By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The 20th Digital Studio/Hulu Originals production is a new exercise in body horror.
APPENDAGE makes its exclusive debut at the South by Southwest Film and TV Festival, which runs March 10-19 in Austin, TX, before streaming on Hulu later in 2023. Written and directed by Anna Zlokovic, based on her same-named short for 20th Digital/Hulu’s BITE SIZE HALLOWEEN series (watch it below the pics), it stars Hadley Robinson, Kausar Mohammed and Emily Hampshire. The synopsis: “Hannah [Robinson], a young fashion designer, seems fine on the surface, but secretly struggles with debilitating self-doubt. Soon these buried feelings begin to make Hannah physically sick and sprout into a ferocious growth on her body: The Appendage. As Hannah’s health declines, The Appendage begins to fuel her anxieties–her perceived lack of talent at work, her deteriorating relationships with her boyfriend and best friend, and her parents’ lack of love and understanding. At her breaking point, Hannah makes a shocking discovery—there are others out there like her.”