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Ethereal Chrysalis Now online on youtube

Posted April 2017

H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival Classics Vol 2

The surreal horror short film Ethereal Chrysalis is now officially distributed as part
of the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival Classics Vol 2 DVD.

Short Films on this volume:

• "Dagon" - director Richard Corben
• "Antiques Roadshow: Arkham" - director Jon Cazares & Joseph Scrimshaw
• "Eel Girl" - director Paul Campion
• "In[B]etween" - director Jose Luis Martinez Diaz
• "Ethereal Chrysalis" - director Syl Disjonk
• "From Beyond" - director Michael Granberry
• "Doctor Glamour" - director Andrew W. Jones
• "The Shunned House" - director Eric Morgret
• "The Professor" - director Casey T. Malone
• "Nyarlathotep" - director Christian Matzke *
• "hp Apology" - director Thomas Nicol
• Bonus Materials - Trailer for "The Call of Cthulhu" (2005), "Transcendent" (2012), a selection of photos & past guests from HPLFF history.

You can order the DVD here:

https://arkhambazaar.com/films/h-p-lovecraft-film-festival-classics-vol-2-dvd/

 

Ethereal Chrysalis winner of the silver sugar skull at the morbido film festival (mexico)

Ethereal Chrysalis winner Silver Sugar Skull audience Award

Morbido film festival

Ethereal Chrysalis
Mexican premiere at Morbido

Posted November 12th 2012

Ethereal Chrysalis director/writer/actor Syl Disjonk will attend the MORBIDO film festival (November 15th to 18th) for the Mexican premiere of his his twisted short film in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán.

Ciclos De Vida & Muerte 1 (111 min.)
Saturday November 17th, 11 AM
Auditorio G. Bocanegra
Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Syl Disjonk will also take part in art hexibition at the Ancient Jesuit College.

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Ethereal Chrysalis - Chinese Premiere at Kaohsiung Film Festival

 

Riofan Festival Fantastico do Rio

Ethereal Chrysalis Brazilian premiere at RioFan Festival Fantastico do rio

Posted August 10th 2012

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will be screening for the first time in Brazil at the Riofan Festival Fantastico Do Rio.

RioFan Shorts – Programa 1
August 10th, 5:30 PM
Local: CCJF
Centro Cultural Justiça Federal
Av. Rio Branco, 241, Centro
Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil

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A Night of the Grotesque presented by All Things Horror

Ethereal Chrysalis is part of A Night of the Grotesque featuring the films of Robert Morgan presented by All Things Horror

Posted June 8th 2012

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis is part of A Night of the Grotesque featuring the films of the stop motion genius Robert Morgan presented by All Things Horror.

Friday, June 8
Somerville Theater
55 Davis Square, Somerville MA 02144
8 pm

$8 ($7 online price)
CASH ONLY AT THE DOOR

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Ethereal Chrysalis opening of the Sigil at Los Angeles Fear and Fantasy Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis screening at the
Los Angeles Fear and Fantasy Film Festival

Posted May 17th 2012

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will open for the feature film The Sigil at Los Angeles Fear and Fantasy film festival.

Thursday May 17th, 6:00 PM
HISTORIC THEATER BANSHEE
3435 W. MAGNOLIA BLVD.
BURBANK, CA.   91505

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Fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis New-York premiere at the Queens World Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis Hollywood premiere at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival - Los Angeles edition Thursday april 12th 2012

Posted April 11th 2012

Freshly back from Europe, fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will now continue a successful round of screenings in the U.S.A.. Director/writer/actor Syl Disjonk will attend the Los Angeles edition of the New York International Independant Film & video Festival for the Hollywood premiere of his surreal offspring.

Short film program
Thursday april 12th 2012 8:00pm
Raleigh Studios (Chaplin Building)
5300 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA
U.S.A.

TICKETS

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Fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis New-York premiere at the Queens World Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis Australian premiere in the Lovecraft Actually program of A Night of Horror Film Festival

Posted March 23rd 2012

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will be presented for the first time in Australia as part of the Lovecraft Actually program of A Night of Horror Film Festival in Sydney.

Lovecraft Actually Shorts Film Program
Sun March 25th 3PM.
Dendy Cinema Newtown
Sydney, Australia

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Fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis New-York premiere at the Queens World Film Festival

Fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis New-York premiere at the Queens World Film Festival

Posted February 20th 2012

Fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis continue a successful round of screenings in the U.S.A.. After visiting Portland where it flabbergasted the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival audience, winning the best short film award at the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival and having a blast at Festivus Film Festival in Denver, Ethereal Chrysalis director/writer/actor Syl Disjonk will now attend the Queens World Film Festival for the New-York premiere of his surreal offspring.

Part of Twisted Short Stack, Ethereal Chrysalis is nominated for the Queens World Film Festival's Best Going Rogue Film, along with Chronicles of a Professional Eulogist, Violet to Earth and Open City.

Twisted Short Stack
Saturday March 3rd 2012 - 1:30 PM
PS 69
77-02 37th Avenue Jackson Heights
NY11372 - NEW-YORK

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Ethereal Chrysalis opening for "The Black Cat" As part of the Fright Nights at Projection Booth presented by Fangoria

Ethereal Chrysalis opening for "The Black Cat" As part of the Fright Nights at Projection Booth presented by Fangoria

Posted February 4th 2012

After opening for the H.P. Lovecraft inspired From Beyond in France and winning the best short film award at the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival, the surrealist horror short film Ethereal Chrysalis will be screened before "The Black Cat" as part of Fright Nights at the Projection Booth presented by FANGORIA in Toronto Canada.

Also on the bill, the twisted short film Inside directed by Yaz Rabadi, noticeably presented at the CANNES Film Festival.

Saturday February 11th at 9:00 PM
Projection Booth, $8
1035 Gerrard St. E (at Jones Ave)
Toronto, Canada

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H.P. Lovecraft From Beyond

Ethereal Chrysalis opening for the H.P. Lovecraft inspired "From Beyond" in France

Posted January 17th 2012

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will be presented for the first time in Europe as part of the Séances Hallucinées of the ZoneBis association.

Opening for the H.P. Lovecraft inspired From Beyond directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, Fortress, Dagon).

Cinéma Comoedia,
Tuesday January 17th 2012 at 8:30 PM
13 Berthelot avenue, 69007 Lyon, France

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Festivus Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis screening at Festivus Film Festival in Denver Colorado

Posted January 11th 2012

After winning the award for the best short film at the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival writer/Actor/Director Syl Disjonk will take a trip from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to attend the 5th edition of the Festivus Film Festival in Denver Colorado.

His fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will be screened as part of the Abstract / Experimental short films program.

Saturday January 14th at 2:00 PM
BUG Theatre
3654 Navajo St., Denver, CO, USA

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Best short film Minneapolis Underground Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis: best short film award at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival

Posted December 12 2011

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis directed by Syl Disjonk won the best short film award at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival.

Based on Syl Disjonk's nightmares, Ethereal Chrysalis previously won in ex-aquo the best film award at Festival Vitesse Lumière in Quebec city, Canada.

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Ethereal Chrysalis at Mascara & Popcorn

Ethereal Chrysalis at Mascara & Popcorn's: NIHILISM - DIGGERFILMS FUNDRAISER - Thursday November 17th at Cabaret Playhouse Montreal

Posted November 14th 2011

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will be screened at Mascara & Popcorn's: NIHILISME - DIGGERFILMS FUNDRAISER.

Thursday November 17th at 6:30 PM
Cabaret Playouse
5656 Avenue du Parc Montreal Google Maps
5$

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Ethereal Chrysalis south-american premiere at Buneos Aires Rojo Sangre

Ethereal Chrysalis south-american premiere at Buneos Aires Rojo Sangre

Posted October 23rd 2011

Syl Disjonk and his short movie Ethereal Chrysalis are having one of their buzziest week from October 24th to 29th. Actually, the fantastic short film will now travel to Buenos Aires, Agentina and will be presented at the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Festival Internacional de Cine de Terror, Fantástico y Bizzaro as part of the Competencia Internacional de Cortometrajes on October 28th. Ethereal Chrysalis : don’t miss the call… This time, it will be Rojo Sangre

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Ethereal Chrysalis opening for Manborg at Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis opening for Manborg at Toronto After Dark Film Festival

Posted October 19th 201 (updated with a report on November 30)

Ethereal Chrysalis, a fantastic short film directed by Syl Disjonk will be presented at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Part of the 16 short films composing the Canada After Dark selection, Ethereal Chrysalis will be presented this Tuesday, October 25th at 9:45 PM at the Toronto Underground Cinema just before Manborg, a Steven Kostanski's 80s style sci-fi feature about a cyborg killing machine. Manborg and Ethereal Chrysalis will both have their Toronto premiere in this event co-presented by the Nerd Mafia.

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Gwen and Brian Callahan (HP Lovecraft Film Festival organizers), Andrew Migliore (festival founder) and Syl Disjonk

Report from Ethereal Chrysalis U.S. premiere at H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon

Posted October 15th 2011

So far the fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis received its best crowd reaction at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and the sold out Hollywood Theatre of Portland Oregon was totally flabbergasted by the Lovecraftian dementia of Ethereal Chrysalis.

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Ethereal Chrysalis World Premire at Fantasia - Raynald Lapierre as the psychic alchemist

Ethereal Chrysalis at festival de cinema de la ville de quebec

Posted September 24th 2011

In collaboration with Festival Vitesse Lumière the surreal short film Ethereal Chrysalis directed by Syl Disjonk Chrysalis will have is first screening in high definition at the Festival de cinema de la ville de Québec opening for The Corridor feature film programmed by Fantasia.

Thursday, September 29th at 8:00 PM
Theatre Petit Champlain
68 Rue du Petit Champlain
Quebec, QC, Canada
TICKET

Friday, September 30 at 9:00 PM
at the Clap Cinema
2360, chemin Sainte-Foy,
Innovation Centre (the pyramid)
Quebec (QC), Canada
TICKET

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Ethereal Chrysalis World Premire at Fantasia - Raynald Lapierre as the psychic alchemist

Ethereal Chrysalis premiere at Fantasia

Posted August 3rd 2011

World premiere at FANTASIA
International Film Festival
Saturday August 6th 2011 at 9:30 PM
at the Hall Theater 1455 de Maisonneuve W.
Montreal, QC, Canada, (Métro Guy Concordia)
Admission is FREE

Inside the Ça Craint short film program of the Quebec Fantastic Short Film Week-end.

Ethereal Chrysalis film description on the FANTASIA website

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Syl Disjonk winner best film at Vitesse Lumiere 2011

Ethereal Chrysalis
best film at vitesse lumière

Posted June 5th 2011


A work in progress of my new short film ETHEREAL CHRYSALIS
was screened at Festival Vitesse Lumière in Quebec city, Canada on June 3rd.

Although the film was officially out of competition. We won ex aequo the prize for best film with All Flowers In Time directed by Jonathan Caouette. The jury was composed of Martin Dubreuil (musician and actor), Erik Canuel (director: Bon Cop Bad Cop) and Jarrett Mann (Spasm Festival).

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