Michael turning to look at water spilling out of a hose with a terrified look, implying that Hattie may have possessed him. Cast Jamal Douglas as Michael Kit Williamson as Hunter Alaska Thunderfuck as Hattie Eric Snow as Hattie's Final Form Lisa Wilcox as Amy Brian McCook as David Chris Salvatore as Joe Barkley Harper as Rachel Stephanie Kerbis as Judy Indar Smith as Ben Production In a 2018 interview with Rue Morgue, Wineman described the film as an allegorical way of "[sharing] my personal journey with mental health". The characters of Hattie and Amy were written specifically for their actors, Alaska Thunderfuck and Lisa Wilcox respectively, prior to either signing on for the short film. Wineman has stated that the creative process for a short film was challenging, as it was hard to determine what to include or cut in the film and that he "Had to remind myself that scaffolding is meant to be torn down." Release The Quiet Room screened at the Nevermore Film Festival in February 2018, where it won the Jury Award for Best Long-Form Narrative Short. The film was later screened at the LGBT-oriented film festival Outfest on March 11, 2018. In June of the following year, the film was officially uploaded to Facebook and YouTube by Crypt TV, followed by a release on the streaming service Shudder on July 29, 2019. Reception Scream magazine's Jon Dickinson reviewed the short, praising Douglas's acting and stating that the visuals "will make even the most hardened viewer feel unsteady". The San Diego Gay and Lesbian News and David Lopez of Instinct magazine reviewed The Quiet Room favorably, the latter of which writing that it was "refreshing to see a gay lead that pushes the plot forward—not to mention a person of color!". Rue Morgue's Bryan Christopher reviewed the film in a roundup of short films for October 2018, stating that it was "the first short film I’ve seen that actually made tears well up while I was watching it." Awards Jury Award for Best Long-Form Narrative Short at the Nevermore Film Festival (2018, won) References External links 2018 films 2018 short films 2018 LGBT-related films American LGBT-related short films LGBT-related horror films Films set in hospitals 2018 horror films American horror short films 2010s English-language films Films about suicide 2010s American films