Spooky, frightening, alien, and imaginative, this program has everything for horror and sci-fi-seeking audiences. From tales of family hauntings to dystopian societies, these filmmakers delve into the genre that critics and viewers have long discussed as closely reflecting, and refracting, human nature.
Have an All Access Pass? Unlock your on-demand screening of this film here!
Total Run Time: 96 minutes
This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.
Content Considerations: Strong language, implied sexual situations, self-harm, harassment, depictions of disordered eating, depictions of violence, implied violence.
Standing Woman is a social horror that looks to a near future where the government, rather than imprisoning criminals or deporting immigrants, turns them into trees as part of an insidious environmental campaign.
Tom, a propaganda filmmaker, wrestling with the recent ‘planting’ of his wife Mari for making seditious comments, embarks on a journey to say a final goodbye.
Based on the short story by internationally acclaimed writer, Yasutaka Tsutsui, author of 'Paprika' and 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time', Standing Woman is a cautionary tale of a world that has edged into bio-fascism.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- NoteEnglish closed captions available
- DirectorTony Hipwell
- ScreenwriterMax Gee
- ProducerTony Hipwell & Max Gee
- CastAnton Thompson, Yuriri Naka
- CinematographerJenni Suitiala
- EditorLuke Downing
- Production DesignBethan King
- ComposerSakiko Sakuragi
- Sound DesignWaqar Shah
Spooky, frightening, alien, and imaginative, this program has everything for horror and sci-fi-seeking audiences. From tales of family hauntings to dystopian societies, these filmmakers delve into the genre that critics and viewers have long discussed as closely reflecting, and refracting, human nature.
Have an All Access Pass? Unlock your on-demand screening of this film here!
Total Run Time: 96 minutes
This program will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Programmed by Guest Festival Shorts Programmer, Emily Eddy.
Content Considerations: Strong language, implied sexual situations, self-harm, harassment, depictions of disordered eating, depictions of violence, implied violence.
Standing Woman is a social horror that looks to a near future where the government, rather than imprisoning criminals or deporting immigrants, turns them into trees as part of an insidious environmental campaign.
Tom, a propaganda filmmaker, wrestling with the recent ‘planting’ of his wife Mari for making seditious comments, embarks on a journey to say a final goodbye.
Based on the short story by internationally acclaimed writer, Yasutaka Tsutsui, author of 'Paprika' and 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time', Standing Woman is a cautionary tale of a world that has edged into bio-fascism.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- NoteEnglish closed captions available
- DirectorTony Hipwell
- ScreenwriterMax Gee
- ProducerTony Hipwell & Max Gee
- CastAnton Thompson, Yuriri Naka
- CinematographerJenni Suitiala
- EditorLuke Downing
- Production DesignBethan King
- ComposerSakiko Sakuragi
- Sound DesignWaqar Shah