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Arachnotelephonophobia

Synopsis

A twisted, cautionary tale exploring the dangers of the modern advertising world's 'quick fix' mentality. When a potential cure to Grandma's fears presents itself on television, she hopes for an easy escape from her horrible, haunting visions. 'Hyper Therapy' may hold the answer to her phobias, and be able to get rid of the butterflies in her stomach, but at what cost? Can the cure possibly be worse than the symptoms? Remember, fear is there for a reason!

Details

Year
2006
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 mins
Format
tbc
Director
Matt Burn 1st Feature
Producer
Southampton Institute
Editor
Matt Burn
Sound
Matt Burn
Composer
Whoremoan, Stone Effigy, Red Nettle, Sour Grape Project, Mumcuss
Principal cast
Sarah Harvey, Tom York, Matt Burn

Genre

Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Matt Burn

2 Delphinium Drive
Bishops Cleeve
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL52 8HQ
UK

matt_burn@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Matt Burn

2 Delphinium Drive
Bishops Cleeve
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL52 8HQ
UK

matt_burn@hotmail.com

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