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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[★★★★]

“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

“a sharp, intelligent, and deeply memorable reflection on responsibility, truth, and the moral stories people construct to protect themselves from their own flaws.”

— FICIMAD 2026

[★★★★★]

“a sharply written dark comedy-drama of astute insight.”

— Indie Shorts Mag Team

[9/10]

“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 Short Film Drama - Block Island Film Festival (2026)
5. Best Short Film Fiction - Cinematic Motor Fest (2026)
6. Best Director- Parker Croft - FenceSitter Film Festival (2026)
7. Best Actor - FICIMAD (Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid) (2026)
8. Best Director - Monza Film Fest (2026)
9. Best Indie Director - New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards (2026)
10. Best Actor - New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards (2026)
11. Best Actor in a Lead Role - Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
12. Best Script - Oxford Shorts (2026)
13. Award Of Prestige - Best Director Short - San Diego Movie Awards (2026)
14. Best Indie Short - Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)
15. Best Short of the Year - Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
16. Best Short Film - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
17. Best Director - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
18. Best Cinematography - The White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
19. 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. Honorable Mention - Beeston Film Festival (2026)
2. Honorable Mention - Post-Cinema Film Festival (2026)
3. Honorable Mention - Riviera Laurence Olivier Vivien Leigh film Award (2026)
1. Cinematic Motor Fest (2026)
2. Francigena Film Festival (2026)
3. Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)
4. Grifo Festival (2026)
5. The Bay International Film Festival (2026)
6. West Lothian Film Festival (2026)
7. White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
8. 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. FICIMAD (Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid) (2026)
15. Flagstaff International Film Festival (2026)
16. FP Arts Short Film Festival (2026)
17. Francigena Film Festival (2026)
18. Full Bloom Film Festival (2026)
19. Garden State Film Festival (2026)
20. Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival (2026)
21. Georgia Shorts Film Festival (2026)
22. Grifo Festival (2026)
23. The Indie Gathering International Film Festival (2026)
24. Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (2026)
25. Kino Bled (2026)
26. LA Shorts International Film Festival (2026)
27. Lake County Film Festival (2026)
28. London Director Talents Movie Awards (2026)
29. Massa Martana Soulplace Film Festival (2026)
30. Monza Film Fest (2026)
31. MUSES FILM AWARDS - Levadia International Film Festival (2026)
32. Newark Independent Film Festival (2026)
33. New Bedford Film Festival (2026)
34. New York Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards (2026)
35. Northeast Pennsylvania Film Festival (2026)
36. Norwalk Film Festival (2026)
37. Oceanside International Film Festival (2026)
38. Oxford Shorts (2026)
39. Richmond International Film Festival (2026)
40. Riviera Laurence Olivier Vivien Leigh film Award (2026)
41. Roma Short Film Festival (2026)
42. Roosevelt Island Film Festival (2026)
43. Royal Starr Film Festival (2026)
44. Santa Paula Film Festival (2026)
45. San Diego Movie Awards (2026)
46. Short. Sweet. Film Fest. (2026)
47. Sigmund Freud Film Festival and Challenge (2026)
48. Snake Alley Festival Of Film (2026)
49. Super Shorts Hackney (2026)
50. The Film Collective Short Film Festival (2026)
51. Tonkawa Film Festival (2026)
52. Touchstone Independent Film Festival (2026)
53. TRAme Indipendenti (2026)
54. Tylerman International Social Awareness Film Festival (2026)
55. Veneto International Film Festival (2026)
56. Visionaries Film Festival (2026)
57. West Sound Film Festival (2026)
58. Westland Film Festival (2026)
59. White Rose International Film Festival (2026)
60. WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (2026)
61. Wyoming International Film Festival (2026)
62. 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 #25 5 - 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

The Liars of Black Mountain Road

INDUSTRY DOWNLOADS

SCREENER

Reviews

[★★★★]“a masterclass in tension”

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

“a sharp, intelligent, and deeply memorable reflection on responsibility, truth, and the moral stories people construct to protect themselves from their own flaws.”

[★★★★★]“a sharply written dark comedy-drama of astute insight.”

[9/10]“raises questions about what the truth actually means. Croft and Gould are smart enough to leave that answer up to the audience.”

Awards &Recognitions

19 Awards

2 Runner Up

3 Honorable Mentions

8 time Finalist

31 Nominations

62 official selections