Pyre
Pyre

Pyre

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2023
0h 4m
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Fantasy
Horror

Overview

Exploring helplessness, Pyre is an experimental short film which personifies death as a ghoul in a dress, drawing closer and closer until striking.

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1 member
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Paul Burns

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Paul Burns

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