A film made entirely with a 2-person crew

Synopsis:
Jane suffers from haphephobia (the pathological fear of touch), tormented by years of loneliness and isolation she orders a synthetic love doll online to nightmarish consequences.

Short Film | 16 mins

Crew:

Writer, Director, Editor, Producer, Set Designer, Sound Designer, VFX, Music and Cinematography:
Niall Shukla

Lighting and camera assistant (and just and someone I couldn't have made the film without):
James Averiss

Cast:
Nicci Brighten, Cory Stuckey, Kyle James & Olivia Haart

REVIEWS:

“heralds the arrival of its creator, Niall Shukla, as a potentially major new figure in genre filmmaking. Shukla’s achievement is remarkable in any context, but its production story is astounding.”

SHORT OF THE WEEK - https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2020/10/26/a-doll-distorted/

“AT ALL TIMES THE FILM IS ASTONISHING”

Beyond The Gore - http://www.beyondthegore.co.uk/review-a-doll-distorted/

"A MASTERWORK”

Dan Hudson, NFFTY Festival Manager & Programmer -https://www.nffty.org/dan-hudson-2018/

“knocks it out the park”

Decay Mag, 100th podcast

http://decaymag.com/podcast-2/

no film school’s — “20 of the best horror shorts that could be found online”

No Film School— https://nofilmschool.com/20-horror-shorts-you-can-watch-online-right-now

JAY KAY’S - top 5 short films from 2018

JAY KAY -Horror Happens Radio - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1483051895172260&set=a.144540992356697&type=3&theater

“HOLY SHIT, THIS WAS TERRIFYING!”

You call Yourself A Film Critic, https://www.facebook.com/youcallyourselfafilmcritic/photos/a.252088711900352/572736623168891/?type=3

“GREAT AS A PIECE OF HORROR. 8/10”

http://www.therottingzombie.co.uk/2018/11/a-doll-distorted-2018-short-horror-film.html

Behind The Scenes:

Screening History:

1. AWARDS:

   WINNER - FIRST PLACE - BEST HORROR — RIFF — 2018

   WINNER - BEST SHORT FILM – NOLA – 2018

   WINNER - FAVOURITE SHORT — NFF — 2018

   WINNER - SCARIEST FILM — NFF — 2018

   WINNER - BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – NOLA – 2018

   WINNER - SCARIEST FILM - Spook Screen — 2018

   WINNER - BEST FEATURETTE – Horror Haus – 2018

   WINNER - BEST EDITING – Horror Haus – 2018

   WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR – Bloodpool Film Fest – 2018

   WINNER - BEST SHORT FILM – HorrorCon UK -2019

   WINNER - BEST HORROR - Bristol Independent FF - 2019

   AUDIENCE CHOICE TOP 3 FILMS – Night Terrors – 2019

   HONORABLE MENTION BEST VFX — by Red Giant — NFFTY

   BEST SHORT FILM – Nomination - FilmQuest – 2018

   BEST SHORT FILM – Nomination - Hexploitation – 2018

   BEST ACTRESS – Nomination - FilmQuest – 2018

   BEST EDITING – Nomination - FilmQuest – 2018

   BEST ART DIRECTION - Nomination - FilmQuest – 2018

   BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – Nomination - NOLA – 2018

   BEST EDITING – Nomination - NOLA – 2018

   BEST DIRECTOR – Nomination - Spookscreen -2018

   SELECTIONS:

2. SITGES Film Festival – 2018

3. Shriekfest Film Festival – 2018

4. Imagine Film festival – 2019

5. London Short Film Festival – 2019

6. Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival - Vortex / sci-fi– 2018 

7. New York City Horror Film Festival – 2018

8. Lund International Fantastic Film Festival - 2019

9. Atlanta Horror Film Festival - 2018

10. Filmquest Film festival – 2018

11. Aesthetica Short Film festival – 2018

12. Court Metrange Film festival – 2018

13. Macabro Film Festival - 2019

14. Freakshow Film Festival – 2018

15. Hexploitation Film Festival – 2018

16. National Film Festival For Talented Youth – 2018

17. Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Festival – 2018

18. Méliès d'Argent Film Competition – 2018

19. Snake Alley Film Festival – 2018

20. Post Mortem Film Festival – 2018

21. NOLA Horror Film festival – 2018

22. Grossman Fantastic Film Festival – 2018

23. New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival – 2018

24. Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival – 2018

25. Spookscreen Film Festival – 2018

26. Northern Frights Film Festival – 2018

27. Norwich Film Festival – 2018

28. Horror Haus Film Festival – 2018

29. Horror Quest Film Festival – 2018

30. Halloween Horror Picture Show – 2018 

31. Kinofilm, Manchester International Short Film Festival – 2018

32. Blood Pool film festival - 2018

33. IFI Horrorthon - 2018

34. Phenomena Film Festival - 2018

35. Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest - 2018

36. Frostbiter Film Festival - 2018

37. Night Terrors Film Festival - 2018

38. Landshuter short Film Festival - 2019

39. Dorking Film Festival - 2019

40. Bourg En Bresse Film Festival - 2019

41. Crystal Palace International Film Festival - 2019

42. Shorts On Tap Film Festival - 2019

43. Mecal Barcelona Short & Animation Film Festival – 2019

44. Fastnet Film Festival – 2019

45. UK Horror Con – 2019

46. SENE Film Festival – 2019

47. Sunderland Film Festival

48. Horror On Sea -2019

49. Indie Lincs Film Festival - 2019

50. Horrorant Film Festival - 2019

51. Phoenix - International Horror Film Festival - 2019

52. Rebel Film Festival - 2019

53. Panama horror Film Festival - 2019

54. Bristol Independent Film Festival - 2019

55. Fenetres Sur Courts - 2019

56. ISFF Zubroffka - 2019

57. Northeast Wisconsin Horror Film Festival - 2019

58. Hell De Janeiro - 2019

59. Wreak Havoc Film Festival - 2019

60. Birmingham Film Festival - 2019

61. Misty Moon International Film Festival - 2019

62. Vilnius International Short Film Festival -2020