Dandelion Tea

5 mysterious women gather together one night for drinks and interdimensional sapphic demon summoning.

  • Stuart Mackay-Smith
    Director
    Kali, Tiger BY The Tail, Shadow Company
  • Stuart Mackay-Smith
    Writer
    Kali, Happy Anniversay, Compuncture
  • Stuart Mackay-Smith
    Producer
    Kali, Tiger By The Tail, Compuncture
  • Corinne Lea
    Producer
    Outrunners, Tiger By The Tail
  • Sharai Rewels
    Key Cast
  • Pilar Alvarez
    Key Cast
  • Andrea Cooney
    Key Cast
  • Kristen Dillon
    Key Cast
  • Lauren Coles
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci Fi, Horror, Experimental, bodyhorror
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    666 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Heavy Hitting Horrorfest
    Whistler
    Canada
    October 31, 2019
    Canadian Premiere
    Best Actress, Best VFX
  • Vancouver Badass Film Festival
    Vancouver BC
    Canada
    October 11, 2021
    Vancouver Premiere
    Best Short Film, Best Ensemble Cast
Director Biography - Stuart Mackay-Smith

Stuart Alexander MacKay-Smith
Director / Illustrator / Editor / Producer / Creative Director

Director & Producer of commercials, films & music videos, Illustrator for gaming, cinema & print, Creative Director of multiple brands, Co-Founder of Toad Hall Studios, Heavy Hitting Films, and Room 228 Films, Co-Chairman of Canada's rowdiest film festival, CEO of 767 Productions, and Winner of The River Street Soapbox Derby.

Clients: Nike, Microsoft, Warner Brothers, Adidas, Electronic Arts, Hyundai, TED, Nissan, Sugoi, New Line, Westbeach, Facebook, Rossingnol, Transworld, Mixer, Telus, Subway, Polartec, Matson Money, RYU, Bula, Radical Films, Sony Music.

Collaborations: Afrika Bambaataa, Seal, Dinosaur Jr, Wheatus, Slightly Stoopid, Metric, Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys), Leisure Cruise, 3 Inches of Blood, The Hermit, Fort Knox Five, and members of Guns & Roses.

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Director Statement

Inspired by 1970's Giallo films, Cronenbergian body horror, and Shakti mysticism, this short was filmed with a verite style approach allowing the actors to interpret the script with only a general theme and direction.