Private Project

The Man Who Loved Flowers

A wistful young man strolls the Nashville streets when an encounter with a flower vendor ultimately reveals his dark longing.

  • Tracey Hague
    Director
  • Tracey Hague
    Writer
  • Josh Scherer, Sara De LaHaya, Tracey Hague, Jimmie Baugh
    Producer
  • Seth Dunlap
    Key Cast
    "Young Man"
  • Sara De La Haya
    Key Cast
    "Norma"
    Beast Beast
  • McKinnis Calderala
    Key Cast
    "Not-Norma"
  • Deron Simmons
    Key Cast
    "Flower Vendor"
  • David Piersaul
    Cinematographer
  • Tess Reynolds
    Make Up and Effects
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 5, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • NOOGA Underground Film Fest
    Chattanooga, TN
    United States
    April 29, 2022
  • Asylum Horror Show
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    March 25, 2022
  • Southern Gothic Film Festival
    Lafayette, LA
    United States
    March 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Things2Fear Film Festival
    Winchester, WV
    United States
    October 14, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Lebanon, TN
    United States
    October 3, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Southern Oasis Film Festival
    Knoxville, TN
    United States
    April 16, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Houston Horror Film Festival
    Houston, TX
    United States
    July 22, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Smoky Mountain Film Festival
    Gatlinburg, TN
    United States
    August 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Horror Hound Festival
    Milford , Ohio
    United States
    September 10, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Asylum Horror Show
    Atlanta, GA
    United States
    March 25, 2022
    Official Selection
  • NOOGA Underground Film Fest
    Chattanooga, TN
    United States
    April 30, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Thrills, Chills, and Kills Film Fest
    Nashville, TN
    United States
    October 21, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Madrid International Short Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
    October 13, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Seoul International Short Film Festival
    Seoul
    May 3, 2024
    Best Female Director
  • Area 51 Film Fest
    Santa Fe, New Mexico
    United States
    October 1, 2025
    Semi-finalist
  • DARK-LAND
    Munich
    Germany
    January 1, 2026
    Semi-Finalist/Best Emerging Director
  • Planet Cinema
    NYC
    United States
    January 9, 2026
    Semi-Finalist
  • Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival
    Chapel Hill, NC
    United States
    September 20, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Austin Shortsfest
    Austin, Texas
    United States
    August 16, 2025
  • Tennessee International Indie Film Fest
    Franklyn, TN
    United States
    November 7, 2025
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Tracey Hague

Tracey is currently in San Antonio, TX, working on post-production for the proof of concept for her first feature film, Little Birds. She can't wait to get it into festivals and start the buzz!!
Tracey was born in Illinois, taught in Rhode Island for twenty years and left education to pursue her dream of writing and directing films. She attended NFI in Nashville where she made her first short film, The Man Who Loved Flowers and the proof of concept for her first feature film, Little Birds.

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Director Statement

The Man Who Loved Flowers is our love letter to Nashville by a team with diverse talents and backgrounds that includes students, musicians, actors and artists, and we came together after a year of uncertainty to fulfill this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to adapt Stephen King’s short story. We’re so thrilled to finally share our work as a part of the continuing growth of the film industry in Music City.