Oberst stars in “M is for Masochist”, an ABCs of Death 2 submission, directed by The Kondelik Brothers–twin directors with a Dual Vision.
“A game so cruel, it’s cool!” shouts the carnival barker, Sade, in the up-and-coming twin Directors, James and Jon Kondelik, ABCs of Death 2 submission entitled, M is for Masochist, which promises to shock and entertain audiences of the genre.
Oberst is synonymous with horror as seen in over a hundred credits he has to his name including: Resolution, Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, Children of Sorrow, and viral sensation Take this Lollipop. With Masochist, Oberst brings on the intensity and creepiness with an angel of vengeance twist.
The Kondelik Brothers are twin director newcomers, but not foreign to the horror genre after the feature, A House is not A Home, they wrote won the award for Best Horror Feature at the Burbank Film Festival. More on that here.
Upon wrapping their directorial debut, Jon grew restless as James edited the film. So they called some crew members from their previous film back for a new project to “decompress like a cooling off workout” by writing and directing a short film for the ABCs of Death 2 contest.
The ABCs of Death is a horror anthology with a short for each appointed letter of the alphabet. The first installment was such a success with knockout segments by amazing directors from all over the world that the audience asked for bloody seconds. The second installment has yet another mouth-watering roster that any fanboy could have dreamed for including Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh; Todd Rohal (THE CATECHISM CATALYSM); Canada’s king of lo-fi, Steven Kostanski (MANBORG); Cuba’s Alejandro Brugués (JUAN OF THE DEAD); acclaimed UK commercial director Jim Hosking; Japanese monster-maker Hajime Ohata (HENGE); and Canadian short film wizard Chris Nash (SKINFECTIONS).
Previously confirmed filmmakers include Goya Award winner Álex de la Iglesia (THE LAST CIRCUS, DAY OF THE BEAST), ROOM 237 mastermind Rodney Ascher, Academy Award-nominated animator Bill Plympton; Filipino icon – and Director’s Fortnight inductee – Erik Matti (ON THE JOB, MAGIC TEMPLE), Lithuania’s Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (VANISHING WAVES), Japan’s arthouse provocateur Sion Sono (COLD FISH, SUICIDE CLUB), SPLICE and CUBE’s Vincenzo Natali, indie horror icon Larry Fessenden (THE LAST WINTER, HABIT), THE COLLECTION’s Marcus Dunstan, France’s Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (INSIDE, LIVID), E.L. Katz (director of the SXSW breakout hit CHEAP THRILLS), twin auteurs Jen and Sylvia Soska (AMERICAN MARY, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK), Israel’s Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (RABIES, BIG BAD WOLVES), A LONELY PLACE TO DIE’s Julian Gilbey, Brazil’s most controversial filmmaker Dennison Ramalho (NINJAS and LOVE FOR MOTHER ONLY), the founder of Nigerian “Nollywood” cinema Lancelot Imasuen, THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM and the upcoming STAGEFRIGHT’s Jerome Sable, and animator Robert Morgan – creator of the BAFTA Award nominated short BOBBY YEAH.
The Kondelik Brothers hope to join this amazing roster of directors with their short film, M is for Masochist. Voting ends on November 14th. You may vote here. For more information about The Kondelik Brothers you may visit www.thekondelikbrothers.com.
