Coming in 2024!
“The Scalpel”
(Now in festivals)
In 1936, in Seattle, a 19-year-old budding filmmaker using his own equipment, was working on his seventh (of nine) films. Ultimately, he would create 58 stage/screenplays before he was 20. This director would go on to work for Disney Studios, and direct and edit a 1950 Academy Award-winning documentary about Michelangelo. Richard H. Lyford's films have developed a following among film historians, since his early "amateur" films are some of the first “indie” films ever created outside of Hollywood. Lyford experimented with special effects, costumes, double-exposures, and intense make-up, while developing as a director. "The Scalpel" was filmed in the Pacific Northwest, in and around Seattle.
Until now only a fragment of this film was known to exist. In 2024 more footage of “The Scalpel” was discovered. 8th Sense Productions, LLC has completely restored, re-edited, and added new music by Ed Hartman. This is an extraordinary project the continues to bring attention to Richard Lyford, a pioneer of independent filmmaking.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt24249678/
7-11-24
22 Festivals, 32 Awards/Nominations:
- Black Panther International Short Film Festival (Award Winner: Shorts, Award Winner: Horror Shorts, Award Winner: Soundtrack)
- Bluez Dolphins International Short Film Fest (Best Short Silent Film, Best Original Score)
- Calcutta Indie International Film Festival (Awards: Best Silent Short Film, Best Horror Short Film, Best Original Score Film, Best Silent Film)
- Cinestesya Film Festival (Official Selection)
- CKF International Film Festival (Official Selection)
- Crown Point International Film Festival (Best Score Short Film)
- Depth of Field International Film Festival (Official Selection)
- Global Independent Film Festival of India (Official Selection)
- Florence Film Awards (Official Selection)
- Golden Lion Best Film Awards ("Sam Mendes Edition:" Best Horror Short Film, Best Silent Short Film, Best Original Score Short Film, Best Student)
- Independent Shorts Awards (Official Selection)
- IndieX Film Fest 2024 (Best Original Score - Nom.)
- Issaquah Film Festival (Official Selection)
- Mindfield Film Festival - Albuquerque (Best Short -Platinum, Best Original Score - Bronze,, Best Visual FX - Platinum)
- New York Movie Awards (Official Selection)
- Oniros Film Awards (Best Silent Film, Best Horror Film, Best Visual Effects, Best Prosthetic Make-Up, Best Soundtrack)
- Paris Film Awards (Official Selection)
- Royal Wolf Film Awards (May/June 2024: Best of Show, Horror Short, Best Original Music , Best Visual FX)
- SCA® Los Angeles International Awards (Official Selection)
- Swedish International Film Festival (Official Selection)
- Toronto Indie Shorts (Best Horror)
- WRPN.TV Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival Competition (Official Selection)
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