‘The Girl in the Street’ Short to Stream on ALTER April 13

Swym Good Films will debut its award-winning horror short The Girl in the Street on April 13 via ALTER.

The Girl in the Street follows Malachi (Shawn Roundtree Jr.), who accepts a life-changing job opportunity that forces him to leave behind his dying younger sister (D’Andra Laneé) and relocate to a remote town. Upon arrival, a disturbing encounter with a moving truck driver (Chris Anthony) unsettles him. As he settles into his new home, a bloodied, masked woman appears on the dirt road outside, screaming. Faced with a chilling moral dilemma—help the woman or remain safely inside—Malachi is pushed to confront the limits of his own humanity. The film interrogates whether being “good” is enough when survival is at stake, while exposing the unsettling undercurrents of suburban morality and the cult-like loyalty hidden beneath small-town charm.

The film showcases a standout creative team, including cinematographer Lana Mattice, with post-production support from industry leaders Fotokem (Disney, Strange Darling) and Esho Sound (Anora), and an original score by Pablo Fuu (When Evil Lurks). The project has also earned recognition on the festival circuit.

Directed by acclaimed Black filmmaking duo Chris & Miles (Chris Paicely and Miles August) and written by Paicely, the SAG-AFTRA production also stars Whitney Blair Masters with a special cameo from horror icon Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street).

Chris & Miles continue to build momentum following their award-winning sci-fi short ALUS (2022) and psychological horror BOUND (2023). Their latest project, SILK, is currently on the festival circuit—a surreal, stylized work blending infomercial aesthetics with psychological horror, further cementing their reputation for boundary-pushing storytelling.