The First
In 1928, an anxious and naïve boy accompanies his father to participate in the family's ancient rite-of-passage tradition.
- Director: Susan Ruth
- Principal Cast: Carlos Cameron, Tiffany Cornwell, Jamieson Rhyme, Emma Rose Maloney
- Country: USA
- Year: 2024
- Running Time: 15 min.
- Producer: John Penney, Susan Ruth
- Screenplay: Susan Ruth
- Cinematographers: Jake Macpherson
- Editors: Bryan Wilson
- Music: Susan Ruth, Jason Miller
- Website: Official Film Website
- Awards: Portland Horror Festival 2024 (Trompe L'oeil Award), Rehoboth Beach Independent Int’l Film Festival 2024 (Best Cinematography - Short), Toronto International Women Film Festival 2025 (Best First-Time Filmmaker), Nightmares Film Festival 2024 (Best Writing - Short), Fright Night Film Festival 2024 (Best Costume, Most Original Idea, Best Written Short)
- Language: English
- Format: DCP
This film is playing as a part of The Spirit Cabinet
Within the spirit cabinet, discover messages from the beyond, supernatural terrors, and an unimaginably creepy cabaret.
