Movies by Jason Coffman

Be in His Mind
"Rejected 1960s Tab commercial/mind control experiment." Designed to be played in the middle of the night for an unsuspecting audience.
The Secret Cinema
Bored cinephile Mark Arthur stumbles upon an underground theater where they show films unlike anything he's ever seen. Entry for The AV Club's "Parameter" short film contest in 2012.
A Key of Ice in a Field of Lilacs
Trailer for the lost giallo from director Diego Larrà z. A wide variety of people are involved in an impenetrable web of murder, seduction, blackmail, alcoholism, etc. etc.
Tape
Jim Carsten's wife Sarah is leaving him. Angry and desperate, he enlists the services of the mysterious Mr. Lake to exact revenge. Unfortunately for Jim, Mr. Lake's services come with a price higher than he could have imagined.
Alice's Dream
A short piece cut from footage shot for a feature film project set to "more easy dance steps" by anaphylaxis.
Carol and the Temp
Carol unexpectedly runs into an old friend at work. Short film created & submitted for consideration in The AV Club Parameter short film competition in 2012.

Housesitters
Angie and Izzy get a housesitting gig that seems too good to be true. Gruesome supernatural hijinks ensue.

The Devonsville Train: Establishing Shots 1
A series of shots from six 1970s and 1980s horror films are slowed down to near-still moving images. First feature-length piece in the video art series "The Devonsville Train."
The Gamma-Ray Man
Mild-mannered scientist Dr. Vance Lake (Doug MacKechnie) is betrayed by his research partner Dr. Ernst Vilious (Jerry Bloom) and Vilious's wife Anne (Susan Fay), becoming a strange inhuman creature. With the help of plucky reporter Penny Ingram (Margaret Katch), the Gamma-Ray Man lays a trap for Anne Vilious to avenge himself.