Punk rock cowgirl burns down a corrupt island paradise in 82 glorious minutes.
Ella has a reputation for two things: being a rebellious punk and the fastest gun around. When corrupt officials try to cover up her father's murder, she cuts a swath through the weird anachronistic underbelly of her small island town.
Acting
Patricia Allison commits to absolute chaos with zero hesitation.
Costume
Ella's aesthetic: if Tank Girl crashed a Depression-era saloon.
Production
The island setting feels like a liminal space between decades.
Director
Max Isaacson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The anachronistic costume design was apparently born from budget constraints that forced creative scavenging across thrift stores and eras.
Isaacson cited classic samurai films and spaghetti westerns as influences, which explains why Paradise feels like Yojimbo cosplaying as a punk zine.
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