Between Hell and a Hard Place
Short, Horror / 2014
La Valle de las Sombras: The Valley of the Shadows. A desolate and deserted stretch of countryside, just to the left of the middle of nowhere, and as far removed from “civilization” as those that travel through it. For years the valley had been a dumping ground for all manner of things better left unseen, unsaid and unforgiven. “Nothing but blood and bodies,” the few remaining locals would say, if they weren’t six feet under themselves. So when two contract killers, one with a crisis of conscience and the other with no conscience at all, start to see things in the darkness and in the shadows, things that cannot possibly be there, can they get out in time before they’re both stuck between hell and a hard place?
Jaysen P. Buterin
Written and directed by: Jaysen P. Buterin
Starring: Patrick G. Keenan, Michael Ray Williams, Marius Riley
The film has been screened at 29 film festivals internationally.
Awards:
Best Short Film; Audience Choice; Best Dramatic Short Film; Best Short Film; Best Actor; Best Suspense Film; Best Poster; & Best Thriller (Short Film) Awards.