Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed

2014 | 80 minutes | 7.3 ★ (6)

Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed
  • Overview

    Directed by UK-horror scene stalwart Calum Waddell and hosted by scream queen Debbie Rochon (Terror Firmer, Tromeo and Juliet) Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed features, in a change of pace for horror documentaries, especially those focusing on females in the genre, an all-female line-up, discussing horror movies from their perspective – exploring the challenges of being an actress in a genre predominantly made by and for men, from how they came about to be defined as a “scream queen”, about the vagaries of the genre: nudity, violence, misogyny, etc., and about how they feel about the genre and the label

  • Release Date

    13 October 2014

  • DirectingCalum Waddell
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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