SHUDDER
PRESENTS
DIRECTED BY MERCEDES BRYCE MORGAN
STARRING MORGAN SAYLOR (BLOW THE MAN DOWN, WHITE GIRL), KAT FOSTER, DANILO CROVETTI, MYKO OLIVIER
STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SHUDDER
MARCH 2
SYNOPSIS: A disturbed babysitter experiences a sexual awakening while using LSD to alternatively treat a seemingly “sick” child from a family with dark secrets of their own.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR – MERCEDES BRYCE MORGAN
Mercedes Bryce Morgan is an award-winning queer Latina director. Mercedes just completed her feature debut (“Fixation”) which is premiering at TIFF. Her second feature (“Spoonful of Sugar”) with AMC’s Shudder premiered at Fantastic Fest 2022. Mercedes has directed episodic series for different studios such as MGM, Facebook Watch, Snapchat, New Form, Eko, and Project Greenlight/ Adaptive. As a screenwriter, Mercedes’ script, “B1”, made Tracking Board/ Launch Pad’s 2017 Hit List, as well as winning runner up at the 2018 Script Pipeline Competition and BET’s Project Create. Her script, “ESC” was a 2022 Script Pipeline finalist and a Nichols finalist. Her narrative music video “Happier” (Bastille and Marshmello) was nominated in 2019 for a VMA, and was #1 trending on Youtube in the world the day of its release. She has directed numerous high-profile actors such as Tiffany Haddish, Idina Menzel, Miranda Cosgrove, Hayley Kiyoko, Billy Porter, Madison Pettis, Nathaniel J Potvin, Genesis Rodriguez, Maddie Hasson, and Todrick Hall among many others. Her work collectively has over 1.5 billion views. Mercedes is represented by Sugar23 and UTA and has a BA in Film and TV Production from USC.
