Spooky Fest V: The Spooky Zone Screening!

"Five more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween..."  If that HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH reference wasn't enough to grab your attention, then let me lay this on ya: For your consideration: on Monday, October 29th (and in a reprise showing on November 1st) there will be a screening of The Spooky Zone, the latest installment of Video Mass' Spooky Fest, a horror festival/collective I've been involved with since Spooky #1, way back in 2012. This time around, I made some writing and editing contributions to projects by Robyn Nielsen, Rachel Klein, Juliet Abtahi, and Joseph Colmenero. Get your tickets now, before they're lost between "the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge!"
Spooky Fest V: The Spooky Zone - Trailer from Video Mass on Vimeo.

When: October 29th, 2018, at 9:45 PM
Where: Syndicated Bar, 40 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, NY
How Much: $7, with tickets available here.

"The Summoners" on The Monster Channel

In association with the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (PUFF), my short horror film "The Summoners" will be streaming online on The Monster Channel, an online television network whose goal is to "recreate the vibe of the great era of independent television, the local TV station, the UHF channel, the progressive public access channel of the 70s/80s/90s." The film will appear in a block of PUFF-curated films on October 17th at 8:00PM and 11:00PM, October 22nd at 12:00AM, and October 23rd at 12:00AM.

Credits for "The Summoners":
Featuring (in order of appearance) Hermes, Jillaine Gill, Katie Lee Hill, Travis Artz, Robyn Nielsen, and The Man-Beast.
Directed, written and edited by Sean Gill. Produced by Sean Gill and Rachel Klein.  Cinematography by Ryan Garretson. Music by Jesse Carlson. Costume Design and Choreography by Rachel Klein. Ms. Nielsen's Gown by Elena Kanagy-Loux. Mask of The Man-Beast by Juanita Cardenas.  Special Thanks to Dario Argento, Happy Faces, Cornelius Loy, Christopher Pike, and Jake Thomas. 

"Fanny the Frugal Foodie" at Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival

"Fanny the Frugal Foodie," a short film I wrote and directed (starring Jillaine Gill, and with original music by Jesse Carlson), is set to screen at the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival on October 7, 2016 alongside Bobbin Ramsey's feature, Dead Body. More details are available here!

"The Future's So Bright" Available to Screen Online for One Week Only

"The Future's So Bright" (a new speculative short film directed by myself and Robyn Nielsen) which had its premiere last week as part of Video Mass' X Fest, will be available to watch online (along with the rest of the X Fest slate) for one week only here!


 

Reprise screenings of "The Future's So Bright" at X Fest 2016

After last night's sold out premiere at Williamsburg Cinemas, THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT (a new speculative short film directed by myself and Robyn Nielsen) will have two reprise screenings along with the rest of the Video Mass X Fest slate on:

Saturday, May 14 at 9:30 PM at Videology (308 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn)––Tickets are $5 and available here,

and

Sunday, May 15 at 6:30 PM at Syndicated (40 Bogart St. in Brooklyn)––Tickets are $8 and available here.


 

"The Future's So Bright" at X Fest 2016

THE FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT, a new speculative short film directed by myself and Robyn Nielsen, will be premiering on Wednesday, May 11th as a part of Video Mass' X Fest at Williamsburg Cinemas (217 Grand Street) in Brooklyn.  Tickets are $11 and are available here!

"Video Mass Mixtape #2" Screening Tonight

Described as a "screening of hidden gems, never-before-seen films," Video Mass' Mixtape #2: Rarities and B-Sides will be screening tonight, August 10th, at 9:00 PM at Videology (308 Bedford Avenue) in Brooklyn.  

Among the short films will be two by yours truly, including ESCAPE FROM STATEN ISLAND and MUSTACHE PARTY.   Admission is free!

"420 Fest: Higher Channels" Screening Tonight

420 Fest Trailer from Carl Conway Maguire on Vimeo.

Described as "an evening of late night cable television programming with a particularly dazed demographic in mind," Video Mass' 420 Fest will be screening tonight at at Videology (308 Bedford Avenue) in Brooklyn.  

Among the more than 25 short films will be two by yours truly, including FANNY THE FRUGAL FOODIE and VISIT GRAND CANYON.   Tickets are five dollars and available here, and the entire program will be screening four times: at 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:15 PM, and 12:00 AM.

VISIT GRAND CANYON and FANNY THE FRUGAL FOODIE at 420 Fest

Two new short films of mine, VISIT GRAND CANYON (a paranoid travelogue)
 
and FANNY THE FRUGAL FOODIE (a low-rent cooking show starring Jillaine Gill),
 
will be debuting on Monday, April 20th, as a part of Video Mass' 420 Fest: Higher Channels, described as "an evening of late night cable television programming with a particularly dazed demographic in mind."  (Previous fests have included Spooky Fest I, Spooky Fest II, Love Fest, and Flux Fest.)

The screenings will be held at Videology (308 Bedford Avenue) in Brooklyn, tickets are five dollars and are available here, and the entire program will be screening four times: at 7:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:15 PM, and 12:00 AM.  Hope to see some of you there!

THE SUMMONERS screening tonight at SpookyFest II!

It's my party and I'll die if I want to...  In THE SUMMONERS, four teens get more than they bargained for when they dabble in the occult.

THE SUMMONERS, my new collaboration with Rachel Klein, will premiere tonight, Monday, October 27th, as a part of Video Mass' Spooky Fest II.  It's a free event at Videology (308 Bedford Avenue) in Brooklyn, and the sixteen film program will be screening twice: once at 8:30 P.M., and again at 9:45. Come check it out and start yer Halloween week off right!

Credits:  Directed and Produced by Sean Gill and Rachel Klein.
Featuring (in order of appearance) Hermes, Jillaine Gill, Katie Lee Hill, Travis Artz, Robyn Nielsen, and The Man-Beast.

Written and edited by Sean Gill.  Cinematography by Ryan Garretson. Music by Jesse Carlson. Costume Design by Rachel Klein. Ms. Nielsen's Gown by Elena Kanagy-Loux. Mask of The Man-Beast by Juanita Cardenas.  Special Thanks to Dario Argento, Happy Faces, Cornelius Loy, Christopher Pike, and Jake Thomas.

Sean Gill and Rachel Klein's THE SUMMONERS at Spooky Fest 2014

Seven more days till Halloween, Halloween, Halloween....  THE SUMMONERS, a new horror short I co-directed with Rachel Klein, will be premiering on Monday, October 27th as a part of Video Mass' Spooky Fest II.  It's a free event at Videology (308 Bedford Avenue) in Brooklyn, and the sixteen film program will be screening twice: once at 8:30 P.M., and again at 9:45. Come check it out and start yer Halloween week off right!

Video Mass Presents Spooky Fest II: Video Massacre from Carl Conway Maguire on Vimeo.

An Evening of Uncanny Cinema, September 17th

On September 17th at 8:00 p.m. at the Wild Project (195 E. 3rd Street, Manhattan), I and downtown luminary Eric Schmalenberger have curated "An Evening of Uncanny Cinema," featuring "surreal short films and macabre video art, from cutting-edge New York filmmakers… dark humor, radio hour recreations, bizarre medical misshapes, time travel, champagne, and loads of surprises await."

The evening will feature a few of my films (The Everlasting Vintage, Makin' a Martini, Escape from Staten Island), and those of other brilliant filmmakers, including Rob Roth (Junkie Doctors), Todd Downing & Joe Frank ("Eleanor" from Estranged); Cale Hughes, Robyn Nielsen, Shaun Seneviratne, & Ryan Garretson (Seek Harbor); and Brett Glass & Grier Dill (Brood X).  Tickets are $10 and are available online, or at the door the day of the show.

THE EVERLASTING VINTAGE and GIRLS BEFORE SWINE at the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts

My time-travel horror short The Everlasting Vintage as well as my collaboration with Rachel Klein, Girls Before Swine, will be screening this year as official selections at the 19th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts at the Theater for the New City in Manhattan.  The screening begins at 7:45 P.M. on Saturday, May 24, and the theater is located at 155 First Avenue, between 9th and 10th Streets.  This is a free event!

10 Years of Junta Juleil!

 
 Photo by Ashley Kate Adams.

A big thank you to all who performed and for those who came out to celebrate ten years of Junta Juleil!
For those who couldn't– enjoy this montage, entitled simply "Take My Breath Away":


10 Years of Junta Juleil: "Take My Breath Away" from Sean Gill on Vimeo.

10 Years of Junta Juleil– Tomorrow!

One last plug for an event ten years in the making: hosted by myself and co-founder Jillaine Gill, the night will pay tribute to ten years of Junta Juleil Productions and feature the RKP ensemble's dancers (Elizabeth Stewart, Michael Porsche, Danielle Marie Fusco, Robyn Nielsen, Brian Rubiano, & Eric Schmalenberger), a short play with Jillaine Gill and Amanda Peck, a celebrity roast of Junta Juleil with Kerryn Feehan, a prose reading by Joe Stipek, a poetry reading by yours truly, and a series of short and feature-film excerpts (dating back to the very beginning, with clips from never-screened fare like Mather Point, In Search of Wenders, and Schizophrenic Love Cinema).
This only happens once every ten years, so don't miss it!

Junta Juleil's 10 Year Anniversary from Sean Gill on Vimeo.

The details:
When: 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 17th, 2014

Where: The Wild Project in Manhattan (195 E. 3rd Street between Avenues A&B)
Run-Time: Approximately 90 minutes
How much: $15, and available here.

10 Years of Junta Juleil This Friday!

This Friday, Junta Juleil Productions celebrates its Ten Year Anniverary!  In honor of the occasion, I'll be hosting a celebration at the Wild Project (195 E. 3rd St between Avenues A & B) in Manhattan on Friday, January 17th at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets will be $15 and are available here for pre-sale.  The evening will include screenings of short films, excerpts from features, live theatrical performances, crazed readings, a roast, and rare, never-before-seen material from the musty, dusty archives of Junta Juleil!


Junta Juleil's 10 Year Anniversary from Sean Gill on Vimeo.

MAKIN' A MARTINI and Sean Gill live at the PIT, December 19th

As a part of Amie Amis and Zahra Hashemian's Le Petit Autobus, I will be presenting my celebrated short film Makin' a Martini and doing a live, "twisted astrological reading" on December 19th at 7:00 p.m. at the People's Improv Theater (123 E. 24th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues).

Tickets are only $5 and are available here!

Coming in January 2014: 10 Years of Junta Juleil Productions

Most of my longtime readers will know that Junta Juleil's Culture Shock is not my only creative outlet. Though this blog celebrated its five-year anniversary this fall, my film and theater production company– Junta Juleil Productions– has been around for quite a bit longer, and this January it will be celebrating its ten-year anniversary.  In honor of the occasion, I'll be hosting a celebration at the Wild Project (195 E. 3rd St between Avenues A & B) in Manhattan on Friday, January 17th at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets will be $15 and are available here for pre-sale.  The evening will include screenings of short films, excerpts from features, live theatrical performances, crazed readings, and rare, never-before-seen material from the musty, dusty archives of Junta Juleil!

So if you're interested in seeing what I'm up to when I'm not writing about Charles Bronson, break-dancing, Van Dammage, or Carpy-mania (as a side note, the Poor Man's Carpy series ain't over yet!), then you should come out and see the show– or at least watch this 10 Year Anniversary video I've put together:

Junta Juleil's 10 Year Anniversary from Sean Gill on Vimeo.

Thanks to you all for your support through the years!

Sean Gill Films on display at Purdue University Galleries

Two of my short films– "Makin' a Martini" and "Do You Want to Go to the Circus?  Do You Want to Go to the Circus" will be screening on loop as a part of a horror-art exhibition called "Big Fat Scary Deal" at the Purdue University Galleries.  Specifically- at the Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Stewart Center at Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana).

The works will be on display from October 21 through December 8, 2013.  Hours and additional information are available here.

THE EVERLASTING VINTAGE at the Fargo Fantastic Film Festival

My time-travel horror film, The Everlasting Vintage, will be screening this year as an official selection at the Fargo Fantastic Film Festival, in association with ValleyCon.
 
It will screen on Saturday, October 18th– further details are available here, in the program guide.  The Everlasting Vintage stars Joe Stipek and Michael V. Porsche, features music and champagne bottle art by Jesse Carlson, and design by Rachel Klein and Daisy Tainton.

The Everlasting Vintage (TRAILER) from Sean Gill on Vimeo.