Madeline the Child Exorcist

Directed by Kamila Daurenova 

Type of Project: Comedy
Length: 12:00
Producers: Angie Urrea, Ramiel Petros, Alyssa Dimartino, Olivia Krueger
Editor: Hannah Namnoum
Cinematographer: Idil Eryürekli
Sound Design: Jessica Wright  

It is career day at Lakeside Elementary School and among vets, firefighters, and dancers one child sticks out: Madeline the Exorcist. When a class photo reveals that Toby the guinea pig has red eyes, Madeline must convince the other kids to join her in curing his demonic possession. As the kids go on their adventure, we find the reasoning behind Madeline’s strange goals; she hopes that with enough practice she will someday be able to exorcise her emotionally abusive father.

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Kamila Daurenova is a New York based Director, Writer and Editor. A graduate of NYU's Tisch Undergraduate Film and Television Program, she has since been working full-time as an Assistant Editor at MTV. Born and raised in Kazakhstan, she is passionate about telling stories from the people and places that have been made invisible in the global narrative. Her work often focuses on young women overcoming adversity, including her short film "Loop" which played at Sarasota Film Festival and Carmarthen Bay Festival, and her upcoming short "Madeline the Child Exorcist," filmed in Queens with an all-child ensemble cast. She is currently in pre-production for her short film "The Village of Heptyl" which was awarded the 2019 Sloan Short Film Production Grant of $30,000.