HIDE FEST
OCTOBER 31, 2026 • HASLETT, MICHIGAN
Film screenings at Mayfair Bar. Live music at Lake Lansing Park South.
Independent films at Mayfair Bar, alongside live music and Halloween activities at Lake Lansing Park South. Screenings begin at 11 AM. Join us for the HIDE Fest Awards at 6 PM on the park’s bandshell main stage, then head to Mayfair Bar for Channel Surfing at 7 PM and the local premiere of Small Business at 8 PM.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
11:00 AM — Family & Outer Space
Mayfair Bar
11:45 AM — Human Connections & Strange Encounters
Mayfair Bar
12:30 PM — Great Lakes Filmmaker Showcase: Part 1
Mayfair Bar
1:55 PM — Great Lakes Filmmaker Showcase: Part 2
Mayfair Bar
3:30 PM — Altered Perspectives
Mayfair Bar
4:45 PM — Unwelcome Guests
Mayfair Bar
6:00 PM — HIDE Fest Awards
Lake Lansing Park South • Bandshell Main Stage
7:00 PM — Channel Surfing
Mayfair Bar • Main Screening Room
8:00 PM — SMALL BUSINESS: Local Premiere
Mayfair Bar • Main Screening Room
10:10 PM — Late Night Blood
Mayfair Bar • Main Screening Room
10:10 PM — The Raker House
Mayfair Bar • Room B
11:30 PM — Closing Time: Salamander
Mayfair Bar • Room B
ADMISSION & TICKETS
General admission is free. Seating is first come, first served and subject to venue capacity. Free general admission does not guarantee admission or a seat if Mayfair Bar is at capacity.
$30 VIP tickets include designated indoor seating, two drink tickets redeemable at Mayfair Bar, outdoor VIP tent access, and an exclusive merchandise bundle.
Tickets and updates: hidefest.org
Filmmaker Q&As and discussions take place between blocks as time allows. Screening times are subject to minor adjustments.
MEDIA CONTACT
Paul Rothman — HIDE Fest Organizer
info.elevatorpictures@gmail.com | hidefest.org
FULL FILM PROGRAM
11:00 AM — FAMILY & OUTER SPACE
MAYFAIR BAR
Space Dad
Directed by Bryce Mackie and Tom Mackie • 4:38
One man must leave his family on a voyage to outer space.
Roni’s Macabre Extravaganza
Directed by Isaias Zai Gallardo • 1:17
A pepperoni monster hosts a haunted attraction and advertises it in a satirical local promo in this claymation micro-short.
Alvin’s Assignment Episode 1: The Check Engine Light
Directed by Michelle David • 15:38
A 13-year-old girl must ace a math exam to adopt her foster dog, unaware that he is an emotionally intelligent alien torn between observing humanity and helping her overcome test anxiety.
11:45 AM — HUMAN CONNECTIONS & STRANGE ENCOUNTERS
MAYFAIR BAR
How Women Look
Directed by Ziyue Li • 6:44 • China
An observational experimental short explores how women learn to see themselves through mirrors, cameras, public attention, and intimate relationships—and how they begin to look back.
Shondra on a Hike
Directed by Diana Densmore • 10:30
MICHIGAN PREMIERE
After an aspiring filmmaker is bullied on a hike, she goes missing, and her frenemies must search the woods to find her.
Meg Has a Yard Sale
Directed by Westley Northrup • 12:11
Meg has a yard sale, but an unexpected guest throws the whole day off.
12:30 PM — GREAT LAKES FILMMAKER SHOWCASE: PART 1
MAYFAIR BAR
I Wonder If We’re Dreaming
Directed by Antoine Hemphill, Emily Norman, and Ethan Redmond • 6:44
A brief journey through a brief life.
Me, My Dad, and the Thing in the Shed
Directed by Tanner Hamilton • 16:24
An estranged son attempts to reconnect with his aging father while competing for his affection with an otherworldly guest.
The Most Delicious Game
Directed by Ethan Schmaltz • 10:00
A pizza delivery driver becomes trapped on an island and must escape a retired delivery driver who is hunting him.
False
Directed by Dakota Schneider • 20:47
WORLD PREMIERE
As a creature beyond comprehension threatens his mind and memory, an aimless young man must confront his self-loathing to protect himself and those he cares about.
Bubble Geist
Directed by Antoine Hemphill and Ethan Redmond • 4:54
Three idiots hunt for trouble.
Roused
Directed by Ronald Corden • 3:00
Loosely inspired by Andy Warhol’s Sleep, this short uses suspense to draw in the viewer.
Final Girl Complex
Directed by DT Kofoed • 5:55
“Monsters Make Monsters.” Shot on 100 feet of Kodak Ektachrome Super 8 film for the 2026 Fortnight Film Contest.
Shedding
Directed by Willow Ann Richardson • 9:56
A young, striving poet attempts to carve a life out for herself in a radiant city, all while reluctantly concealing depraved and displeasing entities within the walls of her apartment.
Shush
Directed by Deanna Hope • 5:14
As closing time approaches at a quiet bookstore one October night in the 1990s, Jackie discovers that something unexpected lurks beyond the shelves.
1:55 PM — GREAT LAKES FILMMAKER SHOWCASE: PART 2
MAYFAIR BAR
Just Me and the Graves
Directed by Ellison Winterstein • 11:34
The last man left in a vampire apocalypse contemplates life after the end.
Dietary Restrictions
Directed by Austin Torres • 12:55
When Hannah invites Maria over for a date, she cooks up a meal to die for.
Just Another Day
Directed by John Borowski • 12:54 • Chicago
An ordinary day in the life of a senior woman named Harriet takes a darkly comic, suspenseful turn, offering commentary on the pharmaceutical industry and women in unfulfilled lifelong marriages.
A Grim Day
Directed by Kefir Klee • 22:51
WORLD PREMIERE
An ex-detective risks everything to expose a sinister ring of corrupt cops and encounters a curse more horrific than he imagined.
Truth Cutz Deep
Directed by Faith Audrey Pearson • 21:11
An after-hours hair appointment turns into a nightmare when a stylist apparently witnesses a masked stranger disposing of a body. Panic leads to a fatal mistake, and guilt blurs the line between reality and paranoia.
I Wonder If We’re Home
Directed by Antoine Hemphill, Emily Norman, and Ethan Redmond • 5:35
Witness a change in a forgotten life.
3:30 PM — ALTERED PERSPECTIVES
MAYFAIR BAR
Moments to Forget
Directed by Ammar Zafar Siddiqui • 2:30 • United Arab Emirates
Filmed on a smartphone in Bali, this poetic short follows a traveler seeking distance from a past love, only to find that small moments keep drawing him back.
Visiting
Directed by Piero Cannata • 9:12 • Italy
MICHIGAN PREMIERE
A villa on the hills, murky desires, and a past that refuses to die set the stage for a mysterious visit.
Behind the Door
Directed by Leonardo Valenti • 4:52 • France
Running late for his train, Leo finds himself trapped in a hotel room when a girl’s voice from reception claims she is already inside his bathroom. A call to his wife turns fear into jealousy and nightmare in this family-made supernatural short blending domestic comedy and eerie suspense.
Lupus
Directed by Alejandro Herrera • 3:00 • Spain
Startled by breaking glass in the night, a boy ventures into the hallway with a lamp to discover what lurks in his home.
Black Rope
Directed by Mostafa Akbari Manjili • 15:00 • Iran
Three friends running an illegal marijuana farm attempt to recover a debt by stealing cocaine from their buyer’s house, but an unexpected encounter sends their plan spiraling out of control.
Sense of Sight
Directed by Isaac Latimer • 15:00
MIDWEST PREMIERE
A struggling sculptor loses his vision, forcing him to confront the reality of his life.
Pianissimo
Directed by Andres Cruz • 19:00
MIDWEST PREMIERE
Eight-time Grammy winner Luca Starr, his genius torn from his fingers, has one last symphony to play and only one unthinkable way to play it.
4:45 PM — UNWELCOME GUESTS
MAYFAIR BAR
Resider
Directed by Mason Cade Packer • 3:08
In this spatial-audio short, a man hears something moving inside the walls of his new apartment—and it seems to want out.
Exhale
Directed by Anoop Chakravarthy Bajineni • 18:19
A late-night invitation from his ex traps Danny inside a house where a confession about her past becomes something far more unsettling, and truth and delusion begin to blur.
The Landry Incident
Directed by Nelson J Gonzales Jr • 15:00
Seven years after his daughter Gabby vanished, Thomas Landry tells an extraterrestrial investigative team she was taken by aliens. Police insist it was a kidnapping. As his story unfolds, will we find out what really happened to Gabby that night?
Waldo
Directed by Wyatt Degrasse • 9:26
A ventriloquist dummy secretly possesses the people who perform with him. As the distinction between puppet and performer disappears, a horrifying secret emerges.
6:00 PM — HIDE FEST AWARDS
LAKE LANSING PARK SOUTH • BANDSHELL MAIN STAGE
Join us for the HIDE Fest Awards on the bandshell main stage at Lake Lansing Park South following the headline act.
7:00 PM — CHANNEL SURFING
MAYFAIR BAR • MAIN SCREENING ROOM
Lucy and The Devil
Directed by Adam Raynes • 13:04
In this 1950s sitcom turned horror short, Lucy has an established relationship with The Devil, performing small acts of mischief for him from time to time in order to maintain a perfect life. In this week’s “episode,” The Devil asks Lucy to assist him in procuring a soul.
Dead Letters
Directed by Robert Allan Scott • 18:07
A cash-strapped man opens a package addressed to a stranger and discovers a glowing mason jar. A sinister visitor arrives to reclaim it, but returning the jar invites something worse inside.
Looks That Kill
Directed by Harrison James Fournet • 15:00
Down on his luck, an aspiring actor discovers that he looks virtually identical to a rising Hollywood star, and begins impersonating him for a taste of the limelight. But his recklessness attracts the attention of both the media and the star himself, who vows to reclaim his public image by hunting down his imposter.
8:00 PM — LOCAL PREMIERE
MAYFAIR BAR • MAIN SCREENING ROOM
SMALL BUSINESS
Directed by Andy North and Paul Rothman • 1:38:00
Facing thirty days to pay back rent or lose both his office and his home, a desperate small business owner’s plan to stay afloat takes a darkly absurd turn.
10:10 PM — LOCAL FEATURE
MAYFAIR BAR • ROOM B
The Raker House
Directed by John Covert • 1:19:00
In a surreal suburbia, a disoriented man with memory loss suspects his mortician wife is behind it.
10:10 PM — LATE NIGHT BLOOD
MAYFAIR BAR • MAIN SCREENING ROOM
Poppy McCorn
Directed by Max Radbill • 6:18
A hot-buttered movie mascot welcomes audiences to the theater and reminds them to be quiet and courteous—or else.
Zombie Speed Dating
Directed by Glen Lissner & Rob Underhill • 6:02
He’s back from the dead and ready to mingle.
Mlle Cosmetik
Directed by Olivier Nelli • 2:35 • France
MICHIGAN PREMIERE
A portrait of an influencer trapped in a system where social-media-driven beauty defines success.
Oh, That’s Okay
Directed by Bryn Ladner • 12:56
MICHIGAN PREMIERE
A breakup, a cigarette, and an act of kindness turn a quiet night into a fight for survival against an uninvited guest—and her own fear.
How to Become a Chameleon
Directed by Tyler Kincaid • 12:02
MIDWEST PREMIERE
A dissociative special effects makeup artist terrorizes unsuspecting victims on the street, invades their homes, and brings their fears to life.
The Three Naughty
Directed by Victor Volkov • 1:59 • Mexico
Children disappear from a town without anyone knowing what happens to them.
Psychic
Directed by Brian Michael Cucek • 13:15 • Canada
Travelers seek a mysterious fortune teller in the wilderness. When she predicts they will die at one another’s hands, fear and paranoia take hold.
Screen of the Dead
Directed by Martin Bruyère • 9:00 • Canada
Gaby discovers her friends frozen over their phones in a quiet backyard. When they finally look up, an ordinary afternoon becomes a bloody, absurd fight for survival.
11:30 PM — CLOSING TIME
MAYFAIR BAR • ROOM B
Salamander
Directed by Paul Rothman • 15:00
A guy walks into a bar before closing time and overstays his welcome.
Screens immediately after The Raker House.