The Man in the Long Black Coat

(Dir. Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers, 2021, 34 Min)

A woman in an abusive relationship lives in a small town, isolated and fading. She sees a mysterious stranger at the old dance hall on the outskirts of town, and dances with him. As her life spirals out of her control, she finds solace in the man's company. She must choose to leave the life she knows and escape into the arms of the stranger before her husband takes even that choice from her.

Written by: Vanessa M. H. Powers + Abigail Blue

Sins of the Father

(Dir. Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers, 101 min., 2022)

After the death of his father, Aden and his mother, Sarah, find themselves responsible for the sale of his family home; a place they thought they’d left behind. The task seems almost manageable when Sarah’s friends arrive to help them. As they clear out the house, they uncover sinister secrets from The Family’s past… A Family who is not so eager to let the sins of the past go unpunished.

‘Sins of the Father’ premiered to a sold out screening at the Twin Cities Film Fest 2022. The film sold out an additional screening, and received the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the festival. In addition to more festival screenings, ‘Sins of the Father’ has been picked up for distribution by Gravitas Ventures.

Written by Tristan Corrigan, Made in Association with Under_Score Productions.

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Witch

(Dir. Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers, 93 min., 2018)

The precocious and fiercely independent Aima tells her babysitter that the Witch they created in a game of make-believe will never stop chasing them. While the babysitter initially tries to deny Aima’s insistence that the Witch is evil, soon they follow Aima into a world where imagination rules and wildness, magic, and delight are hidden around every corner.

Their adventures bring them together with fairies, ghosts, star-lovers, and UFOs, and as they march toward their showdown with the Witch, the unreal becomes reality and the lines between good and evil are blurred. As Aima and her babysitter draw closer and closer to facing down the Witch and the source of her powers, the babysitter must come to terms with what they lost and gained by growing up and learns that sometimes we have to let go to return.

Based on the novella Witch by Rebecca Little.

Witch premiered at Indie Grits in Columbia, SC, in April 2018. In October, 2018, Witch screened at the Twin Cities Film Fest, and was nominated for an Indie Vision — Breakthrough Achievement award for our animation and visual effects. Director/Editor Vanessa M. H. Powers also got to speak on an educational panel about film making in Minnesota. In 2020, ‘Witch’ was Semi-Finalist in the 2020 Women in Horror Film Festival.

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Keepsake

(Dir. Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers, 1 hr. 26 min., 2015)

Riley returns to her college town to visit the group of friends she left behind. Seeking something more meaningful than simple nostalgia, she stays at the house where she once lived with Adrien and Evelyn, the brother and sister with whom she was once romantically involved.

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Keepsake was premiered at the Twin Cities Film Fest (St. Louis Park, Minnesota) in 2015 and the Mespies Film Festival in Columbia Heights, Minnesota in 2017, and even won the award for Best Minnesota Feature.

Tyler

(Dir. Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers, 53 min., 2016)

In an alternate telling of history, a test implemented in the 60s determines the futures of graduating high schoolers - if they have a future at all. Home-schooler turned high schooler Tyler approaches his graduation. He tries to be hopeful for the future, but his dysfunctional home life and the gaps in his education catch up with him. Just as he is coming of age, his age may be coming to an end, as he is faced with a choice that will determine the shape - and length - of the rest of his life.

Written by: Erin Pecha + Anthony Tallarico

Single Gay Superhero

(Dir. Vanessa Magowan Horrocks Powers, 10 Episodes, 2016)

A web series centered around two best friends, Silver Lining and Peanut Butter Girl, who stumble their way through crime fighting with as much grace as they do in their personal lives.