Pieces of Amy
LOGLINE:
A young OxyContin addict becomes possessed by her own demons.
Erotically charged psychological horror thriller.
THE VILLAGE VOICE:
"Heartfelt, nerve-shredding, and totally mind-bending"
PASTE MAGAZINE:
"Like David Cronenberg on ayahuasca...a transgressive new vision for the medium"
CAST:
PIECES OF AMY is a character-driven horror film featuring performances from veterans of:
"Monsters: Lyle & Eric Menendez Story" (Netflix)
"Rebel Moon" (dir by Zack Snyder)
"Lincoln Lawyer" (Netflix)
"Good Trouble" (ABC)
"Yesterday" (dir by Danny Boyle)
"The Art of Self Defense" (starring Jesse Eisenberg)
SYNOPSIS:
Amy & her brother are on the run from a GANG OF DRUG DEALERS. They need 30 GRAND to clean up their Mom’s latest mess, and they’re short on options.
But when their paths collide with a DEPRAVED RICH PHOTOGRAPHER - bunkered down with his MODEL MUSE and a GO-BAG FULL OF CASH - things go from bad to worse.
As Amy scrambles to get the money, her story begins to unravel. In her nightmares, SHE’S BEING FOLLOWED. Not by a person, but a thing.
As it closes in, she spirals deeper into a labyrinth of INFINITELY NESTED NIGHTMARES, each one more impossible to escape.
If only someone would believe her, she might have ONE LAST DESPERATE SHOT at salvation—before the line between waking life and endless nightmare disappears forever.
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Timothy SheaDirector
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Timothy SheaWriter
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 45 minutes
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Completion Date:December 1, 2024
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Production Budget:250,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:ARRI ALEXA Mini LF
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Timothy Daniel Shea is an award-winning Producer, Writer, and Director with a 20 year history building companies in Media & Technology.
His films have screened at festivals such as:
- Santa Barbara Film Festival
- Jackson Hole Film Festival
- Sorrento International Film Festival
- Montreal World Film Festival
- Vancouver Film Festival
- Chicago Film Festival
- LA Shorts Fest
- Malibu Intl. Film Festival
- Hollywood Film Festival
Thank you so much for your consideration.
My cast & crew would be thrilled to attend your festival, participate in panels, Q&A’s, mixers, and media events. We have an INCREDIBLE cast who are veterans of:
"Monsters: Lyle & Eric Menendez Story" (Netflix)
"Rebel Moon" (dir by Zack Snyder)
"Lincoln Lawyer" (Netflix)
"Good Trouble" (ABC)
"Yesterday" (dir by Danny Boyle)
"The Art of Self Defense" (starring Jesse Eisenberg)
PIECES OF AMY represents a 7 year journey. I emptied every drop of anxiety I had about the horrors of the drug addiction and the opioid crisis. I wanted to make the internal horror felt by addicts literal. To give their existential panic a face. An amorphous black shadow that follows them everywhere, and the more they try to salvage the broken pieces of their lives, the worse it gets.
At its core, this is a psychological horror film with a purpose—an examination of one woman’s downward spiral into opioid addiction and the suffocating uncertainty between her own shattered reality and the looming darkness that may—or may not—be stalking her.
From the start, I wanted the film to feel like a gripping character-driven theater piece, rather than a senseless parade of slasher violence. Thank GOD I found these actors, my DP, and my Editor. They are incredible. The film came out breathtaking!
It should feel like Terrence Malick and Gaspar Noe made a horror film together.
Ultimately PIECES OF AMY is a reflection of the very real terror faced by people struggling with opioid addiction, mental illness, and the nightmarish isolation that comes when no one believes you.
It’s my hope that this blend of psychological and supernatural dread won’t just terrify people, but that it will also spark empathy and conversation about the human stories lurking behind every dark corner and freeway underpass.
We’re thrilled for you to see this film. It came out INCREDIBLE!
