Private Project

The Tower

A seemingly harmless party game leads to a horrifying spiral into madness, violence, and cosmic horror.

  • Carrsan T. Morrissey
    Director
  • Carrsan T. Morrissey
    Writer
  • Linnea Sumner
    Key Cast
    "Rowan/Seraphim"
  • Jenna Greve
    Key Cast
    "Luna"
  • Linnea Sumner
    Makeup Effects
  • Benjamin Be
    Original Score
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Cosmic Horror, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 8, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 2023 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival
    Cedar 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 Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Linnea Sumner, Best Actress
  • RUNNER-UP–Jenna Greve, Best Supporting Actress, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Jenna Greve, Best Supporting Actress
  • WINNER–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director
  • WINNER–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography
  • Snake Alley Festival of Film
    Burlington, IA
    United States
    July 15, 2023
    “Snaffter Dark” Screening Block
  • Halloweenapalooza
    Ottumwa, IA
    United States
    October 13, 2023
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, 7 of which are feature-length. Her newest work can be found at vimeo.com/matriarchfilms.

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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