catskills

short film, 2025

At a secluded mental health retreat in the Catskills, a young woman living with bipolar disorder begins to suspect that something far more sinister than neglect is haunting the facility. As patients disappear one by one, she must confront an ancient force masquerading as one of their own.

A woman looking out a rain-covered window, with a reflection of her face visible on the glass, while a man in a blue shirt planting a tree outside.

Cast

Corinne Kaleta — Kris Blackwood

Max Avery-Lichtenstein — Furman Lawson

Kana Seiki — Mieko Akiyami

Evan Mallick — Tsuki

Mia Fritz — Fia Ryde

Jake Bakirdan — Jakob Haugen

A woman with black hair and a blue jacket faces a man in a purple vest and white shirt at the door of a wooden cabin, with sunlight coming through the window.

Creative Team

Director : Nick Chang

Writers : Nick Chang & Hassan Sharif

Executive Producer : Amina Hamawy

Co-Producer : Ava Bubbosh

Associate Producer : Hannah Currie with FATTER

Line Producer / Unit Production Manager : Thomas Kuc

Casting Director & Script Supervisor : Cheyenne Robinson

Assistant Director : Parker Fong

Director of Photography : Jeremy Lu

1st Assistant Camera : Tian Pei

2nd Assistant Camera : Isabella Tickner

Gaffer : Sam Levine

Key Grip : Mir Lienn

Best Boy Grip : Sean Ross

Grips : Colby Tenney & Jake Brown

Sound Mixer: Sara Smith

Boom Operator : Bella Learn

A young girl sitting on a bed near a window, wearing a hat, looking outside to a barren landscape.

Production Designer & Set Costumer : Deianara Buckley

Art Assistant : Sloan Wuttke

Special Effects Makeup Artist : Bea Sniper

Hair & Makeup : Mars Matthews

Prop Master : Hassan Sharif

Fight Choreography : Tate Hatori, Kyo Kasumi, Shieri Shelly Yamafuji & Maru Tang

Animal Wranglers : Dawn Barkan Animals & Britany Long

Production Assistants : Lilly Spivak & Jake Antonez