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Posies

2021 · 14 min

An unsettling, quiet body-horror short that crawls under the skin and lingers with a strange, sad unease.

Directed by
Katherine Fisher, Rachel Stavis
Genres
Horror
Starring
Anna Diop, Andy Favreau
Overview
As people begin to "devolve" into monsters, one woman attempts to hide her transformation by placing flowers under her skin.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Katherine Fisher, Rachel Stavis
Genres
Horror
Starring
Anna Diop, Andy Favreau
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • madness
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Katherine Fisher, Rachel Stavis
    Written by
    Rachel Stavis
    Starring
    Anna Diop, Andy Favreau
    Cinematography
    Ante Cheng
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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