Private Project

Rot

A newly-wedded couple's relationship is challenged when one of them contracts a mysterious illness.

  • Carrsan T. Morrissey
    Director
  • Carrsan T. Morrissey
    Writer
  • Mara Rothman
    Key Cast
    "Shae"
  • Linnea Sumner
    Key Cast
    "Eden"
  • Carrsan T. Morrissey
    Story By
  • Mara Rothman
    Story By
  • Linnea Sumner
    Story By
  • Linnea Sumner
    Makeup Effects
  • Benjamin Be
    Audio
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    31 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 29, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • NOMINEE–Mara Rothman, Best Actress, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Mara Rothman, Best Actress
  • NOMINEE–Linnea Sumner, Best Supporting Actress, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Linnea Sumner, Best Supporting Actress
  • NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Director
  • NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography, 32nd Iowa Motion Picture Awards
    Forest City, Iowa
    United States
    NOMINEE–Carrsan T. Morrissey, Best Cinematography
Director Biography - Carrsan T. Morrissey

Carrsan T. Morrissey is an award-winning filmmaker, self-published author, and playwright from Cedar Falls, Iowa, known for elevated horror, tense thrillers, and powerful dramas with a distinctly independent feel.

Raw, uncompromising, and often heavy in tone, Morrissey's films are also known for their diverse casts and characters, especially in regards to the LGBTQIA+ Community.

Her films have been viewed over 2.4 million times online, and her novel "Old Wounds" debuted as one of the Top 25 best-selling new LGBT Horror Novels on Amazon, remaining on the Top 100 list for several weeks afterwards.

In the last 7 years she has written, directed, and edited over a dozen film projects, 8 of which are feature-length. Her newest work can be found at vimeo.com/matriarchfilms.

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Director Statement

"My dreams are to highlight the cinematic beauty of Iowa, to create opportunities for artistic collaboration in the Cedar Valley, and most importantly to tell stories that defy and classification or expectation.

I want to break the rules, and have fun doing it."

–Carrsan T. Morrissey