A haunted asylum with a dark, violent history imprisons a group of teenage girls, committed against their will by their own families. Bound to its cursed walls, they are condemned to an eternity of terror, with no chance of escape.
A Gothic Horror story about a young woman, Elise Mallory, who finds herself forcefully admitted into an all-girl asylum with a haunted past. The hospital itself, located in a small town in New England, has a brutal legacy of torturing its patients and burying the evidence. Elise, who is unstable and clairvoyant, lives with violent and unhealthy girls who bully her constantly. Descending into madness, she becomes a catalyst for the most terrifying of spirits who have lived in the house for decades. This is a supernatural horror story in the style of Stranger Things with elements of coming-of-age teen angst. It’s like Girl Interrupted but with ghosts.
Lisa Hammer is a NY independent filmmaker best known as the voice of Triana Orpheus on Adult Swim's cartoon "The Venture Bros." Hammer's film, "Empire of Ache" is included in the "Joanie4Jackie" collection run by Miranda July, recently acquired by The Getty Museum. Lisa has collaborated with Ben Edlund ("Firefly," "The Tick") and Doc Hammer ("The Venture Bros") and with James Merendino ("SLC Punk!"). Hammer has directed such outstanding talents as Clayne Crawford, James Duval, Aarti Mann, H. Jon Benjamin, Jonathan Katz, Eve Plumb, Courtney Love, Thurston Moore, and Arden Myrin. Past projects include a biographical rock and roll series "Maybe Sunshine" (Directed by Levi Wilson, now on ROKU/SeekaTV) and a musical comedy feature film ""The Sisters Plotz"" with Eve Plumb (screened at NYWIFT/Anthology Film Archives/The Egyptian Theater). Hammer is executive producer and editor on a new feature film "Montauk," starring Molly Ringwald, Charlie Tahan ("Ozark"), Sadie Calvano ("Mom") to be released in 2025, and asst. editor on a comedy feature "Out of Order" starring Brooke Shields, Sandra Bernhart, Luis Guzman and Brendan Routh, for release in 2025. She is co-creator, co-star and DP and additional editor on the series "Great Kills" (on Amazon TV). She is executive producer and editor of "Luke and Emma and a Gas Station on Franklin Avenue," working with her husband, Levi Wilson. This short film is being developed as a feature film and was recently acquired by AMC+. Hammer recently worked with Cathy Moriarty, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bai Ling and Eric Roberts on Season 2 of “Great Kills” and another indie film. Hammer was recently honored at a screening of her film “Empire of Ache” for "Future is Female" at the Nighthawk Cinema, and is featured in Heidi Honeycutt's book "I Spit on Your Celluloid" and the French film journal OpticalSound n° 09.
Writer - Lisa Hammer
