Heidi Honeycutt Explained

Heidi Honeycutt is an American journalist, author, actress, filmmaker, film programmer, and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Etheria Film Night,^{[1] [2] [3]} a film festival that showcases short films by women directors. She established the festival in 2014 with Stacy Pippi Hammon,^{[4] [5]} and serves as its Director of Programming.^[6] Honeycutt and Hammon had previously run the Viscera Film Festival alongside Shannon Lark.^[7] As a journalist, Honeycutt has written for such magazines as Fangoria and Famous Monsters of Filmland.^[8]

In 2007, Honeycutt wrote, produced, and starred in the short film Wretched, which she also co-directed with Leslie Delano.^[9] She also appeared as herself in the horror mockumentary, The Once and Future Smash.^[10] In 2024, she served as jury president of the International Short Film Competition award ceremony at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival.^[11]

Partial bibliography

• "A Century of Mädchen: Femmes and Frauen in Fascist, New Wave, and Contemporary European Cinema", in Kelly, Gabrielle; Robson, Cheryl (eds.)'s Celluloid Ceiling: Women Film Directors Breaking Through (2014). Supernova Books. .
• I Spit on Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies (2024). Headpress Books. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spotlight September 2020: Heidi Honeycutt, Film Programmer, Producer, Champion for Women in Horror. Heller-Nicholas. Alexandra. August 30, 2020. AWFJ.org. Alliance of Women Film Journalists. March 15, 2024.
2. Web site: Heidi Honeycutt Dishes on Etheria, Women in Horror, and More!. Doupé. Tyler. July 14, 2021. Dread Central. March 15, 2024.
3. Book: Bacon. Simon. 2022. Spoofing the Vampire: Essays on Bloodsucking Comedy. McFarland & Company. 153. 978-1476682686.
4. Web site: An Interview with Heidi Honeycutt, Horror Film Journalist and Founder of Etheria Film Night. Phillips. Marian. July 9, 2020. The Lineup. March 15, 2024.
5. Web site: Watch trailer for anthology horror and sci-fi series Etheria. Collis. Clark. August 12, 2020. Entertainment Weekly. March 15, 2024.
6. News: Anderson. John. April 3, 2016. Women directors bring new blood to sci-fi, horror. The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. C8. March 15, 2024. Newspapers.com.
7. Web site: The horror, the horror: women gather in LA for Viscera film festival. Marks. Lisa. July 12, 2012. The Guardian. March 15, 2024.
8. Web site: The Unfair Business of Being a Woman Director in the Boys Club of Horror Filmmaking. Barone. Matt. May 30, 2013. Complex. March 15, 2024.
9. Book: Peirse. Alison. 2020. Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre. Rutgers University Press. 151. 978-1978805118.
10. Web site: Mesnard . Terry . [Panic Fest 2023 Review] The Once and Future Smash is the Mockumentary Punch Line to End Zone 2's Joke ]. Gayly Dreadful . 5 April 2024.
11. Web site: Competitions . Fantasia Festival . 21 August 2024.