In “Pruning,” Madeline Brewer (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) stars as a far right podcaster whose rants inspire a mass murderer’s shooting spree. When she is forced to confront her complicity in the massacre, things get weird. An engrossing, disturbing, well-written short by Lola Blanc.

(I should warn the more sensitive among us that there are some pretty intense scenes.)

When a political commentator discovers she has inspired a mass shooting, she must contend with her conscience—by any means necessary.

“Pruning” by Lola Blanc

Starring Madeline Brewer (The Handmaids Tale, Cam, Braid)

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“Pruning” Credits:
Directed by: Lola Blanc
Written by: Lola Blanc and Jeremy Radin

Produced by: Nick Paskhover, Chris Beyrooty
With Rustic Films (David Lawson, Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson)
Executive producers: Madeline Brewer, Deric A. Hughes, Elia Petridis
Associate producers: Rob Kolson, Brian Huff, George Bradshaw

Starring:
Madeline Brewer
Peyton Kennedy
Jeremy Radin

Featuring:
Akilah Hughes
Ben Gleib
Betsy Zajko
Jack Bedrosian
Avital Ash

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Cinematography: Sonja Tsypin
1st AC: Duy Nguyen
1st AC: Torin Bradshaw
2nd AC: Rayner Hallera
2nd AC: Tanner Charnstrom

Steadicam operator: Jaron Tauch
Camera operator: Adam Leene
Gaffer: Thomas Sigurdsson
Gaffer: Tate McCurdy
BBE: Kevin T. Garrard
BBE: Carlos Mauricio Ortez
BBE: Logan Wade
Set lighting technician: Auston Mahan
Key grip: Brendan Riel
Key grip: Shawn Anderson
Best boy grip: Alex Laudeman
Best boy grip: Jaan Kristjan Utno
Grip: Collin Gallivan
Grip: Glenn McDougald
Grip: Sean Carr
Balloon light technician: @arendterik

Production design: Helen Morales
Art director: Nicholas Kerr
Lead person: Jonathan Rodriguez

Set dressers:
Conrad Sundqvist Olmos
Morris Brown
Alex Santo Spirito
Sophie Cohen
Versace Conradt
Drew Wall

Costume designer: Hayley McCune
Costume assist: Tess Tingloff
Key hair: Phil Nathaniel
Wig & hair stylist: Mary Czech
Wig maker: Amanda Miller Wig Studio
Makeup & SFX: Cat Calico
Makeup: Crystal Lozada
Creature designer: Greg Aronowitz

1st AD: Ryan Taylor
2nd AD: Tom Richmond
Production sound: George Wymenga
Production sound: Jake E. Robinson
PA: Alessandro Pulisci

Edited by: Mitchell & Start (Brian Mitchell, Ian Start)
Sound design & mixing: Joe Stockton
Original music: AJ Nilles
Colorist: Connor J. Bailey
VFX artist: Ryan Harrison

Camera package provided by: Panavision