MK ULTRA VIOLENCE (SHORT HORROR FILM) @jayc.miller2073

Jay C. Miller Hopper, a homeless Vietnam veteran crippled with PTSD is picked up off the streets under the wing of a charismatic undercover CIA agent, Reese, promising him a newly repaired mind. However, the true horror ensues when Hopper is ushered into a ramshackle lodge, where a sequence of unsettling events, from a forced makeover to hypnotic manipulation, intensifies his trauma with alarming consequences.

Online Premiere:
Film Shortage Premiere
Retrospective of Jupiter

Official Selection:
Nashville Film Festival
Nightmares Film Festival (Nominated Best Horror Short)
Film Fest Knox
IndieX Film Fest (Winner Best Male Director, Best Horror Short & Best Ensemble Cast January 2024)
Knoxville Horror Film Festival (Winner Best Regional Short Film & Audience Award)
Indy Film Fest
Buried Alive Festival
Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival
Dickens Horror Film Festival & Six Feet Under Horror Festival
Horror Movie Freaks Film Festival

Reviews:
Film Threat: filmthreat.com/reviews/mk-ultra-violence
Short Films Matter: shortfilmsmatter.com/6124/mk-ultra-violence

Written, Cut, Produced & Directed by Jay Curtis Miller
Cinematography by Jason Hassell
Production Designer Maddie Klaus
Special Makeup Effects by Lily Murray
Sound Design by Clay Howard
Music by Clint Roberts & Bridger Dunnigan

Cast of Characters
Hopper/Tape Narrator…….CLINT ROBERTS
Reese ……..….………….…TAYLOR NOVAK
Mr. Tambourine Man ……..…… CHIP HALL
Lucy………….…………..…. TORI SIMPSON
Patrick ……..…….…………. SETH DUNLAP
Jess …….…………………..LAUREN STARR
Lover ….…………….……… HELENA ROSE

Hippies
LINDSAY BALLIF
BARRON BOEDECKER
MADDIE KLAUS
ETHAN BUCK

Crew
Assistant Director………...........Taylor Dupius
Script Supervisor……….….….......Alex Berka
Colorist …….………………. .......Ryan Berger
Gaffer ……………..….....….…. John Spencer
First AC ………………........... Tristan Hallman
Second AC …………….....…. Quentin Lesser
Camera PA …………….…….. Howie Griffin II
Production Sound ……….....…. Clay Howard
Makeup Assistant ......... Constance Maria Hill
End Credit Title Design …….Joe Halberstadt
Caterer..…………………..... Julio Berrones III

& TEMPO NASHVILLE

BTS Photographer ……....…… Lindsay Ballif

Special Thanks
Daniel Swaw
Jonathon Gower
John Theo
Joshua Giuliano
Jared Bentley
Alec Hank
Jason Smith
Ben Rittenhouse
Zylah Solis

Shot on Location
Lebanon, Tennessee
Ashland City, Tennessee
& Pleasant View, Tennessee

updated 1 year ago

MK ULTRA VIOLENCE (SHORT HORROR FILM)

Jay C. Miller 2024-11-20 | Hopper, a homeless Vietnam veteran crippled with PTSD is picked up off the streets under the wing of a charismatic undercover CIA agent, Reese, promising him a newly repaired mind. However, the true horror ensues when Hopper is ushered into a ramshackle lodge, where a sequence of unsettling events, from a forced makeover to hypnotic manipulation, intensifies his trauma with alarming consequences.

Online Premiere:
Film Shortage Premiere
Retrospective of Jupiter

Official Selection:
Nashville Film Festival
Nightmares Film Festival (Nominated Best Horror Short)
Film Fest Knox
IndieX Film Fest (Winner Best Male Director, Best Horror Short & Best Ensemble Cast January 2024)
Knoxville Horror Film Festival (Winner Best Regional Short Film & Audience Award)
Indy Film Fest
Buried Alive Festival
Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival
Dickens Horror Film Festival & Six Feet Under Horror Festival
Horror Movie Freaks Film Festival

Reviews:
Film Threat: filmthreat.com/reviews/mk-ultra-violence
Short Films Matter: shortfilmsmatter.com/6124/mk-ultra-violence

Written, Cut, Produced & Directed by Jay Curtis Miller
Cinematography by Jason Hassell
Production Designer Maddie Klaus
Special Makeup Effects by Lily Murray
Sound Design by Clay Howard
Music by Clint Roberts & Bridger Dunnigan

Cast of Characters
Hopper/Tape Narrator…….CLINT ROBERTS
Reese ……..….………….…TAYLOR NOVAK
Mr. Tambourine Man ……..…… CHIP HALL
Lucy………….…………..…. TORI SIMPSON
Patrick ……..…….…………. SETH DUNLAP
Jess …….…………………..LAUREN STARR
Lover ….…………….……… HELENA ROSE

Hippies
LINDSAY BALLIF
BARRON BOEDECKER
MADDIE KLAUS
ETHAN BUCK

Crew
Assistant Director………...........Taylor Dupius
Script Supervisor……….….….......Alex Berka
Colorist …….………………. .......Ryan Berger
Gaffer ……………..….....….…. John Spencer
First AC ………………........... Tristan Hallman
Second AC …………….....…. Quentin Lesser
Camera PA …………….…….. Howie Griffin II
Production Sound ……….....…. Clay Howard
Makeup Assistant ......... Constance Maria Hill
End Credit Title Design …….Joe Halberstadt
Caterer..…………………..... Julio Berrones III

& TEMPO NASHVILLE

BTS Photographer ……....…… Lindsay Ballif

Special Thanks
Daniel Swaw
Jonathon Gower
John Theo
Joshua Giuliano
Jared Bentley
Alec Hank
Jason Smith
Ben Rittenhouse
Zylah Solis

Shot on Location
Lebanon, Tennessee
Ashland City, Tennessee
& Pleasant View, Tennessee

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Written, Cut, Produced, and Directed by Jay Curtis Miller
Director of Photography Dylan Rucker
Production Designer Lindsey Akers
First Assistant Director Phil Dudevoire
Sound Design by Alonso Cacho
Music by Alec Hank
SFX Supervisor Lily Katherine Murray
Stunt Coordination Provided by IMPACT FIGHT DESIGN

CAST
Linda.....Rachel Neiswanger
Terry......Barron Boedecker
and Benjamin Winters as Jack
with a special guest appearance by
Jay Karales AKA ‘LOWRES WUNDERBREAD’ as Radio DJ

CREW
Production Manager...........Phil Dudevoire
Steadicam Operator ............ Daniel Vorlet
1st AC ........................... Matthew Bellamy
Gaffer...................................... Corey Allen
Best Boy Electric ...................... Kitt Fresa
Key Grip...................................Skylar Sims
Grip....................................Boston Enderle
Best Boy Grip.........................Jason Wain
Sound Operator...................Alonso Cacho
Stunt Coordinators ........... Caleb Paschall
Billy Colepaugh
Intimacy Coordinator..............KD Admond
Colorist...................................Jacob McKee

Special Thanks:
TAYLOR NOVAK
LINDSEY AKERS
MARIO CUOMO
DESMARAY BROWN
ERIC OLIVER & NASHVILLE CAMERA

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