Samantha Aldana directed an episode of 20th Digital's Bite Size Halloween (Season 3) titled Angels, currently streaming on HULU and SHUDDER. Angels premiered at the Overlook Film Festival and was 1 of 10 films selected for the Etheria Film Festival, a genre festival for female directors. Angels won the Bronze Audience Award at the Dark Bridges Film Festival.
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Awards & Recognitions:
-Winner Best Supernatural Film - Fear Fest
-Bronze Audience Award - Dark Bridges Film Festival
-Premiere - Overlook Film Festival
-Etheria Film Festival - Streaming on SHUDDER
-New Orleans Film Festival
-Belize International Film Festival
-Micheaux Film Festival
-Ravenheart Film Festival
-Cucalorus Film Festival
-Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival
-Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Presented by Heartland Film
-Southern Screen Film Festival
-Tomorrow's Filmmakers Today
-Centre Film Festival
-Mayhem Film Festival
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REVIEWS:
"Samantha Aldana’s short is beautifully shot and does well to build up tension whilst keeping our alien visitors largely in the shadows, adding to their mystique...." - Bloody Flicks
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"With outstanding visuals and an incredibly engaging story, “Angels” is beautifully shot, well-acted, and spellbinding. More unnerving than overtly scary, this seven-minute film is nevertheless quite a masterful work of short horror filmmaking." - Morbidly Beautiful
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"...Angels taps into themes of faith, life after death, and whether we’re alone in the universe. This short film will hit particularly close to home for anyone who’s ever been a caregiver to an ailing family member. It has probably the most interesting premise of any of the short films here, but all it does it make us want more." -Halloween Year Round
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PRESS:
"The Etheria Film Festival Unveils 10th Anniversary Lineup" - Bloody Disgusting
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"Bite-Size Halloween” Preview Hulu’s New Halloween" - Bloody Disgusting
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"'Bite-Size Halloween' Returns to Hulu" - Collider
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"Sink Your Teeth Into The “Bite-Size Halloween” Season 3 Trailer" -Horror Fuel​
COLLABORATORS:
Directed by: Samantha Aldana
Written by: Parsons-Twesten
Produced by: Fabiola Andrade
Co-Producers: Cassandra Rumping & Ava Amundsen
Post Producer: Misty Talley
Executive Producers: David Worthen, Jenna Cavelle,
Arbi Pedrossian, Valerie Steinberg
Assistant Director: Ava Amundsen
Cinematographer: Nick Shamblott
Production Designer: Emily Kingston
Editor: Stephen Pfeil
Costume Designer: Megan "Bijou" Coates
Score by: Mandy Hoffman
Sound Design by: Julie Diaz
VFX by: Thomas Wilson
SFX Makeup: Bill Spataro & Jonny Bullard
Starring:​ Betsy Borrego, Troi, Jupiter Stone
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