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"When her partner becomes gravely ill, Andi seeks the aid of a supernatural legend, The Thorn Witch. But will that aid come with a terrible price?"

Enjoy this new Folk-Horror/Urban Weird short from Sword & Cloak Productions!

Writer & Director – David Schmidt
Audio & Grip – Brenda Holiday
Cinematography & Editing – David Schmidt

Starring:

Lisa Herceg as Andi
Amy Harmon as Phyll
Michelle Maynard as The Thorn Witch
Kristine A. Anderson as The Cyclist

Thorn Witch Costume by Michelle Maynard
Thorn Witch Voice by River Roberts
Rune Make-up by Elise Lovella
Music by Reber Clark

Special Thanks to:

Sonnett Shelline for her love, patience, and support.

Lisa Herceg & Barbara Lhota for the use of their lovely home.

Tony Kern, Jeff Harder, Robert Cappelletto, and Clare Martin for their feedback & advice.

The Chicago Park District and the people of Rogers Park Chicago.

The characters and events portrayed in this movie are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons – living, dead, or appearing in your dreams – is completely coincidental.

Copyright 2022 David Schmidt – Sword & Cloak Productions

WWW. SWORDANDCLOAK.COM
Transcript
00:00This video is brought to you by S.T.A.L.D.
00:30I'm not hungry.
00:45You have to keep your strength up, Phil.
00:47What if I don't?
00:49I give pills to the cats. You think I can't out wrestle you?
00:53Only in my weakened state.
01:02I want a beer. I'm sick of water, Andy.
01:06If this were the hospital, they'd have you on saline.
01:09If we could afford the hospital and give me some kind of wonder drug, I'd have been better days ago.
01:23It's cold.
01:24The mask is hot.
01:25The mask is hot.
01:30It's cold.
01:35The mask is hot.
01:38I'm not hungry.
01:43If you wanna be hungry, I'm hungry.
05:49I swear I have never been so happy to have solid food in my life.
05:57life. Here I thought you were just pretending to be sick, trying to get out
06:01of your half of the chores. I would rather do a month of dishes than do that again.
06:05And eat. Seriously, you took really good care of me. That's what we do. We take care of each
06:17other. We'll make it through.
06:47What shall we have you do next?
07:17What shall we do next?
07:47What shall we do next?
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