All the Bodies Were Girls

A week after Sarah Graves' body is discovered, her mother sees her on a street corner. In a search for closure, private investigator Lee Crane finds something else.

  • Cece Wheeler
    Director
  • Cece Wheeler
    Writer
  • Nora Marris
    Producer
  • Cara Ronzetti
    Key Cast
    "Lee Crane"
  • Cali Scolari
    Key Cast
    "Sara Graves"
  • Anne-Marie Cusson
    Key Cast
    "Mrs. Graves"
  • Janet Greer
    Key Cast
    "Madam H."
  • Greg Seel
    Key Cast
    "Sandwich Board Man"
  • Kali Kahn
    Key Cast
    "Sex Worker 1"
  • Sara Boutorabi
    Key Cast
    "Sex Worker 2"
  • MengYuan Li
    Key Cast
  • John A. Natalone
    Key Cast
  • Andrew Ryder
    Key Cast
    "Bottle Throwing Man"
  • Madeline Henderson
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Noir
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 4, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Columbia University School of the Arts
Director Biography - Cece Wheeler

Cece Wheeler is a writer/director from Seattle, WA, currently obtaining her MFA in Film at Columbia University in New York. She is interested in using genre tropes and surreal elements to explore and reflect on the experiences of women and girls.

https://www.cecewheelerfilm.com/

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Director Statement

I grew up inundated with crime shows, and wanted to create a twist on the genre by exploring how our cultural obsession with tragedy becomes its own type of consumerism, often at the expense and objectification of young women. Films about male serial killers frequently fetishize the same thing as the killer: girls' bodies. This film elides the male gaze to explore what true closure looks like to a woman detective.