# Stake Land: Origins (2011)

> A school video turns a boy’s innocent filming assignment into a chilling encounter with his butcher father’s violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/450913

## Facts

- Runtime: 6 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Larry Fessenden
- Cast: John Speredakos, Miles Kraus, Jack Fessenden, Heather Bullock, Eleanor Hutchins, Miles Naughton, Janet Steen, Serena Van Rensselaer
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11951784/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: disturbing, claustrophobic, bleak, late night horror viewing, short film marathon

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