Films
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In a Landscape, Dreaming (In Progress)
8 mins. HD. Writer/Director/Producer - Ross Morin. www.LandscapeDreaming.com In a Landscape, Dreaming, Morin's latest film, is a collaboration with three of his students who served as camera operators and editors on the film. The film features world renowned pianist, Pedja Muzijevic, performing the work of John Cage throughout the hills and mountains of Montana. Like most of Morin's work, the film crosses boundaries of genres and forms: it is equal parts experimental, documentary, landscape, dance, and music film as it integrates theories of philosophy and mathematics to contemplate questions about the relationships between art and artist, human and nature, sky and dirt. The film was funded by a grant from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation and shot at the Tippet Rise Arts Center in Fishtail, Montana. |
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A Peculiar Thud (2016)
13 mins. HD. Writer/Director/Producer - Ross Morin. www.APeculiarThud.com A short horror/thriller film about a home invasion in the middle of the night that takes place in real time as Bill wakes up to an unusual sound downstairs. He makes his way through his labyrinthine home to find a man at his door asking to come in – and he won’t take no for an answer. Awards and Nominations: Macabre Faire Film Festival. Ronkomkoma, NY. 2018. Nominee - Best Editing Sanford International Film Festival. Sanford, ME. 2017. Nominee - Best Horror Great Lakes International Film Festival. Erie, PA. 2017 Nominee - Best Horror Coney Island Film Festival. Coney Island, NY. 2017. Winner - Best Horror Liberty Massacre Horror Short Film Festival. Philadelphia, PA. 2017. Winner - Best Actor Sydney Indie Film Festival. Sydney, AUS. Semi-Finalist. Atlanta Shortsfest. Atlanta, GA. 2017. Nominee - Best Thriller Short Southeast New England Film Music and Art Fest. Providence, RI. 2017 - Winner - Best Horror Short; Winner - Audience Award - Best Regional Horror Short International Horror Hotel Film Festival. Cleveland, OH. 2017 - Honorable Mention Motor City Nightmares International Film Festival. Detroit, MI. 2017. Finalist Kickstarter - Project We Love |
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Official Selections:
Macabre Faire Film Festival. Ronkomkoma, NY. 2018 Blow-Up International Film Festival. Chicago, IL. 2017 Terror in the Bay Film Festival. Ontario, CAN. 2017 Atlanta Horror Film Festival. Atlanta, GA. 2017 East Lansing Film Festival. East Lansing, MI. 2017 Kansas International Film Festival. Overland Park, KS. 2017 Cornwall Film Festival. Cornwall, UK. 2017 Orlando Film Festival. Orlando, FL. 2017 Fargo Fantastic Film Festival. Fargo, ND. 2017 Grimmfest. Manchester, UK. 2017. Halloween Horror Picture Show. Tampa, FL. 2017 Great Lakes International Film Festival. Erie, PA. 2017 Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival. Greensboro, NC. 2017 Coney Island Film Festival. Coney Island, NY. 2017 Sanford International Film Festival. Sanford, ME. 2017 Liberty Massacre Horror Short Film Festival. Philadelphia, PA. 2017 San Antonio Film Festival. San Antonio, TX. 2017 NewFilmmakers New York. New York, NY. 2017 Atlanta Shortsfest. Atlanta, GA. 2017 Pennine Film Festival. Accrington, UK. 2017 |
Long Island International Film Expo. Bellmore, NY. 2017
Cape Fear Independent Film Festival. Wilmington, NC. 2017 International Horror Hotel Film Festival. Cleveland, OH. 2017 Film Festival of Columbus. Columbus, OH. 2017 Motor City Nightmares International Film Festival. Detroit, MI. 2017 New Haven International Film Festival. New Haven, CT. 2017 Unrestricted View Film Festival. London, UK. 2017 Emerge Film Festival. Lewiston, ME. 2017 Southeast New England Film, Music & Arts Festival. Providence, RI. 2017 Riverside International Film Festival. Riverside, CA. 2017 Short to the Point International Short Film Festival. Romania. 2017 D.C. Independent Film Festival. Washington DC. 2017 Screenings with DAMNATIONLAND 2016 October 29, 2016. The Gem. Bethel, ME. October 28, 2016. The Levitt Theater. Ogunquit, ME. October 28, 2016. Magic Lantern. Bridgton, ME. October 28, 2016. Apple Cinemas. Cambridge, MA. October 27-30, 2016. Frontier Cafe. Brunswick, ME. October 17, 2016. Nickelodeon Cinemas. Portland, ME. October 14, 2016. PREMIERE. State Theater. Portland, ME. |
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Deadpoint (2016)
12 mins. HD. Co-writer/Editor - Ross Morin Director - Matthew Herbertz Emily heads for a backpacking weekend in the mountains to clear her mind, but when she stumbles upon a dead body, she sees that life is only going to get more complicated... And that she's being watched. Deadpoint is a genre-mashing adrenaline ride following Emily as she uses her intelligence and physical power to fight the forces of nature - and of evil. It's Deliverance meets Halloween with a heroine who refuses to put down the knife. Official Selections: Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase. Fort Worth, TX. 2017 Southwest Indiana Film Festival. Jasper, IN. 2016 Princeton Independent Film Festival. Princeton, NJ. 2016 River Bend Film Festival. Goshen, IN. 2017 |
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A Wheel out of Kilter (2015)
86 mins. HD. Writer/Director/Producer/Actor, Co-editor, Co-cinematographer - Ross Morin A Zen Buddhist mountain biker on the verge of a nervous breakdown goes into the woods and never returns in this genre mashup of character drama, philosophical documentary, bromance and psychological thriller film. Awards: Macabre Faire Film Festival. Ronkonkoma, NY. 2017. Winner - Best Feature Film. Nominated - Best Cinematography in a Feature, Best Editing in a Feature, Best Sound in a Feature, Best Screenplay in a Feature, Best Actor in a Feature, Best Director in a Feature Broken Knuckle Film Festival. New York, NY. 2016. Nominated - Freaky Feature Award Spotlight Horror Film Awards 2016. Winner - Bronze Award Emerge Film Festival. Lewiston, ME. 2016. Nominated - Best Maine Film Horror Hotel International Film Festival. Hudson, OH. 2016. Winner - 3rd place - Feature Suspense/Thriller Mountain Film Festival. Mammoth Lakes, CA. 2016. Winner - Sir Edmund Hillary award - Feature Film Santa Monica Independent Film Festival. Santa Monica, CA. 2015. Winner - Honorable Mention. Princeton Independent Film Festival. Princeton, NJ. 2015. Winner - Indie Spirit Award. |
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Official Selections:
Macabre Faire Film Festival. Ronkonkoma, NY. 2017 Broken Knuckle Film Festival. New York, NY. 2016 University Film and Video Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 2016 Spotlight Horror Film Awards 2016 Emerge Film Festival. Lewiston, ME. 2016 Horror Hotel International Film Festival. Hudson, OH. 2016 |
Mountain Film Festival. Mammoth Lakes, CA. 2016
Little Rock Picture Show. Little Rock, AR. 2016 Unrestricted View Film Festival. London, UK. 2016 Blow-Up Chicago International Art House Film Festival. Chicago, IL. 2015 St. Cloud Film Festival. St. Cloud, MN. 2015 Santa Monica Independent Film Festival. Santa Monica, CA. 2015 Princeton Independent Film Festival. Princeton, NJ. 2015 |
A Man of God (2015)
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(complete film streaming)
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A Man of God (2015)
16 mins. HD. Drama Directed by Matthew Herbertz Editor/Executive Producer - Ross Morin On his journey to escape a country where organized religion is punishable by death, a man of faith seeks refuge with a small family in an old farmhouse for the evening. As the priest befriends the daughter, his true intentions become clear to everyone around him and he must choose between his faith and his life. Awards: Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase, Fort Worth, TX. 2016. Award Nominee Moving Media Film Festival, Detroit, MI. 2016. Winner - 2nd place Best Narrative Short The Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, Des Moines, IA. 2016. Winner - Distinguished Filmmaker Award. Distinguished Cinematography Award |
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Official Selections:
Blow-up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival. New York, NY. 2016. Fort Worth Independent Film Festival, Fort Worth, TX. 2016. Award Nominee Southway Film Festival, Mykolaiyv, Ukraine. 2016 Sydney Independent Film Festival, Sydney, Australia. 2016 Athens International Film and Video Festival, Athens, OH. 2016 Film Fest 52, Bethel, CT. 2016 University Film and Video Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV. 2016 The Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, Des Moines, IA. 2016. The Blackbird Film Festival, Cortland, NY. 2016 Los Angeles CineFest, Los Angeles, CA. 2016 |
Middle Coast Film Festival, Bloomington, IN. 2016
The Ukrainian International Short Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine. 2016 Moving Media Film Festival, Detroit, MI. 2016 River Bend Film Festival, Goshen, IN. 2016 Green Mountain Film Festival, Montpelier, VT. 2016 Silk Road Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland. 2016 Artfools Video Festival, Larissa, Greece. 2016 Union City International Film Festival, Union City, NJ/Bogota, Columbia. 2016 Miami Independent Film Festival, Miami, FL. 2016 Pune Short Film Festival, Pune, India. 2015 Cincinnati Film Festival, Cincinnati, OH. 2015 |
Cigar Man (2013)
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(complete film streaming)
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Cigar Man (2013)
14mins. HD. Drama Editor/Producer/Sound designer - Ross Morin Director - Evan Clar Starring M. Emmet Walsh and Steven Culp A man is forced to come to terms with the inevitable against his will. |
Official Selection:
University Film and Video Association Conference. Washington, D.C. 2015
Emerge Film Festival. Lewiston, ME. 2015. Nominated - Best Short Film, Best Actor.
Raindance Film Festival. London, UK. 2014
Dam Short Film Festival. Boulder City, NV. 2014.
University Film and Video Association Conference. Washington, D.C. 2015
Emerge Film Festival. Lewiston, ME. 2015. Nominated - Best Short Film, Best Actor.
Raindance Film Festival. London, UK. 2014
Dam Short Film Festival. Boulder City, NV. 2014.
Ad Noctum (2011)
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(complete film streaming)
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Ad Noctum (2011)
10mins HD. Horror. Writer/Director - Ross Morin and R.J. Wilson Editor - Brian Newell Director of Photography - Ross Morin A man is haunted by dismembered limbs on the darkest night of the year. Awards: Illinois International Film Festival. Chicago, IL. 2011. Winner - Best Short Horror Film. Creative Arts Film Festival. 2011. Nominated - Best Short Horror Film Official selections: University Film and Video Association Conference. Orange, CA. 2013 Love Your Shorts Film Festival. Sanford, FL. 2012 Boston Underground Film Festival. Boston, MA. 2012 NewFilmmakers New York, Anthology Film Archives. New York, NY. 2012 Glen Rose Neo Relix Film Festival. Glen Rose, TX. 2011 Coney Island Film Festival. Brooklyn, NY. 2011 Rumschpringe Short Film Festival. Lancaster, PA. 2011 Shockerfest International Film Festival. Modesto, CA. 2011 Silk City Flick Festival. Hartford, CT. 2011 Thriller! Chillier! Film Festival. Grand Rapids, MI. 2011 Wanderings Film Festival. Huntsville AL. 2011 Illinois International Film Festival. Chicago, IL. 2011 Creative Arts Film Festival. 2011 |
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Les Moulins (2009)
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(complete film streaming)
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Les Moulins (2009)
10mins. Documentary Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor - Ross Morin A young woman contemplates the loss of the cultural identity of the French Canadians in a mill town in Maine. Awards: Los Angeles Reel Film Festival. Los Angeles, CA. 2009. Winner - Honorable Mention. Portland Phoenix Maine Short Film Festival. Portland, ME. 2007. Winner - Best Production. Official Selection: Lewiston Auburn Film Festival. Lewiston, ME. 2011 Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Washington DC. 2010 Los Angeles Reel Film Festival. Los Angeles, CA. 2009 Museum L-A. Lewiston, ME. 2008 Athens International Film and Video Festival. Athens, OH. 2008 Portland Phoenix Maine Short Film Festival. Portland, ME. 2007 |
The Shut-in's Window (2010)
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(complete film streaming)
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The Shut-in's Window (2010) 10mins. Experimental Standard Definition 4:3 Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor - Ross Morin A man explores his guilt after he witnesses the death of a young girl. Official Selections: University Film and Video Association Conference, Chicago, IL 2012 Creative Arts Film Festival, 2011 |
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