Next up:
December 11 – 14, 2025
City of Angels Film Festival
January 22 – 25, 2026
Dunedin International Film Festival
highlights:
Premiered October 2024 at the New York Shorts International Film Festival
WON Best Drama at the 2025 Below the Line Film Festival
3 Nominations at the 2025 Bridgeport Film Festival
WON Best Director
3 additional Nominations at the 2025 Brightside Film Festival
Screenings:
New York Shorts International - 2024
Brightside Film Festival - 2025
Nominated Best Medium Short Film
Nominated Best Ensemble
Nominated Best Actress - Julia Maggiola
WON Best Director - Anna Russell
The Barrow Group Film Festival Fundraiser - 2025
MMM Film Festival - 2025
Peekskill Film Festival - 2025
Chain Film Festival - 2025
Northeast Film Festival - 2025
Bridgeport Film Festival - 2025
Nominated Best Sci Fi/Horror
Nominated Best CT film
Nominated Best Actress - Julia Maggiola
Newark Short Film Festival - 2025
Women’s Independent Film & Television Festival - 2025
Below The Line Film Festival - 2025
WON Best Drama Short
Bridgeport Connections - Art Trail 2025
City of Angels Film Festival - 2025
Dunedin International Film Festival - 2026
We are still fundraising for the marketing and distribution phase of this film!
Thank you so much for your interest in supporting the fundraising efforts for our short film, Method & Madness! Below you'll find some information about the project and our goals and goalposts.
Donate via Venmo @Julia-Maggiola
Written by Keaton Morris-Stan
Directed by Anna Russell
Produced by Squeaky Wheel Entertainment
Starring Julia Maggiola & Keaton Morris-Stan
Our protagonist Rachel (played by Julia Maggiola) takes her niece to a conference where she hopes to exact revenge upon the man responsible for her sister’s death. But her plans are thwarted when a mysterious woman (played by Keaton Morris-Stan) offers her a different path. Rachel must choose between her madness and a methodical means to an end.
This short film explores revenge through the eyes of women living in a man's world. We play with themes of logic vs emotion and women supporting women, against a morally grey background.
Our full fundraising goal is
PRESS & DISTRIBUTION (TOTAL: $2K)
$500 will pay for press coverage
$1.5K will allow us to submit to more Film Festivals!