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Formaldehyde

An inquisitive coroner void of human connection finds solace in the company of the recently deceased. When he is called to pick up the remains of a teenage girl, he is gripped by the loose ends she may have left behind.

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  • Official Selection - deadCenter Film Festival

  • Official Selection - Short of the Week
     

Starring: John Reynolds and Kathryn Prescott
 

Directed by David Swinburne

Written and Produced by Garrett Detrixhe

Produced by Cameron Boling
Director of Photography - Nate Hurtsellers

Production Designer - Jason Vigdor

Costume Designer - Jaclyn Banner

Supervising Sound Editor - Harper W. Harris

Original Music - Matt Novack

Casting - Rita Harrell and Jen Kelley

It’s a piece as much about loneliness, isolation, and voyeurism as it is about the morbid high concept. This is conveyed heavily through the filmmaking itself. To cut to the chase, it’s a gorgeously shot piece. Incredible locations, patient and well-thought out camerawork, and polished lighting belie the piece’s meager budget {...} The result is something that comes off as both “pitchable” and artistically accomplished.

- Ivan Kander, Short of the Week

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