Video Interview: @ThisFunktional talks with BE NICE’s Filmmaker talks about simplistic horror short (107 of 365)

Jesus Figueroa, ​⁠@Thisfunktional of ThisFunktional.com, talks with filmmaker Eric Baktanian about horror short BE NICE, to have world premiere in Dances with Films’ Midnight Shorts at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on June 21 at 11pm. A sleepover goes awry for a bully. When does the victim become the bully? Where is that fine line where protecting yourself makes you the monster? Going even further into that theme: What if some entity was enforcing the social contract we all have that we are supposed to “Be Nice” each other that not everyone is following. At what point does everyone feel like they have to but on a fake smile and “Be Nice” to each other like some sort of prison? That, is the ideology of but fit into a fantasy horror short film that is easily accessible for all ages with its mix of escalation, quick gag shifts, and humor. That lighthearted whimsy… but with a monster under the bed. “Be Nice” was inspired by that segment from “The Twilight Zone: The Movie” called “It’s A Good Life,” “Poltergeist, “ and “IT.” WRITER/DIR/PROD: Eric Baktanian CAST: Jeremiah Acevedo, Cooper Alexander, Danney Paul https://ift.tt/5bdmeiS 2025 DWF: LA June 19-29, 2025 TCL Chinese 6 Theatres ——————————————————— Anchor podcasts: anchor.fm/ThisFunktional anchor.fm/while-we-were-gaming anchor.fm/LatinX-Talks Gaming channels: twitch.com/ThisFunktional facebook.com/gaming/thisfunktionalgaming Tipping Page: streamelements.com/thisfunktional/tip paypal.me/ThisFunktionalBlog Like, Follow, Subscribe to ThisFunktional: Thisfunktional.com @thisfunktional instagram.com/thisfunktional facebook.com/thisfunktional YouTube.com/thisfunktional thisfunktional.tumblr.com