WIFT NZ member and Massey University Wellington student Shannon Knight, is completing her honours research project focusing on the representation of women in films through the horror genre, culminating in a 10 minute short film, titled Final Girls Just Want to Have Fun.
She has launched a Boosted campaign to help cover costs for her film.
Final Girls Just Want To Have Fun is a 10 minute slasher/incel-horror short film that follows the titular Final Girl, as she grapples with the aftermath of the Masked Killer’s attack on her high-school ball. Dragged into flashbacks in the hours following, she must keep a keen eye out for the news that she is finally safe.
The film explores themes of autonomy, misogyny, and the 'male gaze'.
She is fundraising to help with costs of paying the talented actors, feeding the wonderful crew, getting sick, props and costumes, and future festival funds.
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