Watch the full film here: vimeo.com/545815604
A mother and daughter struggle to survive a deadly home invasion.
"This is an absolutely amazing short that features great performances and a lot of emotional depth without skimping on the horror elements." - Morbidly Beautiful
"A great, self-contained short that hits all the right spots, Momma, Don't Go is an example of a more complete short film experience." - Horror Obsessive
"Writer/director Rafael De Leon Jr.'s short is gripping and gruesome, boasting taut suspense and fine special effects makeup work, along with great performances from..." - The Scariest Things Podcast
Winner - Best Short Film - Highlands Horror Film Fest
Winner - Best Short Film - Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival
Winner - Best Horror/Thriller - Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival
Winner - Best Director (Horror/Thriller) - Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival
Winner - Best Actress (Horror/Thriller) (Julia Tolchin) - Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival
Winner - Best Director (Horror) - The Brightside Film Festival
Winner - Best Special Effects - New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
Winner - Best Special Effects - Southern Gothic Film Festival
Winner - Best Makeup/Special Effects - Spook Screen Film Festival
Winner - Best Makeup - Things 2 Fear Film Fest
Winner - Best Actress Performance (Julia Tolchin) - The Thing in the Basement Horror Fest
Official Selection:
Nightmares Film Festival 2019
PDXtreme Film Fest 2019
Panic Fest 2020
Cryptshow Festival 2020
Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival 2020
GenreBlast Film Festival 2020
Crypticon Seattle Horror Film Festival 2020
Coney Island Film Festival 2020
Santiago Horror Film Festival 2020
Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival 2020
Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival 2020
Killer Valley Horror Film Festival 2020
iHorror Film Festival 2020
HorrOrigins Film Festival 2020
Atlanta Horror Film Festival 2020
LUSCA Fantastic Film Fest 2020
Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival 2020
Northern Frights Festival 2020
Terror in the Bay Film Festival 2020
Frightening Ass Film Fest 2020
HorrorHaus Film Festival 2020
Panic Fest presents Tricks & Treats 2020
Anomaly - The Rochester Genre Film Festival 2020
Monster Fest 2020 (screened in front of The Dark And The Wicked)
Be Afraid Horror Fest 2020
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2021
Grave Plot Film Fest 2021
Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival 2021
SENE Film, Music and Arts Festival 2021
Houston Horror Film Festival 2021
Peekskill Film Festival 2021
Spook Screen Film Festival 2021
New York Latino Film Festival 2021
New York No Limits Film Series 2021 Summit
Dead of Night Film Festival 2021
Halloweenapalooza Film Festival 2021
Highlands Horror Film Fest 2021
Sin City Horror Film Fest 2021
Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival 2021
Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival 2021
Things 2 Fear Film Fest 2021
Spooky Empire's International Horror Film Festival 2021
Reel Horror Fest 2021
Devil's Night Gallery: Film + Art Event 2021
Beer + Blood Film Festival 2021
Hellifax Horror Fest 2021
Bleedingham Horror Film Festival 2021
The Thing in the Basement Horror Fest 2021
Studio City Film Festival 2021
Another Hole in the Head Film Festival 2021
Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival 2021
Central Florida Film Festival 2022
Love Your Shorts Film Festival 2022
Romford Horror Film Festival 2022
Short. Sweet. Film Fest. 2022
Wake Forest Film Festival 2022
Southern Gothic Film Festival 2022
The Brightside Film Festival 2022
New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival 2022
Grindhouse Nights Film Festival 2022
Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival 2022
NOOGA Underground Film Festival 2022
New York CineFest 2022
AtomaCon Short Film Festival 2022
The Halloween Horror Picture Show 2022
Midsummer Scream Film Festival 2022
Monsters of Horror Film Festival - October 15-16, 2022 - Catoosa, OK
Starring: Julia Tolchin, Leanne Watson, Melissa Sutkowski, Anthony Franqui
Written and Directed by Rafael De Leon Jr.
Cinematographer: Brendan Engle
Editor: Rafael De Leon Jr.
Makeup FX: Anthony DiFolco
Sound Recordist: Raymond Rodriguez
Production Assistant: Joseph Rubino
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