Hollywood eats dreamers alive. This 1928 fever dream shows you the receipts.
This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only to fail and be dehumanized. He is identified by the number 9413 written on his forehead.
Direction
Florey and Vorkapich basically invented the visual language of anxiety.
Practical Effects
Hand-scratched numbers on actual foreheads. Zero budget, maximum horror.
Editing
Rapid-fire montage that makes your brain feel hunted.
Director
Slavko Vorkapich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot for under $100 in a borrowed Los Angeles apartment using borrowed lights and volunteer actors from the casting office where Florey worked.
Vorkapich's 'Vorkapich montage' technique here directly influenced the 'psychedelic' editing of 1960s cinema and every anxiety sequence you've ever seen.
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