Game

2013
8m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

176

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"Hunting Season is Now Open".

GAME is an eight-minute exercise in action suspense, as a terrified woman flees through the woods, trying to evade three monstrous pursuers... but first appearances can be deceiving. Inspired by 1950s EC Comics and 1970s Canadian Hinterland public service announcements.

GAME is a directorial debut from Josh MacDonald, the writer of THE CORRIDOR, is edited by Jason Eisener (HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN) and produced by Angus Swantee (TORTUROUS). GAME premiered at Fantastic Fest 2012 (Austin, TX) and has since played film festivals worldwide. It is the winner of multiple prizes for Best Short, as well as prizes for Best Actress and Best Creature.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

176

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations

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Awards and Nominations: Nominated for Best Short Film - SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival de Catalonia 2013, Best Horror Short - 2012 Rio Grind Film Festival (Vancouver, BC), Best Horror Short - 2012 Buried Alive Short Film Festival (Atlanta), Best Actress - 2012 Buried Alive Short Film Festival (Atlanta), Best Creature Design - 2012 South Africa Horror Film Festival Best Foreign Short Film - Another Hole in the Head Film Festival (San Francisco), "Best Makeup FX"-- Big Bear Horror Film Festival; Orange County, CA (2013), "Best Visual FX"-- Big Bear Horror Film Festival; Orange County, CA (2013), "Best Micro-Short Film" Nominee-- Fear Fete, Louisiana, USA (2013) "Best Short Film" Nominee-- Dark Carnival Film Festival; Columbus, Ohio (2013), "Best Editing" Nominee (Jason Eisener)-- Dark Carnival Film Festival; Columbus, Ohio (2013)

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10/10

Great payoff!

The music at the beginning piqued my interest. I thought "I've heard that before haven't I?" and by the end I had a big smile on my face, as I remembered where I heard that tune.

I've been looking forward to this short since I saw the teaser poster for it.

I have to admit, during the first minute during the setup, I was thinking "oh great, backwoods hicks chasing someone in the woods - please get better." Then it took a 180 and got better than I would have imagined :)

Really creative payoff, overall a Great short - 10/10 - I would love to see more.