READY TO BURST (2016)
Kate and Dylyn have been dying to have a baby. When they finally find success, what follows is Kate's struggle with the early stages of an unusual pregnancy as it takes a horrific turn.
The directorial debut of Ariel Hansen and a collaboration between Off World Pictures and Bad Cookie Pictures, Ready to Burst is a short body horror shot in May of 2016 and completed early September that year. The film premiered at the 2016 Rio Grind Film Festival, later winning Badass Local Short at the 2017 Vancouver Badass Film Festival.
Festival selections include:
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Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
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PDXtreme Portland Underground Film Festival (nominee: Best Drama Short, Best Actress)
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Elmsta 3000 Horror Fest
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Cinemafantastique 3
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Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
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Dead in Decatur
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Northeast Wisconsin Horror Festival
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Horrorvision
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Fake Flesh Film Festival
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Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival (nominee: Best International Short)
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Sick'n'Wrong Film Festival
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Frostbiter Film Festival
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Buried Alive Film Festival
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Ax Wound Film Festival
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Etheria Film Night
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Macabre Faire Film Festival
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Slaughter Movie House: Short Film Showcase
CREDITS
Written & Directed by Ariel Hansen
Executive Producer: Colin Basnett
Produced by Cecilia Yus Cornejo, Christopher Graham & Ariel Hansen
Starring:
Ariel Hansen as Kate
Lee Shorten as Dylyn
Malcom Stead as Dr. Connors
Gigi Saul Guerrero as The Ultrasound Technician
1st Assistant Director: Cecilia Yus Cornejo
Cinematography & Editing by Jordan Barnes-Crouse
Production Designer: Christopher Graham
Special Makeup & Creature Effects by Carolyn William
Sound Design by Robert Phaneuf
Music by Kevin Williams
Location Sound Recordists: Dominic Dobrezensky, Josh Havelka, Jamin Wegler
Visuals Effects by Stan Verbitsky
Costume Design by Anna Hargott
Production Assistants: Megs Calleja, Jess Parker
Catering by Brendan Carter
BTS Photography by Bren MacDonald, Sam Stringer
Special Thanks:
Denise Hansen, Mouthwash Studios, Go Studios, This Is A Spoon Studios, Luchagore Productions, Maria Yus, Fred Tanner, Terran Station, Logan Laidlaw
Produced in Association with Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
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