Input accepted · output archived
Archive complete · welcome back
Proof of concept
She pressed enter.
They were waiting.
Record // film
I/O (Input-Output)
- Form Sci-fi concept · proof of concept
- Director Molly Vernon
- Status Festival circuit active
- Production Molly’s Writers Room
- Circuit 2026 IndieFest · Indie Short Fest · Dunwich · Thriller/Suspense
She pressed enter. On the other side of the threshold, something had been waiting for the key.
I/O (Input-Output) is a sci-fi proof of concept from filmmaker Molly Vernon: a story about a door that should not answer, a network that should not speak, and the human cost of crossing the line. The teaser is active on the festival circuit; public transmission of the full piece remains locked until release windows allow.
A Molly Vernon sci-fi concept · Molly’s Writers Room
Archive record · io-poc-001
Proof of concept transmission
No video · no iframe · no media URL · festival-aware hold
Signal status // festival circuit
Festival circuit 2026
Current circuit summary: 11 selections · 4 wins · 1 finalist · 2 semifinalists. Historical 2024 materials remain in the social archive and are not merged into this count.
11 selections · 4 wins · 1 finalist · 2 semifinalists
Reported summary (migration) — Molly-reported snapshot: 11 selections; 4 wins (2 original published-circuit wins + 2 subsequently reported at unnamed third festival, draft until identity/wording confirmed); 1 finalist; 2 semifinalists
The Dunwich Horror Fest
Winner · Best Bite Sized Horror
Winner — Best Bite Sized Horror. Poster designer unconfirmed.
The Dunwich Horror Fest
Finalist
Behind-the-scenes photography by Heather Leigh Jackson
Finalist selection. Photo credit preserved.
Calgary Independent Film Festival
Winner · Best Teaser
Winner — Best Teaser. Announcement image pending.
The IndieFEST Film Awards
Winner · Award of Merit
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
Finalist
Complete festival archive (crawlable records)
The Dunwich Horror Fest · current
- Winner — Best Bite Sized Horror (Teaser)
- Finalist (Teaser) · 2026
- Selection — Official Selection (2nd) (Teaser)
Calgary Independent Film Festival · current
- Winner — Best Teaser (Teaser)
Thriller/Suspense Film Festival · current
- Selection — Official Selection (Teaser) · 2026
Indie Short Fest · current
- Selection — Official Selection (Teaser) · 2026
Horror Fest Film Festival · current
- Selection — Official Selection (Teaser) · 2026
Film Revolution Fest · current
- Semifinalist (Teaser) · 2026
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival · current
- Semifinalist (Teaser) · 2026
The IndieFEST Film Awards · current
- Winner — Award of Merit (Teaser)
Hollywood Blood Horror Festival · current
- Finalist (Teaser)
Horrorific Women Film Festival · current
- Nominee (Teaser)
Texas Film Belt Project · current
- Selection (Teaser)
First festival acceptance: official selection, Thriller/Suspense Festival 2026. Poster artifact text corrected in this caption.
Second selection: official selection, The Dunwich Horror Fest.
Finalist, The Dunwich Horror Fest 2026. Photo © Heather Leigh Jackson
Classified · world & premise
Selected records
The input
A single action at a threshold: enter. Not a password for a system she owns — a key pressed into a door that should have stayed closed. The film begins where curiosity becomes irreversible.
The null network
Something answers that was never meant to speak. The Null Network is not a tool in her hand; it is a presence on the line — signal without comfort, connection without safety.
The experiment
What opened was not only technology. It was a procedure, a dare, a test of how far a person will go when the interface says yes. The archive keeps the record. The living pay the cost.
The consequence
Crossing the seam does not end at the screen. Relationships strain, identities blur, and the world on this side of the door is no longer certain it is alone. The output has already been accepted.
Signal records // curated observations
Human signal
Story stills and premiere-era graphics, presented as archive observations. July 23 Bad Astronaut materials are past events, not live calls to action.
Past event Human-story premiere graphic from the July Houston screening era. Semantic tagline remains: They were waiting.
Past event Not Another Film Screening · Bad Astronaut Brewery · 1519 Fulton St, Houston, TX — historical premiere record.
Past event Premiere-era production framing. Venue and time on the poster are archived history.
Personnel log
Cast & crew archive
Accessible cast & crew list (matches plate)
Cast
- Alexis Arnold
- Toby Bornhauser
- Phillip Grasso
- Alex Mounir
- Tommy Bo
- Zachary Dockal
- Doug Dow
- Lena Reyna
- Kayla Kramr
- Arion King
- Maisen Storm
- Olivia Fagen
- Tim Harrington
- Emily Bo
- Roxanne Green
- Nia Johnson
- Laura Hernandez
- Sruthi Gopalakrishnan
- Zina Harrington
- Noreen Mao
- Gary E. Smith
- Dan Braverman
- Megan Tackett
- Sara Gaeta
- Dylan Pierce
- Rocky Banks
- Bernie Smiley
- Anna Austin
- Jobi Varghese
Personnel log // crew
- Molly Vernon
- Alex Saenz
- Julye Newlin
- Lynne Fredrichsen
- Scott Vernon
- Liz Tee
- Sarah Staples
- Michelle Robinson
- Roman Jiwani
- Tsvetalina Pourciau
- Heather Leigh Jackson
- Archer Graham-Gonzalez
- Devon Anthony
- Zachary Dockal
- Alex Garcia
- Jase O’Brien
- Cassie Tackett
- Megan Tackett
- Tyler Teague
- Adam Castillo
- Bryan Castillo
- Adam Castro
- Leslie Kenney-Distefano
- Crystal M. Lee
- T. Khang Pham
- TJ Webb
- Jake Hellbach
- Curt Meyer
- Roxanne Green
- Kaikley Hennan
- Mike Snow
- Matt Sweatt
- Kirk Elton Greninger
Canonical plate · Blank_Plate[1]_IO_KEG_final · credit: Archer Graham-Gonzalez
Journal // production updates
Production journal
The edit is final. Next stop: completing the full proof of concept.
Congratulations to the I/O cast and crew — the signal is out; the stories have just begun.
Not everyone enters I/O on day one. Some have been waiting; their stories continue to grow.
Production photograph of the threshold banner — journal authority only, not the site hero.
Past event Cast and friends with the standing threshold banner.
Past event Cast and crew assembled at the screening venue.
Premiere archive · July Houston screening (past events)
Historical materials for the Not Another Film Screening teaser premiere at Bad Astronaut Brewery, 1519 Fulton St, Houston, TX. These are archived records — not current calls to action.
Social archive · holiday, logistics, historical festival (2024)
Additional circulating graphics. Holiday and logistics posts are undated or historical. The 2024 three-selection composite is labeled historical and is not merged into the 2026 circuit.
Channels
Contact & press
Molly Vernon
Press materials and festival inquiries · contact Molly Vernon