GENRE: Psychological Thriller/Horror

TAGLINE: In the name of the mother, the daughter, and the evil spirit.

LOGLINE:  A young couple’s romantic weekend away at a remote cottage turns into a harrowing fight for their lives when they are terrorised by an unhinged, homicidal sibling.

WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: 

Ursula Dabrowsky a.k.a. Sue Brown 

(Inner Demon 2015, Family Demons 2009)

CAST:

Charlie: Cassandra Kane 

(Family Demons 2009)

Lindy: Luca Sardelis

(The Hunting 2019, Nowhere Boys 2018)

Dustin: Mark Fantasia 

(The Tourist 2022)

The Mother: Kerry Reid 

(Family Demons 2009, Inner Demon 2015)

CREW:

Director of Photography: Maxx Corkindale

(The Mountain 2022, Mortal Kombat 2021, Aftertaste 2021, First Day 2020, My Name is Gulpilil 2020)

SFX Makeup Artist: Dominique Keeley

(The Mountain 2022, Ribspreader 2022, Moulin Rouge: The Musical 2019)

Music Composer: Mick Taylor

(Family Demons 2029, Inner Demon 2015)

SCRIPT ASSESSMENTS ON THE DEVIL'S WORK:

“The Devil’s Work plays a game of cat and mouse with its characters in a tense horror feature. The writer has a distinct writing style and horror potential and manages to create a true sense of chaos. As a contained, eminently feasible horror genre piece, this script knows its target audience well and delivers in every way.” ~ The Black List

“Dark, contained, and instantly riveting from its first few pages, The Devil’s Work propels young couple, Dustin and Charlie, into a harrowing survival thrill ride that will grab its audiences and never let them go until its final pages. Leveraging vivid visual imagery that is at once both unsettling and unforgettable, it plays out its fast-paced narrative in a fashion that comes across as gripping, smoothly flowing, and eminently cinematic in flavor. Throughout the cat and mouse chase that comes to define its central journey, the script proves genuinely impressive in the ways that it leverages its contained settings and makes use of every room, facet, and detail. Similarly, between Charlie, Dustin, and terrifying sister, Lindy, the story layers in a compelling sense of conflict, back story, and subsumed secrets, shifting its perspective in ways that will keep audiences on their toes and forever guessing at where it will go next. With a cathartic sense of relief in its climactic crescendo of a conclusion, this script leaves off on a high note, treating its audiences to a nightmarish journey whose lasting impressions will linger well beyond its final pages.” ~ The Black List

URSULA DABROWSKY aka Sue Brown

Filmography

Sue Brown aka Ursula Dabrowsky is a Canadian born Australian screenwriter, director and producer based in the Barossa Valley, South Australia whose focus is on creating elevated genre films for a worldwide audience. To date, she has produced two award-winning feature films: the psychological horror film, Family Demons (2009), and the abduction horror film, Inner Demon (2015). Written and directed under the pseudonym, Ursula Dabrowsky, both features have garnered accolades from film critics, won awards on the film festival circuit, screened at prestigious genre film festivals including London’s Frightfest and Spain’s Sitges International Film Festival, and are currently being distributed worldwide by IFM Films and Terror Films respectively. 

Ursula Dabrowsky’s first psychological horror film, Family Demons (2009), had its World Premiere at A Night of Horror Intl Film Fest in Sydney where Dabrowsky won Best Australian Director. At Fright Night Film Festival, the film won Best Foreign Film and Best Actress (Cassandra Kane). Cassandra Kane was nominated for Best Actress at the Eerie Horror Film Fest, and Family Demons won Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Kerry Reid at Bloodfest Film Festival and was shortlisted for the DigiSPAA Competition. In 2009, IFM Films acquired distribution rights.

Ursula Dabrowsky’s second horror film, Inner Demon (2015) was made through the SAFC’s Filmlab Initiative and held its World Premiere at the 2014 A Night of Horror International Film Festival where it was awarded Best Australian Feature, Best Director, and Best Female Performance (Sarah Jeavons). It screened at several overseas film festivals, including LA’s Etheria Film Night, London’s Film4 FrightFest, and Spain’s Sitgesl Film Festival. Terror Films acquired distribution rights, releasing the film worldwide in April 2017 and successfully released Inner Demon on numerous streaming platforms in 2017 including Shudder, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu, and Tubi. Inner Demon was also uploaded legally by Watch Movies Now onto youtube over a year ago and has had over 5 million eyeballs on it.

The $20,000 raised will go towards production costs including cast and crew fees, camera equipment hire, catering, SFX makeup, wardrobe, and props.