BABY FEVER
A popular teen's dream to be crowned Prom Queen is threatened when she discovers she is pregnant with something even worse than her dumb jock boyfriend’s offspring.
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Hannah May CummingDirectorFANATICO, Camp Calypso
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Hannah May CummingWriterFANATICO, Camp Calypso
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Alex HartwigWriterI Love My Computer
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Emma Nichole CoganProducerCamp Calypso, Surprise!
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Helena BerensKey Cast"Donna"
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Georgia ThomasKey Cast"Brendy"
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:25 minutes 44 seconds
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Completion Date:December 31, 2021
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Production Budget:20,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Killer Shorts
GRAND PRIZE WINNER - 1st Place -
North Bend Film FestivalNorth Bend, Washington
United States
August 7, 2022
Washington Premiere
Best Short Film -
Videofest is the Future Film FestivalPortland, OR
United States
August 18, 2022
Best Director, Best Film -
Portland Horror Film FestivalPortland, OR
United States
June 29, 2022
World Premiere
Audience Choice Award -
HorrorOriginsTucson, Arizona
United States
October 1, 2022
Arizona Premiere
Nominated for Best Horror Short, Best Actress, and Best Actor -
Brooklyn Horror Film FestivalNew York City, New York
United States
October 14, 2022
West Coast Premiere
Best Production Design -
Screamfest LALos Angeles, California
United States
October 15, 2022
Los Angeles Premiere
Official Selection -
GrimmfestManchester
United Kingdom
October 6, 2022
UK Premiere
Best Short Film -
FilmQuestProvo, Utah
United States
November 4, 2022
Utah Premiere
Nominated for Best Comedy Short and Best Ensemble Cast -
Dances with Films NYManhattan, New York
United States
December 3, 2022
Manhattan Premiere
Official Selection -
Salem Horror FestSalem, Massachusetts
United States
April 20, 2023
Salem Premiere
Official Selection -
McMinnville Short Film FestivalMcMinnville, Oregon
United States
February 25, 2023
Nominated -
Make Believe SeattleSeattle
United States
March 22, 2023
Official Selection -
Crypticon Seattle 2023Seattle
United States
March 19, 2023
Official Selection
Hannah May Cumming is a British-South African writer, director, and producer with a focus in the horror genre. Growing up on half hour horror anthologies like Goosebumps, she was inspired to craft her shorts around that same type of 20 minute, three act plot structure - but with more adult subject matter. Her work is an amalgamation of campy horror, socio-political commentary, and her love of retro design and fashion. Hannah’s debut short FANATICO has been distributed by ALTER, amassing almost 100k views in a few months. The BABY FEVER script, which she co-authored, was awarded 1st Place out of 1,551 entries in the 2022 Killer Shorts screenplay competition.
Baby Fever is a political, highly stylized, retro-horror feminist flick with practical special effects, mesmerizing visuals, a 70s inspired score, and authentically vintage wardrobe and production design to send you back in time to 1972. Inspired by prom horror films from the ‘70s and ‘80s, such as Carrie (1976) and Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2 (1987), as well as classic pregnancy and womb horror films like Rosemary’s Baby (1968) and The Brood (1979), Baby Fever takes our favorite horror subgenres for a modern spin. Revisiting the topic of reproductive rights and bodily autonomy is as important to us as ever under our current socio-political climate. Looking at this topic through the lens of the horror genre helps to incorporate strong political overtones in a digestible way.