Where The Shadows Wait continues to build momentum — and this month, we hit a major milestone. At The Monthly Film Festival (TMFF), our film won five major awards, sweeping categories that represent both artistic excellence and audience impact: 🏆 Awards Won Film of the Month Director of the Month — Riley Robbins Screenwriter of […]
More incredible news — Where The Shadows Wait has been selected by IndieX Film Fest in Los Angeles and nominated for Best Thriller Film. This nomination means a lot because WTSW was designed to do exactly what indie thrillers should do — pull you in visually, emotionally, and psychologically without relying on massive budgets or
Most filmmakers are taught to chase one thing:A big break.A festival win.A distributor’s approval.A moment where someone “lets you in.” But nobody ever teaches us the one thing every major studio, streamer, and media company actually builds their empire on: Audience ownership. That’s the foundation of DMF+.That’s how this whole thing started. https://vimeo.com/1141683001
Where The Shadows Wait has officially been selected for the CAL Film Festival and nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short. This is one of our most meaningful recognitions yet. CAL celebrates storytelling that pushes creative boundaries — and that’s exactly what this film represents. We made WTSW with a single mission:Prove
Where The Shadows Wait continues its run — we’ve officially been selected by The Monthly Film Festival, adding another major milestone to this film’s journey. This one hits differently because this project wasn’t supposed to make it this far. It was born out of pure necessity — a proof of concept to show the world
Most people think filmmaking begins when you yell “action.”But the truth is, great films aren’t shot — they’re built. Frame by frame.Choice by choice.Intention by intention. https://vimeo.com/1141511210?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci Every film you love didn’t connect because of the lens or the grade or the set piece.It connected because the world felt real — and that realness started
There are moments in every filmmaker’s life when something shifts. Not just creatively — but strategically. Where The Shadows Wait did that for me. It wasn’t just a short film. It became a mirror, a lesson, a spark, and a blueprint for how I believe independent film has to evolve in 2025 and beyond. A
Dark Monarch Films is on an absolute tear right now — and today, I’m proud to announce not one, but two major festival selections for Where The Shadows Wait. The momentum behind this film keeps building every single week, and these new wins prove that our story is resonating far beyond Chicago.
Dark Monarch Films is proud to announce that Where The Shadows Wait is now available to stream on Relay.
Dark Monarch Films is officially in development on our next feature project — Party, a high-concept horror film set in the world of hip-hop and fame.
