* West Coast Premiere *
The Melancholy Fantastic
Year: 2011
Director: A.D. Calvo
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Category: Feature
Runtime: 82 min
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Starring: Amy Crowdis, Robin Taylor, Josh Caras
A strange and gripping holiday tale of grief, love, and the horrors of loneliness.
Synopsis: Still suffering from her mother's recent suicide, a delusional young girl falls for an alluring Goth, against the objections of a life-size talking doll. The Melancholy Fantastic is a psychological thriller set during the Christmas holiday and weaves various existential themes into the story.