How to Bind a Demon

My first short film. Shot over three days and made for only £500. This is comething I would like to develop into an educational programme, teaching ancient irish mythology, language and culture.

“How to Bind a Demon” is a comedy horror which follows Aoife and Emily, two young women who have discovered an ancient book of spells, in what seems to be a dead language. Aoife convinces hesitant Emily to come with her to an abandoned barn to cast a spell from the book that she has deciphered using Google translate. Aoife and Emily believe they are summoning a Genie to grant them a wish but in an occult twist, accidentally summon and bind Aoife to a demon named Amos.

The girls attempt to separate themselves by physical means whilst Amos watches them in disbelief. They eventually agree that the only way to separate them is for Amos to grant Aoife’s wish, which he cannot do, so they have to go the long road and work for it to come true. In order to blend in with the rest of the world, Amos possesses Emily and they set off to grant Aoife’s wish... Fame.