The Dark Forest (Official Trailer) - Martin Del Carpio

Queens World Film Festival 2024 - Nominated for Best Cinematography.
New Jersey Film Festival 2021 - Award Winner for Best Experimental.
Mosaic World Film Festival 2022 - Award Winner for Best Experimental.
Experimental Film Odyssey 2021 - Winner for Best Surreel Award.
OTB | Only The Best Film Awards 2022 - Award Winner for Best Experimental Short.
The Magikal Charm Experimental Video & Film Fest 2022 - ITSO Allegorical Myth Award.
The Sur-REEL & Uncanny Film Fest 2023 - Award Winner for Best Script.
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 2022 - Official Selection.
BLOW-UP International Arthouse Film Fest 2021 - Semi Finalist.
The Psychedelic and Film and Music Festival 2021 - Official Selection.
Dumbo Film Festival 2021 - Semi Finalist.
ADIFF Actor & Director Awards 2021 - Official Selection.
Denver Underground Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection.
Dreamachine International Film Festival 2021 - Award Winner for Best Experimental Short.
Maracay International Film & Video Festival 2021 - Nominated for Video Art.
Wallachia Int'l Film Festival 2021 - Jury Award Winner.
The Soho London Independent Film Festival 2021 - Nominated for Best Experimental Film.
First Hermetic International Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection.
12th Underground Cinema Film Awards 2021 - Official Selection.
XI Encuentro Para Cinéfagos (Festival de CineArte en la Frontera) 2021 - Official Selection.
Art Film Awards 2021 - Finalist.
NewFilmmakers NY 2021 - Semi Finalist.
Varese International Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection.
FilmArte Festival (Berlin edition) 2021 - Semi Finalist.
VASTLAB Experimental 2021 - Official Selection.
Andromeda Film Festival 2021 - Jury Special Section Award Winner.
International Moving Film Festival 2021 - Semi Finalist.
AltFF Alternative Film Festival 2021 - Award Winner Best Experimental North America.
Make Art Not Fear 2021 - Semi Finalist.
Festival Fotogenia 2021 - Official Selection.
Montreal Independent Film Festival 2021 - Finalist.
Film Maudit 2.0 2021 - Official Selection.
Luminous Frames Film Festival 2021 - Nominated for Best Editing.
Aphrodite Film Awards 2022 - Semi Finalist.
Fisura International Festival of Experimental Film & Video 2022 - Official Selection.
Bizarrya Short Film Festival 2022 - Official Selection.
Festival de Largos y Cortos de Santiago 2022 - Official Selection.
Independent Video Film Festival 2022 - Finalist.
Festival internazionale Segni della notte 2022 - Official Selection.
The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival 2022 - Official Selection.
Mirada Corta Short Film Festival 2025 - Semi Finalist.
Art Color Digital Cinema International Film Festival (AC DC IFF) 2022 - Quarter Finalist.
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid (FICIMAD) 2022 - Award Winner for Best Experimental.
Echonation Audio and Film Festival 2022 - Award Winner for Best Experimental Short Film.
Bogotá Experimental Film Festival / CineAutopsia 2022 - Official Selection.
Serbest International Film Festival 2022 - Semi Finalist.
New York Movie Awards 2022 - Official Selection.
Festival International Signes de Nuit Paris 2022 - Official Selection.
Black Cat Award International Film Festival 2022 - Official Selection.
Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival 2023 - Honorable Mention.
Experimental Films Online 2023 - Official Selection.

The official trailer for my Poetry Film The Dark Forest starring Carly Erin O'Neil w/ Dan Shaked.

Director of Photography: William Murray

Music provided by M. Nomized
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