Family bonding ritual turns body horror nightmare in 9 brutal minutes.
Upon her father's insistence, Nora joins her stepbrother and his friends on their ritual Dropping, but as it turns deadly, she must confront the shocking reality that her father may have not been honest with her about the risks involved.
Practical Effects
Gross-out effects that make 9 minutes feel like eternity.
Acting
Mia Threapleton's panic sells the impossible situation.
Director
RJ Collins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director RJ Collins made this as a proof-of-concept for a feature expansion currently in development.
The ritual structure deliberately mirrors real-world coming-of-age ceremonies, twisted into something that punishes rather than celebrates female transition.
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