Courtney Wye

Jumpstart follows 26-year-old Virginia ‘Billie’ Walton as she chokes on a healthy dose of reality. Trading her mother’s opulent lifestyle for a beaten-up Toyota, Billie hits the road with nothing but her car, cigarettes, and absolutely zero life skills. But when basin-bathing at gas stations loses its charm, Billie has to face her worst nightmare - finding a job. Armed with nothing but her silver tongue, can Billie talk her way into employment before her luck runs out?

Just A Scratch follows Noelle, a naturally reserved person, on a gloomy night that will change everything. When her older sister, Dinah, visits to discuss funeral plans for their deceased younger sister, Candace, Noelle struggles with her guilt, buried deep inside. The narrative escalates when she receives a mysterious phone call from her dead sister. What starts as a normal, gloomy evening soon spirals into madness, as Noelle’s fears and regrets start manifesting into something real and inhuman. As the night unfolds, she is faced with painful truths about her family, her grief, and herself. Blurring the lines between reality and the supernatural, Just A Scratch is a psychological horror short film that explores the darkest spaces of human emotions, loss, and the terrifying ways guilt can take form.