A night at the library turns into a nightmare when a student discovers a haunted painting, unleashing the dark secrets of her long-dead mother...

Blending live action with stop-motion shadow puppetry, this short gothic horror resurrects the monstrous legacy of hysteria, and the medical myths that have made monsters of unmaternal mothers.

Written, produced, and directed by
Daniella DeVinter

Starring
Lydia Makrides

University of Cambridge Jesus College library in Daniella DeVinter's gothic horror Unwell Woman.
Lydia Makrides stars in Daniella DeVinter's gothic horror Unwell Woman.
Haunted Painting in Daniella DeVinter's gothic horror Unwell Woman.
Daniella DeVinter in gothic horror short film Unwell Woman, exploring women's mental health and the history of medical oppression
Penelope Whitehouse's stop-motion animation for Daniella DeVinter's gothic horror Unwell Woman.
Lydia Makrides stars in Daniella DeVinter's gothic horror Unwell Woman.
Lydia Makrides stars in Daniella DeVinter's gothic horror Unwell Woman.

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Totally independent and unfunded, this little monster of a film was shot over five nights at Jesus college, Cambridge.


Main Cast

Lydia Makrides
Adam Page
Omar Elhanbouly

Voice Actors
Jack Medlin
James Bryden Rodgers

Written, produced, and directed by
Daniella DeVinter

Executive Producer
Nick Hampson

Cinematography
Gabriel Johnson
Zeb Goriely

Music
James Tearne

Costume Designer
Lauren Jarvis

Props Master
Abdullah Kahn

Production Manager
Anja Diel

Animation
Penelope Whitehouse

VFX
Rishandé van der Merwe

Editor
Daniella DeVinter

Associate Editors
Zeb Goriely
Nick Hampson
Nina Żabicka
Rosie Barnes

Colourist
Alex Nerzic at Creative Outpost

Title Song
Kalahari Ghosts

Sound Design
Chiara Meadows

Sound Mix
Will Stanton at Pictureshop