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Synopsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Production Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Cast and Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Director Biography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Director Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Executive Producer Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cast Biographies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Producers Biographies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Creative Team Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Press Releases and Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-54

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When Emily’s boyfriend abandons her in the night, her only way home is through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock. Short Synopsis

When Emily’s boyfriend abandons her in the night, her only way home is through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock. After reaching the depths of her despair she finds the strength that she never suspected she had. Long Synopsis

After a heated argument, Guy kicks Emily out of his car on a lonely inner-city street. Abandoned, she is left to find her own way home through a dark alleyway. As Emily treads through the darkness a corpselike hand grabs her shoulder. She spins around to see a deathly figure looming in the shadows. He introduces himself. His name is Alfred J Hemlock. Hemlock confronts Emily with the meaninglessness of her life. The encounter quickly spirals into an inescapable nightmare of supernatural torment and fear. After highlighting the details of her tragic and pathetic life, Hemlock offers her a seductive but deadly solution. As Emily reaches the depths of her despair and loses all hope, Hemlock makes a crucial mistake that awakens the strength inside of Emily that she needs in order to fight back and change her life forever.

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Production Summary

Cast and Crew

Title

Alfred J Hemlock

Emily

Renaye Loryman

Running Time

14 minutes 8 seconds

Alfred J Hemlock

Tristan Mckinnon

Genre

Horror/Fantasy/Comedy

Guy

Christian Charisiou

Shooting Format

RED Dragon

Director

Edward Lyons

Aspect Ratio

2.40:1

Writers

Melissa Lyons

Exhibition Formats

DCP (25fps and 24 fps)



Edward Lyons

Blu-Ray

Executive Producer

Robert Raymond

DVD

Producers

Edward Lyons





Melissa Lyons

.MOV (Quicktime)



Lucas Newton

AppleProRes444

Co-Producers

Aaron Bush

Sound

Stereo



Tim Creswell

Completion Date

30 January 2017

Director of Photography

Simon Harding

Website & Trailer

www.alfredjhemlock.com

Production Designer:

Stephanie Todd

Facebook

@AlfredJHemlock

Costume Designer

Sarah Hoke

Twitter

@AlfredJHemlock

Editor

Edward Lyons

Instagram

@alfredjhemlock

Sound Designer

Adrian Bilinsky

Flickr

alfredjhemlock

Composer

Joff Bush

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Director Biography Edward Lyons

Edward started his career as an actor, graduating from the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts. He went on to obtain a degree in English from Sydney University and a Master of Media Arts and Production from the University of Technology, Sydney. His first short film, Can I Call You, premiered at the Academy Award® Qualifying Chicago International Film Festival and was sold for distribution to Fangoria magazine. He went on to write and direct the short films Delusion (2012), Thylacoleo (2013) and Puncture (2013). At this time the Australian Writers’ Guild honoured him with an AWGIE nomination for his short screenplay Drive-By. His previous short film, A Man On The Edge (2014), played in over 50 international film festivals, winning him awards for both directing and editing.

Director Statement When I was a young boy my mother told me the story of how one night she had been chased home by footsteps in the darkness. This story always gave me chills. What would have happened if those footsteps had caught her? In many ways this was my inspiration for Alfred J Hemlock. Taking further inspiration from the works of Stanley Kubrick, German Expressionism and the fairy tale trope of “Little Red Riding Hood” I set about crafting a nightmarish world where a young woman, pursued by the devilish Alfred J Hemlock, experiences a terrifying disconnect between subjectivity and reality. The film, firmly positioned within the conventions of horror and suspense, is ultimately a tale about the importance of self-belief and how the demons inside of us are only ever as powerful as we allow them to be.

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Executive Producer Robert Raymond

Robert Raymond has over 30 years of experience in all aspects of international film & television production and distribution. He has also produced over 50 international concert tours for many great music artists including BB King, Elton John and Led Zeppelin as well as the infamous Frank Sinatra tour of Australia that was made into a movie “The Night We Called it a Day” with Dennis Hopper as Frank Sinatra and Joel Edgerton as Robert Raymond. Robert spent 17 years in Hollywood working as a Producer and Executive Producer on many television and film productions both inside and outside the studio system. After developing the Academy Award® winning “Schindler’s List”, directed by Stephen Spielberg, Robert returned to Australia to set up his own production company BlueSeas Films. BlueSeas recently completed production on the award winning feature-length documentary “Going Vertical – the Shortboard Revolution”, directed by Academy Award® nominee David Bradbury. Robert is also producing a television special: “Dead and Alive in Bondi” and is currently in pre-production on the feature film “In the Wake” by Leigh Sheehan based on the best-selling book.

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Cast Biographies Renaye Loryman as Emily

Renaye grew up in Maitland where she performed in several plays for the Maitland Repertory Society including A Woman of No Importance, The Servant of Two Masters and The Day After The Fair. In 2004, she was in the one-act play Two Women and a Chair, for which she won Best Actress at the Tamworth Drama Festival. Her other credits include Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, Claire in The Maids for Flying Teapot Theatre and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice for the Sydney Shakespeare Company. Tristan Mckinnon as Alfred

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Tristan studied acting at The Actors Pulse and at the Actors Centre Australia. After an extensive season with Shakespeare On The Green (2008-2013), he has focused his energy on feature film and short film projects. Recent credits include period thriller The Sirius (2016), Sci-fi thriller Quanta (2016), and horror web series The Witness Articles (2016). Upcoming titles include independent short Doggy, crime fantasy Amy Danzig, and a featuring role in the cult hit Wyrmwood TV.

Christian Charisiou as Guy

Christian studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) where he graduated in 2013. He has performed in theatre productions such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Mop Head Productions’ The House of Ramon Iglesia and the soon to be touring Griffin Theatre Company’s oneman show of The Witches. His screen credits include, Neighbours, Rush and Ready for This as well as an extensive list of short films. Christian is also an established singer and voice artist.

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Producers Biographies Melissa Lyons

– Producer, Co-Writer

Having been awarded a scholarship by world-renowned horror author Stephen King, Mel graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Creative Writing. Arriving in Australia in 2008, she started working on films in various roles including production manager, stills photographer, research and development, script editor, promotion and distribution. Shorts Mel has worked on include Thylacoleo, Puncture and the award winning A Man On The Edge.

Lucas Newton

– Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor

Lucas is an accomplished editor and a highly regarded Visual Effects Artist with a broad range of knowledge within his field. He has worked on numerous award-winning independent short and feature films as well as international productions. Recent credits as a VFX artist include Gods of Egypt and Alien: Covenant. Alfred J Hemlock is his second foray into the wonderful world of producing.

Aaron Bush

– Co-Producer

Aaron began his career as a camera assistant, working on television commercials for brands such as McDonald’s, Mitsubishi, and Panasonic. He is now a producer and is co-owner of the Sydney postproduction facility Buff Dubs. Aaron has produced several short films, including Don’t Say a Word that was awarded the Golden Spike Audience Award and Jury Prize at Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain. He has recently been working with Writer/Director Nick Pollack on the feature film Any Girl Who Loves The Beatles Is Bound To Break Your Heart.

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Creative Team Biographies Simon Harding

– Director of Photography

Simon was born in London and began his career as a cinematographer at Thames Television where he worked on programs such as the award winning drama The Bill. Since then Simon has worked on a slew of American blockbusters that include Star Wars: Episode III, King Kong, Superman Returns, The Hobbit and Mad Max: Fury Road. Simon’s recent film, Ruben Guthrie, opened the 2015 Sydney Film Festival. He is currently in Pre-Production for Any Girl Who Loves the Beatles Is Bound to Break Your Heart.

Stephanie Todd

– Production Designer

Stephanie earned a Bachelor Degree in Technical Production Arts form the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before migrating to Australia in 2008. Since then she has been involved with creating costumes, special effects make-up, sets and props across both stage and screen projects. She most recently has worked on the feature film One Less God.

Sarah Hoke

– Wardrobe Designer

Born and raised in New York, Sarah holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, is a certified Jeweller and has recently studied Costume for Performance at Sydney Institute of TAFE. She has worked as a wardrobe designer on several short films and was a props dresser on Mad Max: Fury Road.

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Creative Team Biographies (cont) Adrian Bilinsky

– Sound Designer

Adrian graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2004 and has forged an impressive career as an audio engineer specialising in sound design. He has worked on several notable films such as Broken Hill, Gabriel, Kokoda and Wrymwood. He recently won a prestigious AACTA award for Best Sound Design for his work on Jane Campion’s applauded TV series Top of the Lake.

Joff Bush – Composer

Joff graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2009 and is one of Australia’s rising talents in the field of composition. Joff’s commercial work includes brands such as CocaCola, Microsoft, Converse, and Vogue. He recently scored the ABC comedy / drama series The Strange Calls and Maximum Choppage. Recent credits include The Family Law, Australian Survivor and Ronny Chieng: International Student.

Ahmed Nashabe

– Lead Visual Effects Artist

Ahmed completed his Degree in Animation at the Griffith College of Art in 2010. He then worked as a junior 3D Artist at Brisbane’s Liquid Animation before moving to Sydney where he joined the ABC as the Lead VFX Artist for The Roast. Ahmed currently works as a Mid-Senior level 3D Artist and Motion Graphics Designer at Cutting Edge.

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Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to Horror Genre

Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to Horror Genre Sydney, Aug 9, 2016 (Global Fashion Wire) ­ What do you get when you mix a touch of German Expressionism, a nip of Stanley Kubrick, and a sprinkle of Tim Burton? Alfred J Hemlock is what!

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This enticing new horror/comedy bender from Director Edward Lyons is whetting the appetite of horror fans everywhere. With the trailer released early last week, the film has attracted praise for its originality and cheeky winks to the horror classics.  Garnering publicity on Film Shortage, and winning Awardeo's "Trailer of the Week" competition, Alfred J Hemlock is charging ahead for festival season. "We are thrilled to bring this film to festivals" Writer/Director Edward Lyons commented. "I wanted this film to offer something unique, to be captivating, spooky, but most importantly to be a good story with characters you care about." 

Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to Horror Genre

And that is what the creative team behind Hemlock has delivered.  Asked about playing the lead character, Alfred J Hemlock, actor Tristan Mckinnon said "Hemlock was an evolution for all of us. Each department from script, to costume, to makeup, seemed to seamlessly feed into the development of the character. Then by the time we had to shoot, it was my job to take the reins of our creation and hold on tight."  It's still early days for Alfred J Hemlock. With eyes fixed on the world film festival circuit, it's off to a thrilling start. Alfred J Hemlock is an Idyllic Films Production, Co­Written by Edward and Melissa Lyons, Directed by Edward Lyons, Starring Renaye Loryman, Tristan Mckinnon and Christian Charisiou.  View the Alfred J Hemlock trailer below:

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Synopsis  When a young woman is abandoned in the night by her abusive boyfriend, her only way home is through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock. After wearing her down, http://www.globalfashionwire.com/press/en/64120/Alfred_J_Hemlock_Delivers_Stunning_Tribute_to_Horror_Genre.html

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Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to Horror Genre

Hemlock offers her a seductive but deadly proposition. It is only by reaching the depths of her despair that the woman finds the strength within herself that nobody suspected she had. Visit the Alfred J Hemlock Gallery.

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Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to Horror Genre

Cast: Tristan Mckinnon as Alfred J Hemlock Renaye Loryman as Emily  Christian Charisiou as Guy Crew:  For more information on the Alfred J Hemlock Crew including Edward Lyons, Melissa Lyons, Simon Harding, Stephanie Todd, Sara Hoke, Joff Bush and Adrian Bilinsky ­ visit www.alfredjhemlock.com/crew

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alfred J Hemlock to World Premiere at Bermuda International Film Festival Sydney, Australia – Idyllic Films is proud to announce the official selection of Alfred J Hemlock, a Horror/Fantasy/Comedy short directed by Edward Lyons, to World Premiere at the 20th Anniversary Academy Award® Qualifying Bermuda International Film Festival. The festival runs from 1st – 7th May 2017 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Alfred J Hemlock tells the story of Emily (Renaye Loryman) whose boyfriend (Christian Charisou) abandons her in the night, leaving her to make her way home through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock (Tristan Mckinnon). After reaching the depths of her despair she finds the strength that she never suspected she had. The Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual spring event which highlights the best in world cinema. The festival features top films from the world's leading filmmakers as well as introduces new talent from around the world. BIFF is an Academy Award® qualifying festival in the category of Live Action Short Film. The only Australian film selected for this year’s BIFF, Alfred J Hemlock will be one of the films opening the festival on May 1st. For More Information Melissa Lyons [email protected] Website: www.alfredjhemlock.com Trailer: https://vimeo.com/176929079 Facebook: @AlfredJHemlock Twitter: @AlfredJHemlock Instagram: alfredjhemlock Flickr: alfredjhemlock



TWO WORLD PREMIERES OPEN BIFF 2017 ON MAY 1 IN BERMUDA MY LETTER TO THE WORLD, THE WORLD PREMIERE of a new documentary about the 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, will open the 20th anniversary edition of the Bermuda International Film Festival in Hamilton, Bermuda, on May 1. The film, directed by Solon Papadopoulos, is screening in the opening night slot along with Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion, also about Dickinson, which Papadopoulos produced with Roy Boulter for Liverpool-based Hurricane Films. Also receiving its world premiere on the same night is the Australian short Alfred J. Hemlock, about a mysterious figure who torments a young woman who has just been literally dumped by her boyfriend in a sinister alleyway. BIFF is a qualifying festival for the Oscar Live Action Short Films category. 26 short films will be screened in a daily Shorts programme, with the winning title automatically submitted to the Academy. Other feature films due for a screening in Bermuda include German street-smart movie Tiger Girl, which opened this year’s Berlin Panorama; indie genre flick Super Dark Times, a hit at Rotterdam; UK rural drama The Levelling; Belgian festival hit Flemish Heaven; Mexican film Everything Else, starring Oscar-nominee Adriana Barrazza; Swedish Oscar nominee A Man Called Øve; and Bermuda-produced abduction drama By Any Means. BIFF will close on May 6 with UK film The Hippopotamus, based on the novel by Stephen Fry. “We’re very proud of the diverse line-up we have been able to assemble for the 20th anniversary of BIFF, one of the world’s most distinctive film festivals,” said Guest Artistic Director Nick Roddick, “and especially pleased to have had so many high-quality shorts from which to make our final selection.” For further details, please contact [email protected] Feature line-up By Any Means (Bermuda/US, Leighton Spence) Everything Else (Todo lo demás, Natalia Almada, Mexico/France/US) Flemish Heaven (Le Ciel Flamand, Belgium, Peter Monsaert) The Hippopotamus (UK, John Jencks) It’s Not the Time of My Life (Erneláék farkaséknál, Hungary, Szabolcs Hajdu) Kedi (Turkey/US, Ceyda Torun) My Letter to the World (UK, Solon Papadopoulos) The Levelling (UK, Hope Dickson Leach) A Man Called Øve (En man som heter Øve, Sweden/Norway, Hannes Holm)

A Quiet Passion (UK/Belgium, Terence Davies) Super Dark Times (US, Kevin Phillips) Tiger Girl (Germany, Jakob Lass) Bermuda Shorts Competiton Alfred J. Hemlock (Australia, Edward Lyons, Melissa Lyons) Chekhov’s Gun (US, Yuyeol Chun) Child for Child (Venezuela/US, Juan Avella) Counter Act (Canada, Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Thomas Affolter, Nathan Affolter) Cul-de-Sac (UK, Nick Flügge) Ernie (US, Hadley Hillel) A Family of Ghosts (Canada, Shannon Kohli) Friday Night (US, Alexis Michalik) Home Education (UK, Andrea Niada) I’m Free (Norway, Edvard Karijord, Bendik Mondal) The Knackerman (UK, Tom Shrapnel) Last Call Lenny (US, Julien Lasseur) Lost Souls (France/UK, Fabrice Pierre) Memento Mori (UK, Scott James Bassett) My Nephew Emmett (US, Kevin Wilson Jr) Next Stop (Canada, Charlie Hamilton) Perfect Roast Potatoes (US, Nick Frew) Rated (US, John Fortson) The School Bag (India, Dheeraj Jindal) Search Party (US, Tesia Joy Walker) Soho Jimbo (UK, Chris Chung) The Superman (UK, Alex Hylands-White, Jack Pirie) Time to Love (France, Pierre Ferriere) Der Tunnel (Germany, Marc Schmidheiny, Christoph Daniel) Watu Wote - All of Us (Germany, Katja Benrath) Who’s Who in Mycology (Czech Republic/US, Marie Dvorakova)

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The 20th Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] have made their final selection from nearly 600 submitted films from around the world, to choose the films that will be screened at BIFF 2017. The opening night of BIFF, on Monday May 1st, will include the world premiere of the Australian short Alfred J. Hemlock, about a mysterious figure who torments a young woman who has just been literally dumped by her boyfriend in a sinister alleyway. BIFF is a qualifying festival for the Oscar Live Action Short Films category; another 25 shorts films will be screened in the course of the Festival. Tickets

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20th anniversary of BIFF, one of the world’s most distinctive film festivals,” said Guest Artistic Director Nick Roddick, “And especially pleased to have had so many high-quality shorts from which to make our final selection.” The line-up for Shorts Film contenders will split up into 5 groups and shown during the Happy Hour Shorts programme from Monday May 1st to Friday May

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Super Dark Times [US, Kevin Phillips] Tiger Girl [Germany, Jakob Lass] Bermuda Shorts Competiton Alfred J. Hemlock [Australia, Edward Lyons, Melissa Lyons] Chekhov’s Gun [US, Yuyeol Chun] Child for Child [Venezuela/US, Juan Avella] Counter Act [Canada, Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Thomas Affolter, Nathan Affolter] Cul-de-Sac [UK, Nick Flügge] Ernie [US, Hadley Hillel] A Family of Ghosts [Canada, Shannon Kohli] Friday Night [US, Alexis Michalik] Home Education [UK, Andrea Niada] I’m Free [Norway, Edvard Karijord, Bendik Mondal] The Knackerman [UK, Tom Shrapnel] Last Call Lenny [US, Julien Lasseur] Lost Souls [France/UK, Fabrice Pierre] Memento Mori [UK, Scott James Bassett] My Nephew Emmett [US, Kevin Wilson Jr] Next Stop [Canada, Charlie Hamilton] Perfect Roast Potatoes [US, Nick Frew] Rated [US, John Fortson] The School Bag [India, Dheeraj Jindal] Search Party [US, Tesia Joy Walker] Soho Jimbo [UK, Chris Chung] The Superman [UK, Alex Hylands-White, Jack Pirie] Time to Love [France, Pierre Ferriere] Der Tunnel [Germany, Marc Schmidheiny, Christoph Daniel] Watu Wote – All of Us [Germany, Katja Benrath] Who’s Who in Mycology [Czech Republic/US, Marie Dvorakova] Tickets to all the Bermuda International Film Festival events will be available at biff.Ptix.bm.

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“Alfred J. Hemlock” is a Fiendishly Clever Horror Romp By Waylon Jordan on April 16, 2017 News A small SUV screeches to a halt at the mouth of an alleyway.  A man jumps out of the driver’s seat and circles the vehicle to drag his girlfriend from the passenger seat. She is crying and begging him to understand that she was not flirting with his friend at a party.  Guy throws Emily to the ground, calling her names, and drives away, leaving her to walk alone through the dark alleyway crying and wishing she’d never been born. Enter Alfred J. Hemlock…a spirit (or is it demon?) who offers Emily a reprieve from her loneliness, a respite from the horrors of her life.  All she has to do is agree to die. Thus begins, “Alfred J. Hemlock” a brand new horror short from writers Edward Lyons and Melissa Lyons.  The duo manage in 14 minutes to do what many recent feature length filmmakers have been unable to do in an hour and a half.  They create engaging, original characters that actually leave you craving more when the credits role.  In many ways, it’s the perfect storm where exactly the right director, producers, writers, and cast of actors came together to make magic in a film that is both scary and fun. Tristan McKinnon delivers a gleefully frightening performance as Alfred that manages to be one part Beetlejuice, one part Captain Jack Sparrow, and yet, something entirely his own.  In his capable hands, Alfred J. Hemlock is a showman, a huckster selling a treacherous bill of goods, and McKinnon embraces the role, completely disappearing into the top hat wearing villain.

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Renaye Loryman stars as Emily, Alfred’s victim and foil, with emotional dexterity.  She is fragile and broken but she deftly turns that emotional vulnerability into a weapon against Hemlock’s arguments when he pushes her too far.

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As a whole, the film works beautifully.  Though it takes place in the here and now, Alfred brings an air of Victorian/Edwardian antiquity to this ghost story.  It is gritty and dirty and beautiful due to its talented crew. Simon Harding, the director of photography, has been a camera operator on a host of films from Star Wars Episode III to The Hobbit trilogy.  He brings a keen eye to every shot.  Meanwhile, costume designer Sarah Hoke’s previous work has included prop dressing on Mad Max: Fury Road.  McKinnon told me himself that while he had a good idea of who Alfred was before filming began, it was Hoke’s costume that really cemented the identity for him and helped him inform the decisions for his performance.  Likewise, Joff Bush’s score creates a perfect atmosphere at once playful and bristling. Meanwhile Edward Lyons has been creating original shorts for over a decade, each with a different feel from the one before it.  He is a master storyteller and he brought everything he had to create “Alfred J. Hemlock”. With all of these fine talents, it’s no wonder that it was a finalist in this year’s iHorror Award for short films, nor that it will be making it’s world premiere in the upcoming Bermuda International Film Festival which runs May 1-7, 2017 in Hamilton, Bermuda.  The prestigious festival is an Academy Award qualifier in the category of short subject films.  This puts “Alfred J. Hemlock” in a place where few horror movies find themselves. I cannot recommend this short film enough.  Alfred and Emily will be telling their stories in festivals around the world and you owe it to yourself to see this one as soon as you can.  To keep up with all the latest new, you can follow “Alfred J. Hemlock” on Facebook, their official website, and on Twitter @AlfredJHemlock.  Check out the trailer below!

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It’s a long way from the back alleys of Marrickville to the sunshine of Bermuda but Jannali film-makers Edward Lyons and his wife Melissa are about to make the leap. Edward and Melissa have had their short film Alfred J Hemlock selected to screen at the Bermuda International Film Festival next month. The Bermuda International Film Festival is an Academy Award Qualifying event which means the winning film can go forward and nominate for the Academy Awards.

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The couple describe their film, Alfred J Hemlock as a horror-fantasy-comedy. It tells the story of Emily (actress Renaye Loryman) whose boyfriend (Christian Charisou) abandons her in the night after an argument, leaving her to make her make her way home through an alleyway where she is terrorised by a mysterious entity, Alfred J Hemlock (Tristan Mckinnon).

It is only after reaching the depths of her despair she finds a strength that she never suspected she had. Edward, who is a film editor with Channel Nine, describes the character as a "demented version of Beetlejuice".

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“It’s not really clear if the Alfred J Hemlock exists or if he is a figment of her imagination. He appears as a timeless entity so he speaks well and has formal attire, but because he is not human he doesn’t always get it right when he communicates.” Edward and Melissa chose the concept of a character  threatened in an alley by a

mysterious entity for mainly one reason - it would only require one location and so would keep production costs down. They chose a back alley in Marrickville as the location but filming was for from simple. “It was the hardest film we have ever worked on in our lives,” Edward  said. “We were going to film it in back alley in Marrickville but there was torrential rain and because we were shooting at night the lights blew and we had to shut down the production,” he said. “We were huddled in an alley waiting for the rain to stop. “A second attempt at filming was also delayed by the weather. It took three attempts to film it.” The delays and production hiccups did not affect the final product. The film has been officially selected to have its world premiere at the 20th Anniversary Academy Award Qualifying Bermuda Film Festival, to be held in Hamilton, Bermuda from May 1 to 7.

Alfred J Hemlock will be screening in competition as part of the Bermuda Shorts Happy Hour program. It is the only Australian film to be selected for the Bermuda International Film Festival and has also been selected as one of the opening night films. “The festival features top films from the world’s leading film-makers as well as introduces new talent from around the world,” Edward said. “It can be the first step in an international film career. “If you win at the festival you can submit your film for the Academy Awards “With did this on our own without any industry connections,” he said.

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Getting into Character with Tristan McKinnon in “Alfred J. Hemlock” By Waylon Jordan on April 19, 2017 News An actor’s process for creating a character is fascinating, unique to themselves and molded by personal experience.  Good actors create a character that elicits an emotional response to a story.  Great actors disappear completely into their character.  We love them; we hate them, but more importantly they become real to us.  When I sat down to chat with Tristan McKinnon from the short film “Alfred J. Hemlock” that will soon be making the festival circuit, I had an idea of who I was about to meet, but I could not have been more wrong and that doesn’t bother me one bit. It was 8:00 pm on a Saturday night here in Texas, but the sun was shining brightly in Australia when our call connected on Skype.  There sat Tristan McKinnon in a beautifully decorated sitting room.  His brother and sister were in the background smiling and waving and he introduced me to them, explaining that his family had leased the residence together to spend some quality time.

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Now, I have to admit I was taken aback.  McKinnon is quite simply, a charming young man with an easy, infectious laugh and leading man good looks.  He is full of life and radiates an almost kinetic energy as he talks about his latest project.  In short, he’s everything his character was not and it was only then that I realized just how great this young actor was. After a few minutes of chatting and getting to know one another a bit, we got down to the business of talking about his alter ego Alfred, and how he came to create this fiendish creature who feeds on the souls of the lost and lonely. It all started with a Facebook message.  McKinnon saw that Edward Lyons was working on a different film and sent him a congratulatory message.  A short while later, Lyons replied thanking him but also telling him that he had another film that he was working on and he thought McKinnon would be perfect for the lead.  It wasn’t long before the actor had a script and was diving deep to find out just who Alfred J. Hemlock was. The actor was immediately struck by the fact that there was an actual story to tell without a lot of extraneous action, and he was over the moon about it. “It was probably the first short film I’ve done where it was mainly a dialogue driven piece,” he explained.  “It was all set in an alleyway.  It was two characters telling a story.  Coming from a theater background and being a theater actor that was really great to me.  And here’s Hemlock and I get to really explore who he is and why and how he came to be this spirit or demon that he is.” “Alfred J. Hemlock” does indeed take place in one alleyway late one night.  Emily (Renaye Loryman) is abandoned by her boyfriend, Guy (Christian Charisiou), after he accuses her of flirting with other men at a party.  As broken hearted Emily makes her way down an alley, she meets the villainous Alfred J. Hemlock, a creature intent on

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They were booked for a late night weekend shoot.  Two days were needed to film the short and that first weekend, nature stepped in and rained them out.  Not to be deterred, Lyons booked a second weekend.  They had to bring in a different director of photography as the first had to be on a commercial shoot.  Nature was on their side this time but due to a mechanical error, every single shot was underexposed and too dark to be used.  It was now a matter of principle for Lyons and the cast and crew.  A third weekend shoot was booked, the cast came in and a third DoP was brought in.  Nature and mechanics complied this time and the entire shooting schedule went off without a single hitch. As frustrating as it all was, McKinnon points out that it allowed him even more time to develop a closer relationship to Alfred and the way he manifested.  It also allowed Lyons to bring even more mania to the section of the film in which Alfred torments and tortures Emily in an attempt to break her. “There’s this part of the film where I think Ed decided to go wild style.  He threw in homages to Kubrick and Saw and it was all very spontaneous.  It was kind of great this sort of montage of Emily’s torment.  He found this tricycle for me to ride and it worked so well with Hemlock’s personality.  And it’s kind of out there, but it also points back to these films that we all know and love.” McKinnon lamented the end of shooting and says he’d return to this character again if given the chance. “It’s funny,” he says, “but you almost want him to win, even though he’s a really bad guy.  It would be fantastic to reach into his history and find out more about him.  Was he cursed?  Is he a demon?  Does he answer to someone else?  In my mind, he might be a demon who fell when Satan had his battle with heaven.  He’s removed from it.  And so he hungers for the light that he is barred from, and he hates that light as much as he hungers for it.  So he seeks it out in the only way he can.  He finds these people whose souls burn brightly and takes it from them.  The problem is it’s never enough.  There’s a lot to explore there.” I’m with you on that, Tristan.  And with luck, just maybe we’ll see more of Alfred J. Hemlock in the future. For more information about the film and to keep up to date on festival appearances, you can follow them on Facebook, their website, and on Twitter and Instagram at @AlfredJHemlock.  Currently, it’s slated to make its debut at the Academy Award qualifying Bermuda International Film Festival in May of 2017.

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ALFRED J HEMLOCK MAKES MEMORABLE FIRST IMPRESSION IN HORROR CINEMA Alfred J Hemlock Earns DecayMag Premier Award  Influential contribution in character and villainous development. Seamless acting and fascinating concept are exhibited. Short Film Details  Director: Edward Lyons Writer: Edward Lyons Melissa Lyons Genre:  Short, Comedy, Drama Running Time: 14min Synopsis:

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Overview Can you name one iconic Horror villain? Answers may erupt with ease. From a production standpoint, the creative process is anything but easy. Horror is the only genre where creating a marketable entity is of utmost importance. Many avenues are considered to bring an original character to life. Components need to come together with seamless fashion. Wardrobe and makeup design are major influences. Yet, poor acting can hinder a connection between the character and audiences. On the topic of acting, every Horror icon has in some way a trademark portrayal. On May 1st, 2017 Alfred J. Hemlock will make its world premiere. The film is an Australian­ based Horror short film that delves in the supernatural.  The premier will unfold at the 2017 Bermuda International Film Festival. According to the press release, Alfred J. Hemlock is a cross­genre production. Comedy, Fantasy, and Horror comprise the theme. Alfred J. Hemlock ties into the opening topic to this review. Here we have a production that embodies the titular antagonist. Consideration went into every aspect of design and execution. The end result is a defining Horror Icon.

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Pros Screenwriters Edward Lyons and Melissa Lyons made use of the allotted running time. The duo created an impacting narrative equipped with underlying philosophical commentary. A slate of compelling characters reinforces the story. These attributes turn this film into a stellar exhibition. Each of the characters has adequate developmental composition. For instance, Emily, the protagonist, undergoes a riveting metamorphosis. This is a thread some feature films fail to address with their leads. For the villain, it too undergoes dramatic development. This change comes in the form of a literal sense. Is Alfred J. Hemlock Horror redefined? Yes. The film does not pay homage nor does it equate to established formulas. Instead what’s presented is a unique imaginative construct. The plot is simplistic yet interesting with developing circumstances teasing the viewer. There’s more to explored from this rich narrative. The titular antagonist grips interest and does not surrender till the ending credits. The performances were outstanding. A believable chemistry existed between each interaction and character. In fact, the theme of the film is classic good versus evil. A yin yang flux of internal and external strife provide the foundation to each character. Each

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actor added a new layer to this complexity. This allowed the roles to mature across Acts. The cast as a whole deserves to share spotlight merit. Some may favor the antagonist as the show stopper. Yet without its conflicting parallel, this character would not have its success. Alfred J. Hemlock is one of the few Horror short films seen that exhibit creative camera work. Edward Lyons used trained attention into getting superb captures. From overheads to vertigo inspired effects the creativity behind the camera is evident. Aiding in setting ambiance is cinematographer Simon Harding. The stage, in this case, a typical alleyway felt had a life of its own. The costume designs are also a highlight. Sarah Hoke provided distinct looks for these complicated set of characters.

Cons Computer generated effects do make a cameo in this production. Its presence wasn’t overextended but the CGI did create a minor flaw. The titular antagonist appears as a supernatural cliché as it unleashed a torrent of roaches. Also, the antagonist’s flamboyant demeanor conjures one notable Johnny Depp role. On a lighter note, one major problem were the cockroaches. Production, why oh why did you infuse these disgusting creatures to the storyline! Personal distaste to this diabolical impervious insects made the film cringe worthy. http://decaymag.com/

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In closing Alfred J. Hemlock excels expectations. The film offers an intriguing story proposing many interpretations. The characters were fresh and the cast did an amazing job bringing these fictional beings to life. Contained are the fundamentals of a new Horror icon. It would be amazing to see a continued expansion to the Alfred J. Hemlock mythos. Click for information on rating metric: 0-10 Avoid | 11-20 Mediocre | 21-30 Good | 31-40 Average | 41-50 Satisfactory | 51-60 Stunning | 61-70 Terri c | 71-80 Must See | 81-90 Amazing | 91-100 Impressive

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Sydney, May , 7 (Global Fashion Wire) Idyllic Films is proud to announce the of cial selection of Alfred J Hemlock, a Horror/Fantasy/Comedy short directed by dward Lyons, to World remiere at the th Anniversary Academy Award( ) ualifying ermuda International Film Festival. The festival runs from st 7th May 7 in Hamilton, ermuda. Alfred J Hemlock tells the story of mily ( enaye Loryman) whose boyfriend (Christian Charisou) abandons her in the night, leaving her to make her way home through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock (Tristan Mckinnon). After reaching the depths of her despair she nds the strength that she never suspected she had.

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The ermuda International Film Festival ( IFF) is an annual spring event which highlights the best in world cinema. The festival features top lms from the world s leading lmmakers as well as introduces new talent from around the world. IFF is an Academy Award( ) ualifying festival in the category of Live Action Short Film. The only Australian lm selected for this year s IFF, Alfred J Hemlock will be one of the lms opening the festival on May st. Website: Alfred J Hemlock Trailer (see below): Alfred J Hemlock Facebook: AlfredJHemlock Twitter: AlfredJHemlock Instagram: alfredjhemlock Flickr: alfredjhemlock

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IT was a case of third time lucky for the cast and crew of the short film, Alfred J. Hemlock, when they were shooting in Stevens Lane in Marrickville. Produced and written by Melissa Lyons and her husband Edward, who also directed the horror-comedy short, the story is about Emily (Renaye Loryman) whose boyfriend (Christian Charisou) dumps her from his car after an argument and walking home through a back lane, she encounters the mysterious and terrifying Alfred J. Hemlock (Tristan Mckinnon). Filmed in 2015, Edward said that just a single filming location should have been easy but it turned out to be "the most difficult" film they have ever worked on. He said their first attempt was wrecked by torrential rain which blew out the lights and shut down production. Their second attempt didn't fare much better with more bad weather and a technical hitch meaning they ended up with almost no useable footage. "I was ready to throw myself under a bus, it was pretty devastating," he said.

"In the end the first two attempts were a bit like an elaborate dress rehearsal. "In fact, I think the film we've got now wouldn't have been anywhere near as good without everything we went through." The rain also led to a memorable and atmospheric shot of the Hemlock character skipping down the alley while wielding an axe. "I was shouting 'just shoot it' because I was worried for the first time that the rain would stop," he laughed. Post production has taken some time, but fortunately the film's visual effects were completed just in time for it to premier at the Bermuda International Film Festival earlier this month and in two weeks, it will also screen at the prestigious Dances With Films festival in Hollywood. Edward says the US screening will also be the first time the three-person cast will see the finished product. "It's been a long wait for them but I think it will be worth it."

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When Emily’s boyfriend abandons her in the night, her only way home is through an alleyway where she is
terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock.

In a darkened alley, Emily (Renaye Loryman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8252733/?ref_=tt_cl_t1))
and her jerk of a boyfriend (Christian Charisiou (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2423347/?ref_=tt_cl_t3))
are in a heated !ght. Verbally abusive and cruel, her supposed lover leaves her alone, sobbing. She collapses
in despair and wish that her life were over. Out of the darkness, Alfred arrives. Alfred J. Hemlock (Tristan McKinnon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5544759/?ref_=tt_cl_t2)) is his
name and death is his game. A sort of swaggering mix of Captain Jack Sparrow and Mr. Dark (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0478518/?ref_=tt_cl_t2), Hemlock o"ers death as a means out of
Emily’s depressing moment. After convincing her of his supernatural abilities the very real possibility that this
could be the end sinks in and the chase is on.

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For a 14 minute short, this is an exceptionally produced piece. Fantastical, perhaps a little goo !er than it
should be, Alfred J. Hemlock looks and feels like a feature. The special e"ects are top-notch and pristine,
again on par with big screen o"erings. They are also used just enough to make the point, which on occasion is
a big point to make. Entertaining, creepy, and undeniably fun, Alfred J. Hemlock gets most everything perfectly right. Had I one
complaint I would have dialed back the silliness of Hemlock just a bit. When he gets to “creepy aggressor”
mode it’s on. He just has a little too much playfulness for me to take him so seriously. Such a small qualm, but
one that, if addressed could create a new horror icon. A creeper that knows your history, knows your despair,
and can o"er a way out at your weakest moments in life. How does the !lm end? You can see it this weekend at the Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles ant the
world famous TCL Chinese Theater.

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UR 14 Mins.

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This past weekend, the 2017 Dances With Films festival wrapped up here in Los Angeles, and before we said goodbye to the fest’s impressive slate of indie genre projects, we had the opportunity to check out the stellar short film, Alfred J. e

from co-writer/director Edward Lyons and co-writer/producer Melissa

Lyons. It stars Tristan McKinnon as the titular character who stalks a young woman named Emily (Renaye Loryman) one night down a darkened alley and terrorizes her, only to have Emily push back against her supernatural antagonizer in some unexpected ways.

Daily Dead had the pleasure of chatting with those involved with Alfred J. e

 during the festival, where they discussed how the project came to be,

collaborating with each other, paying homage to the horror genre, and much more. And for more information on Lyons’ short film, be sure to check out their website 

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Fantastic job, everyone. Edward, I’d love to hear what inspired this story  and what made you decide that this character would make for a great  short film subject. Edward Lyons: Well, it's interesting. It started off as a really simple idea because the previous film that I had done was called A Man on the Edge, which was about a guy on a cliff top about to commit suicide. It had a lot of memory flashbacks for him whilst he was there. Consequently in shooting it, it meant a lot of locations. So I just thought that I wanted the next shoot to be more concentrated on performances and that we should just keep it in the one place. I had this idea that was needling away at me about a girl walking down an alleyway, and some person or entity, who might try to mug her or something like  that. It was not going to be supernatural at all. Then, somewhat, it was inspired by a story my mother told me when I was a little kid, when she lived in the inner city parts of Sydney and she was walking home one night. She was walking down this alleyway, and she could hear these footsteps behind her, and as she sped up, so too did the footsteps. She broke out  into a run to get out of this alleyway back into the main street where the lights  were, and the footsteps behind her were running, too. I asked her, "Did you ever  turn around and see who it was?" She said, "No. I never once turned back until I  hit the front door of the home."

That idea had sat with me, so it kind of came together with the fact that I wanted  to keep it simple, one location, and that idea, that story that I'd grown up with. It  developed from that, and it ended up becoming the most difficult film I've ever  shot in my life. And as I was working on the concept, I thought if we went with a  more straightforward route, this could be quite unpalatable for certain members  of the audience. It became something that didn't interest me. I didn't want to go  into those dark territories and be completely literal. https://dailydead.com/dances with lms

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As I was working with Mel, who is a big horror fan, she suggested that we should push it into the realm of the supernatural, because then it becomes metaphorical,  and allows an audience to make a connection to that character in that situation.  At first, the film was originally called The Alleyway, and it wasn't really centered  around the character which Tristan plays. But the first shoot was a disaster  because it was raining. Sydney's heavens just opened up, and a torrential rain  was coming. The first AD [assistant director] came up and said, "Here's the weather report on the app, and it showed even more clouds coming in, and more rain." So we just had to call it. Then, the second night we didn't get through the shoot because we had same problem with the weather. Then we regrouped a few weeks later and said, "Okay, we'll go back out." I had to get a new cinematographer and a new gaffer, because we were working with people in the industry who do this work for a living, so they had gigs now, which meant we had to get some new people in. But we had a technical fault with the cameras, so everything that we shot that weekend was just a bust. It was something wrong with the camera and everything—it didn't capture the media properly. It was really underexposed for some reason. We then had to regroup again, and I found a producer who had really good connections, and he knew a guy who was a cinematographer named Simon Harding. He'd shot things like King Kong (2005), Where the Wild Things Are, and he shot on Star Wars [Episode III – Revenge of the Sith), too. Having to delay things actually gave me and Mel some time, so the first two shoots were kind of like very elaborate dress rehearsals for us, and it gave us time to be able to germinate on the ideas and how to develop the story. We wanted to do an homage to certain horror films, and we were trying to work in how we could create that. I was very inspired at the time by Stanley Kubrick, and particularly The Shining. You know how creepy those scenes are, when Jack Nicholson goes into the men's room, and there’s a mysterious man who says to him, "How are you, sir? Danny’s a very naughty boy, if I may be so bold, sir." And that's just so weird, and it's like, "Is he talking, is that person really there, or is he an unreliable narrator, and is it all in his head?" So we set that up with Renaye [Loryman's] character. We planted seeds that she may be an unreliable narrator, and this all could be in her head, and maybe it's not, and maybe it's a manifestation of something inside her, too. Something else that was important to us was that I believe that characters should be different from the beginning as they are at the end of story. If they're not and nobody changes, then you're kind of left at the end thinking, "Yeah, but so what? If the characters on the screen didn't care enough to be affected by it, why should I be affected by it?" So that was a big part of this story. https://dailydead.com/dances with lms

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Tristan, how was it for you, getting into the head of this character? Tristan McKinnon: The important thing was to think about if Alfred J Hemlock was a spiritual animal, then where is that from? And I have got a Christian background, so I kind of used my own understanding of that theology, to basically set up the premise of darkness, and good and evil. I used the Judeo­ Christian setup to be able to place Hemlock. As I started to explore, what struck me was that Hemlock was trying to not expose his cracks, and I felt that his sense of evil, his nature wants to overflow out because he's so hungry. He has this desperate desire, this insatiable desire to feed, because that's his life source. I thought I could imagine if I was, say, an angel that was close to God in heaven,  close to light, and source, and love, and all of that. Then I decided I was now  separate from it, and I no longer wanted a part of it, I was now darkness. Yet the  only sustenance I can get is to have life. I imagined just being hungry, insatiably  hungry for all of eternity, and how that would just drive you mad. That's why I  wanted to tie myself up in a stretchy rope, to sort of feel what it would be like to  want to burst out all the time. Hemlock is a veneer and his nature at any  moment wants to crack through, and so he's using a lot of strength to actually  hold himself back, because he's a wolf in sheep's clothing. We did prep a lot, but there was so much to explore. That's why having three goes at it was amazing because we were given three goes in front of a camera, and I was able to go deep. There’s a lot to absorb about a character like this, and a lot of exploration work I wanted to do just getting into the physicality of a creature that is containing himself. It was just playing around with different ideas, and a lot of things developed when we reeled it in, and as soon as I got into costume, too, almost in an instinctual way. It just felt right.

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Renaye, so much of this short is about Emily’s arc and finding her inner strength. Can you discuss your approach to the character? I think she’s very relatable on a lot of levels. Renaye Loryman: Yeah, very much so. I remember reading something once that said the greatest threat most women face is that we're born female. That's unfortunately how it is, and I do want to see that change in my lifetime. Emily was like a memory, very much a memory of an experience that I had had. Being quite young, I grew up in a country town and moved to Sydney, which is a big city in Australia, with a boy. He was terribly unpleasant to me, and it was just a really awful time. To the point where he actually left me. I didn't even break it up with him. He left me. I'm in this big city alone and feeling very vulnerable. Then, the second he left, I was able to get stronger. A lot of the scenes where Emily is struggling emotionally was me just remembering that time in my life, and being treated so awfully for no reason. And looking at the character Emily, I was like, "You don't deserve this. You haven't done anything. You don't deserve this.” But I understood how she felt, And some of her lines where she says, "I'll do better next time, I promise." Even saying that now, I still feel choked up, because it’s a hard memory. But all of us, and that includes myself, have a 100 percent success rate of being able to survive these awful situations, so I really related to that aspect of Emily. Ed wanted to do this film and he said to me, "I want to do a film with you." We worked together in another place, as our day job, and he told me this idea about a girl getting terrorized in an alleyway. He said, "I want you to do that,” because I guess he and Melissa knew my triggers when it came to what would really bring all of this out in me. Also, too, this was the first short film I'd ever worked on to this quality. Part of it was, I felt very out of my element and afraid of the whole process of filming. I remember sitting in the car and just thinking, "I can't do this." I don’t know, I guess it was this fear of, "I can't do this! I'm not an actor! What am I doing?" I'd done a few plays in community theater, but I never thought of myself as an actor. Ed said something to me that really brought it all forward, "You're doing what you're meant to be doing," and that really helped me.

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it, we wanted to write something that was really powerful in the short film form. We were trying to say, "Okay, this is an art form unto itself, and we want to be able to tell a great story in 14 minutes or less. It also had to have a great, strong  beginning, and a middle, and an end. That was our goal, to be able to not write a  novel, but to write something strong in the short form. But in doing so, now we  have had quite a few people now saying to us, "Wow, I want more of this world."  One person even said to me, "My biggest criticism of the film is I want more." I  think that's because everybody put so much work into it. It has become  something bigger than we thought it could be, and that's been exciting to us and  other people, too.

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Australian short chiller Alfred J Hemlock is a top-notch short Hlm that balances eerie menace with whimsical charm and a dash of dark humor. The production values are marvelous and the acting is a delight in director Edward Lyons (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2640825/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1)’ latest effort.

Emily (Renaye Loryman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8252733/?ref_=tt_cl_t1)) is unceremoniously dumped — pretty much literally and Hguratively — by her boyfriend Guy (Christian Charisiou (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2423347/?ref_=tt_cl_t3)) in a dark alley after an argument about how she behaved in front of his friends. The area is no place for a lady by herself to be, and she soon encounters the mysterious Alfred J Hemlock (Tristan McKinnon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5544759/?ref_=tt_cl_t2) in a fantastic performance), who offers her rest from her world-weary existence. Giving any more of the story away would be just short of criminal.

Tristan McKinnon gives a masterful performance as the diabolical title character in director Edward Lyons’ Alfred J Hemlock. Edward Lyons, who also cowrote the Hne screenplay with Melissa Lyons (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5313615/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr2) and edited Alfred J Hemlock, directs with a conHdent hand and a solid eye for visuals. Although all of the action takes place in or next to an alley, Lyons and crew manage to build a dizzying atmosphere that makes everything feel larger and quite magical, including the enclosed space in which the story takes place. Simon Harding (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362398/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr9)’s cinematography is a thing of beauty, as is the makeup work by Aidan Hirn (AKA Vianna Houghton) (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6159285/? ref_=ttfc_fc_cr17). The visual effects by Ahmed Nashabe (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5610928/? ref_=ttfc_fc_cr26) and crew are impressively rendered and a lot of fun to watch. Joff Bush (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2289859/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr8)’s score adds a great deal to the feel of the short, as well.

Renaye Loryman plays Emily, a woman at such a low point in her life that she feels like dying. The performances by the three actors are all terriHc. Renaye Loryman gives an appealing performance as the sad, desperate Emily, and she does deHnite justice to the character arc created by the Lyons. Christian Charisiou gives a believable performance as a hostile hothead. As good as these two performers are, though, Tristan McKinnon raises the bar with his energetic portrayal of the sinister, baleful Hemlock. This role calls for a big performance without quite going fully over the top, and McKinnon knows when to play things up and when to reel them in a bit. He has made the character all his own.

Christian Charisiou portrays Guy, Emily’s obnoxious boyfriend. Alfred J Hemlock is on the early legs of its Hlm festival run, and is most certainly a short Hlm to seek out. Everyone involved should have huge things in store for their futures. For more information, visit the short’s odcial website at https://www.alfredjhemlock.com/ (https://www.alfredjhemlock.com/), or at

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