(2020) ︎
A'70s summer camp with a history of misogyny is hunted
by a vengeful, man-eating siren that lives in the lake.
A collaboration between FANATICO director, Hannah May Cumming, and FANATICO producer, Karlee Boon, this gutsy film takes feminist horror and the rape revenge subgenre one step further. Camp Calypso is a "campy" horror that toys with tropes from monster movies, slasher flicks of the 1970s and '80s, and the writings of feminist film scholar Barbara Creed. The film’s focus on a merciless female "monster" and strong female protagonists works to subvert and redesign the conventions of exploitation horror. Complete with men in tiny shorts, a creepy legend and a suspicious camp director, Camp Calypso takes everything from retro camp slashers that we love, and nothing that we don’t. With authentic vintage costumes designed and styled by Emma Cogan, gory practical effects by Carlo Mery and Lyndsey Wiltshire, and an original, synth-heavy score by Rudy Klobas, Carlo Mery, and Nick McClurg, the film evokes '70s horror nostalgia with a feminist twist.
STILLS
BEHIND THE SCENES
CAST
Margot
Ruby Cumming
Pete
Derek Sweet
Lorelei/The Siren
Caitlyn Sparkman
Heather
Misha Kemp
Cherry
Savannah Raye Jones
Richie
Dawson Redmond
Dean
Erik Norseth
Floyd
Nathaniel Owens
Jo
Billy Titko
CREW
Written by Hannah May Cumming
Directed and Produced by
Hannah May Cumming
and Karlee Boon
Associate Produced by
Alex Hartwig and Emma Cogan
Cinematography by
Joanna Pozarycki and Jacy Alina Mairs
Costume Design by
Emma Cogan
Special Effects by Carlo Mery and Lyndsey Wiltshire
Original Score by
Rudy Klobas, Carlo Mery ft. Nick Mcclurg
Edited by
Raymond Hill and Karlee Boon
Colorist
Andrew Allen
Title Design by
Reilly Webster
