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Death Knocked 3 Times | B/W | 16 mm | Short | Heist | Horror | Revenge | © Michael Trachiotis 2026
Proof-of-Concept for the Horror, Heist, Revenge, Thriller, Suspense, Creature feature screenplay.
A double-crossed gem thief on a heist gone bad returns from six years, six months and six days in prison to nick back the diamonds he was owed, but the decapitated hand he lopped off to steal them back reanimates as a five-finger beast from hell and embarks on a rampage of revenge and murder.
Michael Trachiotis - Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Titles, Stop Motion Animation, Creature Design. Fog Town Films.
Innocence Lost | Drama | Crime | Mystery | Revenge | Suspense | Short | 35 mm | Lesbian | Diverse | © Michael Trachiotis 2026
When a wealthy couple’s seventeen-year-old daughter vanishes, at first, it appears she’s been abducted by Russian sex traffickers, but as suspicious FBI agents dig deeper, they discover her hidden, sexually explicit online alter ego and the investigation spirals into dark family secrets, suggesting she fled something far more sinister.
Michael Trachiotis - Executive Producer, Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Titles, Animation, Casting. Fog Town Films.
Film in San Francisco | Drama | Short | Super 16 mm | Promotional Film | © Michael Trachiotis 2026
A film crew shooting feature film scene on a sound stage experiences technical difficulties leading the director to question the producer why they are not on location in San Francisco, then a production assistant steps in to show her how and why it can be to efficient to shoot in the San Francisco bay area.
Michael Trachiotis - Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Titles, Casting, Production Design. Fog Town Films.