Killing Time

After his car stalls on a deserted road, a theater teacher must fight for his life when he finds himself at the mercy of an aspiring serial killer with dreams of acting.

Award Winner - Best Actor in a Short Film (Layke Fowler), Houston Horror Film Festival

3rd Place Prize Winner - Camera Ambassador Community Builders Grant

Semifinalist - ScreenCraft Film Fund Fall 2023

Quarterfinalist - The Script Lab Free Screenplay Contest 2024

Official Selection - Nevermore Film Festival

Official Selection - Houston Horror Film Festival

Official Selection - Weird Film Festival

The Red List for Horror Genre & Short Format - Top 20, 8/16/23 - 9/15/23; Top 20, 04/05/2024-04/09/2024

Directed by Caroline Koonce
Story & Screenplay by Caroline Koonce
Producers: Jamie Kreppein, Chelsea Halloin, & Camille Robertson
Director of Photography: Trina Mulligan
Production Designer: Cris Garcia
Editor: Lua Borges

Cast:
Rich Lazatin as Doug
Layke Fowler as Elliot
Ricki Romano as Allen

Crew:
1st Assistant Director: Chelsea Halloin
2nd Assistant Director: Camille Robertson
Script Supervisor: Will Moran
1st Assistant Camera: Rebecca Johnson
Gaffer: Julia Benson
Key Grip: Haley Freund
Production Sound Recordist: Ruby Que
Costume Designer: Brooke Ribet
Hair & Makeup Designer: Audie Cline
Stunt Coordinator: Jessica Pennachio
BTS Photographer: Tuxford Turner
Production Assistant: Abby Holgerson
Composer: Jasper Jones
Sound Designer: William Pritts
Colorist: Xanthe Brown
Title Card & Credits: Nadia Nagel

Special Thanks To: Mary Ann Christopher, Troy Davis, Denée and William Koonce, Colin Parker, Lily Vaughan, Olivia Jensen, Lazarus Howell, Kimberlyn Crowe, Jill Wilson, Ellen Kuo, Grant King, Linda DeBolt, Elizabeth McDavid Hodges, Nikki Plauche, Edwin Deloach, Richard Hiller, Mick Marcotte, Brian Buchert, Jeffery Harrington, and Jordan Graves.