Short film

Finley

2019 · 25 min

A scrappy, silly horror-comedy where a killer doll keeps fumbling, so you laugh more than you scream.

Tagline: Practice makes perfect.
Overview: A ventriloquist's doll tries to kill a group of college kids who have moved into his house. He is unsuccessful.
How it feels: Campy, absurd, dark and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, violence, friendship, death
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
friendship
death
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: horror, comedy
Directed by: J. Zachary Thurman
Written by: J. Zachary Thurman, Maddison Stroud
Starring: Alexa Leigh Fletcher, Brooke Wallace, Keith Dowsett, Chase Anderson, Mike Pearson
Cinematography: J. Zachary Thurman
Runtime: 25 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English