The Idea
The Itch explores the fears we all have of death and how far we’ll go to cheat it. Of how grief can illuminate the value of life. And how science can never succeed without the guardrails of our humanity.
The Team
- Writer/Producer/Editor/Director - Gordon Phillips
- Cast - Nathan Nagvajara, John Potvin, Eva Milania Méndez Martinez
- Director of Photography/Associate Producer - Marcelo Quiñones
- Associate Producers - Pedro Conrado Gasca, Sacha Sacket
- Special Makeup - Raúl Muñoz
Contact
The Story
Will awakes in a twin bed in a small, neat and nearly empty apartment. He is being watched.
He suddenly discovers that there is something off about him. He’s not well.
He’s decomposing. And quickly.
Will tries to fend off the decay with a mysterious medication he discovers in the bathroom. He pleads for help to a silent viewer at the other end of the surveillance cameras in the apartment.
But Will soon realizes he’s on his own. And things are about to get worse. For him - and for anyone he crosses paths with on his dark and unsettling journey
FESTIVALS
Awards
Arizona Underground Film Festival— Winner: Best Horror Short
Atlanta Horrorfest — Winner: Best Zombie Short
Boston SciFi Film Fest — Winner: Best SciFright
Denver Underground Film Festival — Winner: Best Narrative Short
Film Invasion Los Angeles — Winner: Best Horror Short
Indie Shorts Fest — Winner: Best Sci-Fi Short, Special Makeup (August)
LA International Horror Film Festival — Winner: Best Short
NOX Film Fest — Winner: Best Screenplay
Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival - Winner: Best Horror Short
Port of Fear Film Festival — Winner: Best International Short
Pueblo Horror Film Festival — Winner: Best Short, Best Actor, Best Story
Scarefest Horror Film Festival — Winner: Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Jump Scare
Six Feet Under Horror Fest — Winner: Best Short
The International Horror Hotel Film Festival — Winner: Best Editing
The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival — Winner: Audience Choice Best SciFi
The South African Independent Film Festival — Winner: Best Horror
Toronto Horror Film Festival — Winner: Best Film, Best Makeup, Most Disturbing
Nominations
Atlanta Shortsfest — Nominee: Best Horror
Buried Alive Film Festival — Nominee: Best Practical Effects, Best Supporting Actor
Burbank International Film Festival — Nominee: Best Horror/Thriller Short Film
Catalina Film Festival — Nominee: Wes Craven Best Horror/Thriller
DC Shorts International Film Festival — Nominee: Best Performance
HorrorFest International — Nominee: Best Gross-out
Horrorhaus Film Festival — Nominee: Best Makeup FX
Houston Horror Film Festival — Nominee: Best Special Effects
Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) — Nominee: Best Horror
Night Terrors Film Festival — Finalist
Phoenix FearCON — Finalist
Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival - Nominee: Best Short, Best Director, Best Editor
Port of Fear Film Festival — Nominee: Best Horror Short
Scarefest Horror Film Festival — Nominee: Best Short
Shock Stock Horror & Underground — Nominee: Best Actor, Director, Cinematography
Spooky Empire’s Horror Film Fest — Nominee: Best Screenplay, Makeup, Practical Effects
Terror in the Bay — Nominee: Best Editing, SFX Makeup, Supporting Actor
The International Horror Hotel Film Festival — Nominee: Best Short, Best Director
Official Selections
Austin ShortsFest — Official Selection
Bleedingham Horror Film Festival — Official Selection
Chicago Horror Film Festival — Official Selection
Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest — Official Selection
Curtas Festival do Imaxinario — Official Selection
Dead Northern Horror Film Fest — Official Selection
Dead of Night — Official Selection
Dracula Film Festival — Official Selection
Eerie Horror Fest — Official Selection
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival — Official Selection
Hollywood Horrorfest — Official Selection
Kansas City Underground Film Festival — Official Selection
Knoxville Horror Film Fest — Official Selection
Lighthouse International Film Festival — Official Selection
Lusca Fantastic Film Fest — Official Selection
Melbourne Underground Film Festival — Official Selection
Mirada Corta Short Film Festival — Official Selection
Motor City Nightmares — Official Selection
New York City Horror Film Festival — Official Selection
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival — Official Selection
Philadelphia Unnamed Footage Film Fest — Official Selection
Queer Screams Film Festival — Official Selection
Ravenheart International Film Festival — Official Selection
Razor Reel Film Festival — Official Selection
Unrestricted View Film Festival — Official Selection
Weird Short Film Festival — Official Selection
Yikes Film Festival — Official Selection
YoFiFest, The Yonkers Film Festival — Official Selection
