KICKSTART MY HEART
(INFO ON SCREENINGS BELOW)
After a gruesome car accident, a young woman fights her mind’s 3 levels of hell to survive.
WRITER/DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: KELSEY BOLLIG
CO-PRODUCER: TIENLYN JACOBSON
PRODUCER: CYBILL LUI-EPPICH
STARRING
EMMA PASAROW as LILLY
COOPER ALEXANDER as RICHIE
SADIE EVE SCOTT as CAT
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS
WINNER OF GRAND JURY SHORT AWARD HONORABLE MENTION
WINNER OF BEST ACTION FILM
WINNER OF THE GRAND JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT
WINNER OF BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT, BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (ALLIE SCHULTZ), BEST ACTRESS (EMMA PASAROW)
WINNER OF BEST HORROR SHORT, BEST SHORT OVERALL
NOMINATED FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ( ALLIE SCHULTZ)
WINNER OF BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG) AND BEST OF THE FEST
WINNER OF BEST EDITING (TYLER PHARO)
FLICKER’S VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY AND HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER OF GRAND JURY AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR
HORRORHAUS FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER OF AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
NOMINATED FOR THE MINERVA AWARD, BEST HORROR SHORT
URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE INT ACTION FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER FOR AOA BEST NEW MEDIA SHORT, AND AOA BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
MOLINS DE REI HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER OF “VICTOR ISRAEL” AWARD FOR BEST PERFORMANCE (EMMA PASAROW) OF THE OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
WINNER OF BEST SHORT FILM
NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG) AND BEST ACTRESS (EMMA PASAROW)
NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST EDITING (TYLER PHARO), BEST WRITING (KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST SHORT, BEST LET’S MAKE IT A BLOCKBUSTER NIGHT SHORT, BEST FX (MATTHEW DUVALL, KAO), BEST SCORE (SYLVAIN KAUFMAN), BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (ALLIE SCHULTZ)
NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR SHORT
WINNER BEST HORROR SHORT
WINNER BEST LATE NIGHT THRILLS & CHILLS SHORT
WINNER BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER BEST DIRECTOR
PAST SCREENINGS
-WORLD PREMIERE: DANCES WITH FILMS,
JUNE 11th 2:45 pm PST at the CHINESE THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD
WINNER OF GRAND JURY SHORT AWARD HONORABLE MENTION
OPENING NIGHT AUG 11th at 7:30 pm PST at the CHINESE THEATRE IN HOLLYWOOD
WINNER OF BEST ACTION SHORT AWARD
-EAST COAST PREMIERE: POPCORN FRIGHTS,
AUG 20th at 12:00 pm EST at O CINEMA IN SOUTH BEACH MIAMI
WINNER OF THE GRAND JURY AWARD FOR BEST SHORT
-INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE: FIGHTING SPIRIT FILM FESTIVAL,
SEPTEMBER 10-11th at the STRATFORD PICTURE HOUSE
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT, BEST INTERNATIONAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (ALLIE SCHULTZ), BEST ACTRESS (EMMA PASAROW)
-TEXAS PREMIERE: FANTASTIC FEST,
SEPT 23rd, 11:35 pm CDT, and 29th at 5:30 pm CT at the Alamo Draft House in Austin, TX. Screening with KIDS VS ALIENS
OCT 1st, 4 pm at the SHUDDER Los Feliz Theatre in LA
-ARIZONA PREMIERE: HORRORIGINS,
OCT 1ST at the Galaxy Theatre in Tuscon, Arizona
NOMINATED: BEST SHORT OVERALL, BEST HORROR SHORT, BEST ACTOR (COOPER ALEXANDER)
WINNER: BEST HORROR SHORT, BEST SHORT OVERALL
-HIGHLAND PARK INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL,
OCT 7TH at 9:30 pm at the Highland Theater in Highland Park, Los Angeles
-OREGON PREMIERE: PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
OCT 16th at 9 pm at Pacific Rock crab Theatre & OCT 23rd at 5:45 -pm at the Oregon Shore Crab Theater
-RHODE ISLAND PREMIERE: FLICKERS’ VORTEX SCI-FI, FANTASY & HORROR FILM FESTIVAL,
OCT 22nd location TBD
WINNER: GRAND JURY AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG)
-OHIO PREMIERE: NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL,
OCT 22nd at 8 pm at the Gateway film center
NOMINATED: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ( ALLIE SCHULTZ)
-ETHEREAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
OCT 21ST-23RD at Tiger Den in Austin, TX
NOMINATED: BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST WRITING (KELSEY BOLLIG),
BEST ORIGINAL CONCEPT, BEST PRACTICAL FX/MAKEUP (KAO), BEST DRAMA SHORT,
BEST HORROR SHORT, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (SYLVAIN KAUFFMAN)
-NOVA SCOTIA PREMIERE: HELLIFAX HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
OCT 21ST at 8 pm at The Bus Stop Theatre in Nova Scotia
WINNER: BEST EDITING (TYLER PHARO)
-EUROPEAN PREMIER: UPPSALA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
OCT 26TH & 30TH in the Fantastisk Film Block in Uppsala Sweden
OCT 30TH at 2:45 pm at The Main Theatre in Santa Clarita, CA
NOMINATED: BEST EDITING (TYLER PHARO), BEST SOUND DESIGN (MONKEYLAND)
-UTAH PREMIERE: FILMQUEST,
NOV 2ND, 5 PM. at the Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo, UT
NOMINATED: THE MINERVA AWARD, BEST HORROR SHORT
-SPANISH PREMIERE: TERROR MOLINS
NOV 5th at Teatre de la Peni in Molins de Rei
-URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE INT ACTION FILM FESTIVAL,
NOV 4th at 11:32 AM AMC Empire 25 Theaters in theatre 11 in Times Square NY
WINNER FOR BEST SHORT AOA NEW MEDIA SHORT, BEST ACTION SEQUENCE NEW MEDIA
NOV 11-13TH at the Whirled Cinema in England screening with BREATHING HAPPY
WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST SHORT
-AFRICAN PREMIERE: SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST
NOV 18TH-30TH in the Labia Theatre
-ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL
DEC 1-18TH, Roxy, 4 Star, and Werx theatres San Francisco, CA
-GERMAN PREMIERE: FINAL GIRLS FILM FESTIVAL
SUN, FEB 5th at 10:45 pm at the CITY KINO WEDDING THEATRE in Berlin
SAT, FEB 25TH 1 PM & SUN, FEB 26TH 2 PM at THE CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM in North Carolina
NOMINATED BEST DIRECTOR ( KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST PERFORMANCE (EMMA PASAROW)
SAT, MARCH 4TH at 2:45 pm at the EARL & RACHEL SMITH STRAND THEATRE in Marietta
NOMINATED FOR BEST DIRECTOR (KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST EDITING (TYLER PHARO), BEST WRITING (KELSEY BOLLIG), BEST SHORT, BEST LET’S MAKE IT A BLOCKBUSTER NIGHT SHORT, BEST FX (MATTHEW DUVALL, KAO), BEST SCORE (SYLVAIN KAUFMAN), BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (ALLIE SCHULTZ)
SUN, MARCH 19TH at 5:20 PM at the ODEON GREAT NORTHERN - SCREEN 5
-VALKYRIE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 24-28 in BUFFALO, NY
NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR SHORT
MARCH 30 & APRIL 1ST at the CANAL PLACE THEATRE IN NEW ORLEANS
APRIL 14-15TH AT THE ALAMO DRAFT HOUSE WINCHESTER IN VIRGINIA
APRIL 14TH-23RD IN KANSAS CITY, MA
APRIL 22ND AND APRIL 30TH AT CINEMA SALEM IN SALEM, MA
JUNE 23-29 VIRTUAL
JULY 15TH 9 PM at BURLINGTON CAPITOL THEATRE IN IOWA
WINNER BEST HORROR SHORT
JULY 28TH 8 pm HOT DOCS TED ROGERS CINEMA in Toronto, Canada
WINNER BEST LATE NIGHT THRILLS & CHILLS SHORT
Aug 5th at 6:30 at the Other Space Theatre, Los Angeles CA
Friday, August 25, 2023 3:45 PM BST in LONDON, Cineworld 5-6 Leicester Square, London
Oct 7th, 2023 at the Varsity Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC
WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM
-Dark Red Horror Film Festival
Oct 6th - 8th at 5:15 pm at the Guild Cinema, NM
WINNER BEST DIRECTOR
LA SCREENING - OCTOBER 21st at 7 PM at Madame Siam,
1723 N Hudson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
OCT 18-22, 2023 at Arkadin Cinema & Bar in St.Louis