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My First Horror Film

2024 · 87 min

A winking, blood-splattered backstage slasher that plays like a livestreamed in-joke, fun but never truly frightening.

Directed by
Shihan Van Clief
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Georgina Navarro, Chauntice Green, Rosario Dawson
Tagline
She got the role... now she's about to get cut.
Overview
An aspiring influencer documents her journey to booking her first horror film but receives a bloody surprise when a real-life killer begins murdering her cast mates on set.

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Directed by
Shihan Van Clief
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Comedy
Starring
Georgina Navarro, Chauntice Green, Rosario Dawson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • celebrity
  • media
  • violence
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour5
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
horror, thriller, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Shihan Van Clief
Starring
Georgina Navarro, Chauntice Green, Rosario Dawson, Stephan O'Shea, Joy Marie Thomas, Miles Crawford, Jerry White Jr., Arianna Basco
Runtime
87 min
Country
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Languages
English

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