Evil Eye

WRITTEN, PRODUCED, SHOT, EDITED AND DIRECTED BY

Ver Joseff

RELEASE DATE

October 31, 2025

SHORT FILM (16:27)

YOUTUBE

IMDb

A couple’s relationship is tested as they search for a king cake baby through the streets of New Orleans at night, where they find themselves pursued by bad luck in the form of a mysterious figure.

CAST

Ryan Hazlewood as STEVE

Isabelle Sparks as MARY

Miles Doleac as NATE

Empress Wilson as WITCHY WOMAN

CREW

Assistant Director: Lauryn Alexander

Production Sound Mixer: Thomas Healy

Production Designer: Maggie Andrews

Colorist: Maura Lindsey

Re-recording Mixer: Sergio Soto

Music: Pablo Amat

Music Supervisor: Sydney Lane

Director Statement

I made EVIL EYE during a period of creative upheaval.

I had just graduated from film school and was facing dire prospects about a career in that field. I had enjoyed making FINE TIME and was eager to make another one, on my own if I had to.

I first came up with the premise of searching for a king cake baby as part of a screenwriting class a few years ago. I found it darkly comic and teeming with possibilities relating to luck and superstition. From there EVIL EYE came from a strange hybrid of influences, from Martin Scorsese’s After Hours (1985) and Ingmar Bergman’s Shame (1968) to David Lynch and the Safdie brothers.

When it came time to shoot EVIL EYE, I was excited by the possibilities of making a movie on an iPhone and of working in restricted conditions. I went into the realm of digital video to depict an evil, murky world where danger lurks at every corner. And I got to make a movie in uptown New Orleans at night with my talented cast and crew — how cool is that?

A year on, I’m excited to present EVIL EYE to everyone. I hope you enjoy it.