Faye - Short Film

Aim

To create a visually striking modern folk horror that turns a cautionary tale into a chilling social reckoning.

A short film written by award winning screenwriter Ryan Avery and award winning filmmaker Mariah Nonnemacher. 

FAYE is a dark folk-horror short film that uses supernatural horror to explore the very real dangers of toxic masculinity, entitlement, and the darker ideologies feeding modern “manosphere” culture.

At first glance, Joe appears to be a heartbroken man down on his luck. But as the story unfolds, a far more disturbing truth emerges: beneath the self-pity lies manipulation, misogyny, and a deeply corrosive sense of male entitlement.

What happens when those who prey in the shadows find something waiting there for them?

Drawn from dark folklore and woodland mythology, FAYE follows an ethereal, otherworldly creature who is less a monster than a reckoning—an ancient predator drawn to the corruption hidden beneath charm, resentment, and entitlement.

Blending atmospheric folk horror, creature-feature terror, and sharp social commentary, FAYE examines the unsettling overlap between modern misogynistic rhetoric and age-old predatory behaviour.

Visually, FAYE will inhabit a world of haunting beauty and decay: ancient woodland, eerie romanticism, grotesque transformation, practical creature horror, and an unsettling collision between beauty and brutality.

This is not simply a monster story. It is a horror film about power, consequence, and the monsters that thrive when no one is watching.

With your support, we can bring FAYE to life through elevated creature effects, immersive sound design, cinematic world-building, and the haunting visual language this story demands.

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 31st July 2026 at 12:00am