Taste (2023)
HORROR, 13 minutes.
When Jane marries and moves into her new home, she will discover her husband is keeping more than a few skeletons in his closet. From her food, she pulls clusters of hair. Silence haunts the lonely corridors of the home. While Jane is abused by her husband, she untangles the harrowing history of the house.
Taste is a crowdfunded short film produced by Maria Caruana Galizia of Candle and Bell Films. The film is about to embark on its festival journey.
Writer/Director – Lucy Rose
Producer – Maria Caruana Galizia
Director of Photography – Lizzie Gilholme
Score – Die Hexen
Production Design – Poppy Hall
Costume Design – Maddie Williamson
Featuring performances by Cat White, Saeed Farouky and Kit Littlejohn
FESTIVALS & MORE
Taste appeared at Apulia Horror International Festival, Sunderland Shorts Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying), Bogotá Horror Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival (BAFTA & BIFA Qualifying), Stockholm International Fantastic Fest/Monsters of Film, Fog Film Festival, LA Indie Horror Fest (Honorable Mention), The Black Country Film Festival (Honorable Mention), Tyne Valley Film Festival (Screened alongside THE BEAST), Salem Horror Film Festival, Carcosian Film Night.
Additional screenings at: Reading Biscuit Factory Horror Film Night.
More coming soon.
The story surrounding Taste is personal to so many, and so putting it through a vigorous development meant that we could get it just right, marrying the pragmatic side of filmmaking with the politics of the emotional craft. I’m glad I live in a time where I can tell my story and take up space with my experiences because there came so many before me who couldn’t. While we still have a long way to go, in being able to make this film, I know that somewhere within our complex, human social dynamics, we are improving, making space for survivors, and letting people speak for themselves.
Lucy Rose on TASTE
lucy rose (writer) 