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A GORY COMEDY SHORT BY JUSTIN EDWARDS

STARRING KAYLAH DIXON

ADAM MCCABE

and LESLIE ANDREW RIDINGS

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

I always wanted to make a gory comedy. Evil Dead 2 and Dead Alive were my top two movies as a teen, and they are why I pursued filmmaking. Day of the Cyclops is my try at making a movie my teen self would have loved. It's a gross, silly, fantasy-horror, inspired by Greek mythology and my favorite, the Cyclops.

I developed the story with my cast, and it became important for us to have our fun, but also to have heart. Our lead actor, Kaylah, always held on to the hope that her character could become friends with the Cyclops, and that became the backbone of the entire story.

We shot it over three days with a crew of four. My wife, Juliette, edited and sound designed for me, and then I spent a loooong time learning/doing the VFX for all these crazy gags. It was such a blast putting this together, and it's my hope you'll feel that as you watch it. I know my teen self would be so proud.

Sincerely,
Justin Edwards
Director, Writer, Producer, Asclepius