The 12th Annual Austin Revolution Film Festival will host the World Premiere of Disregard, a silent short film directed by Mike Messier. The screening will be part of the Opening Night Late Night Cinema Block, on Thursday, February 15, starting at 9:30 pm in The San Angelo Theater in the Austin Southpark Hotel. Tickets for the screening and passes for the whole festival can be purchased on the Austin Revolution Film Festival purchase tickets page. Director Mike Messier will be in attendance for the Disregard screening and the duration of the festival.

Disregard has received three nominations for Best US Genre Film, Best F/X Short, and Best US Actor in a Short Film for Jose Guns Alves for his portrayal of “Joe”. The trailer for Disregard can be enjoyed here:

The attuned viewer should not confuse Disregard with its (older) sister project Disregard the Vampire – A Mike Messier Documentary (2017). While both efforts are sourced from the same raw footage, Disregard is its own entity. During the “pandemic era”, Mike Messier, Tim Labonte of Stand Still Pictures, and composer Tony Caramadre of Phattones Studios revisited previously “disregarded” narrative footage to develop this exciting new “silent film with score” presentation. The most vital creative decision was to forgo the original narrative storyline which was compromised due to “unforeseen circumstances” in favor of a new vision based on what was actually filmed.

For a further hop into this rabbit hole, please enjoy the 12-Award Winning Disregard the Vampire – A Mike Messier Documentary right here: