The Tower
A seemingly harmless party game leads to a horrifying spiral into madness, violence, and cosmic horror.
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Carrsan T. MorrisseyDirector
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Carrsan T. MorrisseyWriter
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Linnea SumnerKey Cast"Rowan/Seraphim"
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Jenna GreveKey Cast"Luna"
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Linnea SumnerMakeup Effects
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Benjamin BeOriginal Score
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Cosmic Horror, Thriller
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Runtime:22 minutes 3 seconds
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Completion Date:August 8, 2022
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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2023 Cedar Rapids Independent Film FestivalCedar Rapids, Iowa
United States
April 14, 2023
Iowa Premiere -
2023 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (Second Screening)Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United States
April 15, 2023 -
NOMINEE–Linnea Sumner, Best Actress, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture AwardsForest City, Iowa
United States
NOMINEE–Linnea Sumner, Best Actress -
RUNNER-UP–Jenna Greve, Best Supporting Actress, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture AwardsForest City, Iowa
United States
NOMINEE–Jenna Greve, Best Supporting Actress -
WINNER–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture AwardsForest City, Iowa
United States
NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director -
WINNER–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture AwardsForest City, Iowa
United States
NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography -
Snake Alley Festival of FilmBurlington, IA
United States
July 15, 2023
“Snaffter Dark” Screening Block -
HalloweenapaloozaOttumwa, IA
United States
October 13, 2023
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, 7 of which are feature-length. Her newest work can be found at vimeo.com/matriarchfilms.
"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