A 16mm fever dream where childhood innocence gets devoured by something pink and hungry.
On a dark night, Mabel follows a pink creature that stalks the town's young girls. As danger approaches, she discovers that she is connected to the being in a disturbing way. Can she escape before her grandmother and the town discovers it? A disturbing short film made in 16 mm.
Practical Effects
Hand-crafted pink creature, tactile and wrong in all the right ways.
Cinematography
16mm grain turns every shadow into a threat.
Direction
Meira squeezes ten minutes into an eternity of dread.
Director
María Meira
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Argentina's early 2000s feminist horror wave, Meira shot this while still at film school using borrowed equipment and a costume made from scrap fabric.
The pink panther design deliberately evokes childhood toys to weaponize nostalgia—Meira wanted audiences to feel betrayed by something they once found comforting.
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