"Gumdrop" is a short Film Noir/Horror in the vein of "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer". It explores the dark and twisted mind of Sampson, a mysterious armorer who supplies weapons to a covert organization where something just isn't right. It's never what you think & whatever you discover within, there's more and it gets darker.
Sampson suffers from occasional delusions and flashbacks of his traumatic past, which affect his work and his sanity. When he receives an order that is unsanctioned, he is forced to confront his demons and face the consequences of his actions.
A film from Horror/SF writer and filmmaker JZ Murdock, with a soundtrack by Andrea Fioravanti (Postvorta), and songs by Alex Dewell.
A prequel short ebook is available on Smashwords and Amazon by JZ Murdock, about the true crime story that started it all:
"Gumdrop City" - https://bit.ly/106t0d9
"Gumdrop" won Best Noir Film, Best Horror Film of the Season, Best Thriller. and 13 other international film festival awards including the Outstanding Achievement award at the 2020 Cult Critic Movie Awards with their impressive category of, "TCCC:Cult Film / Underground Film / Exploitation Movie / Midnight Film / Para Cinema".
What is that?
"TCCC stands for Transgressive Cinema and Culture. It is a category of the Cult Critic Movie Awards that recognizes films that challenge the norms and conventions of mainstream cinema and society. TCCC films are often experimental, provocative, controversial, or subversive in their content and style. Some examples of TCCC films are Eraserhead, Pink Flamingos, [El Topo], and [The Rocky Horror Picture Show]. TCCC films are also known as cult films, underground films, exploitation films, midnight films, or para cinema."
The Kelly Hughes "2-Bit Horror" Podcast discusses the making of "Gumdrop", a short horror with filmmaker JZ Murdock: https://bit.ly/2ycZwBe