Knit One, Stab Two

This essay film examines the representation of knitters and knitting, in over sixty horror films made by women, from the 1920s - 2020s.

Please note: English, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesian .srt files are available at the bottom of this project page. They can also be selected using the 'CC' button on the Vimeo file.

Spanish Subtitles by Valeria Villegas Lindvall
Bahasa Indonesian Subtitles by Sevita Amanda

  • Alison Peirse
    Writer-Director
    Three Ways to Dine Well (2020)
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Punto, revés y apuñala
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 16, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • El Festival Internacional de Cine Terror de Valparaíso

    Chile
    December 18, 2022
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 2, 2023
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Kill Valentine Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    February 12, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Renegade Film Festival
    Marietta, Georgia
    United States
    March 5, 2023
    North American Premiere
    Nominated, Best Writing; Nominated We are the Weirdoes, Mister; Official Selection
  • Wench Film Festival
    Mumbai
    India
    March 19, 2023
    South Asian Premiere
    Winner, Best Short Film <10 mins; Official Selection
  • Salem Horror Fest
    Salem, Massachusetts
    United States
    May 7, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Galacticat Festival De Cinema Fantàstic
    Tarrega
    Spain
    June 12, 2023
    Best Documentary Short 2023; Official Selection
  • Macabro: Mexico City International Horror Film Festival
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    August 15, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Bali International Short Film Festival
    Denpasar, Bali
    Indonesia
    May 22, 2023
    South East Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Ax Wound Film Festival
    Boston, MA
    United States
    September 23, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Visioni Notturne
    Prato
    Italy
    June 18, 2023
    Staff Choice: Best Short Film 2023; Official Selection;
  • Marienbad Film Festival
    Mariánské Lázně
    Czech Republic
    July 16, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival international du court-métrage
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    June 12, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Bali International Short Film Festival
    Bali
    Indonesia
    September 19, 2023
    South East Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • GenreBlast
    Winchester, VA
    United States
    September 20, 2023
    Winner, Best Documentary Short
  • Women X Film Festival
    Darlington
    United Kingdom
    September 21, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internazionale di Cinema e Cultura del Fantastico
    Turin
    Italy
    October 18, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Africa International Horror Film Festival
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    October 27, 2023
    African Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival of Fantastic Fims
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    October 26, 2023
    Highly Commended, Delta Film Award
  • South African Horror Fest
    Cape Town
    South Africa
    November 23, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival de Cine de Terror de Molins de Rei
    Barcelona
    Spain
    November 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Abertoir Horror Festival
    Aberystwyth
    United Kingdom
    November 28, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Cinefantasy: Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    December 17, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico, Terror y Sci-Fi
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    October 31, 2023
    Official Selection
Director Biography

Alison Peirse is a multi-award winning horror writer and filmmaker. Her fourth book, Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre has won awards around the world and was the subject of a screening series at the Museum of Modern Art in August 2022. Her last short documentary, Three Ways to Dine Well, won awards and played festivals around the world, including Brazil, USA, UK, Thailand, Germany, Spain and Nigeria.

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Director Statement

In Knit One, Stab Two, I explore the representation of knitters in over sixty horror films from 100 years of cinema and multiple filmmaking cultures. I ask, what happens when the woman knits in a horror film? What might the representation of knitting tell us about social and cultural expectations around gender, genre and age? This film then draws on the potential for videographic work to disrupt stereotyped representations of ageing women across over a century of horror cinema.