Private Project

Maneater!

Anna’s a young cannibal who thinks she has it all figured out, but in a chance encounter, she ends up falling in love with a janitor. Forced to choose between her love of human flesh and this new romance, Anna thinks she can put eating people behind her, but a determined conspiracy theorist won't let her get away so easily.

  • Jack Rooney
    Director
    MERIDIAN
  • Jack Rooney
    Writer
  • Maddie Thomas
    Key Cast
    "Anna"
    MERIDIAN
  • Lyndon Davis
    Key Cast
    "Jean"
  • Mark Davis
    Key Cast
    "Irving"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Musical, Comedy, Horror
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 35 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Clark University
Director Biography - Jack Rooney

I'm a filmmaker and musician with a penchant for the outlandish and ridiculous, currently in my senior year at Clark University pursuing Screen Studies. I gravitate toward comedy, musical, and horror, and adore music videos.

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Director Statement

Maneater! is a love letter to every cartoon I watched growing up, and an attempt to reconcile those aesthetics with other more "grown up" interests I've accrued through the years. Taking a maximal everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach in terms of genre and form both allowed for many genuine moments of child-like discovery and served the cartoon aesthetic.