Unwell Woman

Unwell Woman

Unwell Woman

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Unwell Woman

"Dark academia just got darker..."

2024

0h 14m

10.0(1 votes)

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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.

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4 featured cast members

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Daniella DeVinter

Daniella DeVinter

Mother

Jack Medlin

Jack Medlin

Josef Breuer

James Bryden Rodgers

James Bryden Rodgers

Sigmund Freud

Lydia Maria Makrides

Lydia Maria Makrides

Young Woman

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Directed by: Daniella DeVinter
Written by: Daniella DeVinter
Produced by: Daniella DeVinter

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