GASLIGHTING (2018)

by Tina Matzat

‘Amazing, heartbreaking and very powerful.’
573 Short Film Festival, USA

The short film is about a dangerous form of manipulation. Gaslighting means one person overpowers another by manipulating their perception – through unsettling lies, flustering projection and constant guilt-shaming. Such mental and emotional abuse keeps the victim confused and conditioned on the gaslighter. At the end the protagonist emancipates in a surprising way.

AWARDS & FESTIVALS

UK England April 24, 2023
London International Film Festival
∴ Honorable Mention

UK England February 25, 2023
Film Buzz Festival London @ Tt Cinema Shoreditch
∴ Official Selection

Portugal January 15, 2023
World Cine Fest Porto
∴ Award for Best German Short Film

UK England December 29, 2022
London Movie Awards @ Close Up Shoreditch
∴ Honorable Mention

UK England December 04, 2022
LAHFF London Arthouse Film Festival @ BBC Club
∴ Official Selection

UK England November 23, 2022
Ealing Film Festival London @ The Ealing Project
∴ Official Selection

UK England July 22-24, 2022
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival
∴ Official Selection

UK England March 22, 2022
Screener Short Films Hackney London
∴ Honorable Mention

UK England December 31, 2021
Screen Power Film Festival London
∴ Nominated for Best Narrative Short Film

NETHERLANDS November 22-30, 2021
GEWELD(ad)IG Filmfestival Rotterdam
∴ Official Selection

UK England December 1, 2020
L.I.M.P.A. International Motion Picture Awards London
∴ Semi-Finalist

USA March 3, 2020
The 49% Film Festival
∴ Official Selection

NETHERLANDS October 5, 2019
9th MoziMotion iPhone Film Festival Hilversum
∴ Official Selection

UKRAINE October 5, 2019
Cinemaway (Кіномаршрут) Festival Kiev
∴ Official Selection

NETHERLANDS May 27, 2019
Cacique Independent Film Screenings and Gala Amsterdam
∴ Screening Night

USA April 4-6, 2019
St. Francis College Women’s Film Festival Brooklyn, NYC
∴ Official Selection

USA April 6, 2019
The Utah Film Awards Provo, Utah
∴ Semi-Finalist Top 10%

EGYPT March 29, 2019
Bolera Film Screenings Cairo
∴ Screening Night

UK England March 13, 2019
Wimbledon Library Film Club London
∴ Screening by Fabulosis Films

GERMANY February 8, 2019
Boddinale 2019 Berlin
∴ Official Selection

RUSSIA January 26, 2019
Eurasia International Film Festival Moscow
∴ Award for Best Actress (Lara Marian)

CANADA December 15, 2018
Canada Shorts International Film Fest Vancouver, British Columbia
∴ Award for Best International Short Film

SWITZERLAND December 7, 2018
SIFF Switzerland International Film Festival Aubonne
∴ Official Selection

ITALY December 4, 2018
Meglio matti che corti (Better crazy than short) Modena
∴ Official Selection

GERMANY November 6, 2018
GRRL HAUS CINEMA IL Kino Berlin
∴ Screening Night

USA September 7, 2018
Cinema Soup Film Festival Dekalb, Illinois
∴ Nominated for Best Actress (Lara Marian)

NIGERIA August 29, 2018
MOPIFF Motion Pictures Film Festival Lagos
∴ Official Selection

GERMANY August 13, 2018
The Short Nights of Berlin Kino Central
∴ Screening Night

CANADA July 29, 2018
YES! Let’s make a movie Montréal, Québec
∴ Award for Best Short Film

UK England July 15, 2018
Drunken Film Fest Bradford
∴ Official Selection (Script)

GREECE June 20, 2018
Santorini Film Festival Kamari
∴ Award for Best Director

UK Scotland April 30, 2018
Feel The Reel International Film Festival Glasgow
∴ Award ‘3rd Best of the Fest’
∴ Award for Best Actress (Lara Marian)

CANADA April 30, 2018
Horror Underground Film & Screenplay Festival Montréal, Québec
∴ Finalist (Script)

ITALY April 08, 2018
Roma Cinema DOC Rome
∴ Official Selection

USA April 06, 2018
Kill Jim Fest San Rafael, California
∴ Award for Best Short Film

USA March 22, 2018
573 Short Film Festival Cape Girardeau, Missouri
∴ Award for Best Drama
∴ Award for Best Performance (Lara Marian)

CANADA March 15, 2018
AltFF Alternative Film Festival Toronto, Ontario
∴ Finalist

UK England March 9, 2018
NIM International Microfilm Festival Nottingham
∴ Award for Best Actress (Lara Marian)
∴ Nominated for Best Director

NORWAY February 16, 2018
The Norwegian International Seagull Shortfilm Festival Oslo
∴ Official Selection

USA February 06, 2018
Motion for Pictures Cary, North Carolina
∴ Semi-Finalist

PHILIPPINES January 19, 2018
iChill Film Fest Manila
∴ Official Selection