Short film

P A L A C E

2026 · 18 min

A short, hushed haunt that turns an old building's demolition into a slow crawl of dread and buried loss.

Tagline: See you at the PALACE
Overview: New Orleans’ beloved Historic Palace Theatre is set for demolition, when the supervisor behind the project discovers why it closed down from the souls lost inside.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, memory, isolation, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
memory
isolation
guilt
grief
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: thriller, horror, drama
Directed by: Shane Matthew Collins
Written by: Shane Matthew Collins
Starring: Eric Nicotera, Leigh LeFevre, Gray Muller, Paige Cummings, Devin Hogan, Sean C. Sanders, Sarah Emmerling, Eden Fields
Cinematography: David William Keyser
Runtime: 18 min
Country: United States of America