A catholic school girl competes with her drama teacher for her friend’s affection.

Going Dark is a proof of concept for a feature film about catholic school girls and the monsters that live inside them.

More information on the feature version of Going Dark available upon request.

Nantucket Film Festival Official Selection 2026

Nitehawk Shorts Festival Official Selection 2026

The feature script of Going Dark has been recognized by the Nantucket Tony Cox Screenplay Competition, Nashville Screenplay Competition, & Stowe Story Labs.

Mel - Catherine Young

Shelby - Naomi Townsend

Mr. Voznesky - Sam Breslin Wright

Director - Kate diRienzi

Producers - Lizzy Blum, Helena Sania Volbeta

Director of Photography - Kevin Xian Ming Yu

Editor - Sofia Voss

Music by Nicholas Webster

Re-recording Mixer - Lucas Pumarejo

Art Director - Cara Griffin

Art Assistant - Lauren Loud

Costume designer - Anna Dunn

Casting producer - Lauren Harris

1st assistant director - Camila Grimaldi

Script supervisors - Kathryn Kearney, Nadine Jin

Ensemble - Janel Cheatham,  Arielle Friedman, Leann Gardner, Beth Golison, Leah Temple Lang, Julia Masson, Mia Wilson

Intimacy coordinator - Tanner Hurley

Stunt Coordinator - Olivia Ball

Gaffer - Daniel Muller

Grip - Tim Bohrmann

Sound Recordist - Rider Laskin

Sound Designer - Nicholas Webster

Production Assistant - Danica Kelly

BTS Photography - Lucas Castro 

Driver - Jimmy Hickey