Short film

Bewildered

2026 · 13 min

A tight, queasy nightmare that turns cheerful game-show glamour into something hungry and wrong.

Tagline: You've Seen it on TV, Now Live It.
Overview: Set in 1977, "Bewildered" follows Terry Perkins, a young, small-town girl who enters a hit game show for the chance to win $5,000 in hopes of saving her sick father, only to discover the charismatic host leads a cannibalistic cult!
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and campy. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Deception, survival, family, power
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
survival
family
power
corruption
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild