HELL IS A TEENAGE GIRL
Every Halloween, the small town of Springboro is terrorized by its resident SLASHER – a masked serial killer who targets sinful teenagers that break ‘The Rules of Horror’ – don’t drink, don’t do drugs, and don’t have sex! At the center of it all is Parker Campbell, the Slasher’s estranged biological daughter. In an attempt to clear her name and make things right with the town, Parker sets out on a life-or-death mission in hopes of ending his reign of terror once and for all…
Skylar Radzion plays Parker, the daughter of a small-town slasher. Tortured by her peers most of her life, she enlists her best friend and an obsessive lunkhead to break all the rules and unleash the ultimate form of revenge. Filmmaker Stephen Sawchuk delivers the goods to Fantasia 2024 audiences with his short film HELL IS A TEENAGE GIRL.
Radzion, Faly Mevamanana, and Kevin Osea nail their roles. The updated colonial set that serves as Parker’s home is perfect, and well-thought-out costumes complete the vision. The film is a solid treatment for a feature I’d be delighted to dive into. Sawchuk gives us enough meat on the bone for expansion, past and future.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Mammoth Film Festival 2024
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2024
Luxembourg International Indie Film Festival 2024
Cannes Indie International Film Festival 2024
HONORS
Gold Remi Award – WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2024
Best Horror Film – Cannes Indie International Film Festival 2024
Best Director – Cannes Indie International Film Festival 2024
Best Actress – Luxembourg Indie International Film Fest 2024
DIRECTOR
Stephen Sawchuk
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Elysia Rotaru, Stephen Sawchuk
PRODUCER
Jenni Baynham, Barbara Gregusova
WRITER
Stephen Sawchuk
CAST
Mar Andersons, Zenia Marshall, Faly Mevamanana, Jill Morrison, Kevin Osea, Skylar Radzion
SOCIAL MEDIA: @hellisateenagegirl (Instagram) #HellIsATeenageGirl
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HELL IS A TEENAGE GIRL
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Tribeca 2024 Shorts
Short | United States, France | 18 MINUTES | English, French | English subtitles
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