"'I like women, especially beautiful ones. If they have a good face and figure, I would much prefer to watch them being murdered than an ugly girl or man.' - Dario Argento"
Izabel Grondin
Fantasy (AKA Fantasme) (2009)
Submitted by MaudeM on Wed, 10/28/2009 - 14:03
Written and Directed by Izabel Grondin
Featuring Felixe Ross, Patrick Lauzon
15 minutes
Review by Maude Michaud
Anyone who’s familiar with the films of Izabel Grondin knows she often tackles disturbing subjects matter. Fantasy, her latest short film, is no exception. The premise is straightforward: a man and a woman meet through an ad to fulfill a particular fantasy. Revealing what that fantasy is would destroy most of the mystery and tension of the first act, so I’ll refrain from doing so. I’ll just say that it involves something that is unpleasant for most of us, women...




Women-Directed flicks at Shriekfest: 'Hurt', 'Sutures', 'Death In Charge', 'Lock(ed) In', and 'Fantasy'
By Superheidi on September 15th, 2009
The 2009 Shriekfest Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, will premiere two feature horror films we're very excited about. Sutures, directed by Tammi Sutton, and Hurt, directed by Barbara Stepansky, will make their West Coast festival debuts at Shriekfest this year.
Also screening are the short horror films Death In Charge (directed by Devi Snively,) Fantasy (directed by Montreal's Izabel Grondin,) and Locke(ed) In (directed by high school teacher Lea McMahan, starring her students.)
Women-Directed flicks at Shriekfest: 'Hurt', 'Sutures', 'Death In Charge', 'Lock(ed) In', and 'Fantasy'
By Superheidi on September 15th, 2009
The 2009 Shriekfest Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, will premiere two feature horror films we're very excited about. Sutures, directed by Tammi Sutton, and Hurt, directed by Barbara Stepansky, will make their West Coast festival debuts at Shriekfest this year.
Also screening are the short horror films Death In Charge (directed by Devi Snively,) Fantasy (directed by Montreal's Izabel Grondin,) and Locke(ed) In (directed by high school teacher Lea McMahan, starring her students.) Check out the trailers below...

