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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! Facebook // facebook.com/magich8ball Website // www.magich8ball.com 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/ — 
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
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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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