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Burned by his cheating boyfriend (and some mild chlamydia), a heartbroken pushover turns to a mysterious Magic 8 Ball for the answers in this queer dramedy about love, hate, and the importance of getting tested regularly.
Official selection at 50+ gay, straight, and genre film festivals!
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Checkout Magic H8 Ball on iHorror! “Horror Pride Month: Dan Hass’s Magic H8 Ball Hits Vimeo This Week” https://www.ihorror.com/horror-pride-month-dan-hasss-magic-h8-ball-hits-vimeo-this-week/
Magic H8 Ball on The Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interview-w-dan-haas-lgbtq-comedy-short-film-magic_b_59b97afee4b02c642e4a1353
Interview w/ Dan Hass on WERRRK: https://werrrk.com/beyond-the-face-dan-hass/
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Written & Directed by Dan Hass
www.danhass.com
Director of Photography:
Shawn Adeli
Music by Jasha Klebe
Starring:
Nathan Mohebbi as “Adam”
Matthew Bridges
Chris Boudreaux
Kristofer Eric
Robin Thorsen
Mayank Bhatter
Michelle Bernard
Piper Lageman
David Danipour
Laura Hartley
Lynne Campbell
Sam Spillman - “Cake”
Produced By: Simen Sand / Shawn Adeli / Greg Copeland / Matthew Boehm / James Wong / Dan Hass
Casting Directors: Jason Stamey & Matthew Boehm
Editing: Shawn Adeli
Lighting: Justin Madsen
Sound: Laszlo Bolender
Associate Producer / Production Design: Zack Ogle
Makeup: Edwin Monzon
Publicity: Kevin Wong
WINNER
2019 - Outlantacon - Best Fantasy
2018 - Atlanta Shortsfest - Best LGBT Short
2018 - Cannes Short Film Festival - Best LGBT Short
2018 - BlastOff Film Festival - Best LGBT Short
2018 - Independent Short Awards - Best LGBT Short
NOMINATED
2018 - FilmQuest - Best Fantasy Short
2018 - PA Indie Shorts - Best Comedy + Best Performance
OFFICIAL SELECTION
California Independent Film Festival
San Jose International Film Festival
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Shriekfest Film Festival
Kinofilm International Film Festival - Manchester & Oxford
Atlanta Horror Film Festival
QueerX Film Festival
Hollywood New Directors
Arizona Underground Film Festival
Crimson Screen Film Festival
Roze Filmdagen - Amsterdam’s LGBT Film Festival
Austin Comedy Short Film Festival
The North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
LA Independent Film Festival
The Halloween Horror Picture Show
ScareLA Film Festival
Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Waydown Film Festival
Chandler International Film Festival
Las Vegas Queer Arts Film Festival
Kaleidoscope LGBT Film Festival
Damn These Heels Film Festival
Oregon Scream Week
CrashLanded Film Festical
Midsummer Scream
+ and more!
© Dan Hass / Magic H8 Ball 2019
About
Burned by a cheating boyfriend (and some mild chlamydia) a heartbroken pushover turns to a mysterious Magic 8 Ball for the answers. But as he starts giving into his impulses, he risks his hurt turning into hate—and losing all control.
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FROM THE DIRECTOR
So, yeah. I got chlamydia. Once. Maybe twice.
Don’t look at me like that—we’ve all been there. Stuck in the clinic waiting room, leg shaking, checking out the guy across from you even though, duh, he’s probably here for the same reason you are. It’s an awkward, itchy, embarrassing experience. And it can turn devastating fast when you find out that you contracted gono-whatever from someone you thought you could trust. That hurts. A lot.
Inflammation aside, Magic H8 Ball is about the unanswerable questions we ask ourselves after a shock like that. What did I do wrong? Do I love him more than he loves me? Who am I without him? Did he cheat on me because my nipples point different directions?
Gay heartbreak (like gay relationships) are their own beast, and Magic H8 Ball tries to capture with full honesty (and hopefully, hilarity) the 20-something gay experience in 2018. It's a wild, weird, heartfelt, and refreshingly inappropriate dude-on-dude dramedy—and every ounce of credit belongs to the amazing, hardworking, super attractive, and entirely LGBTQ+ cast, crew, and creative team who connected with the film on a level I never even imagined, ran with it, and worked their asses off for months and months to bring this to life.
We’ve all been Adam. Felt the shame, confusion, and dejection he’s trying to cope with. Wished for an easy answer to our problems. Gotten a taste of pure freedom and been left craving more. Let our hate and insecurities get the better of us. But it’s a story we all share—as heartfelt as it is humorous as it is real. And now, we’re excited to share it with you.
Also, go get tested.
- Dan Hass
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West Hollywood, CA