“It Gets in Your Blood”
BONUS FEATURES:
"It Gets in Your Blood" - Documentary about Richard Lyford by Ed Hartman
"Ritual of the Dead" ("Mummy" style fragment by Richard Lyford)
"The Scalpel" ("Jekyll-Hyde" style fragment by Richard Lyford)*
*In 2024 more footage was found for “The Scalpel." (https://edhartmanmusic.com/the-scalpel-1936-silent-film) The complete film is now in festivals. Future distribution is TBA.
Missing Footage, Lyford Home Movie, and more...
"I cannot recommend the Blu-ray for AS THE EARTH TURNS highly enough. Not only do you get Lyford’s science fiction feature, but you also get some terrific bonuses like the remaining extant footage (at that time) of THE SCALPEL and RITUAL OF EVIL—which were newly scanned. And the film scores for all three, composed and arranged by Ed Hartman, are terrific.
And there’s more. Also on the disc is the documentary about Richard Lyford, IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD and a fun, comedic Richard Lyford short filmed around Christmas 1944 that also features his wife Betty. Finally, there is a brief intermission for a home video titled LET’S ALL GO TO THE KITCHEN. The music is also composed by Ed and if you didn’t know it you’d swear it was vintage music from the 1960s. The arrangement and choice of instrumentation is perfectly evocative of that period."
Gary Prange, Film Producer, Horror Film Expert
Other Richard Lyford Historical Films:
To see some of Richard Lyford's later work (Educational, Military, Commercial, etc.), Periscope Films (Film Archive and Stock Footage) has been adding to this page: https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm/search?query=lyford
“The Titan: Story of Michelangelo” - Produced by Robert Snyder. Lyford directed and edited this Award-Winning documentary:
“As the Earth Turns” DVD/BR includes:
"It Gets in Your Blood" - Documentary about Richard Lyford by Ed Hartman
"Ritual of the Dead" ("Mummy" style fragment by Richard Lyford)
"The Scalpel" ("Jekyll-Hyde" style fragment by Richard Lyford)*
*In 2024 more footage was found for “The Scalpel." (https://edhartmanmusic.com/the-scalpel-1936-silent-film) The complete film is now in festivals. Future distribution is TBA.
Missing Footage, Lyford Home Movie, and more...
"I cannot recommend the Blu-ray for AS THE EARTH TURNS highly enough. Not only do you get Lyford’s science fiction feature, but you also get some terrific bonuses like the remaining extant footage (at that time) of THE SCALPEL and RITUAL OF EVIL—which were newly scanned. And the film scores for all three, composed and arranged by Ed Hartman, are terrific.
And there’s more. Also on the disc is the documentary about Richard Lyford, IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD and a fun, comedic Richard Lyford short filmed around Christmas 1944 that also features his wife Betty. Finally, there is a brief intermission for a home video titled LET’S ALL GO TO THE KITCHEN. The music is also composed by Ed and if you didn’t know it you’d swear it was vintage music from the 1960s. The arrangement and choice of instrumentation is perfectly evocative of that period."
Gary Prange, Film Producer, Horror Film Expert
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Other Richard Lyford Historical Films:
To see some of Richard Lyford's later work (Educational, Military, Commercial, etc.), Periscope Films (Film Archive and Stock Footage) has been adding to this page: https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm/search?query=lyford
“The Titan: Story of Michelangelo” - Produced by Robert Snyder. Lyford directed and edited this Award-Winning documentary:
“It Gets in Your Blood”
128 Festivals, 113 Awards/Nominations!
| 52 Weeks Film Festival | Best US Documentary |
| Action on Film Festival Megafest | Finalist |
| Aasha International Film Festival | Award Winner |
| American Filmatic Arts Awards | Best Historical Short Documentary |
| ARFF International/Barcelona | Honorable Mention |
| Australia Film Festival | Honorable Mention |
| Austin Arthouse International Festival | (Best US Short Doc - Nominee) |
| Baliwood Bali - World Independent Short Film Awards (WISFA) | Finalist |
| Beach Cities Inspirational Film Festival | Finaiist |
| Beyond Earth Film Festival | |
| Big Sur Film Festival Awards | Best Documentary |
| Black Panther International Short Film Festival | Nominee |
| BLASTOFF Film Festival | |
| Blow-Up Filmfest | Semi-Finalist |
| The Burbank International Film Festival | |
| Calcutta International Cult Film Festival | Outstanding Achievement Award/Documentary |
| Canada Shorts Film Festival | Award of Distinction |
| Caorle Film Festival | |
| Chambal Film Festival | Best Documentary Film (Short) |
| Chicago Indie Film Awards | |
| China Film Festival | |
| CKF International Film Festival | Best Short Film of the Month |
| Crown Wood International Film Festival | Best Documentary Short Film |
| Cult Critic Movie Awards |
Award Winner: Documentary Jean Lic Godard Awards (Nominee) |
| Cult Movies International Film Festival | Best Documentary Short Film |
| Depth of Field International Film Festival |
Exceptional Merit (Documentary) Excellence (Editing) |
| DIFFS - Discovery Int Fest of Film Story | |
| Docs Without Borders Film Festival | Exceptional Merit |
| Dubai Independent Film Festival | Finalist |
| East Europe International Film Festival | Best Short Documentary |
| Europe Independent Movie Festival | |
| Fantasy Film Festival | Nominee |
| Festival Angaelica | |
| Filmhaus Berlin |
Best Short Documentary (Nominee) Best Scriptwriting for Documentary (Nominee) |
| Film Festival Senior Movie | |
| Film Today | Best Short Documentary |
| Florence Film Awards | Honorable Mention - Short Documentary |
| Friday Harbor Film Festival | |
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Gig Harbor Film Festival
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| Global Film Festival Awards | Best Documentary |
| Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival | |
| HeroesLive FIlm Festival | |
| Hibulb Cultural Film Festival |
Documentary (Runner Up) Documentary Short (Runner Up) Best Song (Runner Up) Directing (Runner Up)
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| Hodu International Film Festival |
Best Short Documentary (Nominee) Best Scriptwriting for Documentary or Podcast (Nominee) |
| Hollywood Blood Horror Festival | Best Documentary |
| Hollywood Dreams 4th/5th Annual International FF | Finalist |
| Hollywood First-Time Filmmaker Showcase | |
| Hollywood Gold Awards | Gold Award - Short Documentary |
| Hollywood International Golden Age Festival | Finalist |
| Hollywood Horrorfest | Finalist |
| Hong Kong Indie Film Festival | Semi-Finalist |
| Horror Bowl Movie Awards | Best Documentary |
| Horrors4You Film Festival | |
| Iconic Images Film Festival | |
| Impact DOCS Awards |
Award of Merit: Documentary Short Award of Merit: Research) |
| Independent Shorts Awards |
Best Editing (Honorable Mention) Best Documentary Short (Honorable Mention) |
| India Film Festival | Honorable Mention |
| Indian International Short Film Festival Cinemascope Awards | Honorable Mention |
| Indie Short Fest |
Best Documentary Short (Nomination) Best Producer (Nomination) Best Original Score (Nomination) |
| IndieX Film Fest | Award Nominee |
| Karukrit International Film Festival | Special Mention |
| Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival | |
| Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival | |
| London Independent Film Awards | Best Short Documentary |
| Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival |
Best Short Documentary (Nominee) Best Voiceover Narration or Performance (Nominee) |
| London International Monthly Film Festival | Honorable Mention |
| London Lift-0ff Film Festival | |
| London Shorts Film Festival | Nomination |
| Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards | Best Short Documentary |
| Madrid Film Awards | Semi-Finaiist |
| Markham International Film Festival | |
| Medusa Film Festival | Best Short Film |
| Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival | |
| Mile High International Film Festival | Best US Documentary Short - Award |
| Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque |
Best Documentary Short - Platinum Best Editing - Platinum Best Narrator - Platinum |
| Mindfield Film Festival Los Angeles |
Best Short Documentary Best Editing |
| Naples Movie Awards | Best Short Documentary |
| New Age Cinemas & Scripts | Best Documentary Short |
| New Creators Film Awards 2021 | Best Documentary Short |
| New Wave Short Film Festival | Best Short Documentary |
| New York Lift-Off Film Festival | |
| New York Tri-State International Film Festival | Best Documentary Short |
| North London Documentary Festival | |
| Oniros Film Awards | Semi-Finalist |
| Only the Best International Film Festival | |
| Onyko Films Awards | Finalist |
| Open Window International Film Challenge | |
| Pacific Beach International Film Festival | |
| Paris International Short Festival | Finalist |
| Rajasthan International Film Festival Blood | Special Jury Award for Best International Documentary Film |
| Red Dragon Creative Awards | Best Docu Short of the Fest |
| Reel East Texas Film Festival |
Best Director Best Documentary |
| Rocky Mountain International Film Festival | Semi-Finalist |
| Roma Short Film Festival | Finalist |
| Rome Independent Prisma Awards | Semi-Finalist |
| Rome Movie Awards | |
| Royal Wolf Film Awards |
Best Documentary Short Best Director Documentary Short Best Narrator Best Producer Best Editing |
| St Andrews Film Festival | |
| San Diego Movie Awards | Best Documentary Short (Honorable Mention) |
| San Francisco Indie Short Festival | Nominee |
| Seattle Film Summit | Semi-Finalist |
| Serbest International Film Festival | |
| Shockfest | |
| Silicon Beach Film Festival | |
| Snohomish Film Festival |
Best Picture (Nominee) Best Documentary (Nominee) |
| South America Awards | Best Editing Documentary |
| Stockholm Short Festival | Semi-Finalist |
| Swedish International Film Festival | Finalist |
| Sydney Indie Short Festival | Semi-Finalist |
| Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival | |
| The Most Important Films International Film Festival | |
| Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge | |
| Tokyo International Short Film Festival | Finalist |
| Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival | |
| UK Film Review Festival | |
| United States Film Festival | Best U.S. Short |
| Uruvatti International Film Festival | Best Documentary Short (Special Jury Prize) |
| Vancouver Independent Film Festival | Semi-Finaiist |
| Vegas Cinefest | Semi-Finaiist |
| Venice Shorts of California | Finalist |
| Virgin Spring Cinefest |
Best Director - Gold Award Best Editing - Silver Award Best Producer - Outstanding Achievement Award Best Music Score - Silver Award |
| Vonline Film Fest | |
| West Sound Film Festival | |
| White Unicorn International Film Festival | Award-Winner: Documentary |
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Excellence Award (Tight Shorts) |
| X World Short Film Festival | Nominee: Best Documentary Short |
| Yellowstone International Film Festival | |
| Zed Fest Film Festival | Semi-Finalist |
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