By Andrew Buckner

The Andrew Buckner/ AWordofDreams Fall 2020 Film Festival continues with a block of shorts directed by Buckner himself. These terrifying and often intentionally tongue-in-cheek works are: “Faux Drive-In Trailers: ‘Poolasaurus!’/ ‘Wrath of the Seagulls!’ (2020)”, ” A Drop of Blood With a Comedic Twist” (2020)”, “In Conversation with Myself By Andrew Buckner (2020)”, “Eye” (2020) and “Eyes and Bones: A Found Footage/ Audio Short Film (2020)”.

FILM #5: “FAUX DRIVE-IN TRAILERS: ‘POOLASAURUS!’/ ‘WRATH OF THE SEAGULLS!’ (2020)”

SYNOPSIS:

A pair of fake drive-in movie trailers created by director Andrew Buckner, “Faux Drive-In Trailers: ‘Poolasaurus!/ ‘Wrath of the Seagulls’ ” is a one-minute and thirty-four second project that plays like an old-fashioned ad for a double bill of imaginary black and white films. The fun, campy and funny work proclaims that both features will be released in drive-ins during “Summer, 1957”.

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FILM #6: “A DROP OF BLOOD WITH A COMEDIC TWIST (2020)”

SYNOPSIS:

A serious three-minute and thirty-eight second horror short with a humorous post-credits bit, “A Drop of Blood With a Comedic Twist” (2020) concerns a man who attempts to document what happens when the sky blackens during midday and conflicting reports of both a dragon and a UFO take over the news.

After finding a drop of blood on the concrete outside, he finds himself being stalked by the malevolent creature in question.

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FILM #7: “IN CONVERSATION WITH MYSELF BY ANDREW BUCKNER (2020)”

SYNOPSIS:

“In Conversation With Myself By Andrew Buckner” (2020) is a black and white, faux documentary that runs 3 minutes and 45 seconds.

Staged as the first episode of an audio program, it showcases writer-director Buckner finding out his theory of publicly discussed ideas taking on a life of their own is true in terrifying fashion.

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FILM #8: “EYE (2020)”

SYNOPSIS:

“Eye” (2020) is a three-minute short film by Andrew Buckner. It is about an “energy” creature that brings the dead back to life and feasts on eyes. It is also told by entirely showing the eye of the protagonist.

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FILM #9: “EYES AND BONES: A FOUND FOOTAGE/ AUDIO SHORT FILM (2020)”

SYNOPSIS:

“Eyes and Bones” is a found footage/audio short horror film by Andrew Buckner. The fictional work chronicles an unnamed individual who tries documenting his strange encounters the morning after he sees a light streak through the sky. From herein, the beings behind the light start to relentlessly pursue him.

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*All films shown in this festival were used with the kind permission of the filmmakers themselves.