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SWALLOWED
A SUBURBAN MOM'S LIFE IS UPTURNED BY THE BEAST GROWING INSIDE HER
Sam, newly a mother, goes grocery shopping, throws a neighborhood shishkabob party, and has family breakfast. Throughout her idyllic though mundane tasks, Sam’s grown something she can no longer contain. The breaking point is the film SWALLOWED, where psychological horror meets dance.
SWALLOWED premiered in the omnibus feature COLLECTIVE: UNCONSCIOUS executive produced by Jane Schoenbrun, where five filmmakers— Lily Baldwin, Frances Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Josephine Decker, and Lauren Wolkstein — adapted each other's dreams.
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“An extraordinary and scary film with a visceral power similar to David Cronenberg’s THE BROOD, but with an anxious female perspective.”
— The New York Times
“A nightmare of socialization.”
— Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick
“A ROSEMARY'S BABY type situation of oversolicitous/menacing neighbors and physical revulsion.”
— Variety
“Where parenthood is a disembodying experience.”
— The New York Times
“Baldwin herself gives a stunning, incredibly physical performance as commonplace experiences become erotically-charged, dance-inspired ordeals.”
— Screen Slate
“SWALLOWED captures a different kind of fury. A disturbingly, inscrutable coda connects the concern with stereotypes with multimedia’s exploitation thereof like a fine, sharp wire.
— Slant Magazine
"On an intellectual/metaphorical level, SWALLOWED is the story of a woman’s truth that sometimes comes out, and sometimes stays in."
— We Are Moving Stories
WORLD PREMIERE: SXSW
THEATRICAL RUN: IFP Screen Forward
SXSW "Gamechanger Award"
SXSW "Grand Jury Award Narrative Feature"
Nashville Film Festival "Grand Jury Prize"
Cleveland International Film Festival "New Direction Competition"
BAMCinemaFest
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Women of Cinefamily LA
Lausanne Underground Film Festival
Galway Film Fleadh
Montclair Film Festival
Independent Film Festival
Maryland Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Dallas International Film Festival
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Director, Choreographer, and Editor LILY BALDWIN
Producer ANDREW HOUCHENS
Executive Producer JANE SCHOENBRUN
Cinematography DAGMAR WEAVER-MADSEN
Original Music MARK DEGLI ANTONI
Co-Edited CHRISTOPHER RADCLIFF
Production Design PAUL DEPOO
Costume Design PATTY LU
Hair KIRA STUGER
Makeup AMANDA WILSON
Production Manager ABBY HARRI
Assistant Director NIKI JANOWSKI
Sound Design JAY NIERENBER
Visual Effects ANDRES EGUIGUREN
Starring LILY BALDWIN, MICHAEL DEMPSEY
Dancers MARC CROUSILLAT, STEPHANIE CROUSILLAT, FABIO TAVARES DA SILVA, JOANNA KOTZE,
AUSTIN LAM, TARA LORENZEN, TIM WARD, NETTA YERUSHALMY
SWALLOWED premiered in the omnibus feature COLLECTIVE: UNCONSCIOUS executive produced by Jane Schoenbrun, where five filmmakers— Lily Baldwin, Frances Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Josephine Decker, and Lauren Wolkstein — adapted each other's dreams.
Request Screener
“An extraordinary and scary film with a visceral power similar to David Cronenberg’s THE BROOD, but with an anxious female perspective.”
— The New York Times
“A nightmare of socialization.”
— Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick
“A ROSEMARY'S BABY type situation of oversolicitous/menacing neighbors and physical revulsion.”
— Variety
“Where parenthood is a disembodying experience.”
— The New York Times
“Baldwin herself gives a stunning, incredibly physical performance as commonplace experiences become erotically-charged, dance-inspired ordeals.”
— Screen Slate
“SWALLOWED captures a different kind of fury. A disturbingly, inscrutable coda connects the concern with stereotypes with multimedia’s exploitation thereof like a fine, sharp wire.
— Slant Magazine
"On an intellectual/metaphorical level, SWALLOWED is the story of a woman’s truth that sometimes comes out, and sometimes stays in."
— We Are Moving Stories
WORLD PREMIERE: SXSW
THEATRICAL RUN: IFP Screen Forward
SXSW "Gamechanger Award"
SXSW "Grand Jury Award Narrative Feature"
Nashville Film Festival "Grand Jury Prize"
Cleveland International Film Festival "New Direction Competition"
BAMCinemaFest
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Women of Cinefamily LA
Lausanne Underground Film Festival
Galway Film Fleadh
Montclair Film Festival
Independent Film Festival
Maryland Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Dallas International Film Festival
Ashland Independent Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Director, Choreographer, and Editor LILY BALDWIN
Producer ANDREW HOUCHENS
Executive Producer JANE SCHOENBRUN
Cinematography DAGMAR WEAVER-MADSEN
Original Music MARK DEGLI ANTONI
Co-Edited CHRISTOPHER RADCLIFF
Production Design PAUL DEPOO
Costume Design PATTY LU
Hair KIRA STUGER
Makeup AMANDA WILSON
Production Manager ABBY HARRI
Assistant Director NIKI JANOWSKI
Sound Design JAY NIERENBER
Visual Effects ANDRES EGUIGUREN
Starring LILY BALDWIN, MICHAEL DEMPSEY
Dancers MARC CROUSILLAT, STEPHANIE CROUSILLAT, FABIO TAVARES DA SILVA, JOANNA KOTZE,
AUSTIN LAM, TARA LORENZEN, TIM WARD, NETTA YERUSHALMY