The Witches' Pass — LydiaJae

An ode to the Halloween spirit, The Witches' Pass is what happens when a group of passionate friends come together to tell a story. The story itself focuses on the lengths a lovelorn teenager is willing to go through to try and reclaim his failed love. Does the local legend about witches in the woods on Halloween spell salvation for him? You'll just have to watch and find out for yourself! STARRING: Alex Pappas Halle Drennan Regina Pollard Directed by Craig Bass Written by Craig Bass and Carmelo Chimera Produced by Michelle Maslanka, Lydia Koranda, Craig Bass, and Carmelo Chimera Cinematography by Natalie Reinholtz

After a wonderful experience with independent filmmaker Craig Bass and his crew on the short film "Ark", I was asked to assist with their next undertaking, "The Witches' Pass". "The Witches' Pass" is a true Halloween film, pulling on inspiration from classic All Hallow's material such as Hocus Pocus, but with a distinctly modern twist. My involvement was once again as a producer, but I also took on the mantle of Production Designer this time around. This was another exercise in variety as I helped to prep locations, painted the warning sign, and headed up the wardrobe and makeup departments. That really cool witch's hat made out of remnants--yeah, I did that! Craig and I agreed that it would be a fun little easter egg for the lead actor to wear t-shirt for our friend's band, Sleeping With Spiders, so I whipped up a Hamlet-inspired logo. I also designed the title treatment for the film's credits, as well as the poster. All in all, I couldn't think of a better way to spend the Halloween season!