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It Lives in a Cave in the Woods
(Director/Writer/Producer)

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Thesis Short Film (Horror/Drama/Period Piece)

A young woman comes to the haunting realization that the monsters in folktales are nothing compared to the ones inside.

It Lives in a Cave in the Woods is an award-winning thesis short film accepted and screened by twelve film festivals.

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Awards​

-Best First Time Filmmaker - 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival (2024)

-Best Editing - Indie Vegas Film Festival (2023)

-"Best Killer"- Sin City Horror Fest (2022)

Festival Selections

-*Sin City Horror Fest (2022)

-Dam Shorts Film Festival (2023)

-Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival (2023)

-London Lift-Off Film Festival (2023)

-London Director Awards (2023)

-Culver City Film Festival® (2023)

-The International Horror Hotel Film Festival (2023)

-*Indie Vegas Film Festival (2024)

-Marina del Rey Film Festival® (2024)

-*4th Dimension Independent Film Festival (2024)

-Golden Short Film Festival (2024)

-Silicon Beach Film Festival® at the TCL Chinese Theatres (2024)

©2025 by Mikayla Viloria. Director & Writer.

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