* Seattle Premiere *
Velvet Road
Director: L. Gustavo Cooper
Genre: Horror
Category: Short
Runtime: 14 min
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Synopsis: In the racially charged South of the 1960’s the black population of a small town is blamed for the spread of a virulent plague. Bobby, a white mechanic, is racing through the countryside with his wife Carolyne. She was bitten by one of those infected and is fading fast. Awakening in a wrecked car with Carolyne missing, Bobby follows a trail of blood down the road towards a fateful encounterand an unthinkable choice.