Films​

Disrupture (in preproduction)
11 pages. Horror screenplay
Writer - Ross Morin

A gay couple wakes up to find a knife-wielding homophobic maniac in their bedroom in this terrifying queer spin on the home invasion thriller.

Screenplay currently under review by festivals. 

Official Selections, nominations, and finalist awards
Indie Horror Film Festival. Dekalb, IL – Semi-finalist. 2021
Die Laughing Film Festival. Los Angeles, CA. 2021
International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival. Phoenix, AZ – Winner. 2021
International Horror Hotel. Cleveland, OH – Winner - 3rd Place. 2021
Unrestricted View Film Festival. London, UK – Nominated - Best Short Script. 2021
Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival. Portland, OR. 2021
Independent Horror Movie Awards. USA - Nominated – Best Short Script. 2021
The Thing in the Basement Horror Fest. Bremerton, WA.  2021
San Francisco IndieFest Screenplay Competition. San Francisco, CA – Finalist. 2021
Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition. Hollywood, CA – Quarter-finalist. 2021
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival. Hollywood, CA – Winner - Honorable Mention. 2021
Austin After Dark Film Festival. Austin, TX. 2021
Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards. Los Angeles, CA - Semi-finalist. 2021
Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Atlanta, GA – Semi-finalist. 2021
Hide or Seek (2021)
19 mins. Horror.
1st Assistant Director/Producer/Editor - Ross Morin
​Director/Producer - Brian Newell

Andrew introduces his boyfriend to his childhood friends by playing a nostalgic - and terrifying - game of Hide and Seek. The game turns deadly when he discovers someone from his past hiding in the shadows, out for violent revenge.

​Currently under review by festivals.
¡Come! (2019)
10 mins. Drama
1st Assistant Director/Producer - Ross Morin 
Director - Lizette Barrera

A Puerto Rican girl’s perspective changes when she brings a popular dessert dish, Arroz con Leche, to a Thanksgiving event at her school and no one eats it.

Official Selections:
Indy Shorts International Film Festival. Indianapolis, IN. 2020
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival. San Luis Obispo, CA. 2020
Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival. Fort Myers Beach, FL. 2020
Southside Film Festival. Bethlehem, PA. 2020
Phoenix Film Festival. Phoenix, AZ. 2020
San Diego Latino Film Festival. San Diego, CA. 2020
Gasparilla International Film Festival. Tampa Bay, FL.  2020
Tallahassee Film Festival. Tallahassee, FL. 2020
Sunscreen Film Festival. St Petersburg, FL. 2020 
Sarasota Film Festival. Sarasota, FL. 2020
Fire Film Festival. Lakeland, FL. 2020
Athens International Film and Video Festival. Athens, OH. 2020
Worldfest Houston International Film Festival. Houston, TX. 2020 
New Hope Film Festival. New Hope, PA. 2020
Capital City Film Festival. Lansing, MI. 2020
Kansas City Filmfest International. Kansas City, KS. 2020
Maryland International Film Festival. Hagerstown, MD. 2020
Twister Alley Film Festival. Woodward, OK. 2020
Newport Beach Film Festival. Newport Beach, CA. 2020
Latino Feedback Film Festival. Los Angeles, CA. 2020
Philadelphia Latino Film Festival. Philadelphia, PA. 2020 
My Florida Home (2019)

​10 mins. Drama
Editor/Producer - Ross Morin
Director - Matt Herbertz

An estranged daughter returns home to confront her elderly mother's caregiver.

(Complete film streaming)

Official Selections:
Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival. Fort Myers, FL. 2020
​University Film and Video Association Conference. Minneapolis, MN. 2019
Sunscreen Film Festival. Tampa, FL. 2019
CT 52 Film Festival. New Haven, CT. 2019
Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival. Vero Beach, FL. 2019
New Haven International Film Festival. New Haven, CT. 2019
SouthSide Film Festival. Bethlehem, PA. 2019
Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase. Fort Worth, TX. 2019
Short to the Point Film Festival. Romania.  2019
Sands Film Festival. Jacksonville, FL. 2019
Central Florida Film Festival. Mount Dora, FL. 2019
Central Florida CineFest. Orlando, FL. 2019
Golden Door Film Festival, Jersey City, NJ. 2019
Kansas International Film Festival. 2019
Hobnobben Film Festival. Fort Wayne, IN. 2019
In a Landscape, Dreaming (2018)
7 mins. Experimental
Writer/Director/Editor/Cinematographer/Producer - Ross Morin
www.LandscapeDreaming.com

Equal parts experimental, documentary, dance, the film is shot in five meticulous panning shots as it choreographs the mountain landscape in an exploration of Zen Buddhist concepts of peace and terror in the infinite. 

(Complete film streaming) 

Awards and Nominations:
​Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image. New York, NY. 2019. Winner - Best Music Video, Nominated – Best Cinematography
Pune Short Film Festival. Pune, India. 2019. Winner - Best Foreign Film
ABQ Indie Film Festival. Albuquerque, NM. 2019. Nominated – Best Experimental Film
Northeast Mountain Film Festival. Dillard, GA. 2019. Nominated – Best Experimental Film
Utah Film Festival and Awards. Vineyard, UT. 2019.  Semi-finalist

​Official Selections:
Tallahassee Film Festival. Tallahassee, FL. 2019
Kansas City Film Festival International. Kansas City, MO. 2019
​Solaris Film Festival. Nice, France. 2019
Oaxaca FilmFest. Oaxaca, Mexico. 2019
University Film and Video Association Conference. Minneapolis, MN. 2019
 St. Cloud Film Festival. St. Cloud, MN. 2019
Blow-up International Arthouse Film Festival. Chicago, IL. 2019                  
A Peculiar Thud (2017)
13 mins.  Horror/Thriller
Writer/Director/Producer - Ross Morin
www.APeculiarThud.com

A 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 home to find a man at his door asking to come in – and he won’t take no for an answer. ​

​(complete film streaming)


​Awards and Nominations:
Coney Island Film Festival. Coney Island, NY. 2017. Winner - Best Horror
Liberty Massacre Horror Short Film Festival. Philadelphia, PA. 2017. Winner - Best Actor
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
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
​Sydney Indie Film Festival. Sydney, AUS. Semi-Finalist.
Atlanta Shortsfest. Atlanta, GA. 2017. Nominee - Best Thriller Short
Motor City Nightmares International Film Festival. Detroit, MI. 2017. Finalist
Kickstarter - Project We Love
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.
Deadpoint (2016)
12 mins. Horror.
Writer/Editor/Producer - Ross Morin
Director - Matthew Herbertz

Emily heads for a 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.  It's Deliverance meets Halloween with a heroine who refuses to put down the knife.

​(complete film streaming)

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
A Wheel out of Kilter (2015)
​86 mins. Horror/Drama
Writer/Director/Producer/Actor/Editor/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. ​

(Official trailer streaming)

​Awards and Nominations:
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
​Santa Monica Independent Film Festival. Santa Monica, CA. 2015.  Winner - ​Honorable Mention
Princeton Independent Film Festival. Princeton, NJ. 2015. Winner - Indie Spirit Award.

Other Official Selections:
Broken Knuckle Film Festival. New York, NY. 2016
University Film and Video Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 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
A Man of God (2015)
16 mins. Drama
Editor/Producer - Ross Morin
Directed by Matthew Herbertz

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. As he befriends the daughter, his true intentions become clear to everyone and he must choose between his faith and his life.

​(Complete film streaming)
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Awards and Nominations:
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

Official Selections:
Blow-up Chicago International Arthouse Film Festival. New York, NY. 2016.
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 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
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)
14 mins. 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.

(Complete film streaming)

Official Selection:
University Film and Video Association. 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)
10mins. 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.

(Complete film streaming)

Awards and Nominations:
Illinois International Film Festival. Chicago, IL.  2011. Winner - Best Short Horror.
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
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.

(Complete film streaming)


​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)
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.

(Complete film streaming)

Official Selections:
University Film and Video Association Conference, Chicago, IL 2012
Creative Arts Film Festival, 2011
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