Caramel Hippo Studios

25/10/2023

Check out this interview with Canvas Rebel Magazine and James Abrams.

"One of my key principles as a director is to respect your audience, but to never be afraid to push their familiarity. As Bugs Bunny one said in the 2003 blockbuster Looney Tunes: Back in Action; “I think when you go to the movies, you should learn something.” "

We were lucky to catch up with James Abrams recently and have shared our conversation below. James, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to

17/05/2023

Our film 'A Tiger in the Subway' will premiere at the Big Apple Film Festivall this Saturday during the HORROR SHORTS AND EPISODES 1 block on Saturday, May 20, 2023 8:10 PM EDT at
Theater 1 Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10003! Come watch and join Al Nazemian and I for the Q&A after the block among other talented filmmakers! Order tickets here: https://2023bigapplefilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/6455de91e17dba002e697fc2

30/04/2023

A Tiger in the Subway has been selected to screen at the Big Apple Film Festival! Be on the lookout for more news later this month!

25/04/2023

Check out WILDsound's podcast with James Abrams on the making of A Tiger in the Subway!

A TIGER IN THE SUBWAY, 9min,. USA, Thriller/Drama Directed by James Abrams An agoraphobic painter reflects on an old white lie his mother told him as a child. https://www.caramelhippostudios.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CaramelHippoStudios https://www.twitter.com/NA https://www.instagram.c

19/03/2023

James Abrams' interview with WILDsound for his short film 'A Tiger in the Subway'.

A TIGER IN THE SUBWAY, 9min,. USA, Thriller/DramaDirected by James AbramsAn agoraphobic painter reflects on an old white lie his mother told him as a child. Get to know the filmmaker: 1. What motiv…

08/03/2023

Take a look at WILDsound's audience reactions to our film A Tiger in the Subway. Thanks so much to Wildsound for these personal responses!

A TIGER IN THE SUBWAY, 9min,. USA, Thriller/DramaDirected by James AbramsAn agoraphobic painter reflects on an old white lie his mother told him as a child.h...

02/03/2023

Best Indie Short, baby! Thanks so much to LA Film Awards !

Full list: https://www.lafilmawards.net/winners
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02/03/2023

Bravo to Carmel Hippo Studios & Al Nazemian for winning Best Indie Short from the Los Angeles Film Awards! I’m flattered to be the poster boy for this win with my small but mighty role in “A Tiger in the Subway”.

24/02/2023

Explore the urban jungle with Garret Reynolds' original score to A Tiger in the Subway on Soundcloud here!

Original Score from A Tiger In The Subway by Garret Reynolds a film by James Abrams www.caramelhippostudios.com An agoraphobic painter reflects on an old white lie his mother told him as a child whi

24/02/2023

Dissociate and jam to Garret Reynolds' original score to Afterlife on Soundcloud here!

Original music for Afterlife by Garret Reynolds a James Abrams film www.caramelhippostudios.com I've been gone for so long. Where am I? Starring: Alison Wien, Danita Shaheen, Teek Huggins, Carlos N

24/02/2023

Take a spooky break and listen to Garret Reynolds' original score for Hound on Soundcloud!

Original Score from Hound by Garret Reynolds a James Abrams film www.caramelhippostudios.com A young woman living alone with her elderly dog are haunted by an unseen and invasive force. Starring: N

24/02/2023

Top 15 Films - Congratulations to the finalists!
Submit your film/screenplay www.filmfreeway.com/festigious

24/02/2023

Top 10 Screenplays - Congratulations to the finalists!
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24/02/2023

21/02/2023

Back to Rochester we go...

This is "Flip the Script Proof of Concept Trailer" by James Abrams on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

21/02/2023

Here we go again.

I'm not crying, you're crying.

Coming soon.

21/02/2023

Jesus, go to bed Flip The Script.

Welcome back.

17/02/2023

Good boy.

Stream our new short film HOUND here!

A young woman living alone with her elderly dog is haunted by an unseen and invasive force.

16/02/2023

HOUND comes to you tomorrow.

10/02/2023

AFTERLIFE

I've been gone for so long. Where am I?

10/02/2023

Even though 'A Tiger in the Subway' is still making the festival rounds, you can find some of the kind reviews for it on our website here:

EXPLORE MEMORY

10/02/2023

Hound (2022) Trailer - coming next week!

10/02/2023

Afterlife (2022) trailer:

10/02/2023

Afterlife has finished its festival run and will be released to you later today!

31/12/2022

2022 HAPPENED
I'm absolutely miserable about social media, especially these days, but I've got to shout out all the awesome people that have led to all the awesome things that have happened to me this year.

First off, has been crushing distro on our short film A Tiger in the Subway which is just raking in the awards and accolades.

Our short films Hound (shot by ) and Afterlife (shot by ) are also getting an appropriate amount of attention for their efforts and that makes my heart happy.

We (, , and I) also shot a proof of concept pilot for our TV Show Flip the Script which is wrapping up post production to harass the network world in the coming year. So that's a thing.

In the industry world, there's been a lot of prop work. From Jersey to Georgia, it seems 2022 was a year of horror movies with a batch of stellar crew. Blue Light and AYNIB had some actual rockstars (Instagram won't let me tag everyone, but here's who's in the photo: , , , , ) Thanks to .dynamite and for being my first assists for My first department head role. As always, thanks to and for the advice and collaboration and I guess for the fun? on Ca$h Out? Idk still ruminating on that one.

Also and I shot a couple music videos with the ever charismatic and talented , so far 'Hey Sorry' has been released and ... more can be expected soon...

And of course, thanks to my rock and light, my darling Eddie. 💜

Happy 2022 all! Next year will also happen!

30/10/2022

Truly flattered by the kind words for A Tiger in the Subway in such a personal and attentive review. Thanks to Indie Eye Film Awards!

A TIGER IN THE SUBWAY     Tiger in the Subway is a slow burn in every sense of the word. If you go into this expecting a generic or more traditional horror flick, you may leave disappointed. Keep that in mind and you will enjoy the hell out of this. Writer/Director/Editor James Abrams dials up the...

21/10/2022

21/10/2022

Check out our new music video with Boy Jr.!

Stream Pay Attention To Meeee other Boy Jr. Links : Hey sorry I didn’t respondMy mouth was still left in the darkand I’m typically...

19/10/2022

A Tiger in the Subway wins Best Thriller Short Film at the Robinson Film Awards!

Winners, Honorable Mentions, Finalists and Semi-Finalists of October 2022 Edition | RFA

07/10/2022

Directed by James Abrams An agoraphobic painter reflects on an old white lie his mother told him as a child. Completely without dialogue (only voiceover), “A Tiger in the Subway” influe…