SHORT FILM · 2018 · 14 MIN

Maggie May

Two estranged sisters, Sam and Maggie, attempt to reconnect after the death of their mother. But Maggie isn’t interested in anything and that could be Sam’s worst nightmare.

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01 Synopsis

After years of estrangement, Sam comes to stay and reconnect with her sister Maggie after the death of their mother, with her own twin babies in tow. She is alarmed, however, by her sibling’s general apathy towards the world around her — a disquiet that gradually intensifies as Maggie’s nonchalance proves to have lethal consequences.

Maggie May: a woman in bed lit by her phone screen among floral pillows

02 Facts

Director
Mia’kate Russell
Format
Short film
Runtime
14 min
Genre
Horror
Production
Make Trouble Films in association with Buffalo Media
Premiere
Screamfest, Los Angeles, 2018

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04 Recognition

  • Best Film and Best Baddy (Lulu McClatchy), 13 Horror Film & Screenplay Contest
  • Finalist, Bechdel Film Fest 2019
  • Canadian premiere, Fantasia 2019
  • Screamfest 2018 · Dead by Dawn 2019 · Revelation Perth 2019 · MIFF 2022
Maggie May: a memorial card, roses and a painted portrait on a side table

05 Credits

Writer & director
Mia’kate Russell
Producer
Andre Lima
Cinematography
Tim Egan
Editor
Dan Lee
Sound design
Craig Jansson
Cast
Lulu McClatchy, Katrina Mathers, Sophia Davey
Stills
Andre Lima