“…The fourth and final short during Program 4 was “The Familiar,” directed by Kody Zimmermann. With a run time of 22 minutes, this was my personal favorite short of the group. Getting the audience ready for the feature film to follow, “The Familiar” was about a vampire and his familiar (personal assistant). Sam, the familiar, narrates his story of his love for vampires and what happens when he becomes the personal assistant of a 400-year-old one. Lets just say that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.”