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When a woman undergoes a frightening transition, her vigilant daughter must decide between saving her or protecting herself.
Stunner. Absolutely gorgeous costuming, set decoration, and cinematography. The ethereal, creamy lighting and muted colors, the haunting string score, and the rich, nuanced performances express the complicated relationship between a Black mother and her daughter. It hit me in the gut, and I found myself thinking a lot about what I took away from it: that generational pain and trauma cannot be washed away, it lives in our bones–but so does love.
Watch BLOOD RUNS DOWN on Vimeo.
A menacing spirit lurks in the mangroves waiting for an unsuspecting victim. She is the Brackish Undertaker, cursed by the crown she wears.
Eerie and sublime, a magical realism-soaked Ophelia in the water story shot in the most beautiful of swampy settings.
Marceline is vegetarian, kind of lonely, and ready for her date with a cannibal.
Like a Carson McCullers novel come to life, tinged with magic. A gorgeous 16mm short with two raw, authentic actors whose chemistry and comedic timing jumps through the screen. This short feels all too true to a first date between two very lonely people.
Watch EAT YOUR HEART OUT on YouTube.
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After her grandparents are killed by invisible creatures, a determined young woman seeks to avenge them with the help of her canine companion – the only one who can see the mysterious invaders.
Watch the trailer for THE RECLAIMERS on Vimeo.
A disaffected Gas Station clerk finds out why they call it the “graveyard shift” after oil drillers set loose an ancient race of mind-controlling parasites.
Watch the trailer for DEAD ENDERS on Vimeo.
An adventurous tween finds a distressed mermaid on a fishing trip with her father, and they take her back to Atlanta to care for her–only to discover she is not exactly what she seems.
A sweet and poignant look at the stubborn earnestness of childlike wonder. Keep an eye out for Ebony, whose short doc with filmmaker Kate Hinshaw (featured below), TEN LEAVES DILATED, swept the festival circuit!
Still on the festival circuit. Follow @ebonysupreme on Instagram to keep up with Ebony’s work.
A young woman returns to her Georgia home for the last time and is confronted by a particularly invasive strand of Kudzu that forces her to reckon with her past.
Kate Hinshaw’s work is always intriguing and textured, blending handmade film processes with narrative and documentary. If you have a chance to see her short doc collaboration with the previously featured Ebony Blanding, TEN LEAVES DILATED, don’t miss it!
Watch the trailer for KUDZU on Vimeo.
Violet Butterfield, a mortician beautician, helps her clients find the beauty in death they could have had in life.
A crowd favorite! The amount of people who have contacted me to learn more about this film after Gothic South Film Night is so exciting. An intensely specific, magical 1960s aesthetic, modern empathetic themes, and sharp humor blend together at Writer/Director Brooke H. Cellars’s deft hand.
Still on the festival circuit. Follow @warpedwitchcinema on Instagram to see where it lands!
Nine months after Heather’s longtime partner mysteriously disappears, he resurfaces at a party claiming to have no knowledge of their past relationship.
In Post-Production. Keep an eye out for festival dates!
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