AFIN International Film Festival

Feature Film

REMNANT

Directed by Mike Horan

AFIN 2024 Finalist

  • 2024
  • 1h 52m
  • Australia
  • English
  • MA 15+
  • Horror
  • Thriller
  • Scifi
Australian First-time filmmaker
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Synopsis

Grace is a young woman whose life has been turned upside down by tragedy.

After a car crash claims the lives of her parents, Grace is given a second chance with an experimental brain implant. Grace returns to her family home with her childhood friend Kate to rebuild her shattered life.

But her world unravels, and the lines between dream and reality become blurred as nightmares and flashbacks to the accident and ghostly visions push her to the edge of madness. But a sinister thread links these seemingly unrelated events.

As Grace delves deeper, the horrifying truth unravels. Is the implant affecting Grace’s perception of reality, or does a darker force lie in the shadows of her past?

Director's Statement

Mike Horan, filmmaker portrait provided to AFIN.

My lifelong passion for horror/Sci-Fi inspired me to Write, Produce, and Direct, my debut feature film REMNANT. REMNANT evolved over several years into a complex, suspenseful story with strong female characters who are not mere victims but architects of their fate. One of my goals was to nurture young and aspiring talent amongst the cast and crew, supported by industry professionals. REMNANT has given many of them a successful career path in the film and television industry.

What makes this one special

  • World PremiereThe filmmaker tells us this is where it happens
  • 108 awards at other festivals81st Venice International Film Festival-Wild Filmmaker Special Event 2024 · 81st Venice International Film Festival-Wild Filmmaker Special Event 2024 · 81st Venice International Film Festival-Wild Filmmaker Special Event 2024 and 105 more
  • Programmed at 111 other festivalsAcross 13 countries
  • A first-time filmmaker

Also selected at

108 awards, 1 nomination, 2 finalist placings across 111 other festivals

  1. Winner81st Venice International Film Festival-Wild Filmmaker Special Event 2024WINNER - BEST Original Narrative Feature Film · Venice, Italy · 2024
  2. Winner81st Venice International Film Festival-Wild Filmmaker Special Event 2024WINNER - BEST Filmmaker (Mike Horan) · Venice, Italy · 2024
  3. Winner81st Venice International Film Festival-Wild Filmmaker Special Event 2024WINNER - BEST Original Screenplay (Mike Horan) · Venice, Italy · 2024
  4. Winner81st Venice International Film Festival-Wild Filmmaker Special Event 2024WINNER - BEST Original Indie Feature Script (Mike Horan) · Venice, Italy · 2024
  5. WinnerAtlanta International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Atlanta, United States · 2024
  6. WinnerAtlanta International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · Atlanta, United States · 2024
  7. WinnerAtlanta International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Production Company (Outlaw Films) · Atlanta, United States · 2024
  8. WinnerAustralian Film Critics' Awards 2024BEST Original Feature · 2024
  9. WinnerAustralian Film Critics' Awards 2024BEST International Cinematographer (Mason Grady) · 2024
  10. WinnerAustralian Film Critics' Awards 2024BEST Production Company (Outlaw Films) · 2024
  11. WinnerBloody Hats Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · 2024
  12. WinnerBloody Hats Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Actress (Megan Bell) · Stuttgart, Wurttemberg, Germany · 2024
  13. WinnerCannes World Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Actress in an Indie Film (Megan Bell) · French Riviera, France · 2024
  14. WinnerEuropean Film Critics' Awards 2024WINNER - BEST International Film · Europe, France · 2024
  15. WinnerEuropean Film Critics' Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · Europe, France · 2024
  16. WinnerEuropean Film Critics' Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Cast (Remnant) · Europe, France · 2024
  17. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  18. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Producers (Mike Horan, Alexandra Horan, Andrew Davis) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  19. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST 1st Time Director (Mike Horan) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  20. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Supporting Actress (Isabelle Weiskopf) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  21. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Cinematographer (Mason Grady) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  22. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Editing (Andrew Davis, Mason Grady, Mike Horan) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  23. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Sound Design (Mason Grady) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  24. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Original Score (Ben Thatcher) · Los Vergas, United States · 2024
The remaining 87 festivals
  1. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST VFX (Mason Grady) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  2. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Production Designer (Mike Horan) · Los Angeles, United States · 2024
  3. WinnerHollywood Blood Horror Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Actress (Megan Bell) · Los Angeles, CA, United States · 2024
  4. WinnerHollywood New Directors 2024Honorable Mention - Best New Director · Los Angeles, CA, United States · 2024
  5. WinnerHorror ShowFest 2024WINNER - Best Director Feature Film (Mike Horan) · Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy · 2024
  6. WinnerHorror ShowFest 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Montelupo Fiorentino, Italy · 2024
  7. WinnerICEBERG Cinema & Literature Awards 2024BEST Original Filmmaker (Mike Horan) · US, United States · 2024
  8. WinnerICEBERG Cinema & Literature Awards 2024BEST Feature Film · US, United States · 2024
  9. WinnerICEBERG Cinema & Literature Awards 2024BEST Original Cinematographer (Mason Grady) · US, United States · 2024
  10. WinnerIndie Movies Spark Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2024
  11. WinnerIndie Movies Spark Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Horror Feature Film · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2024
  12. WinnerIndie Vegas Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST International Feature Film · Las Vegas, NV, United States · 2024
  13. WinnerJapan Film Critics' Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Indie Narrative Feature Film · 2024
  14. WinnerJapan Film Critics' Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · 2024
  15. WinnerJapan Film Critics' Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Original Screenplay (Mike Horan) · 2024
  16. WinnerJapan Film Critics' Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Cast Ensemble · 2024
  17. WinnerLiverpool Indie Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Actress (Megan Bell) · United Kingdom · 2024
  18. WinnerLondon Women Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Horror Film · London, United Kingdom · 2024
  19. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - Best Feature Film · Spain · 2024
  20. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Producers (Mike Horan, Alexandra Horan, Andrew Davis, Mason Grady) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  21. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  22. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Actress (Megan Bell) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  23. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Supporting Actress (Isabelle Weiskopf) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  24. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Cinematographer (Mason Grady) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  25. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Editing (Andrew Davis, Mason Grady, Mike Horan) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  26. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Sound Design (Mason Grady) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  27. WinnerMadrid International Film Awards 2024WINNER - BEST VFX (Mason Grady) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  28. WinnerMadrid International Short Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  29. WinnerMadrid International Short Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Producers (Mike Horan, Alexandra Horan, Andrew Davis, Mason Grady) · Madrid, Spain · 2024
  30. WinnerMelbourne International CINEVERSE Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Picture · Melbourne, Australia · 2024
  31. WinnerMiami International Gold Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · 2024
  32. WinnerMiami International Gold Awards 2024WINNER - BEST 1st Time Director (Mike Horan) · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · 2024
  33. WinnerMiami International Gold Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Actress (Megan Bell) · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · 2024
  34. WinnerMiami International Gold Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Supporting Actress (Isabelle Weiskopf) · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · 2024
  35. WinnerMiami International Gold Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Cinematographer (Mason Grady) · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · 2024
  36. WinnerMiami International Gold Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Editing (Mason Grady, Andrew Davis, Mike Horan) · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · 2024
  37. WinnerMiami International Gold Awards 2024WINNER - BEST Original Score (Ben Thatcher) · Miami Beach, Florida, United States · 2024
  38. WinnerMonaco Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Narrative Feature Film · 2024
  39. WinnerMonaco Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · 2024
  40. WinnerMonaco Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Producer (Mike Horan, Alexandra Horan, Andrew Davis) · 2024
  41. WinnerNew York Film Festival Best Indie Selection 2024WINNER - BEST Original Feature Film · New York, United States · 2024
  42. WinnerNew York Film Festival Best Indie Selection 2024WINNER - BEST International Artist · New York, United States · 2024
  43. WinnerPalma Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Horror Film · Palma, Italy · 2024
  44. WinnerPalma Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Supporting Actress (Isabelle Weiskopf) · Palma, Italy · 2024
  45. WinnerPoland International Film Festival 2024BEST International Feature · 2024
  46. WinnerPoland International Film Festival 2024BEST Original Director (Mike Horan) · 2024
  47. WinnerPoland International Film Festival 2024BEST Screenplay (Mike Horan) · 2024
  48. WinnerRoute 66 Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Original Feature Film · Springfield, United States · 2024
  49. WinnerRoute 66 Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST International Filmmaker (Mike Horan)) · Springfield, United States · 2024
  50. WinnerSalt House Creative Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Kincumber, Australia · 2024
  51. WinnerSalt House Creative Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Actress (Megan Bell) · Kincumber, Australia · 2024
  52. WinnerSan Francisco Film Lab Awards 2024BEST Indie Film · United States · 2024
  53. WinnerSan Francisco Film Lab Awards 2024BEST International Director (Mike Horan) · United States · 2024
  54. WinnerSan Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Digital Feature Film · California, United States · 2024
  55. WinnerShanghai Indie International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST International Narrative Film · Shanghai, China · 2024
  56. WinnerShanghai Indie International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · Shanghai, China · 2024
  57. WinnerShanghai Indie International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Cast · Shanghai, China · 2024
  58. WinnerSofia International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Feature Film · Sofia, Bulgaria · 2024
  59. WinnerSofia International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · Sofia, Bulgaria · 2024
  60. WinnerSofia International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Supporting Actress (Isabelle Weiskopf) · Sofia, Bulgaria · 2024
  61. WinnerSofia International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Original Score (Ben Thatcher) · Sofia, Bulgaria · 2024
  62. WinnerSpain CinemaART Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Original Narrative Feature Film · 2024
  63. WinnerSpain CinemaART Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · 2024
  64. WinnerSpain CinemaART Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Cast · 2024
  65. WinnerSpain CinemaART Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Indie Production Company (Mike Horan) · 2024
  66. WinnerTelluride New Stories Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Narrative Feature Film · Telluride, Colorado, United States · 2024
  67. WinnerTelluride New Stories Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Original Director (MIKE HORAN) · Telluride, Colorado, United States · 2024
  68. WinnerTelluride New Stories Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Cast · Telluride, Colorado, United States · 2024
  69. WinnerThe Dark Side of the Cinema Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST International Feature Film · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2024
  70. WinnerThe Dark Side of the Cinema Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Original Thriller · Amsterdam, Netherlands · 2024
  71. WinnerTuesday of Horror Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Horror Feature FIlm · Unna, Germany · 2024
  72. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Horror FIlm · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy · 2024
  73. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Producer (Mike Horan, Alexandra Horan, Andrew Davis) · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy · 2024
  74. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Screenwriter (Mike Horan) · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy · 2024
  75. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Cinematographer (Mason Grady) · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy · 2024
  76. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Original Score (Ben Thatcher) · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy · 2024
  77. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Actress (Megan Bell) · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy · 2024
  78. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Acting Ensemble · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy · 2024
  79. WinnerWild Filmmaker 2024WINNER - Best Cinematic Project of the year 2024 · 2024
  80. WinnerWild Filmmaker 2024WINNER - BEST International Film · 2024
  81. WinnerWild Filmmaker 2024WINNER - BEST Director (MIKE HORAN) · 2024
  82. WinnerWild Filmmaker 2024WINNER - BEST Production Company (OUTLAW FILMS) · 2024
  83. WinnerCannes World Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Horror FIlm · Cannes, French Riviera, France
  84. WinnerVIFF - Veneto International Film Festival 2024WINNER - BEST Director (Mike Horan) · Via Guglielmo Marconi, Italy
  85. NomineeCannes World Film Festival 2023/2024NOMINEE - BEST Film · Cannes, French Riviera, France · 2024
  86. FinalistCannes Film Awards 2024FINALIST - BEST Film (Remnant) · Cannes, French Riviera, France · 2024
  87. FinalistRed Cedar Film Festival 2024FINALIST - BEST Film · Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States · 2024

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Director's Biography

Mike Horan, filmmaker portrait provided to AFIN. Mike Horan Director

Mike is the visionary driving Outlaw Films and the creative genius behind the Horror/Thriller/Sci-Fi feature film REMNANT. He is a Film and Television industry veteran with over 40 years of experience across all aspects of production, working on legendary Australian television dramas Young Doctors, Prisoner, A Country Practice, Neighbours, and many other projects.

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  • Tsu Shan Chambers Dr. Adriana Stone
  • Remi Webster Sophie Bridges
  • Martin Ashley Jones Kevin Bridges

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