The Lies I Can Hold is a short film made as part of the Portland, OR, 48 Hour Sci Fi and Horror Film Project. Part of it was filmed at the vintageTEK museum.

The 48 Hour Film Horror Sci-Fi Project  [external link] is a fast-paced filmmaking competition where teams write, shoot, and edit a short film in just one weekend. The competition runs on select weekends across various cities globally, including Portland.

At Friday night kickoffs, participants receive their assigned genre (Sci-Fi or Horror) along with a mandatory character, prop, and line of dialogue.

The Lies I Can Hold tells the story of Phyllis, a door-to-door saleswoman recruiting people into her boss's multi-level-marketing scheme. The only catch? It comes at the low cost of your soul. The Lies I Can Hold was produced by Stone & Sky Media.

This film won for Best Music (composed by Randall Marsh, one of the actors) and was nominated for Best Sci-Fi, Best Character, and Best Production Design.

The filmmakers wish to extend their gratitude to the vintageTEK museum and the volunteers who helped make this project.

Directed by Tyler Boruff
Written by Kate J. White & Dayne Castillo
Edited by Nathan L. Miles “N8” and Anaterra Strachan
Music by Randall Marsh

Sequoia Allen as Phyllis Debrowski
Kate J. White as Boss Lich
Dayne Castillo as Carla Santonilli
Randall Marsh as New Recruiter
Amy Stewart as Jamie

Director of Photography: Nathan L. Miles “N8”
Camera Operator: Kevin Williams
1st Assistant Camera: Kanon Havens
2nd Assistant Camera: Bang Nguyen Production
Sound Mixer: Anaterra Strachan
Costume Design: Amy Stewart
Set Production Assistant: Amy Stewart
Grip and Electric: Ron Copeland, Brandon Jacob, Korbyn Normand, Emily Morris, Haley McCoy