, England
    United Kingdom
    June 27, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Cefalù Film Festival
    Cefalu, Sicily
    Italy
    August 1, 2022
    Semi-Finalist - Best Film
  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions
    Iver Heath, England
    United Kingdom
    August 29, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Independent Video Film Festival of Youtube Art Club Pavlos Paraschakis, Greece
    Athens, Attica
    Greece
    October 3, 2022
    Winner - Best Actress (x2), Best Visual Effects, Audience Favorite, Nominated - Best Director, Best Film
  • Student World Impact Film Festival
    Online
    November 13, 2022
    Nominated - Global Impact Grand Prize, Global Impact Grand Prize For Championing Diversity & Culture, Global Impact Grand Jury Award, Emerging Film Visionary Award, Best Student Short Film, Best Student Drama, Best Student Action
  • Prestige Film Festival
    Highland, California
    United States
    November 18, 2022
    Winner - Best Student Film
  • TopShot International Film Festival
    Warsaw, Mazowieckie
    Poland
    November 30, 2022
    Nominated - Best Student Film
  • Martini Shot Festival
    St. Peterburg, Central
    Russian Federation
    December 11, 2022
    Nominee - Best Horror, Best Actor, Best Actress (x2), Best Supporting Actor (x5), Best Ensemble, Best Editing, Best Shot, Best Poster Design
  • Kalakari Film Fest
    Dewas, Malwa
    India
    March 18, 2023
    Nominee - Best Cast
  • Viana CineFest
    Luanda, Luanda
    Angola
    June 29, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival Angaelica
    Pasadena, California
    United States
    August 3, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Daniel Mart

Daniel Mart is someone who's always strived to explore new ways to express himself. At a young age, he did so through painting and poetry, and although he did enjoy doing that, it never brought him the satisfaction that he often sought. At the age of 8, Daniel first discovered acting when he received the role of a reindeer during his school's Christmas production "The Polar Express". Although he enjoyed the experience, he wouldn't come back to acting until he was 13 years old when his mother enrolled him in an acting summer camp at UM. Afterwards, he continued to pursue acting by taking classes and eventually interning at Area Stage Company as a stage hand and production assistant for some of their shows; however, he was let go in early 2016 due to differences between himself and some of the management staff. Despite this set back, Daniel went on to be a student intern at FIU's Theater Department under the guidance of Chris Gosslin, Geordan Gottlieb, BJ Duncan, and Tony Galaska. After graduating from Miami Killian Senior High, he decided to attend Miami Dade Community College where he was able to perform in many of their plays including Church and State, Warner Bros., and Luna Gale. Thanks to his professor Joshua Braun, Daniel was able to get a better grasp of what he truly wanted to do as an actor. Afterwards, he went went back to FIU to further expand his craft.

Since breaking into the film industry in 2013 in Cheese vs Pepperoni (2013), he has acted in several local South Florida short films, most notably Sick Minded (2019) and Lights, Camera, Disaster! (2019). Aside from short films, Daniel has also made appearances in some local web series and feature films such as Slimey (2021) and Treach (2020) respectively. He has also gone on to frequently collaborate with Jace Elton on projects such as S.H.E. (2021) and Electric Feel (2020) and Alejo Vega on Wiseguys vs Aliens and Hand of the Pharaohs (2020) to name a few.

In an attempt to expand his talents, Daniel started his own interview show aptly called An Interview with (2016). After having been inspired by many of the people he worked with, he began creating his own content with the first of these being his directorial debut The Deal (2019). Afterwards, he produce and starred in Churi (2019). Since then, under his production company DMart Productions, he has been attached to direct, write, and/or produce several project including Unwritten (2020), Silent Locale Cinematics (2018), Drew (2020), Corner (2021), Nothing Else Matters, and Spending Some Time Together.

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