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CURSE OF THE CRY BABY

By Keith CARTER

MEDIAFUSION ENTERTAINMENT - as PROD / FIN

Science-fiction - Development 2025

Curse of the Cry Baby is a Horror/Sci-Fi thriller based on a Coharie Native American legend, which combines both live-action and state-of-the-art animation. The film, with its spiritual undertones, spotlights Native Americans in front of, as well as behind the camera.

- Year of production
- 2025
- Genres
- Science-fiction, Horror, Animation
- Countries
- USA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Budget
- 0.6 - 1 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Keith CARTER
- Writer(s)
- Keith CARTER
- Producer(s)
- Carol BIDAULT DE L'ISLE (MEDIAFUSION ENTERTAINMENT), Keith CARTER (COHARIE INTRA-TRIBAL CENTER)
- Synopsis
- From Emmy award-winning director, Keith Carter, and veteran award-winning producer, Carol Bidault de l'Isle, comes Curse of the Cry Baby, a supernatural thriller based on the Coharie Native American legend. With its spiritual undertones, the film tells a story of redemption and faith, combining live-action and state-of-the-art animation. The style of the production is similar to that of Robert Rodriguez's Sin City, while the emphasis of the story is comparable to The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Curse of the Cry Baby is a metaphysical journey that, literally, drags our protagonist to the deepest pits of Hell and back.
  
  Natalie Carter, a 19-year-old, local native of Swamp Ridge, NC, and member of the Coharie community, attends the annual Powwow, where she, along with the rest of the community members witness an unusually, bright star fall from the sky. Upon its impact, everyone feels the earthquake tremor it causes.
  
  At the same moment, Amos and Sarah Picker, Natalie’s fellow congregation members, are awakened by a haunting commotion coming from their barnyard. Amos goes to investigate, where he discovers that one of his prized cows has just given birth to a red heifer, who is being eaten alive by a swarm of ravenous locusts. Unbeknownst to Amos, this grisly encounter is part of a series of apocalyptic events that are about to unfold, including an opening of a 'Hell Hole' which will release an ancient diabolical entity known as Abaddon, the gatekeeper to the bottomless pit. "Woe unto the earth, the Wrath of God is about to be unleashed."
- Partners & financing
- MediaFusion Entertainment
  in association with COHARIE INTRA-TRIBAL CENTER
- Production schedule
- June 2025 - Pre-Production
  September 2025 - Production
  October 2025 - Post Production
  January 2025 - Delivery
- Beginning of shooting
- Sep 08, 2025
- End of shooting
- Oct 10, 2025