Grandma Is Thirsty

Directed by Kris Carr

2025

Horror , Black comedy

15 min

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United Kingdom

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Color

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English

poster

Synopsis

A timid boy is lured into the home of two eerie twins, where their six-hundred-year-old grandma plans to steal his youth.

Festivals

2025

  • Fantasia International Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • BFI London Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • Flickers’ Vortex Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • Bolton Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • Toronto After Dark Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • FilmQuest Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • Aesthetica Short Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • Leeds International Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection

2026

  • Minimalen Short Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection
  • Brussels Short Film Festival | Short Film ProgramOfficial Selection

Cast & Crew

Cast:
Harris Kiiza, Harrison Little, Jessie Johnson, Dean Kilbey, Matt Swift
Animation:
Loki Fellows, Callum Welch
Script:
Kris Carr
Cinematographer:
Michael Richard Johnson
Editor:
Kris Carr
Sound design & mix:
Robbie Scott
Music:
Andrew Scott Bell
VXF:
Lovro Kerdic, Sven Zinic
Producer:
Adam John Watts, Olive Walton
Production Company:
When Not If
Co-production Company:
Centreframe

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