WHAT WE DO
Dusky Projects produces horror and sci-fi works in audio, immersive theater, and short films for adult and young adult audiences. Our work and services focus on inclusive storytelling and equity through the production and celebration of BIPOC artists.
Audio Works
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Black Women Are Scary is a radio-dramatic podcast that celebrates and produces short horror stories by BIPOC authors.
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Dusky Projects is proud to have been a part of audio production for the incredible anthology Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, where writers from across the globe engage their imaginations in discovering intersectional worlds of generational healing and community-based solutions. The anthology brings new perspectives to the vital genre of climate fiction, with short stories that offer visions of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope.
Click here to read and listen to Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors and Imagine 2200 Editors' Picks 2023 |
Immersive
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And Then I Wake Up is an immersive project exploring the role of nightmares through audio storytelling, visual art, and experimental filmmaking.
Take a listen to the story and scroll through the seven paintings inspired by the audio work here. The experimental film that ties all the disciplines will be screened at Chimera Gallery for their In The Umbra exhibition. Check here for dates and times. Purchase a printed or digital copy of the story published in The Seelie Crow, a space dedicated to uplifting creators in the realm of Fantasy who have been historically underrepresented. |
Short Films
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"Wham!" is the story of Aquilah and friends who are the best students at MLK Middle School until their classmates break out into mysterious rage episodes. Our heroes must break the rules to find out the truth and save their school. And their futures.
The film is part of the larger educational project Cold Sweat, which uses scary stories to facilitate discussions with young audiences about what scares us and how to face the monsters together. For more information on upcoming screenings and bringing the project to your school or community center, please go to Cold Sweat. Official Selections 2019-21: MECCAcon International Film Festival Official Latino Short Film Festival Kwanzaa Film Festival AfroComicCon Film Festival Semi-Finalist 2020: Rhode Island Flickers' International Film Festival Academy Award Qualifying Nominations: Best Webisode Outstanding Performance By An Ensemble Cast Out of The World Award (horror, sci-fi & fantasy) Funding has been made possible by the Puffin Foundation. Watch the full film here |
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Two aliens question their place in the universe while traveling back to their home planet.
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Purgatory. Two women. One way out.
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