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The Salvages

A brutal and boundary-pushing tale of love, lust, and wrath at the end of the world.

  • Carrsan T. Morrissey
    Director
  • Carrsan T. Morrissey
    Writer
  • J. Croft
    Key Cast
    "Judith"
  • Jessica Buchanan
    Key Cast
    "Abra"
  • Joe Frenna
    Key Cast
    "Hoelting"
  • Michael Duede
    Original Score
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Drama, Revenge Story, LGBT, LGBT Romance, Horror
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 1 minute 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 21, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Toronto International Women's Film Festival (Screenplay)
    Toronto
    Canada
    February 28, 2023
    NOMINEE–Best Unproduced Screenplay
  • 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards (Screenplay)
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    May 6, 2023
    WINNER–Best Unproduced Screenplay (Award of Excellence)
  • Iowa Premiere
    Iowa City
    United States
    January 26, 2024
  • Omaha Film Festival 2024 (Screenplay)
    Omaha, Nebraska
    United States
    February 27, 2024
    SEMI-FINALIST - Best Screenplay
  • Cedar Rapids Film Festival
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    United States
    April 13, 2024
    Winner: Silver "Eddie" Award - Best ProAm Feature
Director Biography - Carrsan T. Morrissey

Carrsan T. Morrissey is an award-winning filmmaker, self-published author, and playwright from Cedar Falls, Iowa, known for horror films, thrillers, and powerful dramas with a distinctly independent feel.

Raw, uncompromising, and often heavy in tone, Morrissey's films are also known for their diverse casts and characters, especially in regards to the LGBTQIA+ Community.

Her films have been viewed over 2.4 million times online, and her novel "Old Wounds" debuted as one of the Top 25 best-selling new LGBT Horror Novels on Amazon, remaining on the Top 100 list for several weeks afterwards.

In the last 9 years she has written, directed, and edited over a dozen film projects, 8 of which are feature-length.

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Director Statement

"My dreams are to highlight the cinematic beauty of Iowa, to create opportunities for artistic collaboration in the Cedar Valley, and most importantly to tell stories that defy classification and expectation.

I want to break the rules, and have fun doing it."

–Carrsan T. Morrissey