
COMEDY, FANTASY, ROMANCE / 17 MIN
A demon stuck with spirit board duty falls for a girl on the other side.


A PURGATORY STORY
2019 // Comedy, Fantasy, Romance // 17 min
A demon stuck with spirit board duty falls for a girl on the other side.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Winner: Audience Award, "Best After Hours Short Film" at the 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival
Winner: "Best Short Film" at the 33rd Fantasy Filmfest
Winner: Grand Prize, "Best Fantasy Short Film" at the 20th Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival by Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
Winner: "Best Screenplay" at the 6th FilmQuest
Nominated: "Best Fantasy Short" at the 6th FilmQuest
Nominated: "Best Young Actor in a Short Film" for Lucas Royalty at the 41st Young Artist Awards
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
43rd Cleveland International Film Festival (Academy-Award® Qualifying)
33rd Fantasy Filmfest (Méliès d'Or Qualifying)
37th Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Méliès d'Or Qualifying)
32rd Virginia Film Festival
23rd LA Shorts International Film Festival (Academy-Award® Qualifying)
34th Imagine Film Festival (Méliès d'Or Qualifying)
20th Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival by Flickers' Rhode Island Int. FF
33rd Dragon Con International Short Film Festival
6th FilmQuest
11th CRASH – Mostra Internacional de Cinema Fantástico
Pittsburgh Shorts
Directed by Tom Albanese
Written by Tom Albanese & Joey Long
Story by Tom Albanese
Starring Joey Long & Joana Metrass
Produced by Tom Albanese & Joey Long
Executive Produced by Stephen McCarthy & Juan-Carlos Castano
Co-Produced by Mary Rachel Gardner & David Cohen
Cinematography by Tavner Murphy
Edited by Tom Albanese