Unwell Woman

A slow, shadowy plunge into inherited madness, blending live action and puppetry into a haunting, claustrophobic nightmare.

Directed by

Daniella DeVinter

Genres

Drama, Horror, History

Starring

Daniella DeVinter, Jack Medlin, James Bryden Rodgers

Tagline

Dark academia just got darker...

Overview

A night at the library turns into a nightmare when a student discovers a haunted painting, unleashing the dark secrets of her long-dead mother... Blending live action with stop-motion shadow puppetry, this short gothic horror resurrects the monstrous legacy of hysteria, and the medical myths that have made monsters of unmaternal mothers.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, grief, madness, gender

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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