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a short horror film

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SYNOPSIS: Jeff, running from his deranged, axe-wielding mother, who's been missing since he was a child, takes refuge in a secret hiding place, the only place they could hide from her abuse, and calls his sister, Justine, for help.

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MUM'S THE WORD is a short horror film blending animation and live action to bring a tragic story of a mother's terrifyingly undying love to gruesome life!

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Directed by David McAdoo and co-written by him and William Bergman, this fresh new take on horror spins a yarn of tragedy and heartbreak wrapped in a tense-action chase through a darkened house of hidden terror!

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COMING TO FESTIVALS SOON!

DON'T MISS IT!

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David McAdoo: dave@openeye-studio.com

William Bergman: bbergman314@gmail.com

starring: ZACH BATTAGLIA and KELLIE CHRISTENSEN

director: DAVID McADOO

writers: WILLIAM BERGMAN and DAVID McADOO

producers: DAVID McADOO and WILLIAM BERGMAN

director of photography: VIKEN KAZANDJIAN

score: NICHOLAS GARDINER

sound: AARON AUSTIN

editor: DAVID McADOO

animation: DAVID McADOO

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length:  6min 49sec

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