WISCONSIN SHORT FILM

coming of age / thriller

women-led production

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the ultimate sister bonding activity? cryptid hunting.

A few years ago, sisters Syd and Daisy Kidders encountered an intruder in their kitchen. Though the memory is blurry, Syd is left with an undeniable scar from that mysterious night. Tonight on her 10th birthday, Daisy vows to seek revenge on the monster that scratched her older sister that fateful night. Daisy finds strange items around the house that she believes are evidence that the Monster has returned to finish what it started—but this time, Daisy worries that 16-year-old Syd is too far changed from the sister who once played with her.

Q & A

with our co-directors/writer and dp,

ava willett and keia julia

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cast

  • aila dunn

    as Daisy Kidders

  • amara kinney

    as Syd Kidders

  • winter williams

    as Tammi Kidders

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  • peter munck

    as Cryptid

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  • tyler wolf

    as Ronnie B. Pepper

meet our fully female produced crew!

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    ava willett

    Co-Director / Writer

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    keia julia

    Co-Director / Director of Photography

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  • madison schiefelbein

    Camera Operator

  • Dana Strothenke

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  • ji sung kim

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  • A young woman with dark, wavy hair sitting in a public space, resting her chin on her hand, wearing a gray sweatshirt and a ring, with a neutral expression on her face.

    rebecca armstrong

    Production Assistant

  • chloe hansen

    Production Assistant

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    rachel rice

    Production Assistant

  • julia quella

    Artist (Props)

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    marie kieffer

    Hair Stylist

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    rori knoblock

    Singer-Songwriter