A woman is caught in an endless cycle of dreams where she has to cross the 5 rivers of Hades, each representing different stages of her relationship.
Produced, written, directed, edited & scored by Kevin Kopacka
Starring: Anna Heidegger, Cris Kotzen, Iman Rezai
Camera: Lukas Dolgner
Based on the short story "Statusbezogen" by H.K. DeWitt
Shot in Berlin, 2014
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HADES official screenings (Selection):
“Cannes Film Festival” – Cannes, France – 14th of May, 2015
“Berlin Film Festival” in Berlin, Germany, 4th of July, 2015
“30Under30 Film Festival” in NYC” – 4th of September, 2015
“Raindance Festival” in London – 23rd of September, 2015
“Roma Cinema DOC” in Rome, Italy – 15th of September, 2015
“Amazon Horror Awards” in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil – 4th of October, 2015
“Northern Frights Festival”, Ontario, Canada – October 24, 2015
“TICDIF Filmklubb”, Stockholm, Sweden – October 27, 2015
“Buried Alive Festival”, Georgia, USA, November 15, 2015
“Mac Horror Festival”, Manaus, Amazonas – November 22, 2015
“Phoenix Festival”, Melbourne Australia – November 30, 2015
“Boddinale”, Berlin, Germany – February 11th, 2016
“GENRENALE4”, Berlin, Germany – February 17th 2016
“Beeston Film Festival”, UK, Beeston, Nottingham – February 20th 2016
"The Artist Forum Film Festival", NYC, May 10th
“Independent Days”, Germany, Karlsruhe – May 15th 2016
“Legless Corpse Film Festival”, USA, April 23rd 2016
Awards
Winner "Best Short" "Best Editing" and "Best Cinematography" at the Independent Horror Awards
Winner "Best Sound Design" - Focus International Film Festival
Winner "Best Editing", "Best Cinematography" - Fantastic Film Awards
Winner "WTF Award" - Genrenale4
Winner "Best Experimental Film" - Madhouse Film Festival
"...packs more into its lean 15 minutes than most features ever dare do." - Shock Till You Drop
"Pushing a genre appeals to many—actually doing it is a risky business, but Kopacka demonstrates that he is easily up to the task." - Examiner
"... shows that a story can be told without Hollywood magic but with pure filming and storytelling talent." - Starburst Magazine
"Hades makes you think twice about closing your peepers for a long night of sleep, for not even Freddy Krueger himself would want to carouse around in this dream-world." - Dread Central
"Beautifully filmed and sounds amazing. For those who have seen the horrors of a broken heart and lived to tell the tale." - Ain't it Cool News
"The first perfect interpretation of a nightmare since Suspira. The best short film I've seen in a long time" - Horror Underground
"Mysterious, abstract and unashamedly artistic" - WOW247
"Hyperstylized and truly captivating!!" - 30Under30 FF
"Absolutely incredible and completely unlike anything that is out there at the moment." - Scream Magazine
"A truley unforgettable movie!" - Blood Guts UK
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