Would It Kill You To Smile 2? Writer/ Director Parker Finn Returns With A Gorier, More Unnerving Sequel
The premise of a trauma-driven supernatural entity infecting people and causing them to violently bludgeon themselves to death began in Parker Finn’s 2020 short film Laura Hasn’t Slept. It centers on the nightmares of Laura Weaver (Caitlin Stasey) featuring a smiling face, eventually forcing her into state of somniphobia (fear of sleeping). This terrifying short […]
Getting from Point A to Z with a First Feature: A Conversation with Smile’s Parker Finn
The origins of the smile can be traced back almost 30 million years. It hasn’t always been a symbol of joy. In the realm of primitive primates, it signaled submission. Called a “fear grin,” it gave the impression that the purveyor of the expression was anodyne. Throughout the ages, humans have mastered the art of […]
