PRODUCTION DESIGN CONCEPT: Because the characters and action in Ted and Alice are so intense and abnormal, it was imperative that we made the house look like a house that was simply unfinished, not a butcher shop. I decorated with elements that suggested being trapped – cages, metal, plastic wrap – but nothing that overtly stated, “This is a family of killers.” The element of surprise was an important one for us. In both the restaurant and the house we made certain that nothing looked campy or like a “horror film.” I wanted to give a sense that something was off without screaming it. The set needed to hint at the dark side of these characters without having jars of intestines in yellow liquid lying around.

FORMAT: 16mm
CAST: Melissa Leo, Dominic Fumusa, Malachy McCourt
CREW: Directed and produced by Teressa Tunney, Cinematography by Eun-Ah Lee

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