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:July 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 -
NOMINEE–Jenna Greve, Best Supporting Actress, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture AwardsForest City, Iowa
United States
NOMINEE–Jenna Greve, Best Supporting Actress -
NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture AwardsForest City, Iowa
United States
NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director -
NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture AwardsForest City, Iowa
United States
NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography
Carrsan T. Morrissey is an award-winning filmmaker, self-published author, and playwright from Cedar Falls, Iowa, known for elevated horror, tense 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 7 years she has written, directed, and edited over a dozen film projects, 8 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 and classification or expectation.
I want to break the rules, and have fun doing it."
–Carrsan T. Morrissey