This experimental film explores the relationship between what we perceive as natural and what we perceive as unnatural and how this relationship changes over time due to natural and unnatural decay.
Social & External
The people behind it
Jacob Nicholson
Back in 1987 a young Dennis Redford Berdella killed two civilians in an attempt to hijack a local radio station, the attempt was unsuccessful leading to his arrest and multiple lifetime sentences. 5 weeks ago Dennis Redford Berdella disappeared from his holding cell without a trace. 4 weeks ago, local radio station General Manager Stacey Reznor goes missing, with her last reported sighting from within the Triad Woods. The surrounding community search for her, but she is never found. Now, late night radio host Cliff Warne unsuspecting of any special guests for the show ahead of us, finds a marked mixtape in the radio station, labeled PLAYTIME... dated back to that one night... back to 1987.
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