THE DOOR - Award Winning Horror Short Film

A FroVideo short horror film featuring Brian Pollock, & Christopher Kai by Andrew Froening & Amanda Troisi
A Young Woman visits her recluse Uncle and learns his obsession with doors could mean life or death.
Awards:
Best Horror Short - New York Long Island Film Festival 2022
Best Horror - Monthly Indie Shorts August 2023
Best Thriller - Reale Film Festival 2022
Best Cinematography: Andrew Froening - Thrills & Chills Film Awards Halloween Edition 2022
Best Actor: Brian Pollock - International Film Festival Manhattan 2022
Best Actor: Brian Pollock - Montreal Movie Awards 2023
Best Actor: Brian Pollock - Staten Island Summer of Shorts 2023
Best Supporting Actor: Brian Pollock - New York Long Island Film Festival 2022
Best Supporting Actor: Brian Pollock - Thrills & Chills Film Awards Halloween Edition 2022
Honorable Mention - Emerging Narrative: Bucks Fever Film Fest 2023

[@sekoaib]

she only had one job to do, close the door

[@redwinepinkhair]

Or keep it complety open. No in between.

[@braxtonwoullard1188]

@@redwinepinkhair It’s better to close it. 😂

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知: Natasha was adorable, very aDorable. Uncle Paul was applauding, very aPauding! I endorse this video. And you also should enDorse it.....

[@lovelife2day]

all doors in my house have now been removed.

[@bipasaroy7603]

😂😂😂

[@danrocker3855]

Now watch the short "Intruders" xD

[@Randomstuff-um8nz]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@AndréSheckman]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知: Natasha was adorable, very aDorable. Uncle Paul was applauding, very aPauding! I endorse this video. And you also should enDorse it.?,?!?,?

[@madnessbydesign1415]

I know there was an old superstition about not having more than one door open at a time, but I hadn't seen one about doors being partially open. I would assume it's because a closed door is protection, an open door is an opportunity, but a partially open door is a mystery - an opportunity for the unseen to enter...?

[@theorangesage1351]

well, it's still open in the end so probably the same as the door being open fully

[@kirstenn1577]

This is all true, but a partially open door us is a mystery, but it doesn't have to be dark or negative. She was pulled into some negativity or darkness with the spirit taking her with him. If it was positive aka maybe a light color shown or just lightness instead of darkness she was being pulled into I'm willing to bet whatever she experienced next would have been positive had she had seen lightness if that makes sense. The fact that she was pulled into darkness says she and her uncle still haven't reconciled whatever happened to her family. I'm assuming her parents died in a fire or something considering the burnt photograph and only she survived. It's difficult to stay positive after something traumatic happens to your family and this is coming from someone who has been through traumatic family events too.The doors are metaphors for self-protection, confronting challenges, facing fears, becoming encompassed by them, new beginnings etc. Idk if this is what the writer of this was going for, but this is my interpretation.

[@mysterylovescompany2657]

"Natasha! We're not air-conditiong the whole damn underworld!"

[@FroVideo]

This comment wins the internet 🤣

[@Essbee-th2dz]

LOL

[@clif42cc]

😂

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知: Natasha was adorable, very aDorable. Uncle Paul was applauding, very aPauding! I endorse this video. And you also should enDorse it.?,?!’

[@Louieman]

the real horror of this movie is her inability to follow incredibly clear directions

[@curious2166]

The rules was very straightforward and easy to follow. I feel for Uncle Paul! 😔😥... Excellent short film! 🙂

[@barnaliadhikary9421]

No not easy... people can't always remember to close all the doors or fully keep it open all times... It's weird... Not easy ... uncle Paul is himself a weirdo.... But whatever happened is no body's fault

[@cindymorris2567]

As an observer, I kept screaming, "SHUT THE DOOR!" If I was actually there, I would be OUT the door & on my way back home with a new fear of AJAR DOORS!!!

[@snowwalker9999]

I am moving into an old house in the woods. This is just what I needed to watch. Thanks lol

[@FroVideo]

😭😭😭

[@Nicole-fb6fr]

Lucky you!

[@maylee7638]

I live in one. You get used to it and it's waaaaaay better than the overbearing anxiety of a city

[@paullevine1813]

Snowwalker9999, Just remember to check all the doors , you should be fine LOL..

[@snowwalker9999]

@@paullevine1813 Ghosts do exist in old country homes. My peripheral vision always see them moving. lol

[@sophielove7896]

I would run out of that place already! First night there and i'm having to deal with a weird uncle and scary creepy doors? Noway am i staying there another second!

[@FroVideo]

Right??? Catch me on a bus already

[@ladybug3393]

𝐢𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡...

[@buburayamcianjurmangkabaya1063]

😀😀😀😀 its just a movie... if u run out, who will be the actrees😀, and what story about... 😊

[@mridulasrao6894]

S right

[@williemasterofdestruction5339]

Yup. Best to run off into the dark woods. Nothing but us chupacabras out here....

[@theWhorse]

A horror short with some real backstory and drama? This is great.

[@FroVideo]

Glad you dug it! More on the way

[@akhilnarayan5392]

​@@FroVideoyes keep feeding us these great short films or I'll come thru your 🚪

[@bruttencourt]

"Haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddamn door?"

[@JuliaSky66]

Haaa! "I chime in..."

[@sleepingbeauty216]

NO! 🤔-. PATD 😂

[@Single.White.Female]

😱 omg, she's forgetting to shut doors ALREADY. Closet doors, bathroom doors, bedroom door 🚪 come on GF. Get it together!! I do love that old house. It's got a lot of character, just like that Uncle.

[@FroVideo]

That house was amazing. Toughest part was shutting all those doors 🚪 😅

[@brianpollock2383]

😀

[@mazwide9400]

She failed ,a simply instruction! CLOSED THE DAMN DOORS!

[@FroVideo]

Or leave 'em wide open... just not in between 🤷‍♂️

[@mazwide9400]

@@FroVideo OH yes🤣🤣I forgot about leave them wide open also 😂😂😂

[@Dontstopbelievingman]

Much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality.

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知: Natasha was adorable, very aDorable. Uncle Paul was applauding, very aPauding! I endorse this video. And you also should enDorse it.?,!’cb

[@GabrielFlies]

Has anyone considered that it’s her uncle that kills her? The blue man is symbolic. He has demons and can’t help himself so he tells her to close the doors. In the end it is he who kills her.

[@danrocker3855]

The simplest solution is almost always the best.

[@kurorodiablo]

The best reading until now

[@thephilosophyofhorror]

For someone so obsessed with doors, he curiously doesn't mind trusting the word of his niece who obviously doesn't care much.

[@lifeishard74]

This was excellent, I really enjoyed it. I found it to be really unique and the two actors portrayed their roles very well. I've watched a lot of short horror films, and this one was certainly entertaining. It kept you really guessing too. At first, I thought her uncle had OCD but then I said to myself "Well then they wouldn't have titled this film The Door, so there must be a good reason for it." It really kept me intrigued though and I kept wondering what exactly does happen if you left a door half open or half shut, strange but I'm sure I will see soon enough. The ending was unfortunate and very creepy. Great job! Thank you for sharing your story and I look forward to seeing more of your future projects.

[@FroVideo]

Thanks so much for sharing! Glad you enjoyed it and we have a lot of good stuff on the way 😁

[@xrmasiso]

i'm sleeping with a flashlight helmet tonight

[@FroVideo]

You're welcome 😊

[@NessyNess182]

How many EFFING TIMES did Uncle Paul have to tell you about "THE DOOR!!!!!" ????

[@TJ-fg3vs]

When is a door not a door? When it's a jar... Great film! Would like to see more!

[@FroVideo]

Thank you! More on the way!

[@bonnieeyde6443]

😂

[@olivier-pierredebelmont.3630]

Stephen King.

[@Richard-vu7kh]

You…are like hinges….to adore

[@maylee7638]

I absolutely love this. Would love for this to become a actual movie so as to explain everything. Very well made. I love that house!

[@PIMPSTREZZ-DNA-FAM]

all you had to do was follow his house rules n close the dam doors ...but mf want independene until snatched

[@Deletirium]

The actress in this one is amazing- she carries such a believable and wide array of complex emotions on her face, with very subtle expression changes. That's seriously cool. Respect to whoever it was.

[@AnnaInWonderTube]

I would say the house is not very safe. Perhaps, the uncle should consider moving.

[@FroVideo]

Imagine being the realtor explaining the rules to prospective customers. Now that's a short horror film... or comedic parody

[@hairybuttsniff]

So this is what my dad means when he tells me to close the door for the 2,938,589th time

[@FroVideo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@verohamer8245]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🚪👻👻👻👻

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知: Natasha was adorable, very aDorable. Uncle Paul was applauding, very aPauding! I endorse this video. And you also should enDorse it.,.?!,?!

[@marcuswall8852]

Very well made film, great house for a horror shoot too. Nice job 👍😊

[@FroVideo]

Thanks so much! That location had a lot to offer. I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@boltneck1705]

"DERNT FERGERT THER DERR!" 🤣

[@FroVideo]

I quote this at least once a day 🤣

[@kimdolph4833]

This should’ve been the name of the film! 🤣

[@Measure02]

NERTERSHA!

[@annehaase3380]

Great professional production, great acting, interesting plot, very good horror. 10 seconds of substance at the very end, to wrap it all up with a pretty bow, wouldn't hurt though 😉. Very good. I greatly enjoyed it. Love the cabin.

[@jomontanee]

THE ACTRESS IS PHENOMENAL!!

[@FroVideo]

I agree 😁

[@caleb700]

She deserved everything she got because like it's not like she didn't see the fucking random door in her room shaking violently and the sign saying to keep it closed like it's not that hard of a concept.

[@PIMPSTREZZ-DNA-FAM]

all you had to do was follow his house rules n close the dam doors ...but mf want independene until snatched

[@oxymoron02]

From her perspective, that could have been her uncle rattling the door to check it was shut, as he did the first night she arrived. Man, people like you somehow genuinely think you're the smartest people on the room, while missing the most obvious things.

[@angelavolkov1126]

Harsh, but fair.

[@jordanfan5896]

Jordan Fan，Prophet of Environment。范楚漳，環境先知: Natasha was adorable, very aDorable. Uncle Paul was applauding, very aPauding! I endorse this video. And you also should enDorse it.?,)!!?

[@michaelmalachite4404]

When he said "it didn't matter if it were ever lit cigarette"and the photo of her family is charred like after a house fire gives me suspicions this is some kind of purgatory/personal hell

[@joanwallace1373]

KUDOS for a short that was well done and the actors were great!

[@kelzclive]

Very interesting concept. Kudos to everyone involved. The atmosphere was perfect. Great camera work and lighting. The acting was spot on, the score set the tone. Overall it was a great production from script to post.

[@cobbetlprogrammer1344]

Great creepy atmosphere and tension. Bravo.

[@FroVideo]

Thank you!!

[@jaspergulliver2985]

If the ghosts kill anyone who leaves a door open, how does anyone know to keep the doors closed?

[@richardadesmond]

Kill? Where did you see anyone being killed?

[@jeffersonsantos8405]

Thank God it's only 12 minutes

[@gingersnapps]

The uncle sort of looks like the sherif that takes in 11 in Stranger Things!! Or at least he did the first time you see him from further away

[@FroVideo]

He gets that a lot 🤣

[@PecanTan1992]

I NEED A PART TWO ASAP 😩

[@rodneydrennan3731]

Who the @#$#&$#@ing hell is passing out awards for this tripe 😈

[@eddiemanuel3946]

The cabin is awesome looking wouldn't mind living there. Scary and brilliant and well done.

[@FroVideo]

It was beautiful 😍 The only hard part was remembering to close those doors!

[@eddiemanuel3946]

Did you ever fix the doors and is it okay to possibly ask you where this cabin is located or is the question in discrete !

[@angelaqueen1999]

I Just Watched This Short Film Yesterday🙌 Good Entertainment And The Story Was Very Interesting😍 Cinematography, Editing, Screenplay I Love It❤ Good Work A Team👏

[@prestofilms]

Very tense - love the door concept! I'm curious behind the meaning of the door either totally open or fully closed. Is this a metaphor for her mental state?

[@FroVideo]

Might be 😃

[@prestofilms]

@@FroVideo Ah interesting - Anyways keep up the great work!

[@FroVideo]

@@prestofilms thanks so much!

[@aafikhan7367]

I AM ALONE AT HOME AND MY DOOR IS OPEN PARTIALLY ! NOW WHAT SHOULD I DO !😮😢😂😢😮

[@robertzantay5923]

They don’t talk, they don’t work together and as usual they act terrified when some blue guy, who seems to be a real whip, cries at the door! Pull him out or in!

[@TanyaWins007]

The concept is amazing. Could we have prequel to this movie? Like what happened and stuff!!

[@FroVideo]

Now this is a great idea 💡

[@mandolinic]

Is this your first time staying at a Holiday Inn?

[@FroVideo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jtischCB]

NTSFSRT 😂

[@dingleproductions2089]

this is sooo good! Truly gripping and chilling. i loved it!!

[@FroVideo]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@joycevasquez4457]

Why can't you just follow rules? Keep doors completely closed!

[@r8r8r88]

Next when you see award winning, be aware of that

[@fatimakhalifa461]

Like a fool she kept doors half open though strict instruction was given

[@alo5301]

There is no "in between". The door is open or closed.

[@JinxMarie1985]

OKAY, RUN.

[@jayroman3627]

Thanks B I just shat my shorts ! Would love to see a full length film in this !

[@brianpollock2383]

Yes sir lets do it.

[@curtalegendado]

For some reason, it's easy to get the orders followed if you write it on the wrong way. Because people like to test. So ... "don't close the doors". Should it work? D=

[@3l3ments001]

Good acting!! (Closes bedroom door.🤭😆)

[@FroVideo]

Fantastic actors that're cleaning up this awards season. My next short (coming any day now) might make you wish that bedroom door was left open 🤗

[@nikkicat254]

I've always had a problem with sleeping in a bedroom with the door open even a little, I always felt uncomfortable, which made this even more creepy to me! Good film!

[@acousticaesthetics7535]

Who holds a spoon like that who isn't 4 years old??

[@sophiegolden]

Many people 😊

[@latoshaadams3828]

😅

[@theresacastillo7362]

Very well done Andrew!!

[@FroVideo]

So glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@Fanny-Fanny]

Looking forward to the sequel - The Window

[@marlegaspi8517]

Thank God she is not a Filipina.With crazy door locks and a lunatic uncle like that, she would have run out of that house as fast as she can. In our country, no matter what, nobody could have run out of a friend or somebody with whom she can stay, worse comes to worse. 😄

[@FroVideo]

That's very good to know and hear! I imagine this deep in the woods it would be a long run 🌲🏃‍♀️💨

[@Rizchark]

Looks amazing!! Great story!!

[@FroVideo]

Thanks so much!

[@emmuzboosh]

Paul is very dramatic, probably does theatre acting on the weekends, trying to impress his niece but got too into the character bless. But seriously was cement coloured man supposed to be scary. The concept is a lot more scarier it would’ve worked better with no explicit monster reveal but it it is a short movie.

[@FroVideo]

Thanks for watching! And yes I'm sure that's the only activity Paul leaves the house unattended for 🤣

[@TurinTurambarTolkien]

She learned her lesson.

[@tonyleslie3358]

Great film keep up the great work guys 👍😊

[@j.p.4541]

The old dude reminds me of that Sling Blade actor. Yeah I’d be outta there so fast!

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

Definitely a springboard for a feature film. Good work!!!

[@FroVideo]

I keep hearing this... might have to consider

[@angelavolkov1126]

Was this inspired by people who come into your room then leave your door open after they've left?

[@FroVideo]

Not exactly, but I can see a sequel coming on 🤣

[@LET_US_TALK_OPENLY]

Why didn't the uncle simply make all the doors spring loaded, then they always close themselves?

[@FroVideo]

That sounds like an OSHA violation

[@Essbee-th2dz]

​@@FroVideo LOL

[@shyamalganguly3598]

The Doors, oh how I embrace the scary romance and I enjoyed every second of the movie! I'd love to be there and meet the inevitable doorway to a life of certainty! Excellent atmosphere and acting prowess with all the ingredients of brevity which have been told in a jiffy! 😊😊❤❤

[@dennisnovak3284]

I'm living in a hostel now and my ex-roommate told me to always close a door. I'm tired of this rule and moved to another room.

[@FroVideo]

Do you want demons? This is how you get demons 🤣

[@dennisnovak3284]

@@FroVideo I think my neighbour was a demon for me 😁🤣He didn't like many things.

[@FroVideo]

Sounds like it. Glad you're in a better situation now!

[@brianpollock2383]

Great job to all involved. Incredible post work.

[@FroVideo]

Thanks Brian! The comment section seems to love Uncle Paul 😆 Great work 👏

[@melsmith7852]

She’s a great actress!!🎉💪🏼😎

[@FroVideo]

Agreed! Great work

[@MinnieNichaQueen]

Panic! At The Disco would say: haven't you people ever heard of closing the goddman door???

[@projectgreywolffilms]

This was great! We are currently working on something similar! Love the direction this went in! 🐺

[@FroVideo]

Thank you! Would love to see your film when it's completed

[@rxccdoon4915]

i hade to sub up cause that quality for only 453 subs wait no now 454 subs great vid

[@FroVideo]

Thanks for the support! More on the way 😁

[@doramon6668]

Ah yes. Dat family dinner when good uncle begin to crush da table in stupid rage, its classsic) And just 1 more thing. Hodor.

[@andrewhancock2451]

This was well shot and well enacted. It seems to be lacking a story line. That's not necessarily a criticism of the short. Many of the horror shorts on KZbin have this in common. Perhaps the point of video shorts is simply to create scenarios rather than a story, at least in the horror genre.

[@FroVideo]

Many shorts I've done have tried to be mini features, but by design they just can't be that. They end up overly long and expositiony. I'm leaning into showing details and letting the audience fill in the story in their own minds. Thanks for watch and insightful comment!

[@andrewhancock2451]

@@FroVideo That's what I thought. After seeing a few of these, I am modifying my expectations to suit the format. I suspect that horror shorts in particular can be hard to capture a story because you're trying to spend time immersed in the details of the moment. Otherwise, it's just not scary.

[@FroVideo]

I've just made a feature which is in post production and honestly I didn't fully understand shorts until I completed something in a longer format. You can spend much more time developing a character in a feature. In a short you have to dive right in or lose your audience. I judged a film festival this year and the standout shorts were 2 and 3 minutes long respectively

[@resetsetmefree478]

​@@andrewhancock2451 the "backstory" is given from about the 4 minute to 6 minute mark. It's a film that's very powerful and I think that those are the only words for a backstory that are really needed here

[@Captain-Cosmo]

Scenario of story.... I agree. Many responses have offered the excuse that the short story form doesn't really allow it, but I think that element simply separates the typical from the exceptional. Too often have I been brought into the mood of the picture and tempted by a backstory only to be left saying "huh?" In the present case, I at first presumed that "keeping the doors closed" was a metaphor for putting the past behind you. Both characters seem tortured, after all, by some past trauma. But the warning (always insufficient, by the way, given the stakes) was to keep the door either closed or open - "nothing in between". Obviously, the distinction mattered to the filmmaker, but it's just not clear why. It was tense moment with the figure reaching through the door for her, but there is no clue who the figure was, or whether his identify was even important. And the end, of course, was a jump scare of the the same ending most short horror films. I don't have to have everything explained, but I at least want to be convinced that the filmmaker has a story and rules in mind.

[@mailliw3096]

2 options. Install automatic door closers, or remove all doors. Problem solved. Good little short though

[@TessaLCastro1216]

Takes a lot to scare me...that creeped out😮 Well Done✔️

[@duckbilledplatypus_]

Great acting and cinematography, also nailed the atmosphere as well. Was the uncle a serial killer or something? And the ghosts just wanted revenge? Extremely well done.

[@phlangephace]

who is going around giving awards to all these short horror films?

[@nelliesilvers1210]

I want that house. Exactly how and where it is. Beautiful😍😍

[@FroVideo]

Absolutely beautiful location 😍

[@nelliesilvers1210]

@@FroVideo It looks stunning just from the video but being there must've been so serene. My dream home

[@BPEJS24-7]

keep the door shut or no pasta salad for you!

[@FroVideo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@farris5918]

When they were at the dinner table as soon as he pulled that crap I would have said look dude I don’t need the attitude I’m out of here. 😂😂😂

[@wendylynn7605]

I wondered why he didn't come down the stairs to carry her suitcase up for her at the beginning, but I guess he couldn't leave the house.

[@rasheedarivers2806]

Wow! That was good and creepy and what happened to Uncle Paul? It's her fault.She came into his home and left a door open. She only took it seriously when it was too late and the house demon got her.ALL doors closed or open meant just that.

[@saintpayne3506]

soon as he start jiggling that door hell no I'm out let me out sir can't do it 😞

[@XxSEETH3RxX]

The Uncle reminds me of someone I once worked with. Yes, he was creepy too. Really good short film.

[@FroVideo]

So sorry to bring back work memories. Count yourself on the clock for this one👍

[@XxSEETH3RxX]

@@FroVideo lol That's okay. I'm locking all my doors now

[@michaellee6489]

wow! great little film! very well acted, with a coherent plot. hard to find nowadays... bravo!

[@johncracker5217]

The girl is a great actress. The uncle guy not so much.

[@redtrees]

It seems like in all these horror movies were there is a rule to follow or demons or ghosts will get you the person dosnt explain the importance of the rules. If I lived in a house like that and one of you guys came over I would spend like an hour clearly warning you about the rules and the full consequences if you do not follow them.

[@FroVideo]

That's probably a safe bet. If humans were more logical it might work 🤣

[@Captain-Cosmo]

Absolutely. A very common element. In another I recently saw, a man is house-sitting for a friend. The friend leaves a note telling him not to turn off the lights at night. That's it. Well, of course he doesn't, and a dark figure comes and rips him to pieces. The entire story would not have happened but for a better explanation from a friend genuinely wanting their friend not to be endangered. I know these are "just" short horror stories, but a little versimilitude goes a long way.

[@freddiemossberg7204]

No one in their right mind sleeps with their back against the door

[@DavidAVelez-pk5id]

I never wish to look at another door for as long as I live

[@FroVideo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Noneofyourbusinessss]

Award winning?

[@Syafeeah0102]

I wonder too

[@uppstigning757]

dude doesn’t sell his trauma enough. besides that 🎉

[@neverthesame7887]

Everything about this video was well done. the acting, the cabin, the short hints about doors needing to be closed. I especially liked the woman's acting. She drew you right into her fears. BUT! how could anyone not keep up with the admonishment to not leave the door open or partially closed, etc. Especially since her uncle is working with "Porch light's on--no one's home" kind of mentality. And, I'm sorry, you gotta give us a bit more plot as to what the ending meant. Is it just that the blue man (whoever the hell he is?) got her finally? Why? what happens? Maybe they're planning a surprise/slasher bday party? I don't know, as a writer I just expect more as far as plot.

[@feliciaeliasson9580]

I would like a movie with this concept.

[@FroVideo]

If enough people keep saying this it might have to happen! 📽 🎬

[@frankdellalba6990]

I'm closing my Doors!

[@FroVideo]

🚪💨

[@Msmary98-98]

This was really good!..... intense.

[@FroVideo]

Thanks!!! Glad you enjoyed it and your favorite character Uncle Paul 🤣

[@musiclove543]

Wow the demon is handsome

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

This is awesome filmmaking!!!

[@tamarayates-butler2863]

Me: ima run

[@FroVideo]

You: smart 👍