"I WANT TO BELIEVE?" - A sci-fi comedy short film about a monotonous young couple, Barney and Beth, who are inspired by sci-fi b-movies to fake an alien abduction to spice up their relationship. They hire a local filmmaker and landscaper, Cletus, to create the most "realistic" UFO sighting video to help prove their elaborate hoax.

Crew:
Writer, Director, Editor - Collin Black
Producers - Joey Caldwell, Collin Black, Hayden Johnson
Director of Photography - Sammy Lahiri
Music - Joseph Reitz

Cast:
Beth - Erin Bechler
Barney - Collin Black
Cletus - Jacob Rice
Newsman - Christofer Smith
Additional Voices - Jasper Jones and Becky Hirschfeld

Thank you so much to the GoFundMe backers for making this short film possible. This has been a crazy production, we lost half the footage to a corrupt drive and we got back half the footage we lost and we had to refilm a third of the film. Thanks to the multiple crews that worked on this project and the family members who supported it during the process of the film.

This film is a love letter to my favorite type of sci-fi.

Making of the Grave scene:    • Creating Stylized Blender VFX - A Gra...  

Stock footage from Action VFX (affiliate link) -
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Website: collin-black.com
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Awards and Selections
Film Shortage Daily Pick
Beyond the Short Pick
Monthly Indie Shorts Best Comedy
Monthly Indie Shorts Best Director
4theater Best Comedy
4theater Finalist Sci-fi
Niagra Falls International Short Festival Finalist
Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival Best Horror Comedy Film Award Finalist