Grummy, a dark fantasy film from the married filmmaking duo of R.H. Norman and Micheline Pitt, has already impressed enough viewers that it had Hollywood’s major agencies scrambling to sign Norman and Pitt, and now it’s going to be submitted for Oscar consideration. You can check the short out in the embed above and see if you think it should be nominated for an Academy Award.
Violet McGraw (The Haunting of Hill House), Tom Degnan (King Richard), and Alexander Ward (Army of the Dead) star in what Pitt describes as “a story of how fantasy saved my life.” As described by Deadline,
the gothic fairy tale inspired by Pitt’s personal sexual abuse survival story is about a young girl’s flight from a troubled childhood into the amber fields—and long fangs—of her imagination. It’s billed as a love note to the monsters and fantastic worlds that sustained her will to live during the darkest moments of her childhood, and to all the other kids out there who have had to rely on their imaginations alone to protect them.
Inspired by the works of Tim Burton and Guillermo del Toro, Grummy was funded through a Kickstarter campaign and became one of the highest funded projects of its kind, raising more than $116,000.
Norman and Pitt produced the short with Gary Deocampo, Anthony DiBlasi, and legendary special effects artist Kevin Yagher, who brought the title character to life with full animatronics and a life-sized creature suit.
I can see why Grummy is getting so much attention, as it blends a serious, disturbing story with some great visuals and effects. I would be glad to see this end up on the list of Oscar nominees.
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