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DECEMBER 2014
HOT SHOTS - SHORT FICTION - LIVE ACTION
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WILLIE BINGHAM
Genre Horror Absurdist
Writer/Director Matthew Richards
Producer Brendan Guerin
Synopsis In the future, amputations replace incarceration and the death penalty. Based on the short story The Wilbur Bledsoe Amputations by Michael L Fawcett.
ELVIS
Genre Drama
Writer/Director Lucy Gaffy
Producer Kiki Dillon
Executive Producer Michaela Perske
Synopsis Trapped in a seaside caravan park, little Elvis thinks up a scheme to break free, determined to make a better life for herself.
A TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Genre Science Fiction
Writer/Director Sarah-Jane Woulahan
Producers Anna Kojevnikov, Sally Storey
Synopsis After her father destroys her prototype ‘Soulmate’ robot, a replacement for her dead mother, Olivia questions her fundamental belief in a world without suffering and the nature of love.
WHIRLPOOL
Genre Drama
Writer/Director Corrie Jones
Producers Melissa Kelly, Jaclyn Hewer
Synopsis After Regan’s father is killed in a fire, Regan and her friend, Lucas, set out to seek retribution on the couple who they believe are responsible for his death. Based on the short story Cumberland Breakdown by Joyce Carol Oates.
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF WILLIE BINGHAM
Genre Horror Absurdist
Writer/Director Matthew Richards
Producer Brendan Guerin
Synopsis In the future, amputations replace incarceration and the death penalty. Based on the short story The Wilbur Bledsoe Amputations by Michael L Fawcett.
ELVIS
Genre Drama
Writer/Director Lucy Gaffy
Producer Kiki Dillon
Executive Producer Michaela Perske
Synopsis Trapped in a seaside caravan park, little Elvis thinks up a scheme to break free, determined to make a better life for herself.
A TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Genre Science Fiction
Writer/Director Sarah-Jane Woulahan
Producers Anna Kojevnikov, Sally Storey
Synopsis After her father destroys her prototype ‘Soulmate’ robot, a replacement for her dead mother, Olivia questions her fundamental belief in a world without suffering and the nature of love.
WHIRLPOOL
Genre Drama
Writer/Director Corrie Jones
Producers Melissa Kelly, Jaclyn Hewer
Synopsis After Regan’s father is killed in a fire, Regan and her friend, Lucas, set out to seek retribution on the couple who they believe are responsible for his death. Based on the short story Cumberland Breakdown by Joyce Carol Oates.
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