12 minutes of pure psychological warfare—this director would make Kubrick flinch.
A film director gruelingly pushes a washed-up actress to her physical and mental breaking point to get the best performance of her career in this neo-noir short.
Acting
Merle Dandridge's descent is masterclass in controlled unraveling.
Direction
Floyd's tight framing makes you complicit in the abuse.
Cinematography
Neo-noir shadows that swallow hope whole.
Director
Justin Floyd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Resurrect' is bitter irony—Alice's career is revived by killing her spirit first.
Floyd cited the infamous stories of Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren, plus Friedkin's Exorcist tactics, as direct inspiration for exploring 'method' cruelty.
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