Max and Wiggles Hijack 1991
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Penelope L.
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As a kid who grew up in the 2010s, internet horror had an unexplainable chokehold on my weird little worm brain. I credit these stories with inspiring my passion for filmmaking and screenwriting, so I wanted to revisit my roots. I intended for the viewer to experience this film from the perspective of a child blissfully watching television. I included elements inspired by real children’s shows from the 1990s to invoke an unsettling nostalgic feeling, immersing the viewer. I’ve always found horror films that never directly show the monster to be the most terrifying, as they leave you to assume the worst possible reality. The viewer has no idea who is responsible for the hijack or what their intentions are, triggering fears about the anonymity of the internet. Now that we spend so much time consuming media from unsecured places, we don’t know who could be behind the screen.
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From a philosophical standpoint, humans can’t create as we can only invent. However, the ability to produce a piece of art with so much meaning and intention that you are able to move other people and create unity is beautiful to me.