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Matriarch Films Independent Film-Production House based in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Harsh stories with heart. 🖤💀

I am so excited to announce that “THE CONQUEROR WORM” has been nominated for two Iowa Motion Picture Awards, Best Actor ...
05/04/2025

I am so excited to announce that “THE CONQUEROR WORM” has been nominated for two Iowa Motion Picture Awards, Best Actor for Luxury Bones as “The Emcee” and Best Actress for Emory Ferra as “The Mime”! I am forever grateful for the honor of working with such unparalleled talents.

ADDITIONALLY, our film has been selected for the upcoming Bijou Open Screen Festival! I adore everything the Bijou Film Board and FilmScene do for our community and am beyond excited to be a part of this! 🖤🎬☠️✨
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What an incredible weekend at the Ottumwa International Film Festival!! “The Tower” had the honor of winning Best Horror...
24/03/2025

What an incredible weekend at the Ottumwa International Film Festival!! “The Tower” had the honor of winning Best Horror Film, and to my genuine shock and immense gratitude, “Rot” won the Audience Choice Award! I saw many wonderful films by talented Iowan and International filmmakers and made some really exciting future plans.

I want to express my thanks to the whole team and attendees at the Ottumwa International Film Fest for these honors. 2025 is truly shaping up to be a big year for Matriarch Films. More news coming soon!! 🖤☠️🎬
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Indulge yourself with a few stills from my upcoming short film “OF THE FLESH.” I’m unbelievably proud of what we pulled ...
07/03/2025

Indulge yourself with a few stills from my upcoming short film “OF THE FLESH.” I’m unbelievably proud of what we pulled off in a single night! More to come soon as I’m editing like a madwoman to meet the deadline… 🖤☠️🎬
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“OF THE FLESH,” A Short Film
Starring…
Dust Black as “Abel”
Allison Chains as “Iris”
Dollie Magdalene as “Delphi”
D Will as “Gentle”

Written, Shot, Directed, and Edited by
Carrsan T. Morrissey

Art Direction by
Dust Black

A Production.
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Indulge yourself with a few stills from my upcoming short film “OF THE FLESH.” I’m unbelievably proud of what we pulled ...
07/03/2025

Indulge yourself with a few stills from my upcoming short film “OF THE FLESH.” I’m unbelievably proud of what we pulled off in a single night! More to come soon as I’m editing like a madwoman to meet the deadline… 🖤☠️🎬
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“OF THE FLESH,” A Short Film
Starring…
Dust Black as “Abel”
Allison Chains as “Iris”
Dollie Magdalene as “Delphi”
D Will as “Gentle”

Written, Shot, Directed, and Edited by
Carrsan T. Morrissey

Art Direction by
Dust Black

A Production.
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“One night in a fallen world, three strangers - a zealot, a hedonist, and a s*x worker - unite for a strange ritual. Wil...
04/03/2025

“One night in a fallen world, three strangers - a zealot, a hedonist, and a s*x worker - unite for a strange ritual. Will they find absolution, sensation, or oblivion? Will it make any difference?”

“OF THE FLESH,” A Short Film - Coming Soon
Starring…
Dust Black as “Abel”
Allison Chains as “Iris”
Dollie Magdalene as “Delphi”
D Will as “Gentle”

Written, Shot, Directed, and Edited by
Carrsan T. Morrissey

Art Direction by
Adam Blackwell

A Matriarch Films Production. 🖤☠️🎬
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I’m thrilled to announce that “The Tower” and “Rot” have both been selected to screen at the 2025 Ottumwa International ...
15/02/2025

I’m thrilled to announce that “The Tower” and “Rot” have both been selected to screen at the 2025 Ottumwa International Film Festival! I am so excited to present these horrific beauties again. Come out to Ottumwa March 21st & 22nd to see these award winning shorts on the big screen.

And maybe after this, it’ll be time to finally publish them online… 🖤☠️🎬
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Be Not Afraid…MATRIARCH FILMS is returning to the Iowa Motion Picture Awards this year with 6 nominations for “THE SALVA...
02/04/2024

Be Not Afraid…MATRIARCH FILMS is returning to the Iowa Motion Picture Awards this year with 6 nominations for “THE SALVAGES”!

The Nominees are…
J. Croft—Best Actress
Jessica Buchanan—Best Supporting Actress
Joe Frenna—Best Supporting Actor
Michael Duede—Best Original Score
Carrsan T. Morrissey—Best Direction (Feature Film) & Best Cinematography

I know I say this all the time, but I am just so grateful to get to work with so many astoundingly talented people. Without their trust and collaboration, I don’t know where I would be.

Congratulations to all the other nominees! The competition this year is as fierce as ever, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. And DON’T FORGET - you can see “THE SALVAGES” this weekend (Friday at 9PM and Saturday at 9AM) at Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival ( )! Just follow the sound of the trumpets in the sky…everyone else, we’ll see you on May 4 in Forest City. 🖤🎬☠️
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I’m honored to announce that “THE SALVAGES” will have its festival debut at the 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festi...
23/02/2024

I’m honored to announce that “THE SALVAGES” will have its festival debut at the 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival!! 🖤✨

If you’ve been waiting for a chance to experience the film for yourself, you will now have TWO chances:

Friday, April 5 at 9:00 PM (Theatre 1)
Saturday, April 6 at 9:00 AM (Theatre 4)

And if you come to see “THE SALVAGES,” make sure to stay for the other incredible films at the fest!!
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19/12/2023

WORLD PREMIERE: "The Salvages"
Friday, January 26th, 10:00 PM
FilmScene at The Chauncey, Iowa City
$8 Admission; Q&A With Cast & Crew to follow.

Tickets on sale now, get them HERE: https://tickets.icfilmscene.org/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=842017

(I'm so excited my hands are shaking, but I want to keep this brief. Don't miss this one, folks. 🖤)

There’s so much to say and so many people to thank. For now, I just want to give a huge shout out and much love to the m...
17/12/2023

There’s so much to say and so many people to thank. For now, I just want to give a huge shout out and much love to the many people over the last year who have helped, in ways both big and small, to make “The Salvages” happen.

Really big, exciting announcement is coming very soon, but for today I am just reminiscing about how fortunate and thankful I am to have the support that I do.

Much, much love to all. Stay tuned… 🖤✨🎬

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About CITY M Productions

City M Productions is an independent production company specializing in short-form and feature-length narrative films. Founded by Carrsan T. Morrissey and Shelby Davis in 2018.

Our mission statement is “to tell underrepresented stories in unconventional ways”. We fulfill this mission by casting primarily LGBTQA+ and POC actors, combining film genres in boundary-pushing ways, and exploring the deeper psychological and societal implications of systematic marginalization and bigotry.

We are the creative team behind “WHAT IF?” and “DAWN”, the feature-length, fan-made film adaptations based on the award-winning video game franchise “Life is Strange”.

Frequently Asked Questions (Updated 1-21-19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YVhFLVLd2XzS21yJzi5prFlIJw4rkcrbSXT4w-9HBYY/edit?usp=sharing