Horror Short Film “It’s Not About Fear“ | ALTER

Subscribe to ALTER on YouTube: Having invited a date over for dinner, James struggles to hide from her the monster that has been haunting him for weeks. “It’s Not About Fear“ by Clement Jochem #ALTER #horror #shortfilm Connect with the Filmmaker: More About “It’s Not About Fear“: A nervous Lena goes over to James’ for a date. There, while cooking dinner, the two flirt lightly, and James considers reaching for her hand... Until he feels something over his shoulder. The now familiar presence of a dark creature waiting in the shadows. His confidence cracked a little, he goes over to the end of the room and turns on the light, a temporary fix to make it go away before Lena notices. While they are having dinner, Lena goes on the offense again and a simple touching of his leg triggers another appearance by the creature. Feeling himself succomb to panic, James makes up an excuse to leave the room. The creature follows him into the kitchen, where he starts to hyperventilate and lose grounding. Lena, aware that something is going on, comes to find him, dispelling the creature’s oppressive presence. As she comforts him, he blurts out that something is “Always there“, and points towards the creature. Unphased, Lena takes him back into the living room, where she points to another creature lurking in the shadows and says “There’s mine“. Reassured, James attempts to explain the traumatic event that happened to him, but as it proves too distressing for him, Lena stops him and suggests they just calm down together for the rest of the evening. We leave them as they eat ice cream together, smiling, with both monsters lurking over their shoulders, not as threatening as they once were. “It’s Not About Fear“ Credits: A Shotgun Productions/Four Eyes Productions James - Joe Hassan Lena - Anna Romcke Hoiseth His Fear - Rebecca Parr Jess - Bobby Busvine Her Fear- Damon Ravenscroft Executive Producers: Connor Young, Emilia Clarke Director of Photography: Benjamin Tate Production Designer: Jessica Jones 1st Assistant Director: Kyle Borg Sound Recordist: Will Rowe 1st AC: Calum Bradshaw 2nd AC: Kelly Jones, Amelia Wring Gaffer: Alex Troman Makeup and SFX: Jade Harding Stills Photographers: Megan IP, Katie Toon Edited by Clement Jochem Sound Designer: Carlos San Juan Composer: Declan McRory Colourist: Hannah Squires About ALTER: ALTER is an ever-expanding platform for the most daring storytellers in the world of horror. We are a home, community and launching pad for our filmmakers. Slip into the dark, disturbing corners of cutting-edge horror. Filmmakers should visit to submit your horror shorts. (Only completed horror shorts will be considered. Unsolicited scripts or pitches will be immediately deleted without review.) Watch more: Website: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Sign-up for the ALTER and DUST Newsletter: About Gunpowder Sky: Creating content that resonates and impacts pop culture conversation, by empowering creators to take risks and experiment relentlessly in the pursuit of novel stories and formats. Video Title