I’m pleased to announce that DEAD SUCKSour newest short film will be making its world premiere at Philadelphia’s Backseat Film Festival this Saturday, March 14th. The film, about a sleep-deprived, loser vampire is written and directed byyours truly,and is intended as the introduction to a feature-length film of the same name for whichwe’re currentlyseeking additional funding. You can see a trailer and find out more about the project at deadsucks.com.

The “Dead Sucks”shortintroduces Burt, a wayward vampire with a messy past, an uncertain future and a disproportionate need for sleep. Rejected by both humans and his own kind, he searches to find his place in a world where the only thing that sucks more than being alive is being dead.

Myself andsome of the cast/crew plan to be in attendance. I’mespecially psyched to be sharing the day with the director Adam Rifkin who will be presenting his new film as well as the cult classic “The Dark Backward” in the evening.

Also, I’d like to mention that many collaborators from “Dead Sucks” and our prior horror anthology “LovecraCked! The Movie” will be screening new shorts in the same program, most of which I have had the pleasure of seeing already, and trust me when I say they are all very much worth checking out. Look for “Heading Home” by Jane Rose, “A Clown Carol” by Brian Bernhard, “Cottonmouth” by Chris Garetano, and “Even” by Ben Jurin.

Check outa trailer for theBackseat Film Festival ‘09. See if you can figure out which clips are from “Dead Sucks”…

2009 Backseat Film Fest Trailer

SCREENING INFO:

Sat, March 14th - 4pm
Part of ‘Shorts Program III’
The Backseat Theater
941 Front Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tix
Map
Festival Site

That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more news on “Dead Sucks” and other projects in the works, and don’t be a stranger. Hope to see some of you this Sat in Philly’s Backseat!

-Elias