Two Sentence Horror Stories: Ma
Country: USA, Language: English
- Director: J.D. Dillard; Vera Miao
- Writer: Vera Miao
- Producer: Pin-Chun Liu
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Two Sentence Horror Stories: Ma features a much-explored horror film trope: mother-daughter relationships. But don't expect a Carrie-esque tale; Ma offers a dynamic rarely seen on screen. "Like many traditional Chinese families, Mona still lives at home with her stern but loving Ma. When she meets cute Erica, their instant chemistry awakens something dormant inside. But Ma is not going to let her daughter go easily," reads the blurb. The film is an iteration of Two Sentence Horror Stories, an anthology series with a digital bent: it's inspired by viral fan fictions of super short spooky stories. "The Two Sentence Horror Stories series is an extension of my love for horror, as a genre that uniquely allows us to explore social issues," Vera Mia, Ma's director, executive producer, and screenwriter, has said. "Ma is a classic story about the mother-daughter bond and forbidden love, but updated with diverse characters and perspectives we don't typically see."
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Cast & Characters
Michelle Arthur as Auction Attendee;
Sunkrish Bala as Donny;
Hannah Barlow as Michelle;
Will Beinbrink as Lorne;
William Charlton as Frank;
Cameron Corona as Ben;
Brooke Culbertson as Yong Woman;
Amy Goddard as Detective;
Nisalda Gonzalez as Luna;
Ayesha Harris as Erica;
Lauri Hendler as Len;
Carolyn Hennesy as Mare;
Wei-Yi Lin as Mona; Mardy Ma as Ma;
Bobby Naderi as George