Experiencing Interruptions?

EMILY

A young couple take care of their baby. Only that their baby is awfully reminiscent of a doll.

  • Philip Thomas Michels
    Director
  • Philip Thomas Michels
    Writer
  • Philip Thomas Michels
    Producer
  • Joesepha Pakesch
    Producer
  • Caroline Mirkes
    Key Cast
  • Jakob Trautenberger
    Key Cast
  • Josepha Pakesch
    Cinematography
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    500 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Austria
  • Country of Filming:
    Austria
  • Language:
    German
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Film Schule Wien
Director Biography - Philip Thomas Michels

Cinephile turned film scholar turned first-time director.
I have a background in economics, which is exactly where it belongs, and where it can stay: in the background. After this detour, I started pursuing my passion for the moving image and studied film in Vienna and the Netherlands. I analysed the heck out of all of my favourite movies and drowned them in philosophical readings until I walked out of there with my MA. As fun as all that was, however, I couldn't resist the urge to get my hands dirty myself, so I grabbed pen and paper to write a short film. Aaaaand here we are. I have been writing film and tv scripts ever since and have started working on a fiction book as well, all the while working as a production assistant in a small theater house in Luxembourg.

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Director Statement

I love horror films that use horror as a vehicle. As a means to explore emotion, hardship or mental illness, rather than having the horror be the goal itself, as in a scary clown costume or a stranger running with a chainsaw (Not that there is anything wrong with that, just don't trip!).
In my film, I wanted to dive into the fears of a mother-to-be and challenge the patriarchal dogma according to which all women are, by nature, born mothers, and that having a child is a universally wonderful experience. It may be for some, most even, but to others, it can turn into a nightmare. Baby blues and other post-partum mental illnesses are far more common than the self-help literature in the baby section suggests, and I tried using horror elements to explore a potential worst-case scenario.