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Deceased Ones

Directed by Kate Hopkins
United States
2020
14 mins

Short Film Award

When Max and Fiona are hired to role play two deceased teenagers, bizarre circumstances get weirder due to a morally questionable opportunity that reveals itself. A dark comedy that challenges our notions of identity and grief healing.


Kate Hopkins and Emily Kron are a writing/directing team from New York whose work can be seen on Refinery29, Vulture, the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, and season 2 of Hulu’s Pen15.

Sponsored by Oolite Arts.

  • Year
    2020
  • Country
    United States
  • Language
    English
  • Premiere Status
    Florida Premiere
  • Director
    Kate Hopkins
  • Cast
    Emily Kron, Nigel DeFriez, Roxanne Hart, Phillip Casnoff
  • Writer
    Emily Kron
  • Cinematographer
    Katherine Castro
  • Editor
    James Manzello
  • Genre
    Dark Comedy, Drama
  • Theme
    Directed by Women, Drama

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