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The Lesson

Freshly dead and not all that happy about it, Georgie Reed receives a lesson in the finer points of haunting from her much more experienced mentor.

  • Robbie Barnes
    Director
    FUN., Scales, Beyond Repair, Shower Season,
  • Nonie Shiverick
    Writer
    The Other Side, Onny, Scales, Ghosted, Shower Season
  • Nonie Shiverick
    Producer
    Scales, Shower Season, Ghosted
  • Vincent Sarowatz
    Key Cast
    "John Williams"
    The Unseen, Hooded, Murder By Numbers
  • Mary Beth Synk
    Key Cast
    "Anna Carpenter"
    A Social Distance, App-etite, Transits, Scales,
  • Nonie Shiverick
    Key Cast
    "Georgie Reed"
    Shower Season, Truth Be Told, The Quarantine Dream, Ghosted
  • Annette Daniel
    Key Cast
    "Charlene Williams"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Horror, Supernatural
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 26, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles
    Silver Award - Best Dark Comedy
  • IndieX Film Fest
    Los Angeles
    Best Dark Comedy
  • Indie Short Fest
    Los Angeles
    Outstanding Achievement Award - Dark Comedy
  • Hollywood Just4Shorts
    Los Angeles
    Best Horror Short
  • LA Indies Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    Best Comedy
  • Shockfest Film Festival
    Las Vegas
    United States
    December 10, 2021
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Robbie Barnes

Robbie grew up in Cleveland, Ohio in the neighborhood of Slavic Village. It was after watching 'The Terminator,' she knew from a young age that she wanted to be in movies when she 'grew up.'

She started theater and film classes in college where she wrote and directed several projects, as well as booked her first lead role as Estragon in Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting For Godot.' The next few years were devoted to stage work and honing in on her abilities. She performed in plays such as Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, MacBeth, Dracula, Our Town, and The Crucible. Then she signed with Docherty Talent Agency in Cleveland and has been in numerous commercial spots both nationally and locally. Robbie has also been in several independent films and was able to share the screen with stars such as Gillian Jacobs, Dee Wallace, Busy Philipps, Addy Miller, R.A. Mihailoff, Parrish Randall, Kevin Sizemore, and Keith Coogan.

Robbie is now the CEO of her production company, Perfect Holiday Productions, where she writes, directs, and edits horror, thriller, and fantasy films. She has won several awards for her work at various film festivals. Her thriller feature film, "Whatever It Takes" is available on Amazon Prime and her short horror, "Beyond Repair," will be available on a Women in Horror anthology DVD being released soon - both available through Meridian Releasing Group. Her fantasy-romance short, "Dream Come True," has just begun its festival run, while her team finishes production of feature horror film, "FUN."

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