Devil's Instrument

Devil's Instrument

Short · Horror · 15 pages
Status: Financing
Tormented by his manipulative violin teacher and the cutthroat culture of his elite music conservatory, a teenage prodigy's fears and suppressed trauma manifest as an evil shadow that threatens to consume him and the boy he loves. CARRIE meets WHIPLASH.
Written by Frederik Ehrhardt
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Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival 2024
Quarterfinalist, Slamdance Screenplay Competition 2022

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Frederik Ehrhardt
New York, NY
Frederik Ehrhardt is a writer & producer based in the US & Germany. He got his industry start as an associate producer for four-time Independent Spirit Award nominee Darren Dean. Most recently, Frederik produced the screen adaptation of Markus Potter’s Outer Critics Circle nominated Off-Broadway play STALKING THE BOGEYMAN starring Tony winner Santin...
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Winner, Cordillera International Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024 Winner, Woods Hole Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 Winner, HorrOrigins Film Fest Screenplay Competition 2022 Runner-up, Anchorage International Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024 Finalist, Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024 Finalist, Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 Finalist, San Francisco IndieFest Screenplay Competition 2023 Finalist, FilmQuest Screenplay Competition 2023 Finalist, The Southern California Screenplay Competition 2023 Finalist, Creative World Awards 2023 Finalist, HorrorHound Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024 Top 50, Cinequest Screenwriting Competition 2023-2024 Official Selection, HorrorHaus Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023 Official Selection, The Thing In The Basement Horror Fest Screenplay Competition 2023