‘Appendage’ Trailer: What If Your Anxiety Was A Gross Little Monster?
Anxiety is its own horror movie, full of panic, nausea, and just persistent fear that something bad is going to happen to you. It feels neverending and you examine everything you say and do under a microscope. In her feature film debut Appendage, Anna Zlokovic imagines what if that anxiety was physical and was a gross little gremlin who wants to ruin your life. The feature is based on her short of the same name, which premiered last year as part of Huluween.
Read the full synopsis:
Hannah (Hadley Robinson), a young fashion designer, seems fine on the surface, but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt. Soon these buried feelings begin to make Hannah physically sick and sprout into a ferocious growth on her body: The Appendage. As Hannah’s health declines, The Appendage begins to fuel her anxieties—her perceived lack of talent at work, her deteriorating relationships with her boyfriend and best friend, and her parents’ lack of love and understanding. At her breaking point, Hannah makes a shocking discovery: there are others out there like her.
Watch the official trailer:
In her review of the film from SXSW 2023, Dread Central’s Mary Beth McAndrews wrote,
“Zlokovic took her six-minute short and creates a bizarre, disgusting, and relatable horror film that gets to the root of what anxiety feels like. Somehow, a strange, perfectly designed piece of practical effects beautifully embodies what it means to live with anxiety. And for that, Zlokovic deserves a round of applause”
Hadley Robinson, Kausar Mohammed, Emily Hampshire, and Brandon Mychal Smith star in the film.
Appendage was developed by 20th Digital Studio with David Worthen Brooks, Arbi Pedrossian, and Jenna Cavelle serving as executive producers. Also serving as producers are Hadley Robinson, Anna Zlokovic, and Alex Familian. Production services were carried out by the film’s producer Katrina Kudlick through her production company, Fever Dream Studios. Emma Buerklin serves as co-producer.
Appendage comes exclusively to Hulu on October 2, 2023.
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