Irish director Graham Jones has launched a new Irish horror movie animated by children, called The Green Marker Scare.
Speaking about the project, Jones said: "It’s always been my sense that what you don't show is more powerful. I'd wager The Green Marker Scare is more disturbing than any big-budget American horror this year because not only does it deal with people who prey on children but was actually animated by a group of children. It has a terrible authenticity.”
The full movie is available to watch on YouTube.
A father of three himself, Jones ensured that he was ethical in the making of the film and has a history of dealing provocatively with challenging issues like suicide, nomadic communities and schizophrenia in his movies and books. He also favours female protagonists.
The main character in The Green Marker Scare is an Irish girl called Noreen who discovers that something very sinister is taking place in her small country town.
Jones further explained: "We decided to start with a girl-detective. But instead of giving her harmless art burglars to deal with, throw her the worst thing imaginable and watch her mind grapple with it. The penny still hasn’t dropped about Ritual Abuse in the 21st century and that made it interesting for a naïve cartoon character to stumble across.”
