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
  • Genres:
    Horror
  • 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
  • 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
Director Biography - Tracey Hague

Tracey Hague left a twenty year career in education to pursue her dream of writing and directing films. She came to Nashville to attend NFI and immediately found many like-minded dreamers who love stories and film and music and art and want nothing more than to create, collaborate and contribute. She has decided to make Nashville home knowing this is where the dreams happen! She is currently working to direct her first feature film, Little Birds.

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Director Statement

The Man Who Loved Flowers is our love letter to our hometown, Nashville. We’re a team with diverse talents and backgrounds that includes students, musicians, actors and artists, and we came together after this 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 and to be a part of the continuing growth of the film industry in Music City.