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Signal — a film by Shannon Denise Evans

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signal
A SHORT FILM BY
SHANNON DENISE EVANS
When a grieving mother picks up a mysterious teenage hitchhiker, their encounter becomes a battle for her fate.
WINNERTOP SHORTS
WINNERBIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTIONFILMQUEST
FINALISTFILMMATIC SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARDS
NOMINEELA INDEPENDENT WOMEN FILM AWARDS
OFFICIAL SELECTIONLOS ANGELES INTL. SCREENPLAY AWARDS
OFFICIAL SELECTIONMONMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
SEMIFINALISTMANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
SEMIFINALISTSHORE SCRIPTS SHORT FILM FUND
SEMIFINALISTOUTSTANDING SCREENPLAYS SHORTS
SEMIFINALISTROADMAP WRITERS SHORTS COMPETITION
QUARTERFINALISTCREATIVE SCREENWRITING COMPETITION
QUARTERFINALISTLADY FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL
WINNERTOP SHORTS
WINNERBIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTIONFILMQUEST
FINALISTFILMMATIC SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARDS
NOMINEELA INDEPENDENT WOMEN FILM AWARDS
OFFICIAL SELECTIONLOS ANGELES INTL. SCREENPLAY AWARDS
OFFICIAL SELECTIONMONMOUTH FILM FESTIVAL
SEMIFINALISTMANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
SEMIFINALISTSHORE SCRIPTS SHORT FILM FUND
SEMIFINALISTOUTSTANDING SCREENPLAYS SHORTS
SEMIFINALISTROADMAP WRITERS SHORTS COMPETITION
QUARTERFINALISTCREATIVE SCREENWRITING COMPETITION
QUARTERFINALISTLADY FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL
THE STORY
CROSS
TWIN PEAKS +
BLACK MIRROR
GENRE
DRAMA · MYSTERY · SCI-FI
On a desolate Washington back road, Constance Flynn picks up a teenage hitchhiker. Over breakfast at a local diner, their strange encounter spirals as the boy seems determined to alter Constance’s carefully laid plans. When he vanishes as mysteriously as he appeared, Constance discovers that the boundary between our world and another may transcend death—and some doors, once opened, can never be closed.
TRAILER
TRAILER — COMING SOON
FROM THE FILM
Some doors, once opened, can never be closed.
RECOGNITION
THE SCREENPLAY
Winner Best Screenplay — Top ShortsWinner Short Script — Big Apple Film FestivalOfficial Selection — FilmQuestFinalist — Filmmatic Short Screenplay AwardsNominee — LA Independent Women Film AwardsOfficial Selection — Los Angeles International Screenplay AwardsOfficial Selection — Monmouth Film FestivalSemifinalist — Manhattan Short Film FestivalSemifinalist — Shore Scripts Short Film FundSemifinalist — Outstanding Screenplays Shorts CompetitionSemifinalist — Roadmap Writers Shorts CompetitionQuarterfinalist — Creative Screenwriting CompetitionQuarterfinalist — Lady Filmmakers Festival
THE FILM
Laurels coming soon.
THE CAST
SHANNON DENISE EVANS
SHANNON DENISE EVANS
CONSTANCE
PAXTON KING
PAXTON KING
NIGEL
CAROL SCHUBERG
CAROL SCHUBERG
SALTY
WILL CLEVELAND
WILL CLEVELAND
LUCAS
Shannon Denise Evans
THE DIRECTOR
SHANNON DENISE EVANS
WRITER · DIRECTOR · PRODUCER
Shannon Denise Evans is a multidisciplinary creator whose work spans film, television, literature, theater, and music. As Founder of Storycraft Eleven, Shannon is focused on voyeuristic, character-driven stories where the ordinary and the extraordinary collide, and where human choices lead to supernatural consequences.
Her award-winning screenplay Better Angels has received 32 awards at festivals and fellowships internationally, including the ISA Fast Track Fellowship, Lady Filmmakers Festival, Fade In Screenwriting Fellowship, The Writers Lab, and the Berlin International Screenwriting Festival. Her short films The Black Door and All Cats Are Grey In The Dark, which she wrote and directed, have screened at multiple festivals and collectively received over 30 awards, nominations and honors.
Additional credits include the web series The Leveling, adapted from her published novel. Her third short, Signal—whose screenplay has received 12 awards, including Best Screenplay at Top Shorts and Best Short Script at the Big Apple Film Festival Women’s Spotlight Edition—is complete and heading into festival submissions.
Shannon is a member of the Writers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, The Dramatists Guild, and Actors’ Equity Association. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New York City and is mom to her super pup, Sir William Wallace.

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CREDITS
WRITER & DIRECTORShannon Denise Evans
PRODUCERSShannon Denise Evans & Christina Cucco
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHYBen Grant
EDITOR & VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISORAndrew Huff
VISUAL EFFECTS ARTISTClayton Douglas
COMPOSERTom Deis
SOUND DESIGNERLogan Dunn
PRESS KIT

Signal poster
POSTER
11×17 · PDF
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Signal one-sheet
ONE-SHEET
11×17 · PDF
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8 STILLS · HI-RES
STILLS PACK
8 STILLS · HI-RES
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signalELECTRONIC
PRESS KIT
EPK · PDF
PRESS KIT
EPK · PDF
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TITLESignal
TYPENarrative short film
GENREDrama · Mystery · Sci-Fi
YEAR2026 · Completed
COUNTRYUnited States
LANGUAGEEnglish
RUNTIME27:13
ASPECT RATIO2.39 : 1
SOUND5.1 Surround
PRODUCTIONStorycraft Eleven
signal
Screeners, press materials, and festival inquiries are welcome.
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SIGNAL — A FILM BY SHANNON DENISE EVANS

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