Experiencing Interruptions?

Cupcake

Amateur murderers Paul and Lucy find themselves on the run in the southern marshlands with some peculiar cargo: A dead body and a mysterious batch of delicious looking baked goods.
When they arrive at a secluded rental home to lay low, their eccentric landlord only complicates matters more.

  • Kyle Perritt
    Director
  • Kyle Perritt
    Writer
  • Henry Snyder
    Writer
  • Owen Hamilton
    Producer
  • Kyle Perritt
    Producer
  • Holt Maybank
    Producer
  • Revell Carpenter
    Key Cast
    "Lucy"
  • Walker Trull
    Key Cast
    "Paul"
  • Bill Davis
    Key Cast
    "Randy"
  • Henry Riggs
    Key Cast
    "Geoff"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 20, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 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:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Horrorhound Film Festival
    Cincinnati, OH
    United States
    September 10, 2022
    US Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival
    Portland, OR
    United States
    September 18, 2022
    Oregon Premiere
    Best Dark Comedy
  • Freak Show Horror Fest
    Orlando, Florida
    United States
    October 15, 2022
    Florida Premiere
    Best Short
  • Nightmares Film Festival
    Columbus, Ohio
    United States
    October 20, 2022
    Official Selection, Award Nominee
  • Dances With Films NY
    New York
    United States
    December 2, 2022
    New York Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Kyle Perritt

Kyle Perritt got his start in the film industry shortly after finishing a four year enlistment in the Marine Corps.
In 2011 he attended the Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC and quickly found himself working on a television show as an art department PA and eventually joining IATSE as a set lighting technician. In recent years he has written, produced, and directed several short films, web series and music videos and is part of a Charleston based production company called Seamless Pictures.

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

Cupcake is a project that came about after working as a lighting technician for about ten years on various projects for different people, watching how they made movies, and finally deciding that if they can do it, I can at least try.

During the writing process I was thinking a lot about the absurd lengths some people go through to break up with another person, rather than simply breaking up with them. I also happened to be living with a roommate who couldn’t stop helping himself to food that wasn’t his. And I’m constantly thinking about my love/hate relationship with the American South and all the interesting characters I’ve met growing up here, all of their values - whether they actually abide by them or not.

I believe that we somehow managed to capture all of these ideas in one story, with tremendous help by the best cast I could have possibly assembled.