“A razor-sharp and ruthlessly pointed social horror story, exploring the toxic nexus of racism, police brutality, and social indifference, and the ways in which politeness and manners are so often a means of ignoring unwelcome reality, however closely they might be brought home.”
-Grimmfest 2020
- CBC (Canada only)
Official Selection
Whistler Film Festival 2020
Western Canada Premiere
Official Selection
HollyShorts Film Festival 2020
★ Best Thriller ★
Official Selection
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
Yorkton Film Festival 2021
★ Golden Sheaf Award Short Subject - Fiction Nominee ★
Canadian Premiere
CaribbeanTales International Film Festival 2020
★ Impact Award Winner ★
Official Selection
ReelWorld Film Festival 2020
★ Standout Short Film Actor Award ★
Official Selection
Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival
★ Best Short Film & Audience Choice Award ★
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
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Official Selection
Official Selection
Official Selection
Grimmfest 2020
European Premiere
Official Selection
Montreal Black Film Festival 2020
Quebec Premiere
Official Selection
San Diego Black Film Festival 2020
World Premiere
“...a true psychological thriller that makes a startling commentary on police brutality, forcing the viewer to conclude that if it can happen to him, it can also happen to me. This film is very powerful as Pierre’s conceit is the gateway to the best tool we have to fight against discrimination: empathy.”
- Aisha Evelyna, Progammer ReelWorld Film Festival
Cast

as Echo
RICHARD WALTERS

as Carl
FRANCKIE FRANCOIS

as Police Officer
JAMIE MAC

as George
M.E. LEWIS

as Betty
HANNEKE TALBOT

as Melania
NOLA MARTIN
``An Uninvited Guest`` was born out of me witnessing a Black man murdered on the six o'clock news. As I watched the video replay on a seemingly endless loop, I could easily become numb to the horror and yet each time it played it was as fresh and real as if it had happened right in front of me. I knew I needed to do something more than just get angry. I needed to do something that would provoke people and that is when I began thinking of this film.”
-Richard B. Pierre, Director
We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.


