The Frightened President

video, 26m14s, 2020

A presidential comedy-horror, an experiment in film genre, camp and punk aesthetics. Written, produced, and directed in collaboration with Marcos Serafim and Gurcius Gewdner. Featuring Bill Vincent (USA), Gurcius Gewdner (Brazil), Jenny Popovich (USA), Marcel Mars (Brazil) and Taylor McPhail (USA). Shot in East Lansing, Michigan and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Screenings

2021

Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico Floripa Que Horror! Official selection. Florianopolis, Brazil.
Horror Unleashead Festival. Official selection. Porto, Portugal.
Fright Nights, Das ultimative Fest der Angst. Official selection. Linz, Austria.
Fortean Film Festival. Official selection. Sherborne Cinema, Gloucester, UK.
New Jersey Horror Film Festival. Official selection. New Jersey, USA.
Hallucinea Film Festival, Online event. Official selection. Paris, France.
19th Fargo Fantastic Film Festival, Fargo Theatre. Official selection. Fargo, USA.
Gorst Underground Film Festival. Official selection. Gorst, WA/USA.
5° FESCISA – Festival de Cine Independente de San Antonio. Official selection. San Antonio de Ibarra, Ecuador.
Asylum Horror Show. Official selection. Atlanta, Georgia.
Horror Bowl – Independent horror, thriller and sci-fi movie awards. Official selection. Punjab, India.
Festival POE de Cinema Fantástico de São José dos Campos. Official selection. São José dos Campos, Brazil.

2020
Crash - International Fantastic Film Festival. Official selection. Goiânia, Brazil.
Lit Laughs International Comedy Festival. Official selection. Yorkshire, UK.
Italian Horror Fest: Covid Edition. Official selection. Rome, Italy.
Bollywood International Film Festival. Official selection. Mumbai, India.
6th Veracruz Short Film Festival. Official selection. Veracruz, Mexico.
Morce-GO Vermelho - Goiás Horror Film Festival. Official selection. Participation in panel. Goiânia, Brazil.
Tagore International Film Festival. Official selection. Gitanjali Cultural Complex, Bolpur, India.
4ª Mostra Guarufantástico. Official selection. Guarulhos, Brazil.