Films
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A Peculiar Thud (2016)
(official trailer)

​A Peculiar Thud (2016)
​Currently under review by film festivals.
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 Festival. Providence, RI. 2017 - Winner - Jury Prize - 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

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)
(official trailer)

Deadpoint (2016)
​Currently under review by film festivals.
26 mins. HD.
Co-writer, Editor - Ross Morin.
Directed by Matthew Herbertz
www.KilteredProductions.com
​www.Deadpointfilm.com

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)
(Official Trailer)

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 competition.
Mountain Film Festival. Mammoth Lakes, CA. 2016. Winner - Sir Edmund Hillary award - Feature Film competition.
​Santa Monica Independent Film Festival. Santa Monica, CA. 2015.  Winner - ​Honorable Mention.
Princeton Independent Film Festival. Princeton, NJ. 2015. Winner - Indie Spirit Award.

Official Selections:
​Macabre Faire Film Festival. Ronkonkoma, NY. 2017. 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, and Best Feature.
Broken Knuckle Film Festival. New York, NY. 2016. ​Nominated - Freaky Feature Award
University Film and Video Association Conference. Las Vegas, NV. 2016
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 competition.
Mountain Film Festival. Mammoth Lakes, CA. 2016. Winner - Sir Edmund Hillary award - Feature Film competition.
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.  Winner - ​Honorable Mention.
Princeton Independent Film Festival. Princeton, NJ. 2015. Winner - Indie Spirit Award.

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A Man of God (2015)
(Official Trailer)

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.

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

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Cigar Man (2013)
(complete film streaming)

Cigar Man (2013)
14mins. HD. Drama.
Directed by Evan Clar.
Editor/Producer/Sound designer - Ross Morin.
Starring M. Emmet Walsh and Steven Culp.

A man is forced to come to terms with the inevitable against his will. 

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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.​

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Ad Noctum (2011)
(complete film streaming)

Ad Noctum (2011)
10mins HD. Horror.
Written and Directed by 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.


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Awards:
Illinois International Film Festival. Chicago, IL.  2011. Winner - Best Short Horror Film. 
Creative Arts Film Festival. 2011. Nominated - Best Short Horror Film.

Official selection:
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. Winner - Best Short Horror Film. 
Creative Arts Film Festival. 2011. Nominated - Best Short Horror Film.

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Les Moulins (2009)
(complete film streaming)

Les Moulins (2009)
10mins. Documentary.
Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor - Ross Morin.

A young woman contemplates the loss of the cultural identity of French Canadians in a mill town in Maine.

Awards:
Los Angeles Reel Film Festival. Los Angeles, CA. 2009.  Honorable Mention.
Portland Phoenix Maine Short Film Festival. Portland, ME. 2007. Best Production.

 
Official Selections:
Lewiston Auburn Film Festival. Lewiston, ME. 2011.
Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Washington DC. 2010.
Los Angeles Reel Film Festival. Los Angeles, CA. 2009.  Honorable Mention.
Museum L-A. Lewiston, ME. 2008.
Athens International Film and Video Festival. Athens, OH. 2008.
Portland Phoenix Maine Short Film Festival. Portland, ME. 2007. Winner - Best Production.

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The Shut-in's Window (2010)
(complete film streaming)

​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 and does nothing about it.



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