2026 NOMINEE – BEST HORROR FILM
- Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition
Year: 2025
Length: 15 mins
Country: United States
Language: English
Directed by: Jahmil Eady
Produced by: Tara Austin, Selena Leoni
Starring: Melanie Nicholls-King (Annabelle), Imani Lewis (Kassie), Melvin Campbell (Rusty), Aris Vsetecka (The Haint)
SEE THE FILM
When gentrifiers mysteriously begin to die, a Gullah Geechee handywoman who recently lost her home, must decide whether to help them or leave the newcomers to their fate.
About the Director
Jahmil Eady is a genre-defying writer and director from Charleston SC and NYC. Her award-winning films have been supported by NFMLA NewNarratives, Tribeca and Chanel Through Her Lens, American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women Plus, and Princess Grace Foundation. Jahmil’s most recent short, HAINT, a southern folk horror set in the Gullah Geechee community, was produced by Indeed Rising Voices Season 5. HAINT premiered at Tribeca 2025 and is being developed as a feature film.