Private Project

Is The Dream

A journalist follows the story of a man found disemboweled in the forest surrounding the mysterious town of Shalebridge. As she reads the notebook found on his corpse, otherworldly eyes begin to converge on her.

  • Leah Nicholson
    Director
  • Kevin Weir
    Writer
  • Leah Nicholson
    Producer
  • Kevin Weir
    Producer
  • Kaz Nakajima
    Producer
  • Christian Becheanu
    Producer
  • Visha Loo
    Key Cast
  • Crys Walter
    Key Cast
  • Kaz NakaJima
    Camera
  • Christian Becheanu
    Camera
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Mystery, Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    188 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    16mm B/W Reversal Film
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.33:1
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Leah Nicholson

Leah Nicholson is an award winning Producer, Director, and Writer with Downtime Productions ‎as well as the current President of the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers. She has completed many projects including webseries’, music videos, and short films including an original musical she produced/directed entitled My Life is a Musical, winner of an Alberta Film and Television Award at the 40th annual Rosies. Her project Fictions, a half hour television show, was is part of the CBC Comedy Coup Program and was selected as a Top 50 project. She is currently in pre-production as Producer and Director on the feature film Welcome to Shalebridge.

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Director Statement

This film was originally shot, hand-developed, and hand-edited on 16mm B/W Reversal film during the CSIF 48 Hour Film Frenzy with the support of the very talented cast; Visha Loo and Crys Walter, as well as the always amazing crew; Writer – Kevin Weir, Cinematographer – Kaz Nakajima, and Camera Operator – Christian Becheanu. The credits are hand created with paint and ink using brushes and stamps. Thanks to the CSIF for their continued support and generosity!