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The Locked Trunk

Struggling author August Bell receives a random key in the mail. After going on a hunt, he finds a lost trunk in the woods. Will his key open it? And what may lie inside?

  • Regan Hutton
    Director
  • Regan Hutton
    Writer
  • Regan Hutton
    Producer
  • Calvin Bernardo
    Key Cast
    "August Bell"
  • Molly Van Buren
    Key Cast
    "Harley"
  • Deven Hutton
    Key Cast
    "Witch"
  • Joshua Maddox
    Key Cast
    "Lawerence"
  • Ben Berrier
    DP
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Mystery
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    50 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Georgia, United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of North Georgia
  • South Georgia Film Festival
    Augusta, Georgia
    United States
    March 3, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Bobcat Film Festival
    Milledgeville, Georgia
    United States
    February 24, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Cobb International Film Festival
    Marietta, Georgia
    United States
    August 3, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Georgia Film Festival
    Oakwood, Georgia
    United States
    September 15, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Sick Chicks Flicks Film Festival
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    United States
    October 7, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Regan Hutton

Regan Hutton began working on independent films at 18 and from there her passion led her to currently pursuing a film degree from University of North Georgia. She's excited to have a career in an thrilling entertainment industry. In late 2022, she directed her first short The Locked Trunk. After finding her voice she was given the opportunity to direct her second short- I Think Bob Is An Alien, in Spring 2023. Hutton is currently in development for her next short which will begin production early 2024.

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Director Statement

Growing up, I felt different than my peers around me. I never really fit in, and I felt like I always struggled- whether that being my experience with ADHD, my odd sense of humor, or my need to march to the beat of my own drum.

I always felt like something was missing, and I tried to find that through the arts. I did almost every area of the arts that I could find; I painted, I wrote poetry, hell, I did theatre for 12 years! It wasn't until I was 15-years-old when sat down to watch Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird when I discovered the power of movies. I felt like I was watching my own life on the screen. That was the moment that I decided I was going to be a filmmaker.

I love quirky stories about odd people trying to fit in and find their place in this world, and those are the stories I'm going to tell.

Growing up, my family always had an old trunk in our living room. It had been passed down from generation to generation. It had always intrigued me. When given my first opportunity to direct my own film in school, I knew right then my trunk had it's purpose.