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Violet Butterfield: Makeup Artist for the Dead

2022 · 13 min

A wry, slightly eerie short that finds deadpan humour in death and the strange intimacy of preparing the departed.

Directed by
Brooke H. Cellars
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Starring
Michelle Colón, Trevor Chapman, Martini Bear
Overview
Violet Butterfield, a mortician beautician, receives a visit from a new client and discovers that sometimes a person feels they cannot authentically live their best life until after they're dead.

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Directed by
Brooke H. Cellars
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Starring
Michelle Colón, Trevor Chapman, Martini Bear
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • identity
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror5
Humour5
Realism5
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy
Directed by
Brooke H. Cellars
Written by
Brooke H. Cellars
Starring
Michelle Colón, Trevor Chapman, Martini Bear, Jeff Roberts, Amanda Caldwell, Brooke H. Cellars, Wicken Taylor
Cinematography
Levi Porter
Runtime
13 min
Languages
English

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