Douen | A Trinidad Folklore Short Horror Film (Award Winning Short Film)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มิ.ย. 2022
- When Steven's little sister Emily mysteriously goes missing without a trace, no one can point any fingers, until the truth slowly starts to unfold, leading them to discover Emily's disappearance similarly follows the old Trinidad folklore tale of the Douen.
AWARD WINNER - Hollywood Blood Horror Festival (Los Angeles USA):
Best Horror Film
Best First-Time Director (Riyadh Rahaman)
Best VFX
AWARD WINNER - Whistle To The Maples Horror Film Festival (Pennsylvania USA)
SEMI-FINALIST - Sweden Film Awards (Sweden)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Halloween Horror Festival (London)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Floripa Que Horror International Film Festival (Brazil)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Film and Folklore Festival 2022 (Trinidad & Tobago)
Credits
A Film by Riyadh Rahaman
Written & Directed by
Riyadh Rahaman
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Starring
Shazeed Mohammed
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Azara Rahaman
Zaf Rahaman
Editing & Visual Effects By
Riyadh Rahaman
Douen TH-cam Footage By
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This film was submitted to several international film festivals and ended up winning Best Horror, Best First-Time Director & Best VFX at 'The Hollywood Blood Horror Festival'! Check out the rest of nominations below!
AWARD WINNER - Hollywood Blood Horror Festival (Los Angeles USA):
Best Horror Film
Best First-Time Director (Riyadh Rahaman)
Best VFX
AWARD WINNER - Whistle To The Maples Horror Film Festival (Pennsylvania USA)
SEMI-FINALIST - Sweden Film Awards (Sweden)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Halloween Horror Festival (London)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Floripa Que Horror International Film Festival (Brazil)
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Film and Folklore Festival 2022 (Trinidad & Tobago)
Congrats🙌👏🙌... Keep it GOING!
Just saw this .well done. Great flim work. Good actors.and the scenery was great.
Actors did well, everything felt natural, fluent and not forced. Considering your story of being a drop out (definitely not an insult) I can safely say that this is natural talent concenerning the entire production. Keep up the good work.
Subscribed because I'm here for it all.
Why doesn’t this have more views?? This was absolutely fantastic!! 😍😍👏🏾👏🏾
This was a beautifully shot single location film. A terrifying little gem that i'd bet is the most expertly crafted folklore-themed media that has come out of the Caribbean.
Wow this is an amazing comment, thank you, we're honored! And this was only with a 2 man crew. Definitely more folklore related films to come in the future.
I am blown...away by the camera angles,acting, special effects....script! GREAT JOB!
THANK YOU 😭😭 a lot of work went into all of it to make it the highest quality
Also I wanted to die editing all those special effects so thanks for the reassuring comment 😂😂
@@RiyalityStudio Fantastic! 👏👏
Ok ok this is just amazing and editing skills on point for a local short film Great job guys
Thank you very much! We really appreciate it
Omg I was captivated definitely needs a part 2
At this point just give this man 1 million subs. You have officially in my opinion ( I’m sure others as well) surpassed every content creator in Trinidad & Tobago. Keep up the good job Ri. Always keep me entertained with something ORIGINAL 👍🏻❗️🤝
Finally someone mentioning Trinidad! It's always America.
Bro this is a very good flim for a 🇹🇹 youtuber.But it’s you and one thing I know you have a very good talent of short films like this love you bro❤️💪🏻.
finally. a film that doesn't compromise on the accent. good stuff
OKAY BC THIS WAS ACTUALLY WAY BETTER THAN I THOUGHT AND I BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES TO SEE THIS. YOU SHOULD DO MORE PLEASEEEE 😎😎😎😎
I can hear the screaming in all caps 😂😂 thank you very much!!!!
Wow, this needs to be made into a movie.
True true
That was a great short. Creepy but with a very dense atmosphere. The end was sad and beautiful at the same time: His smile, because he knew he had kept his promise in a way, was touching.
this 15-minute short was better than Jurassic World Dominion & The Secrets of Dumbledore combined. The editing was on point, great job keep it up.
Definitely gonna need a part 2 😭
Bruh they're all dead 😂😂😂 but there's always more folklore creatures 👀👀
Definitely not gonna need a part 2*
Bro, this film was extremely well made, the script, the camera work, edits, actors , everything,
please do more horror films, you are great at it
I enjoyed it, keep it up!
Riyadh; you intend to drag greatness to your party even if it comes kicking and screaming. The growth in your work is evident. Impressed at the comfort with which you embrace both comedy and drama. DOUEN showcases what talent and unwavering passion can deliver with limited resources. Congratulations!
It's safe to say Riyad doesn't miss 🔥
😂😂 this comment made me laugh. I love it...thank you!
This was amazing! Visuals and editing were on point. Great job bro!
Yes thank you! Worked very hard on the special effects
This was a really well done film, super creepy, well written, perfectly shot and the acting was great, but you already knew that 👏 👏 👏
Loved it! was genuinely terrified and watched most of the end through my fingers lol I'm such a big chicken. Really great acting, editing and script, looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future
Ahaha the funny thing is that I hate horror movies 😂 so I'm the same way. But thank you very much, more to come for sure
This was incredible. Love the visual effects. Douens are supposed to scare little children. I never saw any thank God.
This was so well done! Subscribed and looking forward to seeing more of your stuff
Thank you! Definitely more films to come. We've got a lot of other videos on the channel you can check out in the meantime too!
The visuals and edits are on point it's been a long time since I've been watching ur videos since the cxc ones
Woahh that is a long time 😂 Yep we're still here and leveling up. Thanks a lot
Imma say this here too, please, please head to film school or apply for a team grant!! Good job on the voice acting too! I wasn't ready for her!!!! 🙏🤣🤪👏🥺
Hopefully a grant in time to make some films with an actual budget 😂😂 and yes I will show my sister your comment ans tell her she did an amazing job
This was epic!!!
Well done, I am already obsessed I need more!!!!!!
😂 this took 3 months to make but yes we're not stopping making films anytime soon 😁😁
I am not a movie critic but I totally enjoyed this movie. Surely deserve an award. It kept me wanting to see more and more . Sad ending though 😢 I am still afraid of these folklore from Trinidad that I used to hear from my parents and grand parents .
Keep up the good work . God’s Blessings ! And well done . Keep reaching for the stars.
Work of art. The camera work. The soundtrack. The story. Good work bro
Thank you. I was able to focus solely on directing since I wasn't acting so special attention was paid this time. Think It went well :)
@@RiyalityStudio Film making is a hassle sometimes but you delivered with this. Talented for sure
@@sanjayseerajh1585 yeah man you gotta love it to push through it. Much love 🙏
This is great stuff 👏🏽
You and your family should think of making a mini-series I think it will do well
Yes,scare me in the daytime. It's easy to frightened at night. But, if you can pull it off with the sun out you have done something grand,fantastic
What a chilling story, insane stuff once again
Likewise on the acting my friend 🙏🙏🙏
Good job enjoyed it,can't wait for part 2
what an amazing short film ! well done !
This is a masterful piece of work! Looking forward to more like this,
I’m so impressed! Amazing work!
Excellent work man! Great acting and videography! 👍🏼💯
Found this from Facebook, it was worth looking for, excellent work guys, keep on with the great work 😊
This was so cool. The actual Douen was really impressive. Acting and action was pretty good too!!! Well done guys! This was as exciting as when douens were depicted in an episode of the tv series "Grimm". ⭐⭐⭐
Part 2 please !
Excellent work!! Really enjoyed this..🙌
Amazing work!
Omg this was so well done
Excellent filming and editing
Absolutely brilliant
Best of the best buddy, Congratulations on another masterpiece bro.
Amazing job too everything, editors, actors, spirts, sound effects, footage
Proud of my Trinidad people. This was really good.🎉🎉🎉 Excellent work❤❤
Damn bro had me at the edge of my seat in work lol awesome job as always
Yes need part 2
This was real awesome bro 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I must say, Trinidad folklore is terrifying (not as much as other county's folklore), but terrifying.
Love it. The camera work, different shots!
Please make more about folklores🙏
Great job🙌
Love the video ,acting was really good and camera angles was amazing .Would be nice if you did videos with all the folklaw spirits of trinidad
It was so good ! My eyes was glued and wanted more 😪 😩
I'm impressed. Nice work!
This was amazing now I need to see more
Always keeps getting better and better #riyalities 💜
😮 in need of more episodes pllzz😩 😫
This was amazing 👏 Superb script and. acting. Special effects and the soundtrack! I'm looking out for more work from you 🙌
Thank you thank you. I had a lot of the music especially the ending music early on before we even filmed anything. 😄😄
This was great work. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Excellent work from everyone 👍
Loved it. Well done 🎉
Bloody well played.. love it
Riyality Studio
This is incredible filmmaking!! 🎬
Super immersive sound design! 👂🏾
Loved the rack focus! 🎥
Loved that brilliant use of shadow in the running scene drone shot even more! 🏃🏾
This was a memorable experience! 🖤
Well done man, keep it up ✊🏾
Riyadh, this was really really good.
This was phenomenal
This! 😍🙌
Let me grab some popcorn🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
Part 2???!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 please and thanks! ❤
No part 2 unfortunately, however more folklore horror to come 😊
That was real good nice editing. If it’s a competition I hope you win
12:06 really got me spooked bad...........good job and good luck.
This was excellent 👏 👌 👍 🙌...kudos to everyone involved
This was awesome. Better than love death and robots for sure. The douen was terrifying!
Boom!!💥🔥🔥
Wonderful short film! Great way to highlight Trinidad & Tobago's folklore and culture. Keep up the good work.
Curious to know the filming location? Apologies if it was in the description or credits and I missed it.
I loved this
Well done. I’m currently researching Trinidadian film makers. Are there any classic Trini flims you’re aware of?
Great Work 💯
Riyadh I see you on the news you made it so far great film btw
That's amazing, thank you!
I enjoyed this good job 👏
😳😱This was INCREDIBLE wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....this should be a movie frl. Now im scared to say that word
Great job bro...talented definitely
Perfect replica of the stories
Yes!! Thank you. I wanted to stay as true as I could to the original tale so that was a big part of it
Nice job!
Excellent
Nice do more .
Very well shot, well acted and well written short film. Props to everyone involved overall and I can't wait to see what you make next.
I'm curious about how you wrote the script. Was it difficult finding a balance between using the Trinidad English Creole and Standard English? Or perhaps deciding between which of the two to use and to the extent of how it should be used before it became, for lack of a better word, cringey?
I've often seen other smaller forms of local media (tiktoks etc) which uses overabundance of either the TEC or SE to its detriment, imo.
You should put in the captions for those who are not Trini.
Great cinematography. Thankfully, this is only folklore. Not a thread of truth in it. However, demons are real and can impersonate the voice and appearance and mannerisms of the dead. If we ever encounter evil supernatural, we should rebuke them in the name of Jesus.
Yeahhhhhhhhh that had me a lil more frighten than i thought…at this big age
this was great 👍
Thanks brother...pretty sure I know you from Tiktok 😂
Nice job
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Dawggg this was good, 11:29 make me jump😂
YES IT WORKED 😂😂😂
@@RiyalityStudio 😂😂😂😂
Great job
This scared the shit out of me
cool. Where the rest of the film?
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