R. Zachary Shildwachter
Directing
Known For

Advent – a time of joyful anticipation. You will surely remember the feeling you had as a child, waking up on the first December morning. Rising early, ready to open a new door for 24 consecutive days.
Deathcember
Dumped on his 27th birthday by his college sweetheart for being indecisive, Neil makes a silly bet that takes him on a wild ride through New York’s singles scene, accompanied by four testosterone-packed imbecile buddies and one crazy scheming New York taxi driver. On these madcap adventures Neil journeys from life choice paralysis to real life manhood.
Quarter Life Crisis

Her Name Was Torment II: Agony is a bigger, meaner exploration of things only hinted at in the first film. A deep dive into extreme gore and horror featuring explicit sex and graphic visceral violence.
Her Name Was Torment II: Agony

A tale that follows two lovers, Aloe & Vera, living in a girl gang ruled dystopian society, on a quest to kill the last scumbag alive, Dirtbag Mike.
Thrust!

From the mind of Marcus Koch comes the second installment of bizarre visions from the underground’s finest filmmakers.
Symbolicus Vol. 2

A woman is not handling her pregnancy well.
Margaret
An experimental project made up of 10 minute silent portraits with 60+ participants.
The 10 Minute Project

Celebrates and lampoons the televised Halloween specials of yore in a series of slaptastic sketches in the most nonsensical and cheapest ways possible.
Spookie Dookie

An obsessive fan kidnaps his favorite up-and-coming wrestling star.
Powerbomb

Acclaimed producer Tony Newton has gathered short films from some of the best underground film makers in the world. His newest collection, "The Dark Mixtape" is a showcase of independently directed and filmed "faux snuff" and found footage films.
Dark Mixtape
A heist goes very very wrong.
Getting Over

In the fallout of nuclear war, a rag tag team of robots, a mutant engineer, and an unpaid cyborg intern fight to give the survivors of the Trashlands that most vital of resources: entertainment.
Public Axis 3000

A relaxing weekend at their remote lake house appears to be the perfect remedy for stressed newlyweds Max and Baker. When Baker suggests that they use the getaway to finally pursue an illicit encounter he's been pressuring, Max reluctantly agrees, hoping it will add a much needed spark to their relationship. What results is an unimaginable blood soaked nightmare and will require unthinkable measures if they want to survive.
Hollow Lake
Five friends enjoy a night of drinking, but a game of "Seven Minutes in Heaven" makes things more than awkward.
Seven Minutes
Exploring the horrifying capabilities of a man pushed too far and comprised of dialogue solely from interview quotes from actual serial killers, SCUM brutally exposes how close we all are from becoming monsters in the blink of an eye.
Scum
A small town is divided by two rival gangs in an all out turf war that's gonna be settled once and for all through high stakes competitive eating.
Eat It Up
During a weekly support group meeting for grieving men, Peter, one of the group members tells the story of what led to the loss of his wife, Mara.
Love Is Dead
A scientist interrogates an alien.
Xenova
All is not as it seems when a man, pushed too far, frantically zooms around the city in a '77 Mustang with a beautiful woman on the verge of death in his passenger seat.
Thrill Kill

Satanic toys, demonic bedtime stories and supernatural terror await in this spine-chilling anthology of six extremely frightful horror films.