The One Who Got Called In
New York City, New York | Film Short
Horror, Thriller
“The One Who Got Called In” is a new horror short from Morbid Little Girl Productions and director, Louie Cortes. The film follows aspiring actress, Nina Lamb’s last ditch attempts to get her big break.
The One Who Got Called In
New York City, New York | Film Short
Horror, Thriller
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“The One Who Got Called In” is a new horror short from Morbid Little Girl Productions and director, Louie Cortes. The film follows aspiring actress, Nina Lamb’s last ditch attempts to get her big break.
About The Project
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
JOIN US IN CREATING OUR NEXT HORROR SHORT
Synopsis - In an attempt to advance her acting career, Nina Lamb signs up for a casting director workshop run by Sasha Diablo. Is she there to help her - or is there something more sinister at play?
"The One Who Got Called In" is a twisted new tale from Morbid Little Girl Productions
The script was inspired after founder, Bec Fordyce, and actress, Heather Gilbert, shared real life horror stories from casting director workshops one afternoon over lunch.
Bec had previously written a screenplay for another horror short, but never really knew what to do with the piece.
Combining stories the women had shared, and some of the concepts from the previous script, "The One Who Got Called In" was born.
This is Morbid Little Girl Productions' most ambitious project to date - and we need your help to make it!
WHO WE ARE
MORBID LITTLE GIRL PRODUCTIONS
Morbid Little Girl Productions was founded by Bec Fordyce July 4, 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The logo was inspired by Bec's childhood drawings.
Bec, her sister and cousins loved the movie Jaws growing up. They would draw sharks eating people to give to their parents to hang on the fridge.
Our films strive to inject social commentary in a dark, humorous, and irreverent fashion.
So far, we have made 4 award winning projects (short films Cut to the Chase, The Karening and Killer Shoes and web series pilot,A Class Act)...all with a skeleton crew and next to no budget.
The Karening has been our biggest success to date.
Shot on a $500 budget, the short played at festivals in over 10 countries around the world. It won the highly coveted Audience Choice Award for Best Short at Festival of Cinema NYC 2021, and landed distribution on Indiepix Unlimited
WHAT IS
"THE ONE WHO GOT CALLED IN" ABOUT?
The One Who Got Called In is a horror short based on an acting urban legend.
The urban legend revolves around the highly controversial "pay-to-play" workshops led by casting directors...and the actor lucky enough to be called in by these gatekeepers.
Our short film puts a horror twist on the actor who gets called in.
The concept poster was inspired by the Point Horror book series covers.
WHY WE WANT TO TELL THIS STORY
Horror is a genre very close to our heart. We love horror for the scares, but also because it is a great platform for social commentary.
We hope that this film might serve as a cautionary tale to those that work in the performing arts.
We also hope to thrill our horror fans with a creepy story!
Our director, Louie Cortes, has spent the last decade primarily directing horror shorts and is the founder of Haunted Hangover.
Director, Louie Cortes
Our lead actress, Heather Gilbert, is a Syfy Channel Scream Queen and starred opposite Robert Englund in Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
Lake Placid Vs Anaconda Sony Pictures 2015
Writer/producer/actress Bec Fordyce was awarded "Fresh Blood" (Best First Time Director) at Scared for your LIIFE 2020 Edition for her film Cut to the Chase. She is also a professional makeup artist and specializes in Gore and FX makeup for indie horror films.
Bec Fordyce at Scared for your LIIFE 2021
Morbid Little Girl Productions so far has made projects that exist in the horror-comedy realm. This time around, we want to make an film that is heavier on scares, and a little lighter on laughs.
The film's tone has been influenced by Tony Scott's The Hunger and Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover as well as Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon
This is a horror short written with actors in mind. We have heard real life horror stories from workshops ranging from the Casting Agent looking at their smart phones the entire time to saying something psychologically damaging.
We hope fellow actors find moments in the film where they can say "I can relate!"
We also hope that this film gives horror fans a good scare.
WHERE YOU COME IN...
Making a film takes a village. We need help with locations, costumes, transport and paying our crew.
We also need to keep our cast and crew safe with regular Covid testing.
CHECK OUT THE INCENTIVES!
We are offering our supporters walk on roles, a day on set, an executive producer credit and much more!
All supporters will receive a custom Point Horror style movie poster featuring their photo on it via email.
Supporters from Day Player
and beyond will be emailed a downloadable screener via Vimeo before the release.
SHARE OUR CAMPAIGN!
If we exceed our goal, we want to offer our crew more pay, and give our actors a stipend. We will also hire a theater to have a private screening with our backers!
We hope to shoot over three days during Summer 2023 and release/submit to film festivals early 2024.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Food and Coffee
Costs $300
Food, water and coffee. $100 per day for 3 days for cast and crew.
Paying our crew
Costs $2,400
To pay our crew (director, sound, camera, lighting) a $200 stipend per day for 3 days.
Transport
Costs $275
Gas and parking for crew to transport equipment. Metro card reimbursement for talent.
Wardrobe/Makeup
Costs $120
We need red wardrobe items and pressed powder for our actors.
Theater/Studio rental
Costs $700
Studio or theater location wanted. We are looking at a location that is NOT a shared space.
Rapid Tests
Costs $300
Covid-19 Rapid tests for cast and crew.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
MEET THE CAST & CREW!
BEC FORDYCE
Bec Fordyce is the writer and producer for "The One Who Got Called In". She will also be playing Sasha Diablo in the film.
She was born in Sydney, Australia and now resides in Brooklyn, New York. She has trained at The Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and has studied under Heidi Marshall and Larry Moss.
Her previous film acting credits include Killer Shoes, A Class Act, Williamsburg, Park Slope Moms as well as the upcoming web series "The Bathroom".
New York Theatre credits include "The Eight - Reindeer Monologues" and "The Ninth Guest" as well as appearanes at the show "Variety Tonight!"
She founded Morbid Little Girl Productions on July 4, 2020, and is passionate about making dark humorous films with social commentary.
LOUIE CORTES
Louie Cortes is the director for "The One Who Got Called In". He is a Queens native and has over a decade of filmmaking experience ranging from writing, directing, editing, producing, and cinematography.
His previous credits include the feature film Good Day, as well as Eve, A Class Act, and is the founder of Haunted Hangover.
HEATHER GILBERT
Heather Gilbert plays our lead, Nina Lamb.
Heather is best known for playing Plain Jane Goldberg in the SyFy Channel original movie Lake Placid vs Anaconda. Other TV/Film credits include Boardwalk Empire and David Chase's Not Fade Away.
She is a frequent actor at HB Studio's Playwrights Theater having performed there in "The Rimers of Eldritch" (Lena), "Bed & Sofa: A Silent Film Opera" (Ludmilla), "The Butter & Egg Man" (Jane), and "Balm in Gilead" (Darlene).
As a professional puppeteer, she has performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) in "Walking in Soho" and off Broadway in "John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean" at New World Stages.
DANIEL MAKULA
Daniel Makula plays Klaus
Daniel is a New York-based actor/writer who trained at Second City in Chicago as well as with Giles Foreman, Karen Kohlhaas, and Deena Levy in New York.
Recent projects include a guest star in the web series "White Arab Problems" along with leading roles in his own projects, "Only Human" and "Meh-thod Actor".
Theatre credits include "Suddnely Last Summer" with Love Creek Productions.
LENA MARY AMATO
Lena Mary Amato plays Rachel
Lena Mary Amato is an actress, singer, and Twitch personality. Her previous film credits include The Karening and A Class Act.
Previous stage credits include "Hairspray - The Musical" (tour), "The Ninth Guest", and the co host of "Variety Tonight". She has also sang at Birdland Theater.
She also streams as Bubbles Spumoni on Twitch Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. You can watch her play Sims, sing songs, and play her ukulele.
MATT STERNBERG
Matt Sternberg plays Scott
Matt Sternberg is an actor, writer, and producer. His previous film credits include A Class Act (and won Best Supporting Actor of a Medium Length film at BIMIFF) Son of Invention, Killer Shoes and The Karening.
He also is the founder of This Jew is for You Productions - and has produced plays "The Eight - Reindeer Monologues" and "The Ninth Guest" and the variety show "Variety Tonight". In addition to this, he is the co-creator and star of upcoming web series "The Bathroom".
BARRY LEE SHEPPARD
Barry Lee Sheppard Plays Barry.
Writing credit include: Eulogy Turnstile (Winner of outstanding writing in a staged reading at Planet Connections), Buhlined Dayte (Presented over zoom at Planet Connections) He is a proud graduate of Maggie Flanigan Studio.
Television Acting Credits: Shadow of Doubt, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones and Hack My Life.
New York Theatre Credits include: I, Horatio (NYC Fringe Festival), Chokehold (at the Planet Connections Festivity for which he was nominated for Best Actor Award and Winner of Best Ensemble), Drones, RENT, Rabbit Hole, Hansel and Gretel Christmas, Regional include: Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors, and A Christmas Carol.
CARLOS J RAMIREZ
Carlos is Queens native,Huge Mets fan and has a deep passion for cinema, has directed, written, and done cinematography for numerous short films and music videos.
Previous credit includes "A Sinking Heart", "White Cane" and " Adam" and is the founder of Five3Films
Current Team
Incentives
- The Story
- Wishlist
- Updates
- The Team
- Community
Mission Statement
The Story
JOIN US IN CREATING OUR NEXT HORROR SHORT
Synopsis - In an attempt to advance her acting career, Nina Lamb signs up for a casting director workshop run by Sasha Diablo. Is she there to help her - or is there something more sinister at play?
"The One Who Got Called In" is a twisted new tale from Morbid Little Girl Productions
The script was inspired after founder, Bec Fordyce, and actress, Heather Gilbert, shared real life horror stories from casting director workshops one afternoon over lunch.
Bec had previously written a screenplay for another horror short, but never really knew what to do with the piece.
Combining stories the women had shared, and some of the concepts from the previous script, "The One Who Got Called In" was born.
This is Morbid Little Girl Productions' most ambitious project to date - and we need your help to make it!
WHO WE ARE
MORBID LITTLE GIRL PRODUCTIONS
Morbid Little Girl Productions was founded by Bec Fordyce July 4, 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The logo was inspired by Bec's childhood drawings.
Bec, her sister and cousins loved the movie Jaws growing up. They would draw sharks eating people to give to their parents to hang on the fridge.
Our films strive to inject social commentary in a dark, humorous, and irreverent fashion.
So far, we have made 4 award winning projects (short films Cut to the Chase, The Karening and Killer Shoes and web series pilot,A Class Act)...all with a skeleton crew and next to no budget.
The Karening has been our biggest success to date.
Shot on a $500 budget, the short played at festivals in over 10 countries around the world. It won the highly coveted Audience Choice Award for Best Short at Festival of Cinema NYC 2021, and landed distribution on Indiepix Unlimited
WHAT IS
"THE ONE WHO GOT CALLED IN" ABOUT?
The One Who Got Called In is a horror short based on an acting urban legend.
The urban legend revolves around the highly controversial "pay-to-play" workshops led by casting directors...and the actor lucky enough to be called in by these gatekeepers.
Our short film puts a horror twist on the actor who gets called in.
The concept poster was inspired by the Point Horror book series covers.
WHY WE WANT TO TELL THIS STORY
Horror is a genre very close to our heart. We love horror for the scares, but also because it is a great platform for social commentary.
We hope that this film might serve as a cautionary tale to those that work in the performing arts.
We also hope to thrill our horror fans with a creepy story!
Our director, Louie Cortes, has spent the last decade primarily directing horror shorts and is the founder of Haunted Hangover.
Director, Louie Cortes
Our lead actress, Heather Gilbert, is a Syfy Channel Scream Queen and starred opposite Robert Englund in Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
Lake Placid Vs Anaconda Sony Pictures 2015
Writer/producer/actress Bec Fordyce was awarded "Fresh Blood" (Best First Time Director) at Scared for your LIIFE 2020 Edition for her film Cut to the Chase. She is also a professional makeup artist and specializes in Gore and FX makeup for indie horror films.
Bec Fordyce at Scared for your LIIFE 2021
Morbid Little Girl Productions so far has made projects that exist in the horror-comedy realm. This time around, we want to make an film that is heavier on scares, and a little lighter on laughs.
The film's tone has been influenced by Tony Scott's The Hunger and Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover as well as Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon
This is a horror short written with actors in mind. We have heard real life horror stories from workshops ranging from the Casting Agent looking at their smart phones the entire time to saying something psychologically damaging.
We hope fellow actors find moments in the film where they can say "I can relate!"
We also hope that this film gives horror fans a good scare.
WHERE YOU COME IN...
Making a film takes a village. We need help with locations, costumes, transport and paying our crew.
We also need to keep our cast and crew safe with regular Covid testing.
CHECK OUT THE INCENTIVES!
We are offering our supporters walk on roles, a day on set, an executive producer credit and much more!
All supporters will receive a custom Point Horror style movie poster featuring their photo on it via email.
Supporters from Day Player
and beyond will be emailed a downloadable screener via Vimeo before the release.
SHARE OUR CAMPAIGN!
If we exceed our goal, we want to offer our crew more pay, and give our actors a stipend. We will also hire a theater to have a private screening with our backers!
We hope to shoot over three days during Summer 2023 and release/submit to film festivals early 2024.
Wishlist
Use the WishList to Pledge cash and Loan items - or - Make a pledge by selecting an Incentive directly.
Food and Coffee
Costs $300
Food, water and coffee. $100 per day for 3 days for cast and crew.
Paying our crew
Costs $2,400
To pay our crew (director, sound, camera, lighting) a $200 stipend per day for 3 days.
Transport
Costs $275
Gas and parking for crew to transport equipment. Metro card reimbursement for talent.
Wardrobe/Makeup
Costs $120
We need red wardrobe items and pressed powder for our actors.
Theater/Studio rental
Costs $700
Studio or theater location wanted. We are looking at a location that is NOT a shared space.
Rapid Tests
Costs $300
Covid-19 Rapid tests for cast and crew.
Cash Pledge
Costs $0
Direct link:
Share this update!
About This Team
MEET THE CAST & CREW!
BEC FORDYCE
Bec Fordyce is the writer and producer for "The One Who Got Called In". She will also be playing Sasha Diablo in the film.
She was born in Sydney, Australia and now resides in Brooklyn, New York. She has trained at The Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) and has studied under Heidi Marshall and Larry Moss.
Her previous film acting credits include Killer Shoes, A Class Act, Williamsburg, Park Slope Moms as well as the upcoming web series "The Bathroom".
New York Theatre credits include "The Eight - Reindeer Monologues" and "The Ninth Guest" as well as appearanes at the show "Variety Tonight!"
She founded Morbid Little Girl Productions on July 4, 2020, and is passionate about making dark humorous films with social commentary.
LOUIE CORTES
Louie Cortes is the director for "The One Who Got Called In". He is a Queens native and has over a decade of filmmaking experience ranging from writing, directing, editing, producing, and cinematography.
His previous credits include the feature film Good Day, as well as Eve, A Class Act, and is the founder of Haunted Hangover.
HEATHER GILBERT
Heather Gilbert plays our lead, Nina Lamb.
Heather is best known for playing Plain Jane Goldberg in the SyFy Channel original movie Lake Placid vs Anaconda. Other TV/Film credits include Boardwalk Empire and David Chase's Not Fade Away.
She is a frequent actor at HB Studio's Playwrights Theater having performed there in "The Rimers of Eldritch" (Lena), "Bed & Sofa: A Silent Film Opera" (Ludmilla), "The Butter & Egg Man" (Jane), and "Balm in Gilead" (Darlene).
As a professional puppeteer, she has performed at the New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF) in "Walking in Soho" and off Broadway in "John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean" at New World Stages.
DANIEL MAKULA
Daniel Makula plays Klaus
Daniel is a New York-based actor/writer who trained at Second City in Chicago as well as with Giles Foreman, Karen Kohlhaas, and Deena Levy in New York.
Recent projects include a guest star in the web series "White Arab Problems" along with leading roles in his own projects, "Only Human" and "Meh-thod Actor".
Theatre credits include "Suddnely Last Summer" with Love Creek Productions.
LENA MARY AMATO
Lena Mary Amato plays Rachel
Lena Mary Amato is an actress, singer, and Twitch personality. Her previous film credits include The Karening and A Class Act.
Previous stage credits include "Hairspray - The Musical" (tour), "The Ninth Guest", and the co host of "Variety Tonight". She has also sang at Birdland Theater.
She also streams as Bubbles Spumoni on Twitch Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. You can watch her play Sims, sing songs, and play her ukulele.
MATT STERNBERG
Matt Sternberg plays Scott
Matt Sternberg is an actor, writer, and producer. His previous film credits include A Class Act (and won Best Supporting Actor of a Medium Length film at BIMIFF) Son of Invention, Killer Shoes and The Karening.
He also is the founder of This Jew is for You Productions - and has produced plays "The Eight - Reindeer Monologues" and "The Ninth Guest" and the variety show "Variety Tonight". In addition to this, he is the co-creator and star of upcoming web series "The Bathroom".
BARRY LEE SHEPPARD
Barry Lee Sheppard Plays Barry.
Writing credit include: Eulogy Turnstile (Winner of outstanding writing in a staged reading at Planet Connections), Buhlined Dayte (Presented over zoom at Planet Connections) He is a proud graduate of Maggie Flanigan Studio.
Television Acting Credits: Shadow of Doubt, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones and Hack My Life.
New York Theatre Credits include: I, Horatio (NYC Fringe Festival), Chokehold (at the Planet Connections Festivity for which he was nominated for Best Actor Award and Winner of Best Ensemble), Drones, RENT, Rabbit Hole, Hansel and Gretel Christmas, Regional include: Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors, and A Christmas Carol.
CARLOS J RAMIREZ
Carlos is Queens native,Huge Mets fan and has a deep passion for cinema, has directed, written, and done cinematography for numerous short films and music videos.
Previous credit includes "A Sinking Heart", "White Cane" and " Adam" and is the founder of Five3Films