The Driftless

2026 WINNER – BEST HORROR FILM
2026 NOMINEE – BEST DIRECTOR
  • Winter FEAR Horror Film Competition

Year: 2025

Length: 108 mins

Country: United States

Language: English

Premiere: NYC Premiere

Directed by: Tim Connery

Produced by: Tim Connery

Starring: Ira Amyx (Grant Thomas West), Torrey Hanson (Antique Al)

Content Warnings: Nudity‎, Implied Violence‎, Graphic Violence‎, Discussion or Depiction of Self-Harm‎

SEE THE FILM

Saturday Feb 21, 8:50 PM-11:59 PM – Bloody Saturday Night Horror Films + QA

Deep river valleys, tall limestone bluffs sawing through the sky… thousands of years ago, this unique portion of the Midwest escaped the crushing effects of the giant Ice Age glaciers. But with its scenic beauty, this preserved primal landscape also conceals unimaginable terrors. THE DRIFTLESS is a horror film that weaves through four terrifying Midwest tales of the macabre. Guided by a mysterious antique store owner, these stories delve into a Mississippi River cult of masked assassins, a grieving musician’s struggle with a cursed bottle of liquor, a motel pool cleaner’s uncanny ability to retrieve time-altering artifacts, and a woman’s blood-thirsty revenge from beyond the grave.

About the Director

Tim Connery is a writer/director/producer of indie films and commercials based in the Midwest.

Reviews & Interviews

Writer, director, and producer Tim Connery discusses his third genre film THE DRIFTLESSby Joseph Mauceri for Winter Film Festival
The Driftless InterviewGrimmfest, by Simeon Halligan
The Driftless: Midwest Horror Done RightCasual Obsession Podcast, by Noah Dietz

WFF Interviews

Awards

2025 Grimmfest (UK) – Best Debut Feature
2025 Eerie Horror Fest – Best of Fest
2025 Nightmare in the Ozarks – Audience Favorite
2025 Buried Alive Horror Fest – Best Director nominee, Best Cinematography nominee