Horror fans and film-makers Chelsey Burdon and Mark
Vessey have secured the acting talent of Curse of Chucky star Fiona Dourif to
take the lead in their first collaborative short film that promises to shock
and scar genre audiences.
SHE has taken inspiration from the likes of Lars Von
Trier's AntiChrist and Park Chan-Wook's Lady Vengeance, fusing the varied
interests of two impassioned film fans to create a thrilling feminist shocker
that is not for the faint hearted.
The
duo are investing a lot of their own money into the project but will be
launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise the extra funds necessary to make
this the best short film that it can be. With aspirations of high production
values, elaborate effects sequences and a bid to make it into as many film
festivals as possible, they are calling on the horror community to come
together and be a part of this exciting project.
SHE
is about a young couple who have a loveless and dispassionate relationship; no
communication, affection or indication of attachment. Whatever spark they once
had is now long gone. We see them go through their daily routine, documenting
how unhappy SHE has become with her sheltered life and the selfish demands of
her partner. We build up to an anniversary dinner, when, deciding she has had
enough of being down-trodden SHE poisons HE's food with a substance that
renders him physically paralysed. Finally regaining some sense of control, she
carries out an act of violent revenge that will leave just as many scars on her
as it does on him.
About
the creative team:
Mark
Vessey (Co-writer & Co-director) primarily comes from a writing background,
having written countless short stories and film/music reviews over the years.
His passion for cinema and vivid imagination has inspired a move into
film-making. In 2013 alone, he has written over 20 scripts (features and
shorts) and taken on his first solo project: the upcoming satirical
horror-comedy short: English Mary 3D which he directed, wrote, produced and
starred in. The interest gathered from the aforementioned short has given him
the opportunity to work with some of the biggest names in modern horror.
Chelsey Burdon (Co-writer, Co-director and Producer) has worked in film
and theatre since graduating in 2009 taking on a range of roles from assistant
director, co-producer and production management. She has worked on shorts,
features and music videos and also writes for various film websites and
magazines. This will be her second short film as director, the first, Sweet
6teen, was selected to be part of the ShortCuts To Hell Anthology currently
available for download on iTunes and was screened on The Horror Channel. An
emerging genre director with experience in all aspects of the industry.
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