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
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Best Short Film - Athens Marathon International Film Festival (2026)
Best Short Film - Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)
Best Director - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)
Best Director- Parker Croft - FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)
Best Director - Monza Film Fest (2026)
Best Actor in a Lead Role - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Best Script - Oxford Shortsl (2026)
Award Of Prestige - Best Director Short - San Diego Movie Awards (2026)
Best Indie Short - Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)
Best Short of the Year - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Best Short Film - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Best Director - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Best Cinematography - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Silver Remi Award - WorldFest-Houston (2026)
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Best Actress - White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Best Producer- White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
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Beeston Film Festival
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Cinematic Motor Fest (2026)
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)
Grifo Festival (2026)
The Bay International Film Festival (2026)
White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
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Nominee for Best of Fest - Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Short Film - Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Short Film - FP Arts Short Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Actor in a Lead Role - Garden State Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Comedy - London Director Talents Movie Awards (2026)
Nominee for Best Director - Monza Film Fest (2026)
Nominee for Best International Short Film - MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Screenplay - New Bedford Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Actress in a Lead Role - New Bedford Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Picture (Short or Feature) - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Narrative Short - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Actor in a Lead Role - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Actress in a Lead Role - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Screenplay - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Direction in a Short - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Supporting Actor - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Script - Oxford Shortsl (2026)
Nominee for Best Narrative Short - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Producer - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Director - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Cinematography - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Short of the Year - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Short Film - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Director - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Cinematography - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Short Film - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Director - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Actress - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Actor - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Cinematography - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
Nominee for Best Editing - Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
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Athens Marathon International Film Festival (2026)
Beaufort International Film Festival (2026)
Berlin Kiez Film Festival (2026)
Bleeding Tree International Film Festival (2026)
Block Island Film Festival (2026)
Carmel International Film Festival (2026)
Cinequest Film Festival (2026)
Cinematic Motor Fest (2026)
Cinétoile Festival (2026)
Cortos con Ñ. International Short Film Festival (2026)
Curiosa Shorts (2026)
Emmarentia Local Film Festival (2026)
FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid (2026)
FP Arts Short Film Festival (2026)
Garden State Film Festival (2026)
Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)
Georgia Shorts Film Festival (2026)
Grifo Festival (2026)
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (2026)
Lake County Film Festival (2026)
London Director Talents Movie Awards (2026)
Massa Martana Soulplace Film Festival (2026)
Monza Film Fest (2026)
MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)
New Bedford Film Festival (2026)
Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival (2026)
Norwalk Film Festival (2026)
Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
Oxford Shorts (2026)
Roosevelt Island Film Festival (2026)
San Diego Movie Awards (2026)
Short. Sweet. Film Fest. (2026)
The Film Collective Short Film Festival (2026)
Tonkawa Film Festival (2026)
Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)
TRAme Indipendenti (2026)
Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
Visionaries Film Festival (2026)
Westland Film Festival (2026)
White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (2026)
Wyoming International Film Festival (2026)
Youngstown Film Festival (2026)
PRESS
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ZEISS Talking Cine - Nolan Gould, Parker Croft, Zakaree Sandberg - Liars of Black Mountain Road
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Interview… Nolan Gould on ‘The Liars of Black Mountain Road
— Marc Ciafardini, Go See Talk
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Love, Pride, and the Lies That Break Us: Inside The Liars of Black Mountain Road
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Nolan Gould on The Liars of Black Mountain Road | Short Film Premiere Interview
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NOLAN GOULD; Starring, co writer and producer, “The Liars of Black Mountain Road” Screening at Garde
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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 -
Victor Hong Berries #255 - Millie Gibbons
— Victor Hong, VH Berries
Victor Hong Berries #223 - Parker Croft— Victor Hong, VH Berries
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Parker Croft, Millie Gibbons, and Nolan Gould Carpet Interview for The Liars of Black Mountain Road
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The Liars of Black Mountain Road - Filmmaker Interview
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JDIFF 2026 Filmmaker Feature: Nolan Gould
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Modern Family star Nolan Gould leads short film exploring morality
— Thomas Gleason, Telegraph Herald
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Beloved ‘Modern Family’ Actor Showcased in New Bedford Film Festival
— Fun 107
TECHNICAL information &
Credits
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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-EUSTACECAST
ETHAN I NOLAN GOULD
ABBIE I MILLIE GIBBONS
SCOTT I BILL WELDENPRODUCTION MANAGER JANYNICOLE STEHMAN
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NATHAN DE LORIMIER
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NATALIE BRADYFIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA CHRIS BLIM
KEY GRIP JOSHUA SIMPSONPRODUCTION SOUND SERVICES PROVIDED BY LONDON BLUE AUDIO
PRODUCTION MIXER AARON GOLDENSOUND 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 GOULDCOLOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY RARE MEDIUM
HEAD OF PRODUCTION EVAN BAUER
COLOR PRODUCER NUBIA LIMA
COLOR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HEATH RAYMOND
COLORIST JOSH BOHOSKEYSONGS
“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 MANAGEMENTINSURANCE SERVICES PROVIDED BY IRENE QUINTERO
MOMENTOUS INSURANCE BROKERAGE, A MARSH MCLENNAN AGENCY COMPANYCASTING 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