The Sleepover - Short Film

Our Story

When a group of college girls, estranged and haunted by their past, reunite at a remote cabin for a birthday party, the celebration takes a violent nosedive in this heart-pounding psychedelic slasher.

​​A year ago, this group of girls played a part in their friend Alice’s drunk driving death at a college party. In The Sleepover, they reconvene as a friend group for the first time since, on the death anniversary, to celebrate their friend Claire’s birthday party.

Tensions between the girls run high as a sinister presence looms over an awkward reunion. With every passing hour into the night, the girls are pitted against each other in ways they could have never imagined. No service, no car keys, and a vengeance that turns this party into a plot. One by one the girls are taken out as they try to uncover the killer. Will they survive or will they meet their demise?

Why are we Fundraising?

As a group of recent college grads our passion for filmmaking is immense, however, we cannot cover the funds of this project out of pocket. We need your help to make this film happen! Just to put it in perspective a $25 donation will help us feed one crew member a day. Now we mix equipment rentals, locations, and cast into the mix and funds quickly start adding up. With your generosity our script will turn into the best film that we can make. Every donation helps and is greatly appreciated. But that's not all, we've come up with a few ways to give back to you!

For Every:

$15: Social Media Shoutout with a Personalized Thank You

$25: Digital BTS Booklet

$50: See Your Name in the Credits!

$100: Digital BTS Booklet: Extra Glam

$250 Exclusive Sneak Peek Link Before our Festival Run

$500: Director’s commentary track and an Autographed Poster

$1,000: Executive Producer Status

Meet the Team!

Valeria Jones-Valverde - Writer and Director

Valeria Jones-Valverde is a Spanish director and cinematographer, who recently graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia, but is now residing in Los Angeles. She recently co-founded her own production company, Blue Volt Studios, and also locked the script for The Sleepover, which she has been working on for the past year and a half. She is now working on preproduction and fundraising for the film, a colorful psychedelic slasher, which will be her biggest project yet.

Christina Hoffman - Writer

Christina Hoffman, Philadelphia-based screenwriter, director, and producer, is thrilled to be a co-writer on The Sleepover. Since Christina was a kid, she has been fascinated with dark, bizarre, and twisted stories. As Christina grew older, horror films began to draw her more into filmmaking, inspiring her to want to create her own someday. Christina is so excited to have had the opportunity to write a campy, absurd, psychedelic slasher with one of her best friends, Valeria. Outside of The Sleepover, Christina has a film that she wrote, directed, and co-produced, titled Homecoming, which is now in post-production.

Kristen Chaballa - Producer

Kristen Chaballa is an emerging producer, recently graduated from Temple University with her degree in Film and Media Arts. She has worked on many short films during her time in Philadelphia and has learned the ins & outs and has fallen in love with filmmaking. Most recently she has finished a TV development internship with Fabel Entertainment in Los Angeles where she was able to fully immerse herself in the industry. Now she is preparing for pre-production on the short film The Sleepover.

Chris Kennedy - Producer

Chris Kennedy is a Los Angeles-based Producer currently working as a Junior Producer at Bubba’s LA where he works on a variety of live action and animated short-form content. He has experience producing music videos, short horror films, and immersive live events. And, in addition to preparing for The Sleepover, is currently in production and post production on two music-based documentaries.

Adam Harel - Director of Photography

Director's Statement

I’ve always had a fascination with horror films. The campiness, the over-the-top dramatics of a serial killer, the lack of a fairytale ending, that all attracted me from a young age. Most queer people have a darkness they carry from their past, being able to escape into a world of thrilling emotions experienced by someone else makes you forget about your own.

Having a background in cinematography, I knew that the visuals for The Sleepover were going to be my top priority. Inspired by Heathers, Scream Queens, Climax, Scream and Suspiria, I decided to create my own story bursting with color, amazing outfits and iconic deaths. I’m going to create a cult-classic escapist comfort film, and with your help, it will be the best campy psychedelic slasher the world has ever known.

The Future of the Film

Right now we are working on crewing up and will soon begin the casting process to find the perfect fit for our characters. We plan on shooting The Sleepover in February 2024. Once wrapped on principal photography we will move into post-production, where everything will be edited together, color-graded, and music and sound will be added. We will finally be able to see and share how our film has come to life!

Who knows, maybe one day you’ll see The Sleepover, a feature length presentation on a big screen near you!

Share our Story

While your contribution is greatly appreciated, it isn't the only way you can help! We hope you are passionate enough about our story to share it with your friends and family. Crowdfunding is only possible with support from all of you; the more buzz we can get, the better we can make our film. Spread the news and follow our social media accounts for updates on our production process!

Instagram: @TheSleepoverFilm_

TikTok: @TheSleepover_film