“Good clean body horror fun”
“What the fuck”
“A guaranteed crowd pleaser”
Fed up with decades of flossing, whitening, and forced perfection of modern beauty standards, a TOOTH sparks an all out war against its oppressor.
FILM DETAILS
Short Narrative, 2023
Run time: 4:30 mins
Directed by: Jillian Corsie
Produced by: Vincent DeLuca
Production Design: Monique Dias
World Premiere: Slamdance Film Festival 2023
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
When my parents moved out of my childhood home, my mother insisted I take all my old belongings. Old scripts and journals, swimming trophies, boxes full of notes from my high school crush, and… my teeth. Turns out my sentimental mom had kept every tooth that had ever fallen out of (or been pulled from) my head.
Staring in the mirror after waking up from yet another “teeth falling out” nightmare, I thought, “What would happen if I were brushing my teeth and they all fell out?”
I asked this question to a writer friend. She didn’t hesitate: “Well, they’d come to life and kill you, of course.”
Of course.
TOOTH is intended to blend genres. To bring the teeth to life, I combined puppets out of my actual teeth with 3D-animated models. While TOOTH is inherently shocking and disgusting, it’s also meant to be funny. I worked with a talented composer and 2D artist to create a score and visual design that would let the viewer know that it’s okay to laugh even though they may be asking themselves, “WTF did I just watch?!”
AWARDS AND HONORS
OFFICIAL SELECTION SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER: BEST HORROR SHORT CORDILLERA FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER: WES CRAVEN EXCELLENCE AWARD CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER: BEST GENRE FILM SAN FRANCISCO INDIE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER: BEST MICRO SHORT FILMQUEST
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OFFICIAL SELECTION SITGES FILM FESTIVAL
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OFFICIAL SELECTION CINEQUEST FILM AND VR FESTIVAL
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OFFICIAL SELECTION CATALINA FILM FESTIVAL
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OFFICIAL SELECTION FEMALE VOICES ROCK FILM FESTIVAL
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OFFICIAL SELECTION TASTE THE BLOOD OF DEAD AND SUDBURIED
FINISHING FUND RECIPIENT THE CHIMAERA PROJECT