A Christmas Before Nightmare
Short Film
Non Union
Los Angeles
A CHRISTMAS BEFORE NIGHTMARE is a short, funny comedy about the troubles that follow a trio of friends on Halloween night. The evening goes hilariously awry when they are given the wrong escape room. Derrek, Alex, and Sarah start off having a lighthearted adventure solving puzzles, but while diving deep into the hidden love triangle between the three of them, trouble starts to brew. By the end, stuffed animals are being torn apart, objects are being thrown, and the group is left in shambles. And yet the escape room puzzle gets solved.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
Sarah is Alex’s other half, the motherly type of the group and most serious of the three. She comforts her long-term boyfriend, but is somewhat suspicious of Derrek's underlying intentions. She has an effortless confidence with problem solving, but when she breaks, everything else crumbles to pieces... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
One half of a dynamic duo, Alex finds himself the center of a love triangle. He’s a former high school multifunctional athlete who tends to rely on his friends, and more importantly, Sarah, to solve his problems that he finds too complex, which is quite often. Alex brings a daring persona and a str... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
Alone on most nights, Derrek brings a clumsy and goofy persona to the group of friends. He plans an escape room event for his friends, but like everything else in his life things take a horrible, yet funny, turn. Derrek likes to be relied on by his friends, but sometimes he doesn’t know the best ans... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
Sarah is Alex’s other half, the motherly type of the group and most serious of the three. She comforts her long-term boyfriend, but is somewhat suspicious of Derrek's underlying intentions. She has an effortless confidence with problem solving, but when she breaks, everything else crumbles to pieces... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
One half of a dynamic duo, Alex finds himself the center of a love triangle. He’s a former high school multifunctional athlete who tends to rely on his friends, and more importantly, Sarah, to solve his problems that he finds too complex, which is quite often. Alex brings a daring persona and a str... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
02/23/2026
Alone on most nights, Derrek brings a clumsy and goofy persona to the group of friends. He plans an escape room event for his friends, but like everything else in his life things take a horrible, yet funny, turn. Derrek likes to be relied on by his friends, but sometimes he doesn’t know the best ans... [See More]
