Private Project

Welcome Home, Ruthie

Home is where your Mother terrorized you and now holds your child captive. Can we ever truly escape our childhood home?

  • Daniel Ladislau Horvath
    Director
  • Shannon Stevens
    Writer
  • Thomas Maden
    Writer
  • Thomas Maden
    Producer
  • Shannon Stevens
    Producer
  • Daniel Ladislau Horvath
    Producer
  • Carin Heidelbach
    Key Cast
    "Fay"
  • Jacob Platts
    Key Cast
    "Tommy"
  • Shannon Stevens
    Key Cast
    "Cassey "
  • Leonard Olson
    Key Cast
    "Grandpa"
  • Maribel Torres
    Key Cast
    "Ruth/Ruthie"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 17, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Daniel Ladislau Horvath

Daniel Horvath is an emerging, self-taught, writer-director and playwright, working in the Central Valley. An immigrant from Romania, living in California since 2014, Daniel began his artistic journey later in life, in 2024 when, in a moment of temporary artistic insanity, as he had not prior directing experience, declared his intent to participate in a film competition. Three years, one produced play, three films, and four festivals later, here we are.

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Director Statement

“Welcome Home, Ruthie” wrestles, in a slightly supernatural key, with the idea that you can’t go home again ... and maybe that is not such a bad thing.