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The Glitch
13 minutes | 17 or older | 2008 | 
United States of America
A man, a mirror and a really nasty headache.
SynopsisHarry Owen (Scott Charles), a heavily fatigued man, wakes at 3 a.m. to a strange anomaly that challenges his perception of reality and his mental health.
Director's Statement"The Glitch" is about a man who experiences a strange anomaly in his daily insomniac workaholic routine. The story was inspired by frustrations of modern urban living, insomnia, migraine headaches and the classic science fiction television anthologies of the 1960s.
To explain any more would spoil any attempt at walking in the shadows of the great genre writers Joseph Stefano, Richard Matheson, Rod Serling and their contemporaries who tapped the zeitgeist of the technological age with gothic tales of technology and morality gone awry – with a sting in the tale.
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Directed by
Joe Fordham -
Written by
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Produced by
Flashfilms - The Glitch Website
Written by: Joe Fordham
Produced by: Flashfilms
Cast
Harry Owen: Scott CharlesCrew
Composer: Laurent WatteauDirector of Photography: Thomas D. Gleason
VFX Guru: Alex Frisch
"A film that says something to the heart of what we do, that captures the spirit of our film festival and addresses the essence of independent film...." - Matthew Foster, Dragon*Con Film Festival director.
"A wonderful little film. It has elements of sci-fi, but I found it really funny.... a modern kind of comment on the zeitgeist of our time." - Larry Jordan, HDFilmTools.
"Fourth-wall-breaking meta-narrative.... A haunting tale...." - Bob Doto, Quiet Earth.
DC Shorts Film Festival
Festivus Film Festival (Denver)
High Falls Film Festival
Portobello Film Festival (London, UK)
New York City Horror Film Festival
Sacramento Horror Film Festival
BAFTA/LA Short Film Festival
SFF-Rated Athens International Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival
Rochester High Falls International Film Festival
Brainwash Movie Festival
For more information about "The Glitch," please visit Glitchsite.com, were you can also buy the DVD. As well as the short film, in Dolby Digital stereo, the "Glitch" DVD includes 55 minutes of supplemental material telling the complete story, from soup to nuts, of how "The Glitch" was made, including our film festival adventures.
DVD features include:
• GLITCH DIARIES - 2 years, 20 videos, 38 minutes!
• VFX TESTS - where it all began!
• OUTTAKE REEL - bloopers and more!
• GLITCH TV - Harry's late night TV fare, uncut!
• HDFILMTOOLS - interviews with the filmmakers!
• OPTIONAL FRENCH SUBTITLES - sacré bleu!
• HIDDEN EASTER EGGS - tread lightly!
"I'm telling you, it's not healthy."
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Director
Joe Fordham
