Short film

Maraschino

2025 · 17 min

A tight, blood-soaked spiral of domestic tech horror and black comedy that keeps you uneasy and amused.

Overview: When a former centerfold suffers a breakdown on her partner’s birthday, she must outwit her smart home device on a blood-soaked path to having her own cake and eating it, too.
How it feels: Dark, tense, satirical and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, technology, madness, obsession
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
technology
madness
obsession
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild