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Viv & Vivienne is a highly entertaining comedy-horror with twists, jump scares, and plenty of gore, but also a laser-focused social satire of latter-day Hollywood and the entrapments of modern fame and extreme fandom.

Synopsis

International movie star and America’s sweetheart, Vivienne Bryce, is famous, rich and having a shit year. At 46 (gasp!) she’s aging out of her movie star roles, making comedy flops and answering to the scandal her dickhead husband caused by leaving her for his young co-star. It’s killing her.

There is one leading role that, if landed, could bring Vivienne back from the brink. But even her own agent doesn’t believe she can pull off playing a psycho killer for Scorsese. Who, by-the-fucking-way, has asked her to audition!!! No one seems willing to bet on Vivienne anymore, except maybe her stan Viv Blanchard… Invisible and lonely, Viv is Vivienne’s number one fan. It is her entire identity. She knows in her smitten heart that if they meet properly they will be best friends forever.

Viv will be the Gayle to her Oprah and she’ll become famous too! AND So Viv devotes her ENTIRE life to stalking Vivienne. One fateful night at Vivienne’s remote getaway home, where she’S preparing to get into the mind of a killer, the unlikely duo come together for the first and last time. Surprisingly they discover they have more in common than they thought. Except that one wants to grow their blossoming friendship, and the other wants to kill her new friend and eat her flesh.

Meet the Filmmakers

Bobcat Goldthwait — Writer/Director
Filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait’s directorial works include the films WORLD’S GREATEST DAD , starring Robin Williams, WILLOW CREEK , starring Bigfoot, GOD BLESS AMERICA , WINDY CITY HEAT, SLEEPING DOGS LIE, and the documentaries CALL ME LUCKY and JOY RIDE. In addition to being a 4x Sundance Alumni, his films have played internationally, including the Deauville Film Festival and San Sebastian Film Festival as well as wider theatrically. Bobcat has been honoured with the German Independent Honorary Award at the Oldenburg Film Festival for his collective works and was awarded “Filmmaker on the Edge” at the Provincetown Film Festival by his hero, John Waters.

Pollyanna McIntosh — Cast
Pollyanna is genre royalty. After a theatrical start to her career, then diverse character leads in film, Pollyanna became best known as the only THE WALKING DEAD actor to cross over 3 series in The Walking Dead Universe. In Netflix’s “VIKINGS: VALHALLA” Pollyanna played Queen Aelfgifu across the 3 seasons of the historical drama. In Netflix’s “OUTER BANKS” she plays the piratical leader Dalia in Season 4 and in the upcoming final and 5th Season. Other TV roles include “HAP & LEONARD ” (Sundance TV), “LODGE 49” (AMC), “CHILLING AVENTURES OF SABRINA” (Netflix), “SCAVANGERS REIGN” (Amazon), “BOB SERVANT INDEPENDENT” (BBC). Pollyanna’s leading horror/thriller roles in film include her multi award-winning performances in THE WOMAN, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, EXAM, THE BLOOD LANDS, REVENGE RIDE , DARLIN’, LOVE ETERNAL , LET US PREY and, most recently, DOUBLE BLIND. Pollyanna wrote and directed the social horror DARLIN’ premiered at SXSW in 2019 and was nominated for Best International Feature at Galway Film Fleadh as well as winning at Sitges Film Festival, playing at Edinburgh International Film Festival and many other festivals internationally before its wide release.

Natalie Palamides — Cast
Natalie is the rock-god of comedy. American multi-hyphenate comedic performer Natalie Palamides’ brilliant onewoman show, in which she plays both halves of a straight couple: WEER, made her the toast of New York after its electric run at the Cherry Lane Theatre in 2025. Which won Best Show at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival 2024. Known for her avant-garde, boundary-pushing performances and her one-person shows built around complex, multi-dimensional characters, Natalie previously created NATE – A ONE MAN SHOW, (Netflix). She has developed series at Freeform, and with Duplass Brothers Productions and is best known in film for her dark and hilarious lead as Funzo in APOCALYPSE CLOWN, which won the Galway Film Fleadh’s top prize and was also released on Netflix. Natalie’s accolades include Best Newcomer Award – Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 and The Guardian’s Top 10 comedy shows of 2017 and 2018, the New York Times’ Best Comedy of 201

Charlotte Hornsby — Cinematography
Charlotte Hornsby is a New York-based cinematographer whose work has garnered attention at festivals such as SXSW, Tribeca, BAM Cinemafest, BFI London Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival where the short LUCIA BEFORE AND AFTER she shot for director Anu Valia and the short HAIR WOLF she shot for director Mariama Diallo won The Short Film Jury Award for U.S. Fiction in 2017 and 2018.

She filmed additional photography for Josephine Decker’s MADELINE’S MADELINE which was nominated for a 2019 Independent Spirit Award for Cinematography. American Cinematographer featured MASTER, the film she shot for Amazon Studios, in their 2022 Sundance Standouts and the film also earned her recognition by BAFTA who named her a 2023 BAFTA Breakthrough.

She most recently shot BUST for director Angalis Field (Sundance ’24) and WE STRANGERS for director Anu Valia (SXSW ’24.)

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