Hooves (film)

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Hooves
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Directed by Akash Sunethkumara
Written byAkash Sunethkumara
Produced byUdeesha Dilanka
StarringDanushka Dias Kavishka Warnakula Sanjeewa Upendra
CinematographyKasun Rathnasiri
Music byRuud Hermans
Production
company
High School Junkies
Release date
  • October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12)(Screamfest) [1]
CountrySri Lanka
LanguageSinhala

Hooves is a 2025 Crime Thriller Horror short film written and directed by Akash Sunethkumara. The film stars Danushka Dias, Kavishka Warnakula and Sanjeewa Upendra. The film is said to be the final short film produced by Sunethkumara's film collective, High School Junkies. [2]

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Premise

Pathum hears the tale of a hoofed-demon that acts as protector of the forest. His skepticism is tested as eerie occurrences happen and he begins to question - is the Kura Raaksha merely folklore or something very real?

Cast

Release

The film has screened at multiple film festivals worldwide and had its Canadian premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal. [3] [4] It had its Los Angeles premiere at Screamfest. [5] The film also became Sunethkumara's third film to screen at San Diego Comic-Con's Independent Film Festival after Eidetic (2016) and The Summoning (2019). [6]

Future

In May 2024, a feature film adaptation of the short was announced to be in development. [7] The feature is among multiple projects being developed by Sunethkumara's Maktüb Studios. [8]

References

  1. ↑ https://screamfestla.com/2024/film/hooves
  2. ↑ "Hooves". High School Junkies. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Fantasia Festival | Hooves". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  4. ↑ James, Jonathan (2024-07-08). "Horror Highlights: ONI PRESS and COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND at SDCC, STORM KING COMICS at SDCC, FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards, FANTASIA Short Films". Daily Dead. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  5. ↑ "Hooves". Screamfest. 2024-10-13. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  6. ↑ Kadupitiyage, Shanuka (2025-06-29). "Hooves is coming to San Diego Comic Con". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Feature Film Adaptation of Sunethkumara's 'Hooves' in Development". Rogue Element . 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  8. ↑ Kadupitiyage, Shanuka (2024-07-25). "From shorts to feature films". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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