You've Got Mail

Randy, a young man, desperate for money, receives a mysterious email indicating that a box with 500,000.00 has arrived on his doorstep. Randy opens the door and discovers a box. Worried about anthrax, bombs, and other horrors that come in the mail, Randy must decide whether to open the box and possibly solve all his financial problems or call the authorities.

  • Jenny Popovich
    Director
  • Jenny Popovich
    Writer
  • Jenny Popovich
    Producer
  • River Denman
    Key Cast
    "Randy"
  • Jenny Popovich
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 6, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    300 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:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Columbia College Chicago
  • Best Horror Shorts Film Festival
    Orlando, FL
    United States
    April 4, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Night of the Horror Film Festival
    Tienen, Belgium
    Belgium
    December 6, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
    Hollywood, CA
    United States
    April 13, 2022
    Winner, Best Horror
  • Horrors For You Film Festival
    London, United Kingdom
    United Kingdom
    May 18, 2022
    Nominee, Best Actor
Director Biography - Jenny Popovich

Jenny is an Assistant Professor of Film Production at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Jenny’s scripts and films tell relevant twenty-first century stories with memorable and engaging characters. Jenny is a strong advocate for female representation both in front of and behind the camera. Her female-centered films and screenplays offer believable characters and unique plots. Her films have screened and won in over 38 festivals, including festivals in Mexico, Peru, Austria, Canada, and Switzerland. In the United States, Jenny’s films have been showcased at the Central Florida Film Festival, Best Horror Shorts Film Festival, WPRN Women’s International Film Festival, and The Cutting Room International Film Festival.

Jenny’s Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi, and Horror scripts have been honored at several prestigious film festivals. These include the WPRN Women’s International Film Festival, Summer in the South Film Festival, and FilmQuest. Jenny’s work received recognition at The New York Science Fiction Film Festival. It was also acknowledged by the ScreenCraft Film Fund and Coverfly’s Red List. Additionally, she received honors from The Richmond International Film Festival. Her feature screenplay, Monster Girl, a coming-of-age comedy-drama, was workshopped and received a table reading with SAG-AFTRA performers at The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in Beverly Hills, CA. Jenny was interviewed by Sinister Magazine for an article on her horror short, Hair Wraith.

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Director Statement

As a six-year-old living in a rural town in Michigan, I got into a fight with a friend of mine over what film to watch on "Movie Night." She wanted to watch Hocus Pocus. I wanted to watch Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). We watched Hocus Pocus. Afterwards, I went home and watched Nightmare, until my mother "caught" me and threw the video tape into the trash.

That's when I decided I must make movies.