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Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli on Honey Bunch | What's Kraken Interview

Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Dusty Mancinelli on Honey Bunch | What's Kraken Interview

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In this episode of What’s Kraken, Jo sits down with filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli about their chilling new Shudder premiere, Honey Bunch—a psychological thriller exploring lost memories, experimental trauma treatments, and the dark underbelly of a marriage tested to its limits. They open up about their collaborative writing-directing process, the challenges of indie horror, and how personal dynamics shape their storytelling. No spoilers, just raw insight into crafting tense, hallucinatory cinema. Catch Honey Bunch now on Shudder!

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Opening riff – Jo kicks off with wild energy, setting the stage for a candid chat with the Honey Bunch creators

Insights– Madeleine and Dusty reveal how their real-life partnership influences the film's twisted relationship dynamics

Personal story – The duo shares how their writing process evolves when directing together—collaboration, clashes, and creative breakthroughs

Why it matters – From shorts to features--these two have resurrected the art of writing plots that twist as much as they matter.

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