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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Reviews

[★★★★]

“a masterclass in tension”

— Matt Trapp, UK Film Review

[★★★★★]

“far more distressing than it has any right to be, thriving off excellent performances and arresting direction to form a taut and tight thriller.”

— Mark Lakatos, take2indiereview

[9/10]

“Ultimately, The Liars
of Black Mountain Road raises questions about what the truth actually means. Croft and Gould are smart enough to leave that answer up to the audience.”

— Bobby LePire, Film Threat

Awards &
Recognitions

    1. Best Short Film - Athens Marathon International Film Festival (2026)

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

    3. Best Director - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)

    4. Best Director- Parker Croft - FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)

    5. Best Director - Monza Film Fest (2026)

    6. Best Actor in a Lead Role - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    7. Best Script - Oxford Shortsl (2026)

    8. Award Of Prestige - Best Director Short - San Diego Movie Awards (2026)

    9. Best Indie Short - Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)

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

    11. Best Short Film - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    12. Best Director - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    13. Best Cinematography - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    14. Silver Remi Award - WorldFest-Houston (2026)

    1. Best Actress - White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    2. Best Producer- White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    1. Beeston Film Festival

    1. Cinematic Motor Fest (2026)

    2. Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)

    3. Grifo Festival (2026)

    4. The Bay International Film Festival (2026)

    5. White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    6. Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    1. Nominee for Best of Fest - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)

    2. Nominee for Best Short Film - Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)

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

    4. Nominee for Best Actor in a Lead Role - Garden State Film Festival (2026)

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

    6. Nominee for Best Director - Monza Film Fest (2026)

    7. Nominee for Best International Short Film - MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)

    8. Nominee for Best Screenplay - New Bedford Film Festival (2026)

    9. Nominee for Best Actress in a Lead Role - New Bedford Film Festival (2026)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    17. Nominee for Best Script - Oxford Shortsl (2026)

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

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

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

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

    22. Nominee for Best Short of the Year - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    23. Nominee for Best Short Film - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    24. Nominee for Best Director - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    25. Nominee for Best Cinematography - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    26. Nominee for Best Short Film - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    27. Nominee for Best Director - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    28. Nominee for Best Actress - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    29. Nominee for Best Actor - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    30. Nominee for Best Cinematography - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    31. Nominee for Best Editing - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

    1. Athens Marathon International Film Festival (2026)

    2. Beaufort International Film Festival (2026)

    3. Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)

    4. Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)

    5. Block Island Film Festival (2026)

    6. Carmel International Film Festival (2026)

    7. Cinequest Film Festival (2026)

    8. Cinematic Motor Fest (2026)

    9. Cinétoile Festival (2026)

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

    11. Curiosa Shorts (2026)

    12. Emmarentia Local Film Festival (2026)

    13. FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)

    14. Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid (2026)

    15. FP Arts Short Film Festival (2026)

    16. Garden State Film Festival (2026)

    17. Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)

    18. Georgia Shorts Film Festival (2026)

    19. Grifo Festival (2026)

    20. Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (2026)

    21. Lake County Film Festival (2026)

    22. London Director Talents Movie Awards (2026)

    23. Massa Martana Soulplace Film Festival (2026)

    24. Monza Film Fest (2026)

    25. MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)

    26. New Bedford Film Festival (2026)

    27. Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival (2026)

    28. Norwalk Film Festival (2026)

    29. Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)

    30. Oxford Shorts (2026)

    31. Roosevelt Island Film Festival (2026)

    32. San Diego Movie Awards (2026)

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

    34. The Film Collective Short Film Festival (2026)

    35. Tonkawa Film Festival (2026)

    36. Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)

    37. TRAme Indipendenti (2026)

    38. Veneto International Film Festival (2026)

    39. Visionaries Film Festival (2026)

    40. Westland Film Festival (2026)

    41. White Rose International Film Festival (2026)

    42. WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (2026)

    43. Wyoming International Film Festival (2026)

    44. Youngstown Film Festival (2026)

PRESS

  • ZEISS Talking Cine - Nolan Gould, Parker Croft, Zakaree Sandberg - Liars of Black Mountain Road

    — ZEISS Creative Americas

  • Interview… Nolan Gould on ‘The Liars of Black Mountain Road

    — Marc Ciafardini, Go See Talk

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

    — We Make Movies

  • Nolan Gould on The Liars of Black Mountain Road | Short Film Premiere Interview

    — Horror Buzz

  • NOLAN GOULD; Starring, co writer and producer, “The Liars of Black Mountain Road” Screening at Garde

    — Conversations with Calvin Schwartz: We the Species

  • Speed and Precision: Parker Croft and Nolan Gould Harness OWC ThunderBay, Atlas Pro, and Express 1M2 on "The Liars of Black Mountain Road"

    — Other World Computing Blog

    Behind the scenes of The Liars of Black Mountain Road. DP Zakaree Sangberg

    — Other World Computing

  • Victor Hong Berries #255 - Millie Gibbons

    — Victor Hong, VH Berries

    Victor Hong Berries #223 - Parker Croft

    — Victor Hong, VH Berries

  • Parker Croft, Millie Gibbons, and Nolan Gould Carpet Interview for The Liars of Black Mountain Road

    — LRM Online

  • The Liars of Black Mountain Road - Filmmaker Interview

    — Garden State Film Festival

  • JDIFF 2026 Filmmaker Feature: Nolan Gould

    — Julien Dubuque International Film Festival

  • Modern Family star Nolan Gould leads short film exploring morality

    — Thomas Gleason, Telegraph Herald

  • Beloved ‘Modern Family’ Actor Showcased in New Bedford Film Festival

    — Fun 107

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