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DEVILFISH

Monsters are born from desire.

Short Film • Screenplay Complete • Developing for 2027 Production

Gothic Horror • Tragic Romance • Baton Rouge, Louisiana • 1931

LOGLINE
A lonely riverboat speakeasy owner hiding a terrifying secret invites a visiting sailor into her boudoir—risking exposure when their growing intimacy awakens the monster the world has convinced her she is.

CONCEPT IMAGERY — VISUAL DEVELOPMENT

Devilfish visual development — Serena's riverboat boudoir

FILMMAKER'S STATEMENT
Devilfish is about the fear that being truly seen will confirm the worst thing you believe about yourself. Serena longs for intimacy, but years of being treated as a spectacle have taught her to expect curiosity, fear, and violence instead.

Concept image of the woman-and-octopus token on Serena’s vanity in Devilfish

SETTING
Set aboard a riverboat nightclub in Baton Rouge in 1931, Devilfish unfolds amid damp river fog and warm interior light. A seductive refuge built to conceal things — liquor, desire, identity, and Serena herself.

Concept image of the Mississippi Muse riverboat nightclub at night in 1931 Baton Rouge

TONE
Humid gothic noir. Warm amber light. Black water. Champagne silk. Brass, smoke, and river fog.

Concept image of Joe, a Navy sailor, sitting alone in the Mississippi Muse nightclub in Devilfish

Devilfish visual development — Serena singing in the riverboat lounge on the Mississippi Muse

Devilfish visual development — Serena and Joe share a tender moment in her boudoir

Devilfish visual development — Serena's tentacle slowly emerges from beneath the silk

Completed screenplay and pitch deck available upon request.

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