Private Project

SUNDOWN TOWN

Bryce & Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town.

  • Mylo Butler
    Director
    The Venus Circle, $2.75, Heart Beat, Don't Run
  • Mylo Butler
    Writer
    The Venus Circle, $2.75, Heart Beat, Don't Run
  • Jada Lewter
    Writer
    Don't Run
  • Tamia Bailey
    Producer
    Hello, My Name is, W. Mulbery
  • YaJarrah Paul
    Producer
    Messy Yellow, Uno: Little Secret Recipes
  • Tashan Thornton
    Key Cast
    "Bryce"
  • Michael Haggerty
    Key Cast
    "Mitchell"
    Frozen: First National Tour
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama, LGBTQ, Romance, Action, Social Justice
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 6, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Pratt Institute
  • IndieX Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Best Horror/ Best Student Director
  • Lift-Off Global Network Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 26, 2021
    Europe Premiere
    Finalist
  • Paris Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    May 14, 2021
    Best VFX
  • London Shorts
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 13, 2021
    Award Nominee: Best Cinematography
  • New York Cinematography Awards
    New York
    United States
    March 1, 2022
    Best Student Cinematographer
  • Infinity Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 5, 2021
    Best Student Film
  • Madrid Indie Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
    May 30, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Across The Globe Film Festival

    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Best Short Film, Best Student Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Indie Short Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Best Special Make up, Best Acting Duo, Best Student Horror Short
  • Rome Movie Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    May 6, 2021
    Best Short Film
  • New York Independent Film Awards
    New York
    United States
    March 23, 2022
    Grand Jury Award: Best Cinematography, Best LGBTQ Short, Best Horror Short
  • Hollywood Indie Film Festival
    Hollywood
    United States
    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Best Cinematography, Best Drone, Best Horror Short
  • StokerCon Final Frame: Horror Film Competition

    May 24, 2021
    Finalist
  • Hollywood Blood Horror Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Horror
  • Afro Civilization Fair

    May 30, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Florence Film Awards
    Florence
    Italy
    May 28, 2021
    Best Student Film
  • Scream it Off Screen

    May 13, 2021
    3rd Place Winner
  • Milan Gold Awards
    Milan
    Italy
    May 19, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Super Indie Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Best Student Film
  • Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • San Fransisco Indie Short Film Festival
    San Fransisco
    United States
    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Semi-Finalist
  • SOHO Horror Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    July 13, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Independent Short Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Gold Award: Best Mystery short, Best Student Director
  • Fright Gown

    June 26, 2021
    Official Selection
  • International Symbolic Art Film Festival
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    May 31, 2021
    Award Nominee: Best Horror
  • IMINESE Independent Film Festival
    Milan
    Italy
    June 14, 2021
    Award Winner: Best Horror
  • Dumbo Film Festival
    Brooklyn
    United States
    Semi- Fiinalist
  • Europe Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    June 1, 2021
    Jury Award: Best Cinematography
  • DMOFF

    Screening Postponed [TBA]
    Best LGBTQ short
  • Los Angeles LGBTQ film Fest
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Screening Postponed
    Official Selection
  • Pride Arts Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    July 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Flickfair

    OFficial selection
  • Phoenix Shorts

    Nominee
  • OUT South Queer Film Festival

    Jury Award: Best Horror Short
  • Taos Pride
    Taos
    Official Selection
  • Robinsons Award

    Award Nominee
  • Filmhaus
    Berlin, Germany
    Nominee: Best Queer Short, Best student film
  • Lift-off Global Network New York 2021
  • Pride Arts Summer Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Rotterdam Independent Film Festival
    Rotterdam
    Best Short film
  • Niagara Falls International Short Festival
    Niagara Falls
    Semi-finalst
  • LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    Offical Selection
  • Portland Horror Film Festival
    Portland Oregon
    July 29, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Prism Film Festival 2021

    Official Selection
  • Vancouver Queer Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    August 12, 2021
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • Alt Fest New York

    Finalist
  • New York IO Film Festival
    New York
    Best Civil Rights Film Award
  • Barcelona International Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    Nominee: Black Lives Matter film, Best Original Story
  • APEX Film Awards
    East Sussex
    June 30, 2021
    Finalist
  • Fentress Student Film Festival

    Award Winner- Best Male Actor: Tashan Thornton
  • Horror Lust Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • Fort Smith International Film Festival
    Fort Smith, AK
    United States
    August 13, 2021
    Arkansas
    Winner: Best College Film
  • Hudson Valley Film Fest
    Warwick, NY
    United States
    August 19, 2021
    Honorable Mention
  • Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Lebonon, TN
  • Hong Kong Indie Film Festival
    Shanghai
    China
    semi-
Director Biography - Mylo Butler

Mylo is a short film director and cinematographer committed to telling empowering stories centered around the underrepresented. As of early 2021, after 5 years of freelancing and working with multiple high-profile production companies, Mylo has obtained his LLC and is the managing member of his own production company MyloB Productions, focusing on storylines that feature BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other largely marginalized communities. Turning attention to issues that desperately need to be addressed in society and that are often overlooked or forgotten. Taking from his own personal experiences, Mylo is committed to capturing incredibly powerful and compelling moments that are emotionally fulfilling and moments that generate and inspire fresh meaningful concepts and ideas that shape and develop the audience's perspective.

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Director Statement

Sundown Towns are all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the US that practice a form of racial segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation, and violence. Black and brown people were met with violent repercussions if they unknowingly found themselves in the wrong town after dark.

This film is directly inspired by my own traumatic experience with racism and homophobia. As a queer black man, It feels like you can never win, trying to exist in a world that constantly uses what you look like and who you choose to love as a deadly weapon against you.