WOODSMAN

A young couple grapples with illness and intimacy at the edge of a mysterious lake, all while something sinister calls out to them on the other side of the water...

  • Elliot Peters
    Story By
  • Phineas Peters
    Story By
  • Scott Haennelt
    Story By
  • Elliot Peters
    Writer/Director
  • Phineas Peters
    Directors of Photography
  • Scott Hannelt
    Directors of Photography
  • Kent Coleman
    Key Cast
    "Alan"
  • Serra Naiman
    Key Cast
    "Lottie"
  • Skyler Wemple
    Key Cast
    ""The Dancer""
  • Elliot Peters
    Post Production By
  • Phineas Peters
    Post Production By
  • Scott Hannelt
    Post Production By
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Romance, Character Study, Psychological Thriller
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.76:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
    San Luis Obispo
    United States
    April 26, 2023
    World Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Big Sur Film Festival
    Carmel
    United States
    Private Jury Screenings
    Award Winner
  • Stockholm City Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    Private Jury Screenings
    Award Winner
Director Biography

Elliot Peters is a self-taught filmmaker from Providence, RI. Receiving a homeschool education until college, Peters and his brother Phineas, encouraged by their parents, gained a strong affinity for teaching themselves. After moving to the Central Coast of California in 2015, the brothers began seriously pursuing film as their artistic medium of choice. Elliot's approach to writing and directing is based on iconography and invisibility—if you can see what the director is doing, he's doing it wrong. The images must speak for themselves.

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Director Statement

Thank you for watching WOODSMAN. The ultimate fruition of this project is due entirely to the incredible collaboration I was able to establish with my creative partners, Scott Haennelt and my brother Phineas. Our story is about a pair of diametrically opposed people in a paradoxical situation. It is a fairy tale—a cautionary one. A regretful one. Our goal is to entertain and to challenge. We hope the story feels familiar and strange.