Morgellons

This is a psychological thriller about, Maggie, a mother, trapped home alone when the news of an infectious apocalypse arrives. She has to stay alive all while her biggest fear, mosquito hybrid creatures, come after her. Her daughter races home but not everything is what it seems.

  • Jenny Choi
    Director
  • Ben Collins
    Director
  • Jenny Choi
    Writer
  • Jenny Choi
    Producer
  • Zhaochen Zhang
    Producer
  • Adriana Morales
    Key Cast
  • Katie Keenan
    Key Cast
  • Joe Costa
    Key Cast
    The Wrong Guy, I Can't Breathe, Crest Fallen, In the Land of Her
  • Gerardo Salazar-Borja
    Key Cast
    Puzzles, Fina Cassette, Transcriber
  • Chris Reymer
    Editor
  • Ben Collins
    Sound Designer
  • Abrham Bogale
    Production Assistants
  • Kevin Barlow
    Production Assistants
  • John Kepaptzoglou
    Production Assistants
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Thriller, sci-fi
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 17 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,900 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital DSLR
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • MSP 4701 Producing and Directing Screening
    Philadelphia
    United States
    May 5, 2017
    Temple University
  • Reel East Film Festival
    Cherry Hill
    United States
    June 17, 2017
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jenny Choi, Ben Collins

Jenny Choi is a filmmaker and aspiring producer from South Jersey. She is currently a Senior at Temple University studying Media Studies & Production. She always has her camera on her at all times to capture those memories. She loves telling stories through film and video.
Jenny has such a strong passion for filmmaking ever since high school. She has assisted on several films as a director, producer, production coordinator and production assistant. She is always open to new adventures and filming opportunities.

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Director Statement

I've always been fascinated with psychology and especially hypochondria which is an illness anxiety disorder. It's the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition. I was watching an episode of "Criminal Minds" and they mentioned this condition but a different type called, Morgellons, which is a form of delusional parasitosis; a controversial condition involving skin lesions and the belief that the skin is infected by bugs and other objects.
This condition has always fascinated me since high school because I have always picked at my skin, particularly my scalp, and thus, this story formed. I am also terrified of bugs.

I researched more on the illness and discovered that it can be associated with schizophrenia and that causes an increased to the delusions. In no way did I intentionally depict mental illness in a negative way, with this film. I am a strong advocate for mental illness awareness and would like for more people to understand mental illnesses and this one particularly and research on their own that this is in fact an illness and should be taken seriously.