Maple syrup cult meets Coen Brothers fever dream in the woods.
A couple lost in the woods stumbles across a mysterious cult who once harvested a strange, crimson, maple syrup with healing properties. The cult is on the brink of ruin as their crimson maple supply dwindles and their leader is left with some life or death decisions to make.
Acting
Tom DeTrinis commits to cult leader unhinged like rent is due.
Practical Effects
Gloriously fake blood mixed with real maple syrup.
Writing
Script treats syrup mythology with straight-faced devotion.
Director
Jordan Wayne Long
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Jordan Wayne Long and Matt Glass are primarily known for music videos and puppet work, which explains the tactile, handmade aesthetic.
The film premiered at Fantastic Fest 2021, where audiences reportedly cheered the syrup-blood mixture as 'finally, something new.'
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