SUNDOWN TOWN
Bryce & Mitchell's trip home is disrupted after making a pit stop in a mysteriously unwelcoming town.
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Mylo ButlerDirectorThe Venus Circle, $2.75, Heart Beat, Don't Run
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Mylo ButlerWriterThe Venus Circle, $2.75, Heart Beat, Don't Run
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Jada LewterWriterDon't Run
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Tamia BaileyProducerHello, My Name is, W. Mulbery
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YaJarrah PaulProducerMessy Yellow, Uno: Little Secret Recipes
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Tashan ThorntonKey Cast"Bryce"
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Michael HaggertyKey Cast"Mitchell"Frozen: First National Tour
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Horror, Drama, LGBTQ, Romance, Action, Social Justice
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Runtime:10 minutes
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Completion Date:April 6, 2021
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Production Budget:12,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Pratt Institute
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IndieX FestLos Angeles
United States
Screening Postponed [TBA]
Best Horror/ Best Student Director -
Lift-Off Global Network SessionsLondon
United Kingdom
April 26, 2021
Europe Premiere
Finalist -
Paris Film FestivalParis
France
May 14, 2021
Best VFX -
London ShortsLondon
United Kingdom
May 13, 2021
Award Nominee: Best Cinematography -
New York Cinematography AwardsNew York
United States
March 1, 2022
Best Student Cinematographer -
Infinity Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
May 5, 2021
Best Student Film -
Madrid Indie Film FestivalMadrid
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 FestLos Angeles
United States
Screening Postponed [TBA]
Best Special Make up, Best Acting Duo, Best Student Horror Short -
Rome Movie AwardsRome
Italy
May 6, 2021
Best Short Film -
New York Independent Film AwardsNew York
United States
March 23, 2022
Grand Jury Award: Best Cinematography, Best LGBTQ Short, Best Horror Short -
Hollywood Indie Film FestivalHollywood
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 FestivalLos Angeles
United States
Screening Postponed [TBA]
Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Horror -
Afro Civilization Fair
May 30, 2021
Official Selection -
Florence Film AwardsFlorence
Italy
May 28, 2021
Best Student Film -
Scream it Off Screen
May 13, 2021
3rd Place Winner -
Milan Gold AwardsMilan
Italy
May 19, 2021
Official Selection -
Super Indie Film FestivalLos Angeles
United States
Screening Postponed [TBA]
Best Student Film -
Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival
Official Selection -
San Fransisco Indie Short Film FestivalSan Fransisco
United States
Screening Postponed [TBA]
Semi-Finalist -
SOHO Horror Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
July 13, 2021
Official Selection -
Independent Short AwardsLos 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 FestivalSt. Petersburg
Russian Federation
May 31, 2021
Award Nominee: Best Horror -
IMINESE Independent Film FestivalMilan
Italy
June 14, 2021
Award Winner: Best Horror -
Dumbo Film FestivalBrooklyn
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 FestLos Angeles
United States
Screening Postponed
Official Selection -
Pride Arts Film FestivalChicago
United States
July 1, 2021
Official Selection -
Flickfair
OFficial selection -
Phoenix Shorts
Nominee -
OUT South Queer Film Festival
Jury Award: Best Horror Short -
Taos PrideTaos
Official Selection -
Robinsons Award
Award Nominee -
FilmhausBerlin, Germany
Nominee: Best Queer Short, Best student film -
Lift-off Global Network New York 2021
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Pride Arts Summer Film Festival
Official Selection -
Rotterdam Independent Film FestivalRotterdam
Best Short film -
Niagara Falls International Short FestivalNiagara Falls
Semi-finalst -
LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Film FestivalLos Angeles
Offical Selection -
Portland Horror Film FestivalPortland Oregon
July 29, 2021
Official Selection -
Prism Film Festival 2021
Official Selection -
Vancouver Queer Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
August 12, 2021
Canada
Official Selection -
Alt Fest New York
Finalist -
New York IO Film FestivalNew York
Best Civil Rights Film Award -
Barcelona International Film FestivalBarcelona
Spain
Nominee: Black Lives Matter film, Best Original Story -
APEX Film AwardsEast 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 FestivalFort Smith, AK
United States
August 13, 2021
Arkansas
Winner: Best College Film -
Hudson Valley Film FestWarwick, NY
United States
August 19, 2021
Honorable Mention -
Macabre Faire Film FestivalLebonon, TN
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Hong Kong Indie Film FestivalShanghai
China
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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.
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.