CONNIE
An award-winning comedy horror with a foul-mouthed, loud-mouthed, felt-mouthed star. She’s nobody’s puppet…
Visit the official Connie website for screenings, extras, photos, press kit and more!
Wannabe stand-up Dolly Diggs suffers from stage fright. To overcome her fear, she plans to become a ventriloquist and thinks she found just the puppet to help. Enter bold, brassy, sassy and sickening, the sequinned killer under two feet tall, Connie. But Connie is no ordinary puppet… She’s a living doll. As Dolly and Connie take the London comedy scene by storm, Connie begins to take over Dolly’s life. Meeting fellow ventriloquist, Ollie Bloom, Dolly is encouraged to leave Connie behind and go solo, making it a supernatural bitch fight to the end.
Now Showing: Connie is available on ShortsTV in North America, Europe and South Asia from late 2018, and to BUY NOW on iTunes in the US and Europe.
Starring Catrin Stewart (Doctor Who, Stella)
as Dolly & Connie
Special guest appearance by Kim Newman as himself
Written & Directed by Cat Davies
Produced by James Moran & Cat Davies
AWARDS
SCREENINGS
WORLD PREMIERE: HORROR CHANNEL FRIGHTFEST
27th August 2016, 1.10pm, London
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NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE: NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL
20th October, 10pm, Columbus, Ohio, US
NOMINATED FOR AWARD:
Best Screenplay (Short)
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5th November, Brattleboro, Vermont, US
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SICK CHICK FLICKS FILM FESTIVAL
5th November, Cary, North Carolina, US
NOMINATED FOR AWARDS:
Best Sick Chick Flick
Best Female Lead
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MEXICAN PREMIERE: MORBIDO FILM FEST
6th November, 5pm, Mexico City, Mexico
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CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
18th November, 7pm, London, UK
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Acid Cane Presents: Women in Horror (Dublin)
Sunday February 19th, 6pm
The Liquor Rooms, 5 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland
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WIHM: United in Blood 2017 Vol.2
Sunday February 19th, 6.30pm
The Hen & Chickens Theatre, 109 St Paul’s Rd, N1 2NA
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HORROR HOUND WEEKEND FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 18th March
Sharonville Convention Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio
WINNER: BEST ACTRESS
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UNRESTRICTED VIEW FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 29th April, 5.15pm
The Hen & Chickens Theatre, 109 St Paul’s Rd, London, N1 2NA
NOMINATED FOR AWARDS:
Best Short Film
Best Director
Best Actress
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SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
DIY Demonology block – 26th May 2017
SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA, US
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GERMAN PREMIERE: FINAL GIRLS BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
9th & 10th June
Moviemento Cinema, Berlin, Germany
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THE INTERNATIONAL HORROR HOTEL 2017
Thursday 15th June, 9.05pm
Clarion Inn & Conference Center, Hudson, Ohio, US
AWARD WINNER: HONOURABLE MENTION
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HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION PRESENTS:
HIGHLIGHTING HORROR: SCRIPT WRITING
Short Film Showcase, Saturday 19th August, 5pm
QUAD, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AS
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LONG BEACH INDIE INTERNATIONAL FILM, MEDIA AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Suspense and Horror Shorts block – Thursday, August 31 2017, 9pm
The Cinemark at the Pike Theater, 99 S Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
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Monday 4th September
Screening with ‘Space Babes from Outer Space’ from 7pm
Screenland Armour, 408 Armour Rd, North Kansas City, Missouri, MO 64116
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Thursday 7th September
Screening with the opening film ‘Guardians’ from 7pm
Alamo Drafthouse Winchester, Winchester, Virginia, US
WINNER: FUNNIEST SHORT FILM
NOMINATED: BEST ACTRESS, FEMALE WRITER/DIRECTOR AWARD
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Friday 8th September
“Hello World, Hello Utah – Shorts Block 2”, 6pm
Covey Centre for the Arts, Provo, Utah, US
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SHAWNA SHEA MEMORIAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
Friday 6th October
Foreign Shorts Block, 12pm
Quinebaug Valley Arts Centre, Massachusetts, US
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SFINDIE’S ANOTHER HOLE IN THE HEAD FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday 29th October
“The Devil’s Playthings” Shorts Block, 5 – 6.30pm
New People, 1746 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
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PHILLY LOVES FEAR PRESENTS: #HALLOWEEN FOREVER
Thursday 2nd November
Screening with ‘The Barn’ and ‘Flesh’, 7pm
Tattooed Mom, 530 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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HORROR SHOW HOT DOG SHORT FILM FESTIVAL –
Saturday 4th November, 8.30pm
The Southern Theatre, 1420 S Washington Ave, Minneapolis, US
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Saturday 17th March 2018, 3.40pm
Room 1, The Landing MediaCityUK, Blue Tower, MediaCityUK, Salford, M50 2ST, UK
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THE GOLDEN SKULL FILM FESTIVAL
September 2018
Glasgow, Scotland
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SKIRTS FILM FESTIVAL
September 2018
South Africa
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Connie will screen internationally at Etheria events throughout 2017/18 at universities, art galleries, conventions, museums, independent cinemas, year-round travelling horror conventions, partner festivals, pop-up Etheria screenings, official Etheria Women in Horror Month events, and horror/sci-fi/comic conventions.
PRESS
SFX Magazine
Connie featured in print edition of the glorious SFX January 2017, Issue 281.
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“Make sure you catch Connie, it’s a pleasant surprise and showcases a talent worth keeping an eye on. 8/10” Starburst Magazine
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SciFiNow review and interview article
“Funny, creepy, clever and surprisingly affecting, Connie is a wonderful tribute to creepy doll classics while managing to be something all of its own” SciFiNow
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“Genuinely hilarious”
“Really unsettling”
“Cat Davies… has a fantastic grasp on how to get under the audience’s skin”
“We’re used to the Chucky’s of the genre invoking the fear, but with this new female focus, Connie is a force to be reckoned with, and so is Cat Davies.”
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Shock Street Horror Review
“An entertainingly original spin on “possessed puppet” mythology… A well-acted and constructed short that also packs one of the year’s funniest credits sequences. Solid stuff, and with hints of some big ambition from its creator.” Shock Street Horror
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Connie featured in Doctor Who Magazine, August 2016
Running time: 19:59
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Format: HD Sound: AAC Stereo
Language: English
Shoot location: London, UK
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