The Annexation
1950 TV’s SWASHBUCKLING private eye Ali Vernon insurgently investigates the mysterious crimes of a wooden X, only to get invaded by a grim world outside her traditional realms of crime. Vernon must halt the monstrous invasion of HORROR before it trespasses and alters the conventions of normality.
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Matteo Di GiovanniDirector
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Matteo Di GiovanniWriter
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Matteo Di GiovanniProducer
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Alexia MaldonadoKey Cast"Ali Vernon"
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Ysabel OwusuKey Cast"Marjorie Florence"
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Shakyam Levesque-VannyKey Cast"Sterling Rexxon"
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Dinitha VithanageOriginal MusicFor a Coffin Full of Gold
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Sahil BlochVisual Effects
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Ellie CharetteCrew
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Dominique BellefeuilleCrew
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Darvin Baez HernandezCrew
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Noa Jade ShuklinskyCrew
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Mystery, Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi, Satire
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Runtime:4 minutes 59 seconds
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Completion Date:January 15, 2022
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Language:English
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Dawson College
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Couch Film Festival - Spring 2022Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Private Screening
1:00 - 5:00 Minutes Category - Best Horror: WINNER -
Alternative Film Festival - Spring 2022Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Private Screening
Super Short Category - Best Horror: Nominee — Super Short Category - Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Nominee -
The More Than Decent Film Festival - 2022Newberry, South Carolina
United States
April 22, 2022 -
Lit Scares International Horror Festival - 2022Beech Avenue Harrogate , North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
August 6, 2022 -
Courts d'un soir - Montreal international short film festival - 2022Montreal
Canada
September 23, 2022
At 18 years old, I made this film under Dawson College's Cinema Communications program.
Now, at 19, I am currently studying Film Production at Concordia University
In this film, I explore the fear of the unknown in the context of a twisted 1950s film noir TV series. The intention was to criticize the Film Noir's more conservative archetypes of fearing the Other through an exaggerated and weird horror story about an unknown alien invasion. I drew inspiration from Twin Peaks, Peter Gunn, Alien, and The Shining in making this film.