INCUBATOR
Description
A young man wakes up in a bathtub full of ice only to discover his problems have just begun. You've heard the urban legend...this is worse.
Cast
Crew
JIMMY WEBER - Writer, Director, Post Production
ANNIE BAKER - Producer
JON STEVENSON - Director of Photography
TARA HUNTER - First Assistant Director
KC WEATHERMAN - Gaffer
NICK FALLS - Camera Assist
JOHN SCHMIDT - Camera Assist
MONSTER MIDIAN CROSBY - Special Makeup and Effects
BRANDON FRYMAN - Production Designer
ZACH STARKEBAUM - Digital Intermediate Technician
COREY COSTELLO - Audio Recorded By
About the film
I love all of our films and am proud of all my work, but as a horror filmmaker, I wanted to make a real horror movie. INCUBATOR is a real horror film. From start to finish, it's gritty, intense, gory, and gross. That's what I wanted INCUBATOR to be. But not only is it our most "horrorifying" movie, it's also the most professional film we've made to date. Using a full crew, a real location, a RED camera, great make up effects, and an incredible actor, INCUBATOR isn't just about blood and guts, but represents who we have become as filmmakers. Anyone who watches this film will see we've turned the page to the next chapter of Pretty People Pictures.
What people are saying
A man wakes up in a bathtub full of ice and blood. That’s the good news. We suppose one could say that this is a film about “productivity” — and we hope you don’t pack a lunch!
- Mitch Davis - Co-Director, Fantasia Film Festival
Well-directed and powerfully affective, is INCUBATOR (Jimmy Weber, USA). A young man wakes up in a bathtub covered in ice, a huge scar on his side, and a note on the bathroom mirror that says "Thanks." A brilliant set-up leading to an intense denouement that moves in a Cronenberg-like direction.
- Rue Morgue Magazine
Bloody bathroom scenes with a tub of ice usually indicate a kidney or other organ has been removed. This short flips this type of horror story on its ear, by using the subject as an incubator. What is really interesting about this short is that there is a strong female presence without seeing the female transgressor. This is one of the most interesting shorts in the horror short program.
- Horror's Not Dead
Incubator takes the premise of the man waking up in a bathroom in a tub of ice and spins it on it’s head. Jimmy Weber did a nice job with it, keeping it at a good length to tell the story and get out just as you get a shock. - Film Threat
I loved this flip-the-script take on the old kidney stealing fable. Though short in length, every second oozes tension as a man wakes up in a bathtub of ice and frantically attempts to get out of the hotel room he’s boarded into. Jimmy Weber zigs and zags through the small space of the hotel room, filling the viewer with a sense of claustrophobia and dread. Luke Sorge is only required to frantically dart around the room and scream bloody murder, but does so effectively. INCUBATOR is a damn cool short that will take you by surprise with its gory climax.
- Ain't It Cool News
INCUBATOR is a great short film to open the Shorts Block with. Just giving the viewer enough details to go with, this film is less than 10 minutes long and really does a great job of creating the mood and disgusting the audience in just the right way.
-Icons of Fright
Awards - Wins
Best Colorado Short Film - Mile High Horror Film Festival
Best Micro Short Film - Fear Fete Horror Film Festival
Best Short Film Director (Jimmy Weber) - Fear Fete Horror Film Festival
Best Short Film Actor (Luke Sorge) - Fear Fete Horror Film Festival
Best Short Film Special Effects Make Up (Midian Crosby) - Maverick Movie Awards
Best Short Film - Rhode Island Horror Film Festival
Killer Short - Killer Film Fest
Killer Actor (Luke Sorge) - Killer Film Fest
Killer SFX - Killer Film Fest
Awards - Nominations
Best Short Film Director (Jimmy Weber) - Maverick Movie Awards
Best Short Film Actor (Luke Sorge) - Maverick Movie Awards
Best Editing - Maverick Movie Awards
Best Short Film - Shockfest
Best Monster Character - Shockfest
Best of Killer Film Fest - Killer Film Fest
Best Editing - Killer Film Fest
Killer Sound Design - Killer Film Fest
Scared to Death - Killer Film Fest
Palm D'Gore - Knoxville Horror Film Festival
Honorable Mention - Narrative Short Category - Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
Festivals and Screenings
HORRORFEST - Official Selection
Denver, Colorado.
April 15-17, 2011.
PITTSBURGH HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
June 3-5, 2011.
FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection
Montreal, QC Canada
July 12 - August 7, 2011
Screening August 3rd - Small Gauge Trauma 2011
Salt Lake City Film Festival - Official Selection
Salt Lake City, UT
August 18-21, 2011
Screening August 21 - 3:00pm - Post Theater - With THE BOOK
Dragon*Con - Official Selection
Atlanta, Georgia
September 2-5, 2011
Screening September 2 - 10:00pm - Horror Block
Glen Rose Neo•Relix Film Festival - Official Selection
Glen Rose, Texas
September 2-4, 2011
Screening September 2 - 6:00pm - Campbell Bldg Theater - Opening Night Terror Block
Horrorfind Weekend Film Festival - Official Selection
Gettysburg, PA
September 2-4, 2011
Screening Friday, September 2 - 5:15pm - Gateway Theater
Atlanta Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Atlanta, GA
September 15-17, 2011
Screening September 16 - 10:00pm - Theater Two - Horror Shorts One
TULSA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Official Selection
Tulsa, Oklahoma
September 22-25, 2011
Screening September 23 - 4:00pm - Red Theater - "Uninvited Visitors" Horror Shorts
Coney Island Film Festival - Official Selection
Coney Island, New York
September 22-25, 2011
Screening Saturday, Sept. 24 - 8pm - Sideshows By The Seashore - 1208 Surf Ave. Ground Floor
Chicago Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Chicago, Illinois
September 23-25, 2011
Screening Friday, September 23 - 5:35pm
Fantastic Fest - Official Selection
Austin, Texas
September 22-29, 2011
Screening Saturday, September 24 - 3:15pm and Monday, September 26 - 3:10pm - Short Fuse: Horror Shorts
Shockerfest - Official Selection
Modesto, California
October 1-31, 2011
Screening October 7-17 - 12:30am block of mini-short horror films
Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival - Official Selection
Big Bear, California
September 30 - October 2, 2011
Screening Sunday, October 2 - 1:45pm - Block #12
Mile High Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Denver, Colorado
October 7-9
Screening Friday, October 7 - 9:40pm
Freak Show Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Orlando, Florida
October 7-9, 2011
Screening Saturday, October 8 - 9:30pm
Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Washington, D.C.
October 13-16, 2011
Screening Saturday, October 15 - 9:30pm - With Mr. Bricks: A Heavy Metal Murder Musical and Play Dead.
Telluride Horror Show - Official Selection
Telluride, Colorado
October 14-16, 2011
Screening Sunday, October 16 - 2:00pm - With The Devil's Business
Screamfest - Official Selection
Los Angeles, California
October 14-23, 2011
Screening Friday, October 21st - 8pm
Everybody Dies Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Orange County, California
October 21-22, 2011
Screening Friday, October 21st - 6pm
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival - Official Selection
Fargo, ND
October 21-23, 2011
Specific screening information coming soon!
Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival - Official Selection
Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 21-23, 2011
Screening Saturday, October 22nd - 11pm - Shorts Program 4
Celluloid Screams - Official Selection
Sheffield, United Kingdom
October 21-23, 2011
Screening Sunday, October 23rd - 7:15pm - with Cold Sweat and Animal Control
Knoxville Horror Film Fest - Official Selection
Knoxville, Tennessee
October 22-23, 2011
Specific screening information coming soon!
Carnage International Film Festival - Official Selection
Wilmington, North Carolina
October 23, 2011
Screening October 23rd - 6:30pm - Third Block
Horrorquest - Official Selection
Atlanta, Georgia
October 21-28
Screening Sunday, October 28 - 12:30pm - Shorts 2
Flickers: Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Providence, Rhode Island
October 27-30, 2011
Screening Saturday, October 29 - 7:00pm - At The Vets 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence - With Scream 4 and Beg
New Orleans Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 28-30, 2011
Screening Saturday, October 29 - 6:00pm - Shorts Block: Supernatural
Fear Fete Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
October 28-30, 2011
Screening Sunday, October 30 - 4:00pm - Best of the Fete
Starz Denver Film Festival - Official Selection
Denver, Colorado
November 2-13, 2011
Screening Sunday, November 6 and November 9 - Sunshine and Roses: Colorado Shorts
Killer Film Fest - Official Selection
Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 4-6, 2011
Screening Saturday, November 5 - 8:00pm - Film Block 9
Shockfest - Official Selection
Hollywood, California
November 18-19, 2011
Screening Friday, November 18 - 9:30pm
Little Rock Horror Picture Show - Official Selection
Little Rock, Arkansas
February 17-19, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 3:30pm Screening with Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps
Nevermore Film Festival - Official Selection
Durham, North Carolina
February 17-19, 2012
They're Coming to Get You, Barbara - Saturday 4:20pm and Sunday 12:10pm both at Cinema One
The Indie Horror Film Festival - Official Selection
Chicago, Illinois
March 23-25, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012 - 2:00pm
Bradford International Film Festival - Official Selection
Bradford, United Kingdom
April 19-29, 2012
Specific Screening Information Coming Soon!
Hollywood Shorts - Official Selection
Hollywood, California
Spring/Summer 2012
Specific Date and Times Coming Soon!