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Contents
Synopsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Production Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cast and Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Director Biography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Director Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Executive Producer Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cast Biographies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Producers Biographies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creative Team Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Press Releases and Articles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-54
Synopsis
Log Line
When Emily’s boyfriend abandons her in the night, her only
way home is through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the
mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock.
Short Synopsis
When Emily’s boyfriend abandons her in the night, her only
way home is through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the
mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock. After reaching the depths of
her despair she finds the strength that she never suspected she had.
Long Synopsis
After a heated argument, Guy kicks Emily out of his car on a lonely
inner-city street. Abandoned, she is left to find her own way home
through a dark alleyway. As Emily treads through the darkness
a corpselike hand grabs her shoulder. She spins around to see a
deathly figure looming in the shadows. He introduces himself. His
name is Alfred J Hemlock.
Hemlock confronts Emily with the meaninglessness of her life.
The encounter quickly spirals into an inescapable nightmare of
supernatural torment and fear. After highlighting the details of her
tragic and pathetic life, Hemlock offers her a seductive but deadly
solution. As Emily reaches the depths of her despair and loses all
hope, Hemlock makes a crucial mistake that awakens the strength
inside of Emily that she needs in order to fight back and change her
life forever.
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Production Summary Cast and Crew
Title Alfred J Hemlock Emily Renaye Loryman

Running Time 14 minutes 8 seconds Alfred J Hemlock Tristan Mckinnon
Genre Horror/Fantasy/Comedy Guy Christian Charisiou
Shooting Format RED Dragon Director Edward Lyons
Aspect Ratio 2.40:1 Writers Melissa Lyons
Exhibition Formats DCP (25fps and 24 fps) Edward Lyons
Blu-Ray Executive Producer Robert Raymond
DVD Producers Edward Lyons
AppleProRes422 HQ Melissa Lyons
.MOV (Quicktime) Lucas Newton
AppleProRes444 Co-Producers Aaron Bush
Sound Stereo Tim Creswell
Completion Date 30 January 2017 Director of Photography Simon Harding
Website & Trailer www.alfredjhemlock.com Production Designer: Stephanie Todd
Facebook @AlfredJHemlock Costume Designer Sarah Hoke
Twitter @AlfredJHemlock Editor Edward Lyons
Instagram @alfredjhemlock Sound Designer Adrian Bilinsky
Flickr alfredjhemlock Composer Joff Bush
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Director Biography
Edward Lyons
Edward started his
career as an actor,
graduating from
the prestigious
Victorian College of
the Arts. He went on
to obtain a degree in
English from Sydney
University and a
Master of Media
Arts and Production from the University
of Technology, Sydney. His first short
film, Can I Call You, premiered at the
Academy Award® Qualifying Chicago Director Statement
International Film Festival and was sold When I was a young boy my mother told me the story of how one night
for distribution to Fangoria magazine. she had been chased home by footsteps in the darkness. This story
He went on to write and direct the always gave me chills. What would have happened if those footsteps had
short films Delusion (2012), Thylacoleo caught her? In many ways this was my inspiration for Alfred J Hemlock.
(2013) and Puncture (2013). At this time Taking further inspiration from the works of Stanley Kubrick, German
the Australian Writers’ Guild honoured Expressionism and the fairy tale trope of “Little Red Riding Hood” I
him with an AWGIE nomination for his set about crafting a nightmarish world where a young woman, pursued
short screenplay Drive-By. His previous by the devilish Alfred J Hemlock, experiences a terrifying disconnect
short film, A Man On The Edge (2014), between subjectivity and reality. The film, firmly positioned within
played in over 50 international film the conventions of horror and suspense, is ultimately a tale about the
festivals, winning him awards for both importance of self-belief and how the demons inside of us are only ever
directing and editing. as powerful as we allow them to be.
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Executive Producer
Robert Raymond
Robert Raymond has over 30
years of experience in all aspects
of international film & television
production and distribution.
He has also produced over 50
international concert tours
for many great music artists
including BB King, Elton John
and Led Zeppelin as well as the
infamous Frank Sinatra tour
of Australia that was made into a movie “The Night We
Called it a Day” with Dennis Hopper as Frank Sinatra
and Joel Edgerton as Robert Raymond. Robert spent 17
years in Hollywood working as a Producer and Executive
Producer on many television and film productions both
inside and outside the studio system. After developing the
Academy Award® winning “Schindler’s List”, directed by
Stephen Spielberg, Robert returned to Australia to set up
his own production company BlueSeas Films. BlueSeas
recently completed production on the award winning
feature-length documentary “Going Vertical – the
Shortboard Revolution”, directed by Academy Award®
nominee David Bradbury. Robert is also producing a
television special: “Dead and Alive in Bondi” and is
currently in pre-production on the feature film “In the
Wake” by Leigh Sheehan based on the best-selling book.
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Cast Biographies
Renaye Loryman as Emily

Renaye grew up in Maitland where she performed in several plays for the Maitland Repertory Society
including A Woman of No Importance, The Servant of Two Masters and The Day After The Fair. In
2004, she was in the one-act play Two Women and a Chair, for which she won Best Actress at the
Tamworth Drama Festival. Her other credits include Hero in Much Ado About Nothing, Claire in The
Maids for Flying Teapot Theatre and Jessica in The Merchant of Venice for the Sydney Shakespeare
Company.
Tristan Mckinnon as Alfred J Hemlock

Tristan studied acting at The Actors Pulse and at the Actors Centre Australia. After an extensive
season with Shakespeare On The Green (2008-2013), he has focused his energy on feature film and
short film projects. Recent credits include period thriller The Sirius (2016), Sci-fi thriller Quanta
(2016), and horror web series The Witness Articles (2016). Upcoming titles include independent
short Doggy, crime fantasy Amy Danzig, and a featuring role in the cult hit Wyrmwood TV.
Christian Charisiou as Guy

Christian studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) where he graduated in
2013. He has performed in theatre productions such as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Mop Head
Productions’ The House of Ramon Iglesia and the soon to be touring Griffin Theatre Company’s one-
man show of The Witches. His screen credits include, Neighbours, Rush and Ready for This as well
as an extensive list of short films. Christian is also an established singer and voice artist.
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Producers Biographies
Melissa Lyons – Producer, Co-Writer

Having been awarded a scholarship by world-renowned horror author Stephen King, Mel graduated
from the University of Maine with a degree in Creative Writing. Arriving in Australia in 2008,
she started working on films in various roles including production manager, stills photographer,
research and development, script editor, promotion and distribution. Shorts Mel has worked on
include Thylacoleo, Puncture and the award winning A Man On The Edge.
Lucas Newton – Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor

Lucas is an accomplished editor and a highly regarded Visual Effects Artist with a broad range of
knowledge within his field. He has worked on numerous award-winning independent short and
feature films as well as international productions. Recent credits as a VFX artist include Gods of
Egypt and Alien: Covenant. Alfred J Hemlock is his second foray into the wonderful world of
producing.
Aaron Bush – Co-Producer

Aaron began his career as a camera assistant, working on television commercials for brands such
as McDonald’s, Mitsubishi, and Panasonic. He is now a producer and is co-owner of the Sydney
postproduction facility Buff Dubs. Aaron has produced several short films, including Don’t Say a
Word that was awarded the Golden Spike Audience Award and Jury Prize at Valladolid International
Film Festival in Spain. He has recently been working with Writer/Director Nick Pollack on the
feature film Any Girl Who Loves The Beatles Is Bound To Break Your Heart.
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Creative Team Biographies
Simon Harding – Director of Photography

Simon was born in London and began his career as a cinematographer at Thames Television where
he worked on programs such as the award winning drama The Bill. Since then Simon has worked
on a slew of American blockbusters that include Star Wars: Episode III, King Kong, Superman
Returns, The Hobbit and Mad Max: Fury Road. Simon’s recent film, Ruben Guthrie, opened the
2015 Sydney Film Festival. He is currently in Pre-Production for Any Girl Who Loves the Beatles
Is Bound to Break Your Heart.
Stephanie Todd – Production Designer

Stephanie earned a Bachelor Degree in Technical Production Arts form the Royal Scottish Academy
of Music and Drama before migrating to Australia in 2008. Since then she has been involved with
creating costumes, special effects make-up, sets and props across both stage and screen projects.
She most recently has worked on the feature film One Less God.
Sarah Hoke – Wardrobe Designer

Born and raised in New York, Sarah holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art, is a certified
Jeweller and has recently studied Costume for Performance at Sydney Institute of TAFE. She has
worked as a wardrobe designer on several short films and was a props dresser on Mad Max: Fury
Road.
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Creative Team Biographies (cont)
Adrian Bilinsky – Sound Designer

Adrian graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2004 and has forged
an impressive career as an audio engineer specialising in sound design. He has worked on several
notable films such as Broken Hill, Gabriel, Kokoda and Wrymwood. He recently won a prestigious
AACTA award for Best Sound Design for his work on Jane Campion’s applauded TV series Top of
the Lake.
Joff Bush – Composer

Joff graduated from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in 2009 and is one of
Australia’s rising talents in the field of composition. Joff’s commercial work includes brands such
as CocaCola, Microsoft, Converse, and Vogue. He recently scored the ABC comedy / drama series
The Strange Calls and Maximum Choppage. Recent credits include The Family Law, Australian
Survivor and Ronny Chieng: International Student.
Ahmed Nashabe – Lead Visual Effects Artist

Ahmed completed his Degree in Animation at the Griffith College of Art in 2010. He then worked
as a junior 3D Artist at Brisbane’s Liquid Animation before moving to Sydney where he joined the
ABC as the Lead VFX Artist for The Roast. Ahmed currently works as a Mid-Senior level 3D Artist
and Motion Graphics Designer at Cutting Edge.
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07/09/2016 Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to Horror Genre
Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to Horror Genre
Sydney, Aug 9, 2016 (Global Fashion Wire) What do you get when you mix idyllicFILMS
a touch of German Expressionism, a nip of Stanley Kubrick, and a sprinkle of
Tim Burton? Alfred J Hemlock is what!
This enticing new horror/comedy bender from Director Edward Lyons is
whetting the appetite of horror fans everywhere. With the trailer released
early last week, the film has attracted praise for its originality and cheeky
winks to the horror classics.
Garnering publicity on Film Shortage, and winning Awardeo's "Trailer of the
Week" competition, Alfred J Hemlock is charging ahead for festival season.
"We are thrilled to bring this film to festivals" Writer/Director Edward Lyons
commented. "I wanted this film to offer something unique, to be captivating,
Alfred J Hemlock Delivers Stunning Tribute to
spooky, but most importantly to be a good story with characters you care Horror Genre
about."
And that is what the creative team behind Hemlock has delivered.
Asked about playing the lead character, Alfred J Hemlock, actor Tristan Mckinnon said "Hemlock was an
evolution for all of us. Each department from script, to costume, to makeup, seemed to seamlessly feed into
the development of the character. Then by the time we had to shoot, it was my job to take the reins of our
creation and hold on tight."
It's still early days for Alfred J Hemlock. With eyes fixed on the world film festival circuit, it's off to a
thrilling start. Alfred J Hemlock is an Idyllic Films Production, CoWritten by Edward and Melissa Lyons,
Directed by Edward Lyons, Starring Renaye Loryman, Tristan Mckinnon and Christian Charisiou.
View the Alfred J Hemlock trailer below:
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Synopsis
When a young woman is abandoned in the night by her abusive boyfriend, her only way home is through an
alleyway where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock. After wearing her down,
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Hemlock offers her a seductive but deadly proposition. It is only by reaching the depths of her despair that
the woman finds the strength within herself that nobody suspected she had.
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Tristan Mckinnon as Alfred J Hemlock
Renaye Loryman as Emily
Christian Charisiou as Guy
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WORLD PREMIERE OF
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Alfred J Hemlock to World Premiere at Bermuda International Film Festival
Sydney, Australia – Idyllic Films is proud to announce the official selection of Alfred J
Hemlock, a Horror/Fantasy/Comedy short directed by Edward Lyons, to World Premiere at
the 20th Anniversary Academy Award® Qualifying Bermuda International Film Festival.
The festival runs from 1st – 7th May 2017 in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Alfred J Hemlock tells the story of Emily (Renaye Loryman) whose boyfriend (Christian
Charisou) abandons her in the night, leaving her to make her way home through an alleyway
where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock (Tristan Mckinnon). After
reaching the depths of her despair she finds the strength that she never suspected she had.
The Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) is an annual spring event which highlights
the best in world cinema. The festival features top films from the world's leading filmmakers
as well as introduces new talent from around the world. BIFF is an Academy Award®
qualifying festival in the category of Live Action Short Film. The only Australian film
selected for this year’s BIFF, Alfred J Hemlock will be one of the films opening the festival
on May 1st.
For More Information
Melissa Lyons
info@alfredjhemlock.com
Website: www.alfredjhemlock.com
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/176929079
Facebook: @AlfredJHemlock
Twitter: @AlfredJHemlock
Instagram: alfredjhemlock
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TWO WORLD PREMIERES OPEN BIFF 2017
ON MAY 1 IN BERMUDA
MY LETTER TO THE WORLD, THE WORLD PREMIERE of a new
documentary about the 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, will
open the 20th anniversary edition of the Bermuda International Film
Festival in Hamilton, Bermuda, on May 1. The film, directed by Solon
Papadopoulos, is screening in the opening night slot along with Terence
Davies’ A Quiet Passion, also about Dickinson, which Papadopoulos
produced with Roy Boulter for Liverpool-based Hurricane Films.
Also receiving its world premiere on the same night is the Australian short
Alfred J. Hemlock, about a mysterious figure who torments a young
woman who has just been literally dumped by her boyfriend in a sinister
alleyway. BIFF is a qualifying festival for the Oscar Live Action Short Films
category. 26 short films will be screened in a daily Shorts programme,
with the winning title automatically submitted to the Academy.
Other feature films due for a screening in Bermuda include German
street-smart movie Tiger Girl, which opened this year’s Berlin Panorama;
indie genre flick Super Dark Times, a hit at Rotterdam; UK rural drama
The Levelling; Belgian festival hit Flemish Heaven; Mexican film
Everything Else, starring Oscar-nominee Adriana Barrazza; Swedish Oscar
nominee A Man Called Øve; and Bermuda-produced abduction drama By
Any Means. BIFF will close on May 6 with UK film The Hippopotamus,
based on the novel by Stephen Fry.
“We’re very proud of the diverse line-up we have been able to assemble
for the 20th anniversary of BIFF, one of the world’s most distinctive film
festivals,” said Guest Artistic Director Nick Roddick, “and especially
pleased to have had so many high-quality shorts from which to make our
final selection.”
For further details, please contact programming@biff.bm
Feature line-up
By Any Means (Bermuda/US, Leighton Spence)

Everything Else (Todo lo demás, Natalia Almada, Mexico/France/US)
Flemish Heaven (Le Ciel Flamand, Belgium, Peter Monsaert)
The Hippopotamus (UK, John Jencks)
It’s Not the Time of My Life (Erneláék farkaséknál, Hungary, Szabolcs
Hajdu)
Kedi (Turkey/US, Ceyda Torun)
My Letter to the World (UK, Solon Papadopoulos)
The Levelling (UK, Hope Dickson Leach)
A Man Called Øve (En man som heter Øve, Sweden/Norway, Hannes Holm)
A Quiet Passion (UK/Belgium, Terence Davies)
Super Dark Times (US, Kevin Phillips)
Tiger Girl (Germany, Jakob Lass)
Bermuda Shorts Competiton
Alfred J. Hemlock (Australia, Edward Lyons, Melissa Lyons)

Chekhov’s Gun (US, Yuyeol Chun)
Child for Child (Venezuela/US, Juan Avella)
Counter Act (Canada, Heath Affolter, Jon Affolter, Thomas Affolter,
Nathan Affolter)
Cul-de-Sac (UK, Nick Flügge)
Ernie (US, Hadley Hillel)
A Family of Ghosts (Canada, Shannon Kohli)
Friday Night (US, Alexis Michalik)
Home Education (UK, Andrea Niada)
I’m Free (Norway, Edvard Karijord, Bendik Mondal)
The Knackerman (UK, Tom Shrapnel)
Last Call Lenny (US, Julien Lasseur)
Lost Souls (France/UK, Fabrice Pierre)
Memento Mori (UK, Scott James Bassett)
My Nephew Emmett (US, Kevin Wilson Jr)
Next Stop (Canada, Charlie Hamilton)
Perfect Roast Potatoes (US, Nick Frew)
Rated (US, John Fortson)
The School Bag (India, Dheeraj Jindal)
Search Party (US, Tesia Joy Walker)
Soho Jimbo (UK, Chris Chung)
The Superman (UK, Alex Hylands-White, Jack Pirie)
Time to Love (France, Pierre Ferriere)
Der Tunnel (Germany, Marc Schmidheiny, Christoph Daniel)
Watu Wote - All of Us (Germany, Katja Benrath)
Who’s Who in Mycology (Czech Republic/US, Marie Dvorakova)
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The 20th Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] have made their final
selection from nearly 600 submitted films from around the world, to choose the
films that will be screened at BIFF 2017.
The opening night of BIFF, on Monday May 1st, will include the world premiere
of the Australian short Alfred J. Hemlock, about a mysterious figure who
torments a young woman who has just been literally dumped by her boyfriend
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Friday Walk
Cul-de-Sac [UK, Nick Flügge]
Ernie [US, Hadley Hillel]
A Family of Ghosts [Canada, Shannon Kohli]
Friday Night [US, Alexis Michalik]
Home Education [UK, Andrea Niada]
I’m Free [Norway, Edvard Karijord, Bendik Mondal]
The Knackerman [UK, Tom Shrapnel]
Last Call Lenny [US, Julien Lasseur]
Lost Souls [France/UK, Fabrice Pierre]
Memento Mori [UK, Scott James Bassett]
My Nephew Emmett [US, Kevin Wilson Jr]
Next Stop [Canada, Charlie Hamilton]
Perfect Roast Potatoes [US, Nick Frew]
Rated [US, John Fortson]
The School Bag [India, Dheeraj Jindal]
Search Party [US, Tesia Joy Walker]
Soho Jimbo [UK, Chris Chung]
The Superman [UK, Alex Hylands-White, Jack Pirie]
Time to Love [France, Pierre Ferriere]
Der Tunnel [Germany, Marc Schmidheiny, Christoph Daniel]
Watu Wote – All of Us [Germany, Katja Benrath]
Who’s Who in Mycology [Czech Republic/US, Marie Dvorakova]
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A small SUV screeches to a halt at the mouth of an alleyway. A man jumps out of the driver’s seat
and circles the vehicle to drag his girlfriend from the passenger seat. She is crying and begging him to
understand that she was not flirting with his friend at a party. Guy throws Emily to the ground, calling
her names, and drives away, leaving her to walk alone through the dark alleyway crying and wishing
she’d never been born.
Enter Alfred J. Hemlock…a spirit (or is it demon?) who offers Emily a reprieve from her loneliness, a
respite from the horrors of her life. All she has to do is agree to die.
Thus begins, “Alfred J. Hemlock” a brand new horror short from writers Edward Lyons and Melissa
Lyons. The duo manage in 14 minutes to do what many recent feature length filmmakers have been
unable to do in an hour and a half. They create engaging, original characters that actually leave you
craving more when the credits role. In many ways, it’s the perfect storm where exactly the right
director, producers, writers, and cast of actors came together to make magic in a film that is both scary
and fun.
Tristan McKinnon delivers a gleefully frightening performance as Alfred that manages to be one part
Beetlejuice, one part Captain Jack Sparrow, and yet, something entirely his own. In his capable
hands, Alfred J. Hemlock is a showman, a huckster selling a treacherous bill of goods, and McKinnon
embraces the role, completely disappearing into the top hat wearing villain.
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Renaye Loryman stars as Emily, Alfred’s victim and foil, with emotional dexterity. She is fragile
and broken but she deftly turns that emotional vulnerability into a weapon against Hemlock’s
arguments when he pushes her too far.
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As a whole, the film works beautifully. Though it takes place in the here and now, Alfred brings an air
of Victorian/Edwardian antiquity to this ghost story. It is gritty and dirty and beautiful due to its
talented crew.
Simon Harding, the director of photography, has been a camera operator on a host of films from Star
Wars Episode III to The Hobbit trilogy. He brings a keen eye to every shot. Meanwhile, costume
designer Sarah Hoke’s previous work has included prop dressing on Mad Max: Fury Road.
McKinnon told me himself that while he had a good idea of who Alfred was before filming began, it
was Hoke’s costume that really cemented the identity for him and helped him inform the decisions for
his performance. Likewise, Joff Bush’s score creates a perfect atmosphere at once playful and
bristling.
Meanwhile Edward Lyons has been creating original shorts for over a decade, each with a different
feel from the one before it. He is a master storyteller and he brought everything he had to create
“Alfred J. Hemlock”.
With all of these fine talents, it’s no wonder that it was a finalist in this year’s iHorror Award for short
films, nor that it will be making it’s world premiere in the upcoming Bermuda International Film
Festival which runs May 1-7, 2017 in Hamilton, Bermuda. The prestigious festival is an Academy
Award qualifier in the category of short subject films. This puts
“Alfred J. Hemlock” in a place where few horror movies find themselves.
I cannot recommend this short film enough. Alfred and Emily will be telling their stories in festivals
around the world and you owe it to yourself to see this one as soon as you can. To keep up with all the
latest new, you can follow “Alfred J. Hemlock” on Facebook, their official website, and on Twitter
@AlfredJHemlock. Check out the trailer below!
ALFRED J HEMLOCK – TRAILER from Edward Lyons on Vimeo.
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Shire film-makers set to scare international film festival
Jannali couple create Alfred J Hemlock, a scary, timeless entity in the Stephen King mould.
It’s a long way from the back alleys of Marrickville to the sunshine of Bermuda but
Jannali film-makers Edward Lyons and his wife Melissa are about to make the leap.
Edward and Melissa have had their short film Alfred J Hemlock selected to screen at
the Bermuda International Film Festival next month.
The Bermuda International Film Festival is an Academy Award Qualifying event which
means the winning film can go forward and nominate for the Academy Awards.
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ALFRED J HEMLOCK - TRAILER
See the official trailer for Alfred J Hemlock
The couple describe their film, Alfred J Hemlock as a horror-fantasy-comedy.
It tells the story of Emily (actress Renaye Loryman) whose boyfriend (Christian Charisou)
abandons her in the night after an argument, leaving her to make her make her way home
through an alleyway where she is terrorised by a mysterious entity, Alfred J Hemlock
(Tristan Mckinnon).
It is only after reaching the depths of her despair she finds a strength that she never
suspected she had.
Edward, who is a film editor with Channel Nine, describes the character as a "demented
version of Beetlejuice".
Melissa studied at Maine University in the United States where she won a Stephen King
Scholarship in creative writing where she met the king of horror writing himself.
She said she wanted to created a memorable, timeless character with l e e l c .
They chose the idea of a girl in an alley who is terrorised by a mysterious character.
“I didn’t want to make it violent but supernatural horror,” she said.
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“It’s not really clear if the Alfred J Hemlock exists or if he is a figment of her imagination.
He appears as a timeless entity so he speaks well and has formal attire, but because he
is not human he doesn’t always get it right when he communicates.”
Edward and Melissa chose the concept of a character threatened in an alley by a

mysterious entity for mainly one reason - it would only require one location and so would
keep production costs down.
They chose a back alley in Marrickville as the location but filming was for from simple.
“It was the hardest film we have ever worked on in our lives,” Edward said.
“We were going to film it in back alley in Marrickville but there was torrential rain and
because we were shooting at night the lights blew and we had to shut down the
production,” he said.
“We were huddled in an alley waiting for the rain to stop.
“A second attempt at filming was also delayed by the weather. It took three attempts to
film it.”
The delays and production hiccups did not affect the final product.
The film has been officially selected to have its world premiere at the 20th Anniversary
Academy Award Qualifying Bermuda Film Festival, to be held in Hamilton, Bermuda
from May 1 to 7.
Alfred J Hemlock will be screening in competition as part of the Bermuda Shorts Happy
Hour program.
It is the only Australian film to be selected for the Bermuda International Film Festival
and has also been selected as one of the opening night films.
“The festival features top films from the world’s leading film-makers as well as introduces
new talent from around the world,” Edward said.
“It can be the first step in an international film career.
“If you win at the festival you can submit your film for the Academy Awards
“With did this on our own without any industry connections,” he said.
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An actor’s process for creating a character is fascinating, unique to themselves and molded by personal
experience. Good actors create a character that elicits an emotional response to a story. Great actors
disappear completely into their character. We love them; we hate them, but more importantly they
become real to us. When I sat down to chat with Tristan McKinnon from the short film “Alfred J.
Hemlock” that will soon be making the festival circuit, I had an idea of who I was about to meet, but I
could not have been more wrong and that doesn’t bother me one bit.
It was 8:00 pm on a Saturday night here in Texas, but the sun was shining brightly in Australia when
our call connected on Skype. There sat Tristan McKinnon in a beautifully decorated sitting room. His
brother and sister were in the background smiling and waving and he introduced me to them,
explaining that his family had leased the residence together to spend some quality time.
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Now, I have to admit I was taken aback. McKinnon is quite simply, a charming young man with an
easy, infectious laugh and leading man good looks. He is full of life and radiates an almost kinetic
energy as he talks about his latest project. In short, he’s everything his character was not and it was
only then that I realized just how great this young actor was.
After a few minutes of chatting and getting to know one another a bit, we got down to the business of
talking about his alter ego Alfred, and how he came to create this fiendish creature who feeds on the
souls of the lost and lonely.
It all started with a Facebook message. McKinnon saw that Edward Lyons was working on a different
film and sent him a congratulatory message. A short while later, Lyons replied thanking him but also
telling him that he had another film that he was working on and he thought McKinnon would be
perfect for the lead. It wasn’t long before the actor had a script and was diving deep to find out just
who Alfred J. Hemlock was.
The actor was immediately struck by the fact that there was an actual story to tell without a lot of
extraneous action, and he was over the moon about it.
“It was probably the first short film I’ve done where it was mainly a dialogue driven piece,” he
explained. “It was all set in an alleyway. It was two characters telling a story. Coming from a theater
background and being a theater actor that was really great to me. And here’s Hemlock and I get to
really explore who he is and why and how he came to be this spirit or demon that he is.”
“Alfred J. Hemlock” does indeed take place in one alleyway late one night. Emily (Renaye Loryman)
is abandoned by her boyfriend, Guy (Christian Charisiou), after he accuses her of flirting with other
men at a party. As broken hearted Emily makes her way down an alley, she meets the villainous
Alfred J. Hemlock, a creature intent on
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They were booked for a late night weekend shoot. Two days were needed to film the short and that
first weekend, nature stepped in and rained them out. Not to be deterred, Lyons booked a second
weekend. They had to bring in a different director of photography as the first had to be on a
commercial shoot. Nature was on their side this time but due to a mechanical error, every single shot
was underexposed and too dark to be used. It was now a matter of principle for Lyons and the cast and
crew. A third weekend shoot was booked, the cast came in and a third DoP was brought in. Nature
and mechanics complied this time and the entire shooting schedule went off without a single hitch.
As frustrating as it all was, McKinnon points out that it allowed him even more time to develop a
closer relationship to Alfred and the way he manifested. It also allowed Lyons to bring even more
mania to the section of the film in which Alfred torments and tortures Emily in an attempt to break her.
“There’s this part of the film where I think Ed decided to go wild style. He threw in homages to
Kubrick and Saw and it was all very spontaneous. It was kind of great this sort of montage of Emily’s
torment. He found this tricycle for me to ride and it worked so well with Hemlock’s personality. And
it’s kind of out there, but it also points back to these films that we all know and love.”
McKinnon lamented the end of shooting and says he’d return to this character again if given the
chance.
“It’s funny,” he says, “but you almost want him to win, even though he’s a really bad guy. It would be
fantastic to reach into his history and find out more about him. Was he cursed? Is he a demon? Does
he answer to someone else? In my mind, he might be a demon who fell when Satan had his battle with
heaven. He’s removed from it. And so he hungers for the light that he is barred from, and he hates
that light as much as he hungers for it. So he seeks it out in the only way he can. He finds these people
whose souls burn brightly and takes it from them. The problem is it’s never enough. There’s a lot to
explore there.”
I’m with you on that, Tristan. And with luck, just maybe we’ll see more of Alfred J. Hemlock in the
future.
For more information about the film and to keep up to date on festival appearances, you can follow
them on Facebook, their website, and on Twitter and Instagram at @AlfredJHemlock. Currently, it’s
slated to make its debut at the Academy Award qualifying Bermuda International Film Festival in May
of 2017.
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ALFRED J. HEMLOCK; ORIGINAL STORY, ICONIC

VILLIAN EXCEL -FILM SHORT REVIEW
By Ken Artuz - April 27, 2017
ALFRED J HEMLOCK MAKES MEMORABLE FIRST

IMPRESSION IN HORROR CINEMA
Alfred J Hemlock Earns DecayMag Premier Award
Influential contribution in character and villainous
development. Seamless acting and fascinating concept are
exhibited.
Short Film Details
Director:
Edward Lyons
Writer:
Edward Lyons
Melissa Lyons
Genre: Short, Comedy, Drama
Running Time: 14min
Synopsis:
When Emily’s boyfriend abandons her in the night, her only way home is through an alleyway
where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity Alfred J Hemlock.
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Overview
Can you name one iconic Horror villain? Answers may erupt with ease. From a production
standpoint, the creative process is anything but easy. Horror is the only genre where
creating a marketable entity is of utmost importance. Many avenues are considered to bring
an original character to life.
Components need to come together with seamless fashion. Wardrobe and makeup design
are major influences. Yet, poor acting can hinder a connection between the character and
audiences. On the topic of acting, every Horror icon has in some way a trademark
portrayal.
On May 1st, 2017 Alfred J. Hemlock will make its world premiere. The film is an Australian
based Horror short film that delves in the supernatural.
The premier will unfold at the 2017 Bermuda International Film Festival. According to the
press release, Alfred J. Hemlock is a crossgenre production. Comedy, Fantasy, and Horror
comprise the theme.
Alfred J. Hemlock ties into the opening topic to this review. Here we have a production that
embodies the titular antagonist. Consideration went into every aspect of design and
execution. The end result is a defining Horror Icon.

Pros
Screenwriters Edward Lyons and Melissa Lyons made use of the allotted running time. The
duo created an impacting narrative equipped with underlying philosophical commentary. A
slate of compelling characters reinforces the story. These attributes turn this film into a
stellar exhibition.
Each of the characters has adequate developmental composition. For instance, Emily, the
protagonist, undergoes a riveting metamorphosis. This is a thread some feature films fail to
address with their leads. For the villain, it too undergoes dramatic development. This
change comes in the form of a literal sense.
Is Alfred J. Hemlock Horror redefined? Yes. The film does not pay homage nor does it
equate to established formulas. Instead what’s presented is a unique imaginative construct.
The plot is simplistic yet interesting with developing circumstances teasing the viewer.
There’s more to explored from this rich narrative. The titular antagonist grips interest and
does not surrender till the ending credits.
The performances were outstanding. A believable chemistry existed between each

interaction and character. In fact, the theme of the film is classic good versus evil. A yin
yang flux of internal and external strife provide the foundation to each character. Each
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actor added a new layer to this complexity. This allowed the roles to mature across Acts.
The cast as a whole deserves to share spotlight merit. Some may favor the antagonist as
the show stopper. Yet without its conflicting parallel, this character would not have its
success.
Alfred J. Hemlock is one of the few Horror short films seen that exhibit creative camera
work. Edward Lyons used trained attention into getting superb captures. From overheads to
vertigo inspired effects the creativity behind the camera is evident. Aiding in setting
ambiance is cinematographer Simon Harding. The stage, in this case, a typical alleyway felt
had a life of its own. The costume designs are also a highlight. Sarah Hoke provided distinct
looks for these complicated set of characters.
Cons
Computer generated effects do make a cameo in this production. Its presence wasn’t
overextended but the CGI did create a minor flaw. The titular antagonist appears as a
supernatural cliché as it unleashed a torrent of roaches. Also, the antagonist’s flamboyant
demeanor conjures one notable Johnny Depp role.
On a lighter note, one major problem were the cockroaches. Production, why oh why did
you infuse these disgusting creatures to the storyline! Personal distaste to this diabolical
impervious insects made the film cringe worthy.

In closing
Alfred J. Hemlock excels expectations. The film offers an intriguing story proposing many
interpretations. The characters were fresh and the cast did an amazing job bringing these
fictional beings to life. Contained are the fundamentals of a new Horror icon. It would be
amazing to see a continued expansion to the Alfred J. Hemlock mythos.
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| 51-60 Stunning | 61-70 Terri c | 71-80 Must See | 81-90 Amazing | 91-100 Impressive
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REVIEW OVERVIEW
Cinematography 95 %
Performances 95 %
Originality / Redefining 95 %
Plot 95 %
Practical Effects 5 %
Scare Factor 25 %
Special Effects 75 %
Viewing Experience 95 %
SUMMARY
MUST SEE! Edward Lyons and Melissa Lyons Successfully Deliver a Psychological, Supernatural Commentary
on Transitioning. The Villian is Original and Iconic.
72.5 %
OVERALL SCORE
Ken Artuz
Photographer, novelist, and screenwriter. Favors French Extremism and Indie Horror. Listens to EBM, Industrial &
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Sydney, May , 7 (Global Fashion Wire) Idyllic Films is proud to Alfred J Hemlock
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Hamilton, ermuda.
Alfred J Hemlock tells the story of mily ( enaye Loryman) whose boyfriend
(Christian Charisou) abandons her in the night, leaving her to make her way
home through an alleyway where she is terrorised by the mysterious entity
Alfred J Hemlock (Tristan Mckinnon). After reaching the depths of her
despair she nds the strength that she never suspected she had.
Alfred J Hemlock to World remiere at
ermuda International Film Festival
The ermuda International Film Festival ( IFF) is an annual spring event
which highlights the best in world cinema. The festival features top lms from the world s leading
lmmakers as well as introduces new talent from around the world. IFF is an Academy Award( )
ualifying festival in the category of Live Action Short Film. The only Australian lm selected for this year s
IFF, Alfred J Hemlock will be one of the lms opening the festival on May st.
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MAKING the long journey from Stevens Lane in Marrickville, horror-comedy short film Alfred J. Hemlock will make its
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IT was a case of third time lucky for the cast and crew "In the end the first two attempts were a bit like an
of the short film, Alfred J. Hemlock, when they were elaborate dress rehearsal. "In fact, I think the film we've
shooting in Stevens Lane in Marrickville. got now wouldn't have been anywhere near as good
Produced and written by Melissa Lyons and her without everything we went through."
husband Edward, who also directed the horror-comedy The rain also led to a memorable and atmospheric shot
short, the story is about Emily (Renaye Loryman) whose of the Hemlock character skipping down the alley while
boyfriend (Christian Charisou) dumps her from his car wielding an axe.
after an argument and walking home through a back "I was shouting 'just shoot it' because I was worried for
lane, she encounters the mysterious and terrifying the first time that the rain would stop," he laughed.
Alfred J. Hemlock (Tristan Mckinnon). Post production has taken some time, but fortunately
Filmed in 2015, Edward said that just a single filming the film's visual effects were completed just in time for it
location should have been easy but it turned out to be to premier at the Bermuda International Film Festival
"the most difficult" film they have ever worked on. He earlier this month and in two weeks, it will also screen at
said their first attempt was wrecked by torrential rain the prestigious Dances With Films festival in Hollywood.
which blew out the lights and shut down production. Edward says the US screening will also be the first time
Their second attempt didn't fare much better with more the three-person cast will see the finished product.
bad weather and a technical hitch meaning they ended "It's been a long wait for them but I think it will be worth
up with almost no useable footage. it."
"I was ready to throw myself under a bus, it was pretty
devastating," he said.
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in despair and wish that her life were over. Out of the darkness, Alfred arrives.
Alfred J. Hemlock (Tristan McKinnon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5544759/?ref_=tt_cl_t2)) is his

name and death is his game. A sort of swaggering mix of Captain Jack Sparrow and Mr. Dark
(http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0478518/?ref_=tt_cl_t2), Hemlock o"ers death as a means out of
Emily’s depressing moment. After convincing her of his supernatural abilities the very real possibility that this
could be the end sinks in and the chase is on.
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For a 14 minute short, this is an exceptionally produced piece. Fantastical, perhaps a little goo !er than it
should be, Alfred J. Hemlock looks and feels like a feature. The special e"ects are top-notch and pristine,
again on par with big screen o"erings. They are also used just enough to make the point, which on occasion is
a big point to make.
Entertaining, creepy, and undeniably fun, Alfred J. Hemlock gets most everything perfectly right. Had I one
complaint I would have dialed back the silliness of Hemlock just a bit. When he gets to “creepy aggressor”
mode it’s on. He just has a little too much playfulness for me to take him so seriously. Such a small qualm, but
one that, if addressed could create a new horror icon. A creeper that knows your history, knows your despair,
and can o"er a way out at your weakest moments in life.
How does the !lm end? You can see it this weekend at the Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles ant the
world famous TCL Chinese Theater.
Alfred J. Hemlock
RATING: UR
Runtime: 14 Mins.
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This past weekend, the 2017 Dances With Films festival wrapped up here in Los
Angeles, and before we said goodbye to the fest’s impressive slate of indie genre
projects, we had the opportunity to check out the stellar short film, Alfred J.
e from co-writer/director Edward Lyons and co-writer/producer Melissa
Lyons. It stars Tristan McKinnon as the titular character who stalks a young
woman named Emily (Renaye Loryman) one night down a darkened alley and
terrorizes her, only to have Emily push back against her supernatural
antagonizer in some unexpected ways.
Daily Dead had the pleasure of chatting with those involved with Alfred J.
e during the festival, where they discussed how the project came to be,
collaborating with each other, paying homage to the horror genre, and much
more. And for more information on Lyons’ short film, be sure to check out their
website .
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Fantastic job, everyone. Edward, I’d love to hear what inspired this story
and what made you decide that this character would make for a great
short film subject.
Edward Lyons: Well, it's interesting. It started off as a really simple idea
because the previous film that I had done was called A Man on the Edge, which
was about a guy on a cliff top about to commit suicide. It had a lot of memory
flashbacks for him whilst he was there. Consequently in shooting it, it meant a
lot of locations. So I just thought that I wanted the next shoot to be more
concentrated on performances and that we should just keep it in the one place. I
had this idea that was needling away at me about a girl walking down an
alleyway, and some person or entity, who might try to mug her or something like
that. It was not going to be supernatural at all.
Then, somewhat, it was inspired by a story my mother told me when I was a
little kid, when she lived in the inner city parts of Sydney and she was walking
home one night. She was walking down this alleyway, and she could hear these
footsteps behind her, and as she sped up, so too did the footsteps. She broke out
into a run to get out of this alleyway back into the main street where the lights
were, and the footsteps behind her were running, too. I asked her, "Did you ever
turn around and see who it was?" She said, "No. I never once turned back until I
hit the front door of the home."
That idea had sat with me, so it kind of came together with the fact that I wanted
to keep it simple, one location, and that idea, that story that I'd grown up with. It
developed from that, and it ended up becoming the most difficult film I've ever
shot in my life. And as I was working on the concept, I thought if we went with a
more straightforward route, this could be quite unpalatable for certain members
of the audience. It became something that didn't interest me. I didn't want to go
into those dark territories and be completely literal.
As I was working with Mel, who is a big horror fan, she suggested that we should
push it into the realm of the supernatural, because then it becomes metaphorical,
and allows an audience to make a connection to that character in that situation.
At first, the film was originally called The Alleyway, and it wasn't really centered
around the character which Tristan plays. But the first shoot was a disaster
because it was raining. Sydney's heavens just opened up, and a torrential rain
was coming. The first AD [assistant director] came up and said,
"Here's the weather report on the app, and it showed even more clouds coming
in, and more rain." So we just had to call it. Then, the second night we didn't get
through the shoot because we had same problem with the weather.
Then we regrouped a few weeks later and said, "Okay, we'll go back out." I had
to get a new cinematographer and a new gaffer, because we were working with
people in the industry who do this work for a living, so they had gigs now, which
meant we had to get some new people in. But we had a technical fault with the
cameras, so everything that we shot that weekend was just a bust. It was
something wrong with the camera and everything—it didn't capture the media
properly. It was really underexposed for some reason.
We then had to regroup again, and I found a producer who had really good
connections, and he knew a guy who was a cinematographer named Simon
Harding. He'd shot things like King Kong (2005), Where the Wild Things Are, and
he shot on Star Wars [Episode III – Revenge of the Sith), too. Having to delay
things actually gave me and Mel some time, so the first two shoots were kind of
like very elaborate dress rehearsals for us, and it gave us time to be able to
germinate on the ideas and how to develop the story.
We wanted to do an homage to certain horror films, and we were trying to work

in how we could create that. I was very inspired at the time by Stanley Kubrick,
and particularly The Shining. You know how creepy those scenes are, when Jack
Nicholson goes into the men's room, and there’s a mysterious man who says to
him, "How are you, sir? Danny’s a very naughty boy, if I may be so bold, sir."
And that's just so weird, and it's like, "Is he talking, is that person really there, or
is he an unreliable narrator, and is it all in his head?"
So we set that up with Renaye [Loryman's] character. We planted seeds that she
may be an unreliable narrator, and this all could be in her head, and maybe it's
not, and maybe it's a manifestation of something inside her, too. Something else
that was important to us was that I believe that characters should be different
from the beginning as they are at the end of story. If they're not and nobody
changes, then you're kind of left at the end thinking, "Yeah, but so what? If the
characters on the screen didn't care enough to be affected by it, why should I be
affected by it?" So that was a big part of this story.
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Tristan, how was it for you, getting into the head of this character?
Tristan McKinnon: The important thing was to think about if Alfred J Hemlock
was a spiritual animal, then where is that from? And I have got a Christian
background, so I kind of used my own understanding of that theology, to
basically set up the premise of darkness, and good and evil. I used the Judeo
Christian setup to be able to place Hemlock. As I started to explore, what struck
me was that Hemlock was trying to not expose his cracks, and I felt that his
sense of evil, his nature wants to overflow out because he's so hungry. He has
this desperate desire, this insatiable desire to feed, because that's his life source.
I thought I could imagine if I was, say, an angel that was close to God in heaven,
close to light, and source, and love, and all of that. Then I decided I was now
separate from it, and I no longer wanted a part of it, I was now darkness. Yet the
only sustenance I can get is to have life. I imagined just being hungry, insatiably
hungry for all of eternity, and how that would just drive you mad. That's why I
wanted to tie myself up in a stretchy rope, to sort of feel what it would be like to
want to burst out all the time. Hemlock is a veneer and his nature at any
moment wants to crack through, and so he's using a lot of strength to actually
hold himself back, because he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.
We did prep a lot, but there was so much to explore. That's why having three
goes at it was amazing because we were given three goes in front of a camera,
and I was able to go deep. There’s a lot to absorb about a character like this, and
a lot of exploration work I wanted to do just getting into the physicality of a
creature that is containing himself. It was just playing around with different
ideas, and a lot of things developed when we reeled it in, and as soon as I got
into costume, too, almost in an instinctual way. It just felt right.
Renaye, so much of this short is about Emily’s arc and finding her inner
strength. Can you discuss your approach to the character? I think she’s
very relatable on a lot of levels.
Renaye Loryman: Yeah, very much so. I remember reading something once
that said the greatest threat most women face is that we're born female. That's
unfortunately how it is, and I do want to see that change in my lifetime. Emily
was like a memory, very much a memory of an experience that I had had. Being
quite young, I grew up in a country town and moved to Sydney, which is a big
city in Australia, with a boy. He was terribly unpleasant to me, and it was just a
really awful time. To the point where he actually left me. I didn't even break it
up with him. He left me. I'm in this big city alone and feeling very vulnerable.
Then, the second he left, I was able to get stronger.
A lot of the scenes where Emily is struggling emotionally was me just
remembering that time in my life, and being treated so awfully for no reason.
And looking at the character Emily, I was like, "You don't deserve this. You
haven't done anything. You don't deserve this.” But I understood how she felt,
And some of her lines where she says, "I'll do better next time, I promise." Even
saying that now, I still feel choked up, because it’s a hard memory. But all of us,
and that includes myself, have a 100 percent success rate of being able to
survive these awful situations, so I really related to that aspect of Emily.
Ed wanted to do this film and he said to me, "I want to do a film with you." We
worked together in another place, as our day job, and he told me this idea about
a girl getting terrorized in an alleyway. He said, "I want you to do that,” because
I guess he and Melissa knew my triggers when it came to what would really
bring all of this out in me.
Also, too, this was the first short film I'd ever worked on to this quality. Part of it
was, I felt very out of my element and afraid of the whole process of filming. I
remember sitting in the car and just thinking, "I can't do this." I don’t know, I
guess it was this fear of, "I can't do this! I'm not an actor! What am I doing?" I'd
done a few plays in community theater, but I never thought of myself as an
actor. Ed said something to me that really brought it all forward, "You're doing
what you're meant to be doing," and that really helped me.
o s o o n s s or r r n n n o
r s s r o r r o r
so n rn n r n
r ons We hadn't even conceived it that way; we weren't trying to do a

proof of concept piece or anything with this short. When Mel and I were writing
it, we wanted to write something that was really powerful in the short film form.
We were trying to say, "Okay, this is an art form unto itself, and we want to be
able to tell a great story in 14 minutes or less. It also had to have a great, strong
beginning, and a middle, and an end. That was our goal, to be able to not write a
novel, but to write something strong in the short form. But in doing so, now we
have had quite a few people now saying to us, "Wow, I want more of this world."
One person even said to me, "My biggest criticism of the film is I want more." I
think that's because everybody put so much work into it. It has become
something bigger than we thought it could be, and that's been exciting to us and
other people, too.
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meek-victim-exceptional-humorous-horror-short/) " Joseph Perry
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Australian short chiller Alfred J Hemlock is a top-notch short Hlm that balances eerie menace with whimsical
charm and a dash of dark humor. The production values are marvelous and the acting is a delight in director
Edward Lyons (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2640825/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1)’ latest effort.
Emily (Renaye Loryman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8252733/?ref_=tt_cl_t1)) is unceremoniously
dumped — pretty much literally and Hguratively — by her boyfriend Guy (Christian Charisiou
(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2423347/?ref_=tt_cl_t3)) in a dark alley after an argument about how she
behaved in front of his friends. The area is no place for a lady by herself to be, and she soon encounters the
mysterious Alfred J Hemlock (Tristan McKinnon (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5544759/?ref_=tt_cl_t2) in
a fantastic performance), who offers her rest from her world-weary existence. Giving any more of the story
away would be just short of criminal.
Tristan McKinnon gives a masterful performance as the diabolical title character in director Edward
Lyons’ Alfred J Hemlock.
Edward Lyons, who also cowrote the Hne screenplay with Melissa Lyons
(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5313615/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr2) and edited Alfred J Hemlock, directs with a
conHdent hand and a solid eye for visuals. Although all of the action takes place in or next to an alley, Lyons
and crew manage to build a dizzying atmosphere that makes everything feel larger and quite magical,
including the enclosed space in which the story takes place. Simon Harding
(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362398/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr9)’s cinematography is a thing of beauty, as is the
makeup work by Aidan Hirn (AKA Vianna Houghton) (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6159285/?
ref_=ttfc_fc_cr17). The visual effects by Ahmed Nashabe (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5610928/?
ref_=ttfc_fc_cr26) and crew are impressively rendered and a lot of fun to watch. Joff Bush
(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2289859/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr8)’s score adds a great deal to the feel of the
short, as well.
Renaye Loryman plays Emily, a woman at such a low point in her life that she feels like dying.
The performances by the three actors are all terriHc. Renaye Loryman gives an appealing performance as the
sad, desperate Emily, and she does deHnite justice to the character arc created by the Lyons. Christian
Charisiou gives a believable performance as a hostile hothead. As good as these two performers are, though,
Tristan McKinnon raises the bar with his energetic portrayal of the sinister, baleful Hemlock. This role calls
for a big performance without quite going fully over the top, and McKinnon knows when to play things up and
when to reel them in a bit. He has made the character all his own.
Christian Charisiou portrays Guy, Emily’s obnoxious boyfriend.
Alfred J Hemlock is on the early legs of its Hlm festival run, and is most certainly a short Hlm to seek out.
Everyone involved should have huge things in store for their futures. For more information, visit the short’s
odcial website at https://www.alfredjhemlock.com/ (https://www.alfredjhemlock.com/), or at
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