The Knowing
The Knowing
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A distinctly female-driven genre story, THE KNOWING is a short psychological horror film exploring the trauma of infertility and loss, as well as reproductive pressure and choice. It will be atmospheric, cinematic and scary.
An artist struggling with infertility retreats to her remote cabin to focus on work — only to be met by a dark presence that forces both a confrontation and a choice.
THE KNOWING is an award-winning short psychological horror film that explores the often unspoken trauma of infertility, and pregnancy loss. It’s about identity, pressure, choice, and how a woman's relationship with this beast is unlike any other.
Narrative, Horror
Film Short
The Knowing - An award-winning short horror film
Awards:
Best Horror - Berlin Short International Film Festival
Best Genre - Venice International Film Festival
Best Horror - LA Independent Women Film Awards,
Best Horror - New Orleans International Film Awards
Best Horror - Santa Barbara International Shortsfest
Best Lead Performance for Anna Wood - Vancouver Horror Show
Best Film and Sound Editing - FilmHaus
Outstanding Macabre or Suspense Film - Climax Film Festival
Official Selections:
HollyShorts Film Festival
Portland Horror Film Festival
Popcorn Frights Film Festival
Hollywood Shorts Fest
Vancouver Horror Show (Canada)
Highland Park Independent Film Festival
Austin After Dark
Terror-Fi Film Festival (New Zealand)
Mirada Corta’s Visiones Unica (Mexico)
Santa Barbara International Short Film Festival
Minnesota Film Festival
Cinema Femme Film Festival
FilmHaus
Frostbiter Film Festival (Iceland)
Climax Film Festival
Seattle Film Festival
An artist struggling with infertility retreats to her remote cabin to focus on work — only to be met by a dark presence that forces both a confrontation and a choice.
Starring Anna Wood, Rafi Silver and June Ballinger (2023)
Directed, written and produced by Erin Lovett
Production WORKING ATLAS PICTURES
Produced by MOKA PANTAGES, BRIAN LOVETT, JOSH RUBEN, LAUREN SICK AND ERIN LOVETT
Executive Producer SONYA YU
Starring ANNA WOOD
RAFI SILVER
JUNE BALLINGER
Cinematography JAMES PETERSON
Editor ROSELLA TURSI
Casting Director CHRISSY FIORILLI-ELLINGTON, CSA
Line Producer PAM JACOBSON
Composer VAAAL
Sound Design EMILIANO MONSEGUR + VAAAL
Sound Recordist SETH TALLMAN
Sound Mix Supervisor TORREL ALEXIS
Gaffer BEN CAROLAN
Grip VINCENT CONIGLAIRO
1st AD BRIAN LOVETT
Production Designer AMBER UNKLE
Set Costume MOKA PANTAGES
Hair & Makeup Artist DORIA TREMANTE
2nd Cam Op & 1st AC SALMA HBAICH
Props Manager JASMINE DREAME WAGNER
Painting Artist SARAH LOVETT
DIT & Set AE PHILL SKOKOS
Stained Glass DUSTIN SYNNESTVEDT
Production Assistant ANDREW WOLTMAN
VFX Supervisor ANDY MILKIS
Post Producers MAX POST and THE O2 DOCUMENTARY GROUP
Online Editor QUENTIN ORTIZ
Assistant Editor MELISSA ALFEREZ
NICK UNRUH
Colorist STEPHANIE PARK
Supervising Color AYUMI ASHLEY
Color Services RARE MEDIUM
Catering THE VILLAGE EAST
Title Design TORI GRIFFIN
Director of Media Services, Max Post JASON TAM
Associate Producers BRETT PETERSEL
LAUREN SELL
GRETCHEN PALEK
TIM PASTORE
RAPHAEL GRIGNANI
MICHELE CRUMPACKER
SCOTT CRUMPACKER
Additional Cast - NICOLE NOONAN
MAX SCHUSTER
Marketing JAMIE KANG
ROBBIE ZIEGLER
Special Thanks
ARRI
GHOULISH PRODUCTIONS
HUDSON VALLEY CASTING
HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION
OUTDOOR PUBLICATIONS
RYAN ABBOTT
DANIEL MARKS
NICK MIDWIG
CHRIS PAYNE
LAURENT REJTO
TIM & BOB ROE
DUSTIN & KARA SYNNESTVEDT
STOCKADE WORKS
THE CREATOR LAB
MISSY WEEKS
WOODSTOCK STAINED GLASS
VILLAGE EAST CAFE & MARKET
ZAGONE STUDIOS, LLC
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