Private Project

Static

LOGLINE:
A woman finds a free TV that turns out to be much more than she bargained for.

SYNOPSIS:
After a woman finds a free TV in a dark, creepy alley, she takes it home for a night of retro gaming, only to discover that it has channeled a demented apparition.

  • Krista Michaels
    Director
  • Brandy Bryant
    Writer
  • Krista Michaels
    Producer
  • Victoria Shepard-Yockey
    Key Cast
    "Melanie"
  • Levi Yockey
    Key Cast
    "Apparition"
  • Brandy Bryant
    Key Cast
    "Agent"
  • Al
    Key Cast
    "The Cat"
  • Jessica D'Amelio
    Music
  • Krista Michaels
    Music
  • Krista Michaels
    Cinematography
  • Brandy Bryant
    Special Makeup FX
  • Colleen Weaver
    Special Makeup FX
  • Jenna Keehn
    Cat Wrangler
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 21, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85 : 1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Reel Horror Film Festival
    Denver
    United States
    September 13, 2025
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Chicago Horror Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    September 26, 2025
    Official Selection
  • HORROR Underground Film & Screenplay Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    September 28, 2025
    Winner: Scariest Film
  • HORRIDfying Film Festival
    Denver
    United States
    October 12, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Buried Alive Film Festival
    Atlanta
    United States
    November 7, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    December 1, 2025
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Krista Michaels

Krista Michaels
Co-Founder and CEO of Retro Raptor, LLC.

Krista Michaels--a transgender filmmaker based in Denver, CO--made her film directorial debut with "One Monday" (2020) after years of being in the entertainment industry—from working in theatre doing sound, set, and poster design to directing behind-the-scenes Blu-ray extras for a horror company.

Krista fell in love with cinema from an early age, as well as the tangible film format as a dual-35mm projectionist and, later, as a film photographer.

She met the star of "One Monday", Brandy Bryant—also her girlfriend—back in southern Virginia where she grew up. Together, the two formed the film production company Retro Raptor, LLC, where the two have made several short films--"One Monday", "MANTID", and "Static". Various film and TV projects are currently under way.

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