Exclusive: Emmy winners Julianna Margulies and Sarah Silverman are lending their star power to support the Oscar-contending short documentary Jack and Sam, the extraordinary story of two Holocaust survivors reunited nearly 80 years after they escaped death in a Nazi labor camp.
Margulies, Silverman and Amy Zvi (Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles) have signed on as executive producers of the film directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Matthew Horowitz. Jack and Sam premiered in June at the Provincetown International Film Festival, going on to win the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Documentary Short at the Port Townsend Film Festival in Washington state and the Audience Award at the Calgary International Film Festival.
Sam Ron (L) and Jack Waksal
Nonagenarians Jack Waksal and Sam Ron first met as teenagers in 1943 when they were both sent to the Pionki work camp in Poland. They became friends as, day in and day out,...
Margulies, Silverman and Amy Zvi (Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles) have signed on as executive producers of the film directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jordan Matthew Horowitz. Jack and Sam premiered in June at the Provincetown International Film Festival, going on to win the Jury and Audience Awards for Best Documentary Short at the Port Townsend Film Festival in Washington state and the Audience Award at the Calgary International Film Festival.
Sam Ron (L) and Jack Waksal
Nonagenarians Jack Waksal and Sam Ron first met as teenagers in 1943 when they were both sent to the Pionki work camp in Poland. They became friends as, day in and day out,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Happy Holidays, everyone! With December in full swing, I thought it only made sense that for this installment of Daily Dead Salutes Your Shorts, we spend some time celebrating a batch of festive frights that should get you into the holiday spirit. Our first collection of horror shorts for the month includes Christmas Presence by Henrique Couto, Black Santa’s Revenge featuring the legendary Ken Foree, Do You See What I See? from Justin McConnell and Serena Whitney, the gothy Christmas Carol-inspired Humbug, and Here Comes Santa from Chris Thomas.
Christmas Presence (Directed by Henrique Couto)
Synopsis: Mary takes over her friends babysitting job on Christmas Eve, but something more than yuletide spirit is loose in the house...
Black Santa’s Revenge (Directed by David Walker)
Synopsis: In a city where crime rules the streets, one man delivers hope -- with a vengeance. Ken Foree stars as a Santa Claus...
Christmas Presence (Directed by Henrique Couto)
Synopsis: Mary takes over her friends babysitting job on Christmas Eve, but something more than yuletide spirit is loose in the house...
Black Santa’s Revenge (Directed by David Walker)
Synopsis: In a city where crime rules the streets, one man delivers hope -- with a vengeance. Ken Foree stars as a Santa Claus...
- 12/14/2018
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
If you've ever wondered why your neighbors really get into the holiday spirit every December, then you'll relate to the main character of the new Christmas short horror film Humbug, which is now available to watch right here on Daily Dead. And if you do relate to the central character, hopefully your neighbors aren't hiding a holiday secret like the one unwrapped in this horror short, or else you should be extra careful the next time carolers come knocking at your door.
Directed by Matt Thiesen and Justin Lee, and starring Jessee Foudray and Milly Sanders, Humbug has currently screened at 16 film festivals, and you can unwrap the holiday horror short film in its entirety below. You may never look at eggnog the same way again after watching it...
Synopsis: "A moody goth girl (Scarlet) deep in the throes of artistic creation is interrupted by her neighbor’s incessant Christmas music.
Directed by Matt Thiesen and Justin Lee, and starring Jessee Foudray and Milly Sanders, Humbug has currently screened at 16 film festivals, and you can unwrap the holiday horror short film in its entirety below. You may never look at eggnog the same way again after watching it...
Synopsis: "A moody goth girl (Scarlet) deep in the throes of artistic creation is interrupted by her neighbor’s incessant Christmas music.
- 11/28/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Kicking off this September in Atlanta, Georgia, the inaugural Women in Horror Film Festival's full schedule has been announced, including an impressive slate of diverse films and special guests such as Jen and Sylvia Soska, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, and Greg Nicotero.
We have the full Women in Horror Film Festival schedule below, and to learn more, be sure to visit the fest's official website.
"Thursday Sept 21, 2017
5:30pm-7:30pm - Casual cocktail hour in the hotel bar to meet/mingle with guests
7:30pm - 8:00pm - Photos on the Dead Carpet
8:00pm-12:00am - VIP Party at the Crowne Plaza
Friday Sept 22, 2017
8am-10am - Casual breakfast for hotel guests
11am - 11:45am Stunt Demo with John Nittolo and Julienne Joyner
12pm - 1:45pm - Short Block - Thriller
Suffer (Canada) - Filip Terlecki (Writer/Director)
Caravan (Australia) - Nathan Lacey (Director...
We have the full Women in Horror Film Festival schedule below, and to learn more, be sure to visit the fest's official website.
"Thursday Sept 21, 2017
5:30pm-7:30pm - Casual cocktail hour in the hotel bar to meet/mingle with guests
7:30pm - 8:00pm - Photos on the Dead Carpet
8:00pm-12:00am - VIP Party at the Crowne Plaza
Friday Sept 22, 2017
8am-10am - Casual breakfast for hotel guests
11am - 11:45am Stunt Demo with John Nittolo and Julienne Joyner
12pm - 1:45pm - Short Block - Thriller
Suffer (Canada) - Filip Terlecki (Writer/Director)
Caravan (Australia) - Nathan Lacey (Director...
- 8/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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