2018 was a busy year at The Circus! We kicked off January with a cast and crew screening of Sean Mannion’s Meme, the first full length feature film to come out of 4MileCircus, at Videology (RIP). In January we were also deep into preproduction for It’s Normal, having our first full cast script read through […]
You may be familiar with Audre’s Revenge Film Collective from horrifically subversive projects like Flesh and the They Will Know You By Your Fruit photo series, all of which center queer people of color both in front of and behind the camera (and if you’re not familiar, click those links and get into it!). We at […]
This Women in Horror Month we’ve been sharing some of our favorite scary shorts and features made by other people. Here are some shorts we made ourselves that are both available streaming and frighteningly appropriate viewing for your February celebration of women in horror! Small Talk (Dir. Nicole Solomon) It’s just another day at the home […]
Shooting on little to no budget can be daunting. While you may be able to call in favors for people in front of and behind the camera and wrangle equipment with the promise of more favors, one of the hardest elements required for filmmaking to arrange for on little to no budget are locations. Whether it’s […]
I was going to write a fun and simple #TipTuesday post about maximizing production value with free locations, focusing on one of my favorite places, the Brighton Beach/Coney Island beach and boardwalk. But as I began to write, I could not help but reflect on recent events and how they have colored my view of the projects […]
Happy Halloween! As a special spooky treat, we are releasing a brand new horror short from the 4MileCircus family today, for free, online! Mare is a horrifying 5 minute riff on a creepy Germanic myth starring 4MC partner Sean Mannion and up and coming scream queen Sarah Schoofs (Meme, Gut, Phobia). It was directed by 4MC […]
This October leading up to Halloween, we at 4MileCircus are revisiting the production of Small Talk. We will be adding new special features to the deluxe edition and running a series of reflections here on the blog from writer/director Nicole Witte Solomon and others who made this oddly enduring horror flick. Today we are thrilled […]
This October leading up to Halloween, we at 4MileCircus are revisiting the production of Small Talk. We will be adding new special features to the deluxe edition and running a series of reflections here on the blog from writer/director Nicole Witte Solomon and others who made this oddly enduring horror flick. Shawn Setaro is a […]
This October leading up to Halloween, we at 4MileCircus are revisiting the production of Small Talk. We will be adding new special features to the deluxe edition and running a series of reflections here on the blog from writer/director Nicole Witte Solomon and others who made this oddly enduring horror flick. Today we bring you […]
Happy October, everybody! We’re counting down the days until Halloween by celebrating all things horrific and sharing some special seasonal surprises with you ghouls. We’ve been running reflections on the making of 4MC release Small Talk by cast and crew (actors Jean Grae and Edward Sacco and cinematographer Jeanette Sears so far, with MORE TO COME!). We just dropped […]