Academy Award Nominee Abigail Breslin Presents

The Liars of Black Mountain Road

When a couple runs over a stranger's dog, they compete for the moral high ground at any cost.

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Love, Pride, and the Lies That Break Us: Inside The Liars of Black Mountain Road

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Awards &
Recognitions

    1. Best Short Film - Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)

    2. Best Short of the Year - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    1. Grifo Festival (2026)

    2. Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    1. Nominee for Best Comedy - London Director Talents Movie Awards (2026)

    2. Nominee for Best Short Film - FP Arts Short Film Festival (2026)

    3. Nominee for Best Picture (Short or Feature) - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    4. Nominee for Best Narrative Short - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    5. Nominee for Best Actor in a Lead Role - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    6. Nominee for Best Actress in a Lead Role - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    7. Nominee for Best Screenplay - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    8. Nominee for Best Direction in a Short - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    9. Nominee for Best Supporting Actor - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    10. Nominee for Best Narrative Short - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    11. Nominee for Best Producer - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    12. Nominee for Best Director - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    13. Nominee for Cinematography - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    1. Beaufort International Film Festival (2026)

    2. Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)

    3. Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)

    4. Block Island Film Festival (2026)

    5. Cinequest Film Festival (2026)

    6. Cortos con Ñ. International Short Film Festival (2026)

    7. Curiosa Shorts (2026)

    8. FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)

    9. FP Arts Short Film Festival (2026)

    10. Garden State Film Festival (2026)

    11. Grifo Festival (2026)

    12. Lake County Film Festival (2026)

    13. London Director Talents Movie Awards (2026)

    14. New Bedford Film Festival (2026)

    15. Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival (2026)

    16. Norwalk Film Festival (2026)

    17. Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    18. Oxford Shorts (2026)

    19. Short. Sweet. Film Fest. (2026)

    20. Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    21. Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

TECHNICAL information &
Credits

  • EXHIBITION FORMATS   I   DCP, PRORES (4444XQ, 422HQ)
    ASPECT RATIO   I   2.39:1
    RESOLUTION   I  4096 x 1716
    SOUND   I STEREO
    FRAME RATE   I  24 FPS
    RUNNING TIME   I 13MIN
    COLOR   I  COLOR
    COUNTRY OF ORIGIN  I  U.S.A.
    LANGUAGE  I  ENGLISH
    YEAR  I  2025
    WORLD PREMIERE  I  CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL

  • A PAPER HORSE PICTURES / ADVERSARY PICTURES PRODUCTION

    DIRECTED BY PARKER CROFT
    SCREENPLAY BY PARKER CROFT, NOLAN GOULD
    PRODUCED BY NOLAN GOULD, PARKER CROFT, MAGEN ASHLEY YOUNG
    EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ABIGAIL BRESLIN, ELISA CROFT
    DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ZAKAREE SANDBERG
    PRODUCTION DESIGNER CAMDEN WIKLER
    EDITOR PARKER CROFT
    VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR TIMOTHY STEVENS-EUSTACE

    CAST
    ETHAN   I   NOLAN GOULD
    ABBIE   I   MILLIE GIBBONS
    SCOTT  I   BILL WELDEN

    PRODUCTION MANAGER JANYNICOLE STEHMAN
    FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NATHAN DE LORIMIER
    SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NATALIE BRADY

    FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA CHRIS BLIM
    KEY GRIP JOSHUA SIMPSON

    PRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES PROVIDED BY LONDON BLUE AUDIO
    PRODUCTION MIXER AARON GOLDEN

    SOUND DESIGN IAN CHASE

    DOG DESIGNED AND CREATED BY BISCHOFF’S ANIMALS
    HAIR/MAKE-UP MILANA CRUZ
    PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS MARCIAL VANCE, AIDAN GOULD
    SET PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HACKETT
    MUSIC SUPERVISOR AIDAN GOULD

    COLOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY RARE MEDIUM
    HEAD OF PRODUCTION EVAN BAUER
    COLOR PRODUCER NUBIA LIMA
    COLOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HEATH RAYMOND
    COLORIST JOSH BOHOSKEY

    SONGS

    “THERE IS SO MUCH PAIN IN THE WORLD”
    WRITTEN BY ABIGAIL REESE, DAVIS STEWART, DOMINIC COLANGELO, LEVI MATULIS
    PERFORMED BY TOUCHING ICE
    PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN DEATH RECORDS
    COURTESY OF AMERICAN DEATH RECORDS

    “WHO LET THE DOGS OUT”
    WRITTEN BY ANSLEM DOUGLAS
    PERFORMED BY BAHA MEN
    COURTESY OF BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
    BY ARRANGEMENT WITH BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

    INSURANCE SERVICES PROVIDED BY IRENE QUINTERO
    MOMENTOUS INSURANCE BROKERAGE, A MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY COMPANY

    CASTING SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY BREAKDOWN SERVICES

    FILM EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY BIRDFACE, GOOD HAMMER, MIXED MEDIA, OTHER WORLD COMPUTING, WOODEN NICKEL, ZEISS CINEMA

    THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK JACQUELINE EMERSON, GREG FURMAN, OLIVIA GILL, ANGELA GOULD, RICH HARRIS,JON HOEG, MATTHEW LINTON, SEAN MARQUETTE, EMILY MIELE, STEVE MILLER, OTHER WORLD COMPUTING, DAVID WARNER, LORI WIKLER,MICHAEL WIKLER, TONY WISNIEWSKI, ZEISS CINEMA

    FILMED ON LOCATION IN LOS ANGELES, CA

    © PAPER HORSE PICTURES, LLC AND ADVERSARY PICTURES, LLC 2025