The Writer, 2026

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Narrative Short Film
Drama/Black Comedy
16m33s | 1.66:1 | Color

CAST
The Writer: Teresa Mae Lafferty
The Doctor: Miguel K. Ries
The Assistant: Karl Keil

CREW

Main Unit
Story By: Nicholas Keil
Written By: Nicholas Keil
Executive Producers: Enzo Flores, Nicholas Keil
Produced by: Samuel Cowan, Teresa Mae Lafferty, Gabriel Galvez
Production Companies: Matterhorn Films, Overland Pictures
Director: Nicholas Keil
DP: Sam Ari Cowan
1st AC: Zack Auron
2nd AC: Karl Keil
Gaffer: Jason Chua
Key Grip: Chris Violette
Dolly Grip: Malcolm Moore
Hair & Makeup: Rita Sylvester
Prod. Sound Mixer: Jordan Buttolph
Dialect Coach: Barbara Rubin
1st AD: Gabriel Galvez
Set PAs: Taína Hernandez, Dwight Williams, Jude Nicastro
Production Designer: Travis Devine
Taxidermy by Brooklyn Taxidermy, Amber Maykut
Location Services: Rollin Studios, Broadway Stages
Studio Services: Anthony Argento
Colorist: Jared Rosenthal
Post Production Sound Mix & Design: Brendan Roche
Graphic, VFX, Nuke Artists: Nicholas Keil & Karl Keil
Music by Ryan DeFranzo

Pickup Unit
DP: Sam Ari Cowan
1st AC: Zack Auron
2nd AC: Karl Keil
Gaffer: Jason Chua
Key Grip: Isaac Huang
Hair & Makeup: Rita Sylvester

In 1956, a visionary writer undergoes a forbidden occult procedure to experience death firsthand — then returns to complete her magnum opus and confront the meaning of life (and death) itself.