Endangered
Written & Directed by Efram Potelle
A man wakes from cryonic sleep to find his wife gone, the city abandoned, and the streets overrun by predatory new life.
- Sitges 2026 European Premiere
- Screamfest 2026 West Coast Premiere
In Development
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3:14
After his older brother vanishes, a small-town boy discovers that he and an assortment of kids are regularly falling into a shared nightmare at 3:14am. He must join forces to collect clues they each bring back, rescue his brother, and stop whatever’s terrorizing their town.
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The Exorcist's Wife
When a malignant force possesses her new husband and begins spreading through their home, a bold, no-nonsense woman must raid his secret exorcist arsenal and fight the evil her own pragmatic way before it tears her family apart.
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Side Effects May Include
An insomniac ad man, terrified before the biggest pitch of his career, takes a mystery sleeping pill that traps him in a collapsing loop of anxiety dreams he can’t escape. His family’s future on the line, he must confront his fears, get control of the dream, and wake himself up before he loses everything.
Efram Potelle
Efram Potelle is a writer and director. His science-fiction short Endangered is on the festival circuit, with selections including Sitges and Screamfest.
He co-directed The Battle of Shaker Heights, a Miramax feature developed through HBO's Project Greenlight, starring Shia LaBeouf, Amy Smart, Kathleen Quinlan, William Sadler, and Ray Wise.
Since then he has worked continuously in film and television as a visual-effects supervisor, CG supervisor, editor, and artist — on Ms. Marvel, Wendell & Wild, Slumberland, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Wonder Woman — while continuing to write and develop original material.
