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OlyFilm presents

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Welcome to the graveyard shift!

A 72-Hour Horror Short Film Competition

This is the first annual run of The Graveyard Shift — Olympia's most terrifying filmmaking challenge. 15 teams! 4 eerie prompts! 72 sleepless hours!

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  • A Prop

  • A "Fill-in-the-Blank" Line

  • A Theme​

Each team will receive the same prompts:​

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From there, it's a race to write, shoot, and edit a spine-chilling short film before time runs out!

🕖 It begins: Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 7:00 PM
🧟‍♂️ Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 5th at 7:00 PM
🎥 Screening Night: Saturday, Oct. 18th 7-11pm
📍 Olympia Center — 222 Columbia St NW Multipurpose RM A,

Olympia, WA 98501
🎟️ Tickets: $15 – [Link Coming Soon]

[Registered teams receive 2 free tickets]

📅 Registration opens Aug. 4th
🚫 Closes Sep. 22nd
💀 Entry Fee: $45 per team​

This October, sleep is optional. Screaming is not.
Dare to join The Graveyard Shift?

Thanks to our sponsors:

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