Charming Stranger Films

A high-stakes bid for survival on the Pacific Crest Trail. At Charming Stranger Films, we present stories that dare you to look within. TO DIE ALONE is NOW AVAILABLE to watch at home for free: loom.ly/bWxQFVM

#filmsky #horror #indiefilm

#SJSFF25 RECAP! Huge thanks to the San Jose International Short Film Festival for an amazing weekend of screenings and to everyone who came out to see and support our short films, SAVERIO and THE CLOCK! 📽️💛

EXCITING NEWS from Charming Stranger Films! 📽️

We’re so happy to announce that our shorts THE CLOCK & SAVERIO will be screening together for Closing Night at the San Francisco Short Film Festival! Join us on Thursday, October 30 at 8:15 PM at the 4-Star Theater!

🎟️ Get tickets here: loom.ly/KRMDVXQ

SAVERIO is still making its way through its festival run, and we’re feeling so much love and support for our #shortfilm that sheds light on “granny dumping.” 💛

Next up is the Twin Cities Film Festival on Friday, October 24th at 8 PM! Tickets are available here: loom.ly/Pp8TfII #filmsky

SAVERIO is officially selected for the New Hampshire Film Festival and will be screening this Saturday, October 18th at 12:05 PM AND Sunday, October 19th at 10 AM!

🎟️ Get your tickets NOW — loom.ly/Q-VYfPY #filmsky #NHFF25

SAVERIO takes home the Grand Prize award at the Jeonju International Short Film Festival! We're so honored to receive this recognition and can't thank #JISFF enough for giving us the opportunity to share our short film with international audiences. Congratulations to the entire team! 💛

ENGLAND go see!!!!

Tonight's the night. I've known it all my life. @cameowood.com's THE CLOCK will have its INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival in York, England on NOV 6 at 9 PM, with additional screenings on NOV 8 at 5:30 PM & NOV 9 at 7 PM!

🎟️ Tickets on sale NOW: loom.ly/ey0Lhf0 #ASFF2025

Bay Area friends! We’re so proud to announce that two of our films, THE CLOCK and SAVERIO, are both officially selected for the San Jose International Short Film Festival!

THE CLOCK — October 18 at 2 PM
SAVERIO — October 16 at 2 PM & October 18 at 9:45 PM

📽️🎟️ Get tickets here: loom.ly/NexpRNU

🧠 ✨ Thrilled to announce @cameowood.com's “Controlled Conditions” has been selected for Stowe Story Lab TV Writers Room! A biographical drama about Duke University’s controversial 1920s parapsychology lab and the scientists who risked everything to study the impossible. #StoweStoryLab #Screenwriting

To Die Alone (2024) Following a hiking injury on the Pacific Crest Trail, Irving must escape the woods alive and face her inner demons with the help of a stranger.

After suffering a terrible injury while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, Irving must find a way to escape the woods alive & confront her inner demons with the help of a stranger. Austin Smagalski's TO DIE ALONE is #NOWAVAILABLE to watch for FREE on Tubi: loom.ly/f4X0oCU

#filmsky #thriller #indiefilm

SAVERIO is returning to Colorado for TWO screenings at the Crested Butte Film Festival on September 27th at 10:30 AM AND on September 28th at 10:15 AM!

Missed out on our previous screenings? Now’s your time to grab tickets!

🎟️ Get tickets HERE: loom.ly/4j0On9E

#filmsky #shortfilm #CBFF25

SAVERIO will be screening at The Women's Film Festival in Philadelphia on Sunday, September 28th at 6 PM! We're so honored to be part of a festival that celebrates and elevates the power of women in film.

🎟️ Tickets are available NOW: loom.ly/wrhQg2E

#filmsky #shortfilm #womeninfilm

"THE CLOCK is suspenseful, mysterious, lightly fantastical, intimate, and deeply reflective.”

A huge thank you to Short Films Matter for including THE CLOCK in their “Handpicked” selection, showcasing the crème de la crème of short films!

📽️ Read the full short #filmreview here: loom.ly/BPfbEAA

Winner of the Audience Award for Best of Block from Rock the Shorts Film Festival is SAVERIO! 🏆

Congratulations to all who made it possible, and the biggest thank you to Rock the Shorts Film Festival for showcasing our short film among such an incredible lineup!

#filmsky #shortfilm #audienceaward

Director Cameo Wood, writer Jelena Woehr, and producer Connie Jo Sechrist of THE CLOCK talks about the origins of the story and working with lead actors CCH Pounder and Wallace Shawn with the host of Atlanta Film Chat, Chuck Thomas!

📽️🎙️Listen to the full episode now: loom.ly/o3WAFtY

Colorado, SAVERIO is heading your way for the Breckenridge Film Festival on SEPT 19 at 4 PM, as part of the (Dis)Connection block!

Tickets are available NOW — loom.ly/DFvEtps

#filmsky #shortfilm #breckfilm45

We’re thrilled to announce that Saverio will have another LA screening at the Silicon Beach Film Festival!!!

📍 TCL Chinese Theater
📅 Friday, September 5th
🕢 7:30 PM – Block F

Come join us!
🎟️ Tickets: www.siliconbeachfilmfestival.com/tickets

Our short film Saverio will be screening at the Rock the Shorts Film Festival! 🎬✨

📅 Monday, September 1st
🕑 2:30 PM
📍 LOOK Dine-In Cinema
128 Artsakh Ave., Glendale, CA 91206

Grab your tickets, come support indie film, and rock the shorts with us!

🎟️ filmfreeway.com/RocktheShort...

"Tonight’s the night. I’ve known it all my life."

A Charming Stranger Film. Starring CCH Pounder as Elle Rivers and Wallace Shawn as Harold Jenkins.

More news coming soon. Follow along for the latest on our #shortfilm, THE CLOCK! 📽️

SAVERIO is headed to FESTIVAL OF CINEMA NYC!
Catch our short film on the big screen Saturday, August 2nd @ 2:30PM (Block 3) at Regal UA Midway Theater in Queens.

Nominated for:
🏆Best Breakthrough Actress – Quincy Cho
🏆 Best Script

🎟️ Ticket link: festivalofcinemanyc.eventive.org/films/685f49...

Absolutely thrilled and deeply honored to share that SAVERIO will be screening at the Woods Hole Film Festival.

📽️SHORTS: Decisions, Decisions
📅 Friday, August 1sh | 5:30 PM
📍 Redfield Auditorium

Ticket link: woodsholefilmfestival.org/events/saver...

Editor: Ashley Rodholm
DP: Sarah Simka Jaffe
Composers: Matt Pereira and Lien Do
VFX: Danny Shepherd
Costume Designer: Madeline Berger
Production Designer: Mariana Urban

#filmsky #shortfilm #BTS

Behind the lens of THE CLOCK. A Charming Stranger Film, starring CCH Pounder and Wallace Shawn, directed by Cameo Wood, written by Jelena Woehr, produced by Connie Jo Sechrist. The goal was to create a film that felt equal parts speculative and intimate — made possible by an exceptional cast & crew!

A woman in a black hat, black clothes, and silver shoes gestures toward a LA Shorts logo

Mikhael Tara Garver, a woman with dark hair and Cameo Wood, a woman with brown hair, smile at the camera

Cameo, a pale woman with brown hair and Jelena, a woman with purple and blue hair and a beautiful dress and necklace, smile at the Camera.

Premiered #TheClockFilm at #LAShort2025 and had a great time! Awesome to see @mikhaeltaragarver.bsky.social & @heidihornbacher.bsky.social and @ettadevine.bsky.social & @iamstillcarlo.bsky.social & @jelenawoehr.bsky.social there! Now off to #IndyShorts2025!

Got to see the latest from @jelenawoehr.bsky.social and @cameowood.com tonight at LA Shorts Fest. A standout in a strong block. Does not hurt that it stars Wallace Shawn and CCH Pounder. Congrats!!

so @cameowood.com is killing the Q&A right now 😍 she’s so good at this, born to be famous

We’re giving away 3 individual tickets to the world premiere of THE CLOCK, screening as part of Program 34 at LA Shorts International Film Festival on JULY 21 at 5:30 PM at Regal Cinemas LA Live! See the giveaway rules & how to enter on IG: loom.ly/xUXzS3c

#filmsky #lashorts2025 #giveaway

We are 4 DAYS away from THE CLOCK's world premiere at LA Shorts International Film Fest on JULY 21! Director Cameo Wood, writer Jelena Woehr & producer Connie Jo Sechrist will be in attendance: loom.ly/KUhUrrs

Thank you to @deadline.com for featuring our lead actors, CCH Pounder & Wallace Shawn!

THE CLOCK is making its way to Indianapolis on Opening Night at the Indy Shorts International Film Festival on JULY 22 at 5:15 PM! Director @cameowood.com will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A. Get tickets NOW — loom.ly/DnWB5JE

#filmsky #indyshorts2025 #shortfilm