Hath No Fury

Heather (27) wakes up on the steps of a church she’s never seen before. Confused as to how she got here, Heather begins to explore her surroundings. Inside the church, she meets Peter. Heather looks to Peter for help but ends up even more perplexed than she was before. After a Confusing non-productive conversation with Peter, she leaves the church to find someone else to help her. Peter follows her outside; on the steps of the church, Heather finally manages to drag the truth out of him that she is dead. Not reacting well to this, Heather begins to reflect on her previous night so that she can remember how she ended up here.
Heather remembers going out with her friend for her birthday. She left early after her friend met a guy. On the ride home, Heather begins to realize the rideshare driver is going to harm her. Unable to escape the horrific situation, Heather perishes. Once she comes to terms with her death, Heather and Peter take a walk. On their walk, Peter tells Heather that she has a choice to make. Heather can either stay with Peter and watch over the church or seek vengeance against the driver. After deliberating for some time, Heather decides to go after the driver. Riding the world of his violence, Heather returns to the church’s graveyard, covered in his blood. Crying in relief, She gasps as she finally finds peace.

  • Kayleigh Keane
    Director
  • Kayleigh Keane
    Writer
  • Kayleigh Keane
    Producer
  • Shawn Keane
    Producer
  • Jeremy Lewis
    Producer
  • Becs Rogers
    Key Cast
    "Heather "
  • Joshua Ojeda
    Key Cast
    "Peter "
  • Arthur Kappel
    Key Cast
    "The Driver "
  • Emma Alvino
    Key Cast
    "Maya "
  • Graham Burdick
    Key Cast
    "Kyle "
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, drama, thriller
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    5,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    BRAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Brooklyn College
  • Brooklyn, NY
    United States
    May 31, 2023
    Brooklyn College Film Festival
Director Biography - Kayleigh Keane

Kayleigh Keane is a 23-year-old Filmmaker from Long Island, NY. At an early age, Kayleigh discovered that making people laugh and telling stories made her heart sing. As a teenager, she began acting in her school's plays and musicals. In her senior year, Kayleigh was named the student director of the spring performance of "The Sound of Music." Cultivating an atmosphere for the performance to thrive and stay true to its story, Kayleigh soon fell in love with directing.

After completing two years of community college, Ms. Keane transferred to Brooklyn College to pursue a bachelor's in film production. In her schooling, Kayleigh was able to learn and strengthen her narrative skills. During her time on her fellow filmmakers' sets, Kayleigh was never without a smile and a helpful hand. She quickly became a leader in her school's community.

Recently graduated, Kayleigh is excited to further develop her skills as a young filmmaker. She continues to be passionate about entertaining people, writing stories, and seeing those stories come to life from beginning to end. Ms. Keane hopes that one day she might also serve as a role model for young women who also want to have a career in film and television.

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Director Statement

Staying true to who I am has always been essential to my storytelling. I often write my characters with pieces of my personality embedded into their psyche. However, I cannot say that is the case for the characters in Hath No Fury. Heather and Peter are stronger than I could ever imagine myself to be. In their afterlife, both have struggled with accepting the things they cannot control and finding peace within the unknown.

The Idea for Hath No Fury came during one of my late-night death scrolls on TikTok. Over a year ago, I became angry at a growing media trend. Users recorded fake Facetime conversations for women to play if they felt unsafe in rideshares. Passengers would play the recording on speaker, which entails asking where the passenger is and asking them to drop their location off. This would hopefully sway the driver into not harming who was in their car. I was saddened that the probability of someone needing this recording was relatively high. Upon further research, I found a growing rate of women assaulted or kidnapped by their drivers. Heather’s story started here.

Something important to me, even in the early development of Hath No Fury, was making sure that this film was solely about Heather and her journey to regain her control and finally decide for herself what she wanted her journey to look like. To do this, I made it clear during production that the film’s antagonist, The Driver, should not have much screen time. I did not want the audience to humanize him. This is something that I feel Hollywood has normalized, and it is wrong. Most times, the media tries to find reasons as to why bad people do what they do. As a result, they paint the bad guys in films as misunderstood or troubled. While that may be true in some cases, I find it demoralizing to the victims and whomever they leave behind. Hath No Fury carefully displays a challenging situation without much violence but still serves as a gentle reminder that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.