Scarlett Johansson whispers you through a stripper's nightmare in 12 brutal minutes.
Deep Down redraws a descent into hell of a stripper called America, lost in the very depths of the U.S, taken away by a devastating love-story.
Direction
Godivier squeezes a feature's worth of dread into 12 minutes.
Sound
Johansson's voiceover haunts like a ghost in your own skull.
Cinematography
Neon-soaked strip club becomes purgatory itself.
Director
Fiona Godivier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Fiona Godivier's thesis film at NYU—she reportedly maxed out credit cards to finish it.
Released the same year as Under the Skin, making 2014 the year Johansson played predator and prey in two experimental projects about American exploitation.
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