Thanksgiving just got awkward when your step-dad might be the killer you're podcasting about.
A podcaster implicates her step-father in a series of unsolved murders, which makes for a compelling show but an awkward family reunion.
Acting
Sara Paxton's deadpan podcast narration vs. Barbara Crampton's denial.
Writing
Economical setup—every line earns its place in 8 minutes.
Direction
Swaynos turns domestic space into claustrophobic interrogation.
Director
Don Swaynos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of post-Serial shorts satirizing how true crime turns real suffering into entertainment. SXSW pedigree gives it festival cred most 8-minute films never get.
Barbara Crampton—horror royalty from Re-Animator—playing the mother who chooses denial over action is casting with teeth. Paxton and Swaynos collaborated multiple times in Austin's indie scene.
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