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    Libby makes her living selling spells, fortunes and hexes to small-time criminals and drug runners, but her lifestyle is disrupted when a figure from her past reappears.
    "Gutterwitch" by Harry Baker
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    More About "Gutterwitch":
    Libby makes her living selling spells, fortunes and hexes to local criminals and drug runners, with small-time crooks Cal and Ed providing security.
    When her estranged sister Bea turns up on the doorstep, Libby refuses to see her, and subsequently finds that her magical power is becoming unstable, resulting in dangerous side-effects. As the situation escalates, Libby realises that she must confront her past in order to move on.
    "Gutterwitch" Credits:
    Written and Directed by Harry Baker
    Produced by Fuoco Balduzzi & Devorah Corona
    Production Design by Louise Marie Cooke
    Cinematography by H.R. Laurie
    Sound Design by Miguel Rodriguez
    Editing by Radu Ghelberu & Harry Baker
    Jasmine Blackborow as Libby
    Emily Barber as Bea
    Joey Akubeze as Cal
    Mark Keegan as Brian
    Joseph Clayton as Ed
    Jo Shirley as Mary
    Tom Bryne as Jay
    Hiftu Quasem as Safi
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Komentáře • 473

  • @cvharpmcgee
    @cvharpmcgee Před 2 lety +290

    I know this wasn't meant for that, but I would legit watch a show about our main character. Her doing her craft to various customers, the consequences, the scenarios with this exact atmosphere...nothing too flashy, or crazy, or even anything that escalates past the subtle nature of the magic as its shown, because it's really good.

  • @queenofgoats
    @queenofgoats Před 2 lety +284

    Absolutely love the way she's practicing her craft. There's no glamour of fancy objects, it's ordinary items being used, like the tea bag and a jar. The atmosphere and the music really set the mood. Love it! wish there could be more stories about these characters.

  • @Mr_unknown07
    @Mr_unknown07 Před 3 lety +290

    *watching this channel starts from the dollmaker now we are addicted to this channel*

    • @aceiam4370
      @aceiam4370 Před 3 lety +23

      Isn't it funny that alter has several short films yet we all were recommended dollmaker out of nowhere and got us addicted

    • @Mr_unknown07
      @Mr_unknown07 Před 3 lety +3

      @@aceiam4370 yeah !!

    • @p.o.p2077
      @p.o.p2077 Před 3 lety +3

      Is dollmaker a short film? I would like to see it

    • @p.o.p2077
      @p.o.p2077 Před 3 lety +1

      @@timecoldslow2950 ok thanks

    • @ta-tanowbitxh
      @ta-tanowbitxh Před 3 lety +3

      Same I started from the dollmaker as well

  • @HandgunSafe
    @HandgunSafe Před 3 lety +344

    I'm impressed with Jasmine's screen presence and acting. Harry, you might want to get her into another film before she's just too mega-huge to get into an independent short.

  • @aaronwilder2775
    @aaronwilder2775 Před rokem +59

    This is the stuff I like, a story with a subtle and strange atmosphere and grounded characters. No gimmicks or over reliance on humor or jump scares, just a straight forward urban "horror" story (I put horror in quotation since it really had more suspense than scares)

  • @WatchALTER
    @WatchALTER  Před 3 lety +56

    "Gutterwitch" was created by the wicked Harry Baker and his fantastic team. Check out his and Featherside Films socials to keep up with their spellbinding work:
    instagram.com/hakerbarry/
    instagram.com/feathersidefilms/
    twitter.com/BarryHaker
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    • @mnahijkl
      @mnahijkl Před 3 lety +1

      Never clicked so fast before!

    • @Mr_unknown07
      @Mr_unknown07 Před 3 lety

      Hehe boi !! 😂

    • @theyrehere.3639
      @theyrehere.3639 Před 3 lety +1

      What's your average film budget?
      Edit: So I asked this on another video and someone responded with roughly 13k (for Carnivore)

    • @WatchALTER
      @WatchALTER  Před 3 lety +8

      @@theyrehere.3639 We actually don't produce most of the films on ALTER, we host them so more people can enjoy these filmmaker's amazingly haunting art. Thanks for watching and staying ALTERed with us!

    • @kappa4073
      @kappa4073 Před 3 lety +1

      Whats the song in the beginning

  • @girlwithatale6483
    @girlwithatale6483 Před 3 lety +560

    This is what I understood from it: The young lady is naturally gifted and practices witchcraft from which she earns money. The guy brings her clients. The first client we meet wants to know about a future business deal. She touches him and has a vision of the deal going badly and of her client getting stabbed. She shares this vision with him exactly as she sees it and that is what impresses him so much (he was probably skeptical of her abilities, said he expected a “little old lady”). The psychic refuses the next client saying she is tired. In the morning, her helper asks her what the birds are saying alluding to more of her gifts. She says they simply want to go somewhere warmer. He also mentions putting the person she refused to see on some list (a blacklist possibly of ppl she refuses to work with) but the psychic insists it’s fine and she was just tired. We then meet another client, a young girl “Saf” who brings a lock of hair possibly from an unfaithful boyfriend as the helper says “it’s about loyalty” when Saf says she doesn’t want “him” hurt. The psychic hexes the disloyal person by putting his hair in a jar with other ingredients, sealing it and having the jar buried so it’ll take effect. The psychic has another guy helping her who says he has buried so many of these hex jars. The next client is an older man who wants to speak to his deceased wife. She seemingly acts as a medium to allow this conversation to happen. This causes the lights to go out while a woman appears in the room with the psychic. A senior person in this witchcraft business shows up to tell the psychic that they don’t consort with the dead because it’s not worth it. We realize that the woman who appeared behind the psychic (interrupting her attempt to reach the dead) was actually the psychic’s own sister “Bea” who is psychic is as well and was thus able to find her witchy sister. Bea shows up in the flesh, knocking on the door. The second helper and the psychic grab weapons before they answer the door (clearly no one visits them other than clients). Bea tells the psychic their Mom is concerned about her while the psychic spreads salt on the floor as though she is going to cast a spell on her own sister. The psychic says she could teach Bea (witchcraft) and that Bea would be good at it but it is clear that Bea does not agree with the witchcraft and business side of all of this although she too is gifted. It seems that her sister was also the client she refused to see in the beginning. The psychic reveals she was just joking with the salt and hugs her sister. It seems like she may reconcile with her estranged family but we then see the second helper going outside to bury something (probably another hex jar) while the birds fly overhead, signifying that things haven’t really changed yet. She is still practicing witchcraft. She is the gutterwitch.

    • @Skullkan6
      @Skullkan6 Před 3 lety +19

      The Winchester brothers couldn't exist within any plausible reality.

    • @ironsnowflake1076
      @ironsnowflake1076 Před 3 lety +56

      I think the witchcraft is window dressing that allows for a profit, her gift is her psychic ability....the reason I came to this conclusion is that few moments with her sister, the salt circle & the way she laughed....then her sister asks her if it was playacting & she answered probably (paraphrasing here, don't quite recall word for word)
      I think the hex jars are smoke & mirrors too.....the medium/speaking to the dead part was very real and that's what triggered the other talented psychic to reprimand her.....in other words, stick with the frothy theatrical side, don't delve into the uncontrollable darkness.
      Jmo, loved reading yours ;)

    • @KimberlyLetsGo
      @KimberlyLetsGo Před 3 lety +97

      Her sister is already dead. She came through when we was conjuring the man's wife. It's not worth it, per the head witch, because so many others come through too. The mom spoken about has already passed over too.
      It's interesting about the geese. I used to use the geese flying overhead like that on an overcast day as a lead in for hypnosis sessions with clients. As they came in, you would send up all that was weighing you down. Then as they fly directly overhead, you thank them for their help. As they fly away, they take all the negative things with them; your bad habits, tension, worries, regrets, etc. My clients found it very profound. So did I.

    • @madhavsingh1661
      @madhavsingh1661 Před 3 lety +7

      Thankyou very much for decoding ❤️

    • @tiffanywright1833
      @tiffanywright1833 Před 3 lety +8

      @@KimberlyLetsGoare you a witch?

  • @NH1969GOAT
    @NH1969GOAT Před 2 měsíci +5

    The real horror is Ed trying to dig a hole with a square spade....

  • @nelikeliduran9664
    @nelikeliduran9664 Před 3 lety +70

    I love the "we dont fuck with the dead" foreal man

  • @MrsTessWren
    @MrsTessWren Před rokem +49

    Okay this needs to be a show PLEASE. I need more of this so bad. Give it to me🖤

    • @willrussell2583
      @willrussell2583 Před rokem +3

      So true, this idea has so much potential for serialization.

    • @Channel-zs3gg
      @Channel-zs3gg Před 11 měsíci +1

      That's the 1st thing I thought, has a great cast already built in too

    • @MagicmanRon
      @MagicmanRon Před měsícem

      I agree

  • @fandomfreakofshame4960
    @fandomfreakofshame4960 Před 3 lety +195

    This is weirdly the most accurate I've ever seen witchery portrayed. Good job to everybody!!

    • @dyrich6799
      @dyrich6799 Před 3 lety +1

      ?

    • @Yuuna..Yuuki.
      @Yuuna..Yuuki. Před 3 lety +7

      I approve this comment
      Theres some witches in my family and they act just like this tbh

    • @jojogirl4341
      @jojogirl4341 Před 3 lety +15

      It is, though some of the Things she does are definitely black magick and therefore not "allowed" by our ethics. But to help the guy see his dead wife she would either have to be a really powerful witch (probably a bloodwitch with direct roots either in the woodbane or the burnhides clan) or a medium. I for myself can speak with dead people when I hold a seance and a Family Member or friend or whatever is present, I can even see the people I knew well before they died, but I could probably study til I've surpassed my greatgrandmas Age at death (she's 104 now, but she's fitter than many people in their 20s I know. She's gonna her Really old.) and still I'd never be able to make others see Dead people.

    • @Assassassinator515
      @Assassassinator515 Před 3 lety

      @@jojogirl4341 Lol. You are an adult playing pretend. It's sad. But comedic at the same time. Peoples desperate need to feel special will have them believing almost anything I guess.

    • @jojogirl4341
      @jojogirl4341 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Assassassinator515 like a dude that rose from the grave and moved a rock out of the way that had to be put there by three men because it's so heavy? Not to forget the blind guy he just easily told to see again, walking above water etc. You see where I'm going with this? Wicca is by far older and one hell of a lot less pretend than the christian Church (which originates in Wicca), yet you would never go to the pope or even just a priest or a churchgoer and tell him exactly what you told me.

  • @andreazauli2883
    @andreazauli2883 Před 3 lety +26

    ------- The camera just loves Jasmine Blackborow (her name and surname seems a spell itself): very good acting. Kudos from Italy

  • @jcwar6753
    @jcwar6753 Před 2 lety +25

    Girl has talent but so do many others. What sets her apart isn't just the charisma, it is how she doesn't show any weakness in her game. This leaves you overall impressed with her performance at the end because there isn't anything to really critique. Bravo.

    • @tinygrim
      @tinygrim Před 11 měsíci

      True....so whos stuff is in that end jar ? Her sisters?
      To end the conflicts of a gift not wanted, but needs release and purpose . Self preservation.
      She can't live in her sisters world.
      The bird could have represented her sister just enough. The salt, the hug ...the jar ... Who else....
      Gutter witch. 👍💀

  • @edyak6280
    @edyak6280 Před 3 lety +72

    A wonderfully put together short film, the main character was brilliantly played by the actor. She gave the character an air of mystery that made you care about her and want to know more. This is exactly the type of film that could easily be a full length study of the good and bad that comes with this type of gift.
    And I need to know how many bloody jam jars are in that garden! Congratulations to all involved, you made a great piece of drama.

  • @RoseKoneko
    @RoseKoneko Před 3 lety +70

    It isn’t often that I find a film, full length or short, that makes me sit back and ruminate on what I saw. It feels like I binged the first season of a short show and now I’m just left wanting more and hoping that isn’t the last. Guys, you’re better than a lot of pros out there. The actors were phenomenal and all felt natural. There was a lot of talent in this. I’ve seen a few Alter videos I was liked but this got me to subscribe. I’m grateful there’s a platform that encourages filmmakers to do their best to tell stories.

  • @KCyrusNF
    @KCyrusNF Před 3 lety +43

    Alter: *posts a new short film*
    Me: *forgot to drink my coffee*

  • @djrydell
    @djrydell Před 2 lety +19

    I would adore for this to be a series or a full length film!

  • @clarsach29
    @clarsach29 Před 3 lety +74

    I really enjoyed this and wish it had been longer....by turns unsettling, horrifying and intriguing...and very original too, mixing gangster with witchcraft in a modern day setting...the acting was top notch and the cinematography masterful, the setting colourful and austere at the same time. Excellent short!

  • @shadowx1263
    @shadowx1263 Před 3 lety +22

    anyone know the plot ??? kind of confused.

  • @ronaldbelflower1236
    @ronaldbelflower1236 Před 2 lety +26

    as a witch , i am pleased with how you represented the craft, you either know or researched it well. salt is for protection or cleansing . the circle was not a joke .or should not have been ,perhaps a way to remove the emotions ,as being a child as she said , or to cleanse the relationship.the sister hugged her first ,she was slow to return the embrace ,showing the problems were hers , and she needs to do shadow work on her self , the sour jars and her budget craft was nice to see , as well as no harry potter hocus pocus , magick. i my self liked she used animal parts , you did not make her into a fuzzy bunny glenda the good witch , this would make a fantastic series , for more modern non wicca witches , the actors were great , believable and drew me in , wondering on the witch that policed her , head witch . is she in a coven ?? or solitary with perhaps a teacher keeping an eye on her , loved it do more

    • @pleasestopalready
      @pleasestopalready Před 2 lety +10

      Synopsis - It was a coven, Bea was also psychically adept and identified her sister's location, possibly while Libby breached the barrier to the dead realm, Bea wanted to liberate her sister, which was prognosticated by Libby who foresaw Bea shooting and killing Cal in the process, so Libby choose loyalty to the coven and proactively instead jarred Bea.

    • @tygannon5729
      @tygannon5729 Před 2 lety +3

      @@pleasestopalready thank you

    • @michaelking8391
      @michaelking8391 Před měsícem

      As a witch? More like as a mental patient.

  • @billiegray9109
    @billiegray9109 Před 2 lety +10

    Why hasn't Netflix green lit this? Has real potential!

  • @veruschkadahmer1805
    @veruschkadahmer1805 Před 2 lety +30

    I really loved this film. It's so cool to see a witch featured with authenticity in a movie. She's probably an urban witch. Using basic stuff and practicing inside the city. Pretty cool. No fancy crystals or elaborated altar. It's what it's like besides Pinterest witchy aesthetic posts. It's simple, powerful, and the witch can use basic items to cast spells. One only need their spirit and focus to practice witchcraft. Items and tools are useful, and they're here to channel energy but you don't NEED super fancy stuff

    • @JessiMoonSix
      @JessiMoonSix Před rokem +5

      Yes! “in magick all tools are possible, but none are required”

    • @DieEineMieze
      @DieEineMieze Před rokem

      You are talking like this is real, get a grip on reality please. 🤗

    • @melancolielupine2023
      @melancolielupine2023 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@DieEineMieze I'm a witch. Get a grip on *reality* please. I'm not responsible for your lack of spirituality and your incapacity to see through the veil. I love how y'all witchcraft disbelief is actually blinding your soul to oblivion but you keep on denying it like it's an old wives tale. You obviously never experienced anything remotely spiritual supernatural. I can't blame you. Was the same at 17 yo. But life gave me precious lessons and experiences that changed my mind forever. Wait until you're old enough to have dealt with spirits and magic. Our ancestors weren't stupid. They knew that something is here and that we can channel energy. Blessed he

    • @DieEineMieze
      @DieEineMieze Před 11 měsíci

      @@melancolielupine2023 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    • @melancolielupine2023
      @melancolielupine2023 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@DieEineMieze you can laugh lol. The issue is that people like you have a stereotyped picture of the meaning of the word : "witch". No I don't fly on a broom, I don't summon demons, I don't make weird potions with frog legs and bat wings and platypus urine. I don't command to the skies nor can I teleport myself. A witch is simply a pagan who embraces the old beliefs and reconnects with nature and energies. We're just spiritual and aware of some powers and forces that most modern people are totally blind to. I'm not a proselyte and I frankly don't care about your skepticism. Just wanted to share my side of the topic

  • @observationsfromthefencepo7207

    I am glad I watched this twice as for me it made more sense.
    A young woman who practices witchcraft in the modern world makes a living selling her services. Instead of living in the woods, she lives with two roommates in low income housing. She has a broken washer outside her apartment. Her two roommates her get clients.
    I think she also has psychic powers as she can see the future (evidenced by the how she sees her client Jay get stabbed).
    She can set hexes and she can summoon the dead. She is part of a group as a fellow witch came to chastise her for messing with tbe dead. (A code of ethics for witches?) She has visions such as a roommate dying and seeing her sister before she is there.
    She also seems to have a connection with her sister who in my opinion has psychic powers she does not want to lose.
    The sad thing I saw is that even with all her powers the witch seems to be unhappy and miserable as if she is trapped in her gutterwitch lifestyle. Her two roommates and fellow witch also seem to be miserable.
    Flying geese can represent a changing of the season and hopefully there is a change on the horizon for the gutterwitch.
    That's my interpretation. The acting was great and the gutter environment had the right amount of squalor.
    This was enjoyable and a different take on witchcraft.
    Many Thanks to Harry Baker, the cast, and crew. Excellent work.
    Peace.

  • @nakilara503
    @nakilara503 Před 3 lety +131

    I'm still confused, no lie. But it's still a good short film, the shots are awesome, the vibe is amazingly well put. Alter is just an awesome chanel for great cinematic artistry.

    • @michellemccloy823
      @michellemccloy823 Před 3 lety +28

      Me too. Not getting the ending.

    • @lucyladyandhusband
      @lucyladyandhusband Před 3 lety +1

      Ditto!

    • @kaelz8021
      @kaelz8021 Před 3 lety +14

      This one sucked.

    • @High_Monk
      @High_Monk Před 3 lety +18

      @@kaelz8021 Most of them do. But I guess the quarantine wasn't great for independent filmmakers. They had way better shorts when they first created this channel.
      This one in particular had potential, but it was a hit and a complete miss. The atmosphere was good and the actress had a creepy vibe which was cool. They also chose the shittiest beer the UK has to offer but that's unrelated.
      Also @Naki, Alter doesn't produce these. They just upload them here.

    • @kaelz8021
      @kaelz8021 Před 3 lety +7

      @@High_Monk Lol. Very true. I only subscribed to this channel maybe a month or two ago, based off a couple videos CZcams had recommended me that were a couple years older. Most of the stuff since I subscribed has been a little disappointing but there’s still plenty of content to go through here.

  • @sauletto1
    @sauletto1 Před 3 lety +26

    OUTSTANDING ! Top level acting, great dialogue , just fricking great across the board ! This is how it's done .

  • @hatednyc
    @hatednyc Před 2 lety +1

    I love this so much: the premise, the acting, the camera work. Absolutely fantastic. Kudos to the filmmakers and cast!

  • @29lookingood
    @29lookingood Před 3 lety +10

    Outstanding 💯👍🏾. The cast, crew, setting, scenery, script everything was polished and on point. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💙

  • @trellentraubenheimer1287

    I can‘t believe how you sways, always find such amazing actors and actresses, how the atmosphere and soundtrack is on point every time, managing to let the scene breathe and develop on its own. Your work is outstanding and makes me - for the first time - fall completely in love with the art of filmmaking.

  • @Lauramahon1987
    @Lauramahon1987 Před 2 lety +3

    This is criminally underrated. Have to say I loved everything about this.

  • @mamawestman1357
    @mamawestman1357 Před 3 lety +56

    I enjoyed this movie so much! Great job to everyone who worked on it. I wish this was a full length film.

    • @Mr_unknown07
      @Mr_unknown07 Před 3 lety +3

      Oh !! Yeas

    • @alexroentgenhayes464
      @alexroentgenhayes464 Před 3 lety +2

      No. A television series.

    • @mamawestman1357
      @mamawestman1357 Před 3 lety +2

      @@alexroentgenhayes464 yes that would be awesome too!

    • @pamelatyree3521
      @pamelatyree3521 Před 2 lety +1

      SAME HERE I AGREE ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED MAMA WESTMAN ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU

  • @hankmcmahon9158
    @hankmcmahon9158 Před 3 lety +3

    I loved every bit of this!!! This left me wanting more of this story.

  • @gamingsteinpc6874
    @gamingsteinpc6874 Před 3 lety

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE FREE CONTENT! IM LOVING THIS CHANNEL! FOUND IT YESTERDAY AND I CANT STOP WATCHING.

  • @katekennedy2320
    @katekennedy2320 Před 2 lety +5

    I think it’s a little comical that this tough gutter-witch And her thugs were so nervous and afraid it only for it to be - her ( potentially ) less evil sister. Lmao. I love this one though I keep coming back to it. Literally a perfect short. This wouldn’t even do well as a full feature. And I say that about most Alter films. Bravooooo 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @riannekolenbrander3933
    @riannekolenbrander3933 Před 3 lety +5

    I loved it! Especially the music and the casting. Great atmosphere!

  • @taydestiny38
    @taydestiny38 Před měsícem

    I wouldn’t mind seeing this as a series, with all the characters involved. Well done!!

  • @VoicesFromtheMausoleum
    @VoicesFromtheMausoleum Před 3 lety +3

    I actually loved this. Just enough story and just enough grit! Well done!

  • @ashleymorgan219
    @ashleymorgan219 Před rokem +10

    I have watched so many Alter vids but I have to say, this one was my absolute favorite!!! it was filmed so perfectly. the acting was believable and it seemed that they truly had been with her throughout X time frame. It was simplistic but artistic enough and didn't make witchcraft into "The Magicians" or other movies/shows/ideas/etc but a raw could-be realistic side to the craft. IDK why it drew me in but I could literally watch like seasons of this. awesome!

  • @robonguitarnz
    @robonguitarnz Před 3 lety +10

    The main actress is really good, charismatic and the salt scene at the end was brilliant!

  • @SeeMeRolling
    @SeeMeRolling Před rokem +2

    I would definitely love to watch this as a whole series, I want more!! Love it!

  • @konstantinoskaragiannis1596

    This is a good enough psychological horror short film!

  • @phillisfadeley5138
    @phillisfadeley5138 Před 2 lety +5

    Oh my God I love everything about this show....Oh Oops, I'm sorry...this film... this short film!! What I want to say... What I Was Going To Say....What I Want To Say Is...Is That "Gutter Witch" ABSOLUTELY OUGHT TO BE A SERIES!! In Fact, I DEMAND IT!
    This FILM... This "SHORT" MUST BECOME A TV SERIES! IMMEDIATELY!!
    IT ALSO MUST INCLUDE THIS ENTIRE CAST!! THIS WAS PERFECTION! FROM START TO FINISH! I LOVED IT... COMPLETELY!!

  • @killuminatianonymous5551
    @killuminatianonymous5551 Před 3 lety +17

    She put her sister in the salt to protect her from the spirit world.

  • @mareir
    @mareir Před 3 lety +6

    This was fantastic. What a great lead actress.

  • @pleasestopalready
    @pleasestopalready Před 2 lety +7

    I don't think Safi is the victim here acting as a client seeking revenge. Everyone in the room appears to be on informal terms, and refers to each other on a first name basis. Cal even sends his love to Safi's mom.
    I think Safi is part of this coven, likely a witch herself, and an incident involving a man who she was close to occurred, and they had to take care of him, hence the statement "This is about loyalty", likely in reference to loyalty to their group.
    Note that Safi said "I didn't want to hurt him", past tense, which may mean that she didn't intend harm to come to this man when this all started, with their involvement causing him to find out too much, which necessitated him to be dealt with. Keep in mind that at no point is it inferred that it was necessarily a romantic relationship, he could have been a friend or even family member.
    It might just be trendy coincidence, but the female characters all have hanging gemstone necklaces and black nail polish (couldn't tell about jacketted Mary), perhaps meant to be a visual cue that they all have a connection to witchcraft? The men seem to be there solely as enforcers/workers. As an aside, note the necklace continuity error in the scene from @3:48 onward.
    I think the "list" Cal refers to is likely a hit/jar list. I am not sure, but they seem to treat the jars as people who have been buried as in a graveyard, so perhaps it is more lethal than just a hex?
    One concerning thing in light of Libby being a prognosticator is that when she opens the barrier to the dead, she sees her sister and gasps, which I will assume is not a coincidence. This might signify that in the near future her sister will end up in the afterlife, which could explain the additional buried jar in the last scene, as she too now knows too much. Alternatively, her psychic exploration may have allowed her similarly endowed sister to psychically discover her location, which shocked Libby.
    A thought provoking scene is where Libby reads the entrails of the bird and divines Cal's shooting by a person with a hoodie and gloved hand, possibly the same person in the immediately preceding vision who had an ungloved delicate appearing white skinned hand, all ending with a gasp of realization as she envisions Bea. Perhaps Bea was intent on liberating her sister from this coven?
    It appears that the predicted future can be, dare I say it, altered, which makes me ponder if Libby also chose loyalty to the coven by jarring Bea?
    Something that is eluding me, is twice Safi is visualized during Libby's prognostication, first after cleaning up a circle and finding what appears to be a lock of hair, and second in the final divining circle scene where Safi is seen looking sideways.

  • @bendia77
    @bendia77 Před 2 lety +1

    I'd like to hear more from the director, Harry Baker. This short had so much more to it than the simplified cover description. Loved it's style and technical qualities, but the characters - every last one of them - where phenomenal! So many possible side-stories from writing this good.

  • @Nofinator
    @Nofinator Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is the first horror short I've seen that genuinely could be made into something much bigger.
    A lot of the time, while the short is great, I think making a feature length would take away the essence of it (the pacing, or the mystery as a result of not having time to explain everything). But with this I really feel like there's so much more story to be told.

  • @spacecowgurl57
    @spacecowgurl57 Před 3 lety +7

    Should be made into a TV series

  • @williamjones194
    @williamjones194 Před 2 lety +2

    This needs to be a series.

  • @thedoctoroccult9741
    @thedoctoroccult9741 Před 3 lety +4

    Be aware that with this short film you have made me addicted and that I expect a television series focused on this.

  • @sabitanathkrishna-biswas9232

    WOW, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS FILM, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

  • @sabitanathkrishna-biswas9232

    THIS FILM IS AMAZING, I LOVE IT THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!

  • @PonderingtalesASMR
    @PonderingtalesASMR Před 3 lety +7

    Really enjoyed this, Harry! Such a lot of incredible detail in a short time. There's a lot of wonderful talent here and I think it's great that people are asking for this to be a series. Nice work!

  • @sugabunnie7847
    @sugabunnie7847 Před 3 lety +5

    Realizing that "Teeth" was an alert animation film which was the very first one i watched but i thought my first watch was " *The Dollmaker* " Wow alter you really are remarkable when it comes to horror films and stories. I truly love your channel.

  • @AR-mi9cv
    @AR-mi9cv Před rokem +1

    Nice work. Congrats to all involved 👏🏾

  • @wolfil8019
    @wolfil8019 Před 3 lety +12

    This was actually both very dark and funny. And it left everything open to question in the best way. Thanks!

  • @MissPunkRose
    @MissPunkRose Před 3 lety

    I’m so in love with this channel!!

  • @johnmiller2290
    @johnmiller2290 Před 3 lety +3

    Excellent, everything was on point

  • @2aprogressive626
    @2aprogressive626 Před rokem +1

    Very good! I actually watched this one at 1X speed :)
    Would love more of this character!

  • @bellevicious2862
    @bellevicious2862 Před 2 lety +3

    I wish this was a series.

  • @Iforgot___________-________75

    Absolutely excellent. Thank you.

  • @scottmiller6270
    @scottmiller6270 Před 10 měsíci

    Loved the originality of this flick! No crazy flashy gimmicks, just straight forward crating.

  • @jannah1334
    @jannah1334 Před 2 lety +3

    great acting by everyone. i loved it!

  • @alexandraferragamo444
    @alexandraferragamo444 Před 11 měsíci

    One of my favorites on here! Well done!

  • @RipperCyclotron
    @RipperCyclotron Před 3 lety +17

    This would work as a pilot for a show solid characters and world building.

  • @astrogarage
    @astrogarage Před 2 lety +2

    This was very, very good.

  • @faithruckdeschel1294
    @faithruckdeschel1294 Před 2 lety +5

    Why is it how we're stuck with so many crap horror movies that u would think by having a huge budget, would actually be worth watching but alas....nope! We find better substance and overall quality with better acting, and everything else thru these shorter movie, who are also better at story-telling with the limited resources they have? This was another shorty that is definitely a bestie!

  • @tootiejo857
    @tootiejo857 Před 11 měsíci

    I am so damn glad I found this channel. I have always been a huge fan or horror and creepy shit, and this channel has it all! Excellent film. The acting is freakin' astounding! Bravo to everyone involved in this masterpiece. It leaves you wanting more! I would seriously watch this as a series if there ever was one. It was simple, no frills involved in the witchcraft. Just basic stuff. I loved it

  • @shavedparmesanprosciuttoan4317

    I need this as a feature length film. I would love more of this story

  • @eggygeorge
    @eggygeorge Před 8 měsíci +1

    This should be a full movie

  • @lonniedeckermusic
    @lonniedeckermusic Před rokem

    This was absolutely enthralling. TY.

  • @quokka_11
    @quokka_11 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This is several cuts above the other movies where people dig holes with flat shovels.

  • @chefyanayano
    @chefyanayano Před 2 lety +3

    This one is very well made!!!

  • @Daisy-hi4sg
    @Daisy-hi4sg Před rokem

    Definitely needs to be a series or full length movie !

  • @brettsmith5903
    @brettsmith5903 Před 2 lety +2

    Alot of story put into 20 minutes. That's good writing for it not to get muddled. Good job man pretty good.

  • @thesh4d0w13
    @thesh4d0w13 Před 5 měsíci

    i LOVE that they are strapped lmfao

  • @heatherhansen3664
    @heatherhansen3664 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Ive always been fascinated by witchcraft, the use of nature and how one can draw power from it. Ive seen many films pertaining to the craft but never experienced it in such a beautifully portrayed version as this. Its not glamorous or supernatural or speaking in strange tongues but authentically real and fantastically human. The actress playing the witch really is brilliant she brings out the emotional rawness of the craft and delivers a proformance that needs very little dialog or explanation. I loved it!! I cant wait to see more of your work.❤️❤️

  • @stuyvie6176
    @stuyvie6176 Před rokem +2

    This was a brilliant film and Jasmine was a revelation

  • @venadacent7696
    @venadacent7696 Před 3 lety +3

    Interesting premise and was quite gripped.

  • @avenginggoddess
    @avenginggoddess Před rokem +1

    FAntastic! I'd watch more of this.

  • @karabiel9167
    @karabiel9167 Před 3 lety +19

    Damn I wish this was a series!! Incredibly intriguing, sucked me right in!

    • @BarterTom
      @BarterTom Před 2 lety

      If it had an actual plot, it would have been great.

  • @chriz9959
    @chriz9959 Před 27 dny

    in my early life i was a certified witch instructor and i can confirm, all procedures shown in this short are valid.

  • @Das_Kaenguru
    @Das_Kaenguru Před 3 lety +6

    Really loved it. Quite catches witchcraft very good. The mixture of psychology, a little bit of show and the real dancing on the edge with the unknown while trying to interpret what you see.
    The actress was very good in capturing this, double thumps up 👍👍

  • @ladyofwisdom2
    @ladyofwisdom2 Před 3 lety +3

    This was very good. Very good concept and I love the cast. 🔥

    • @pamelatyree3521
      @pamelatyree3521 Před 2 lety

      YEP ME TOO ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED PROPHETESS LADY OF WISDOM ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU

  • @kinleyburks9956
    @kinleyburks9956 Před 2 lety +4

    I wish it was about 20 more minutes really good

  • @miakk1490
    @miakk1490 Před 3 lety +4

    I think that this needs a part 2

  • @juliateixeira6546
    @juliateixeira6546 Před 3 lety +3

    i really need a movie or a serie about this short movie, its Just amezing and i could spend a thousand hours on this easily

  • @lauratheexplora5020
    @lauratheexplora5020 Před 3 lety +3

    Excellent. 👏🏻👏🏻 bravo to all!

  • @valeriechelate6733
    @valeriechelate6733 Před 2 lety +3

    Im impressed with the acting

  • @toddsummerwind
    @toddsummerwind Před 3 lety +2

    Very much enjoyed Gutterwitch. Hope you are able to do more in the future.

    • @pamelatyree3521
      @pamelatyree3521 Před 2 lety

      YEP ME TOO ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED TODD ROLL ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU

  • @rashmi348
    @rashmi348 Před 3 lety +3

    Found alter in 2019... Still addicted to it💜

  • @goddessgia9869
    @goddessgia9869 Před 3 lety +2

    When you're supposed to be doing laundry but ALTER TV is more important.

    • @pamelatyree3521
      @pamelatyree3521 Před 2 lety

      LOL YEP EXACTLY ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED GODDESS GIA ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU

  • @gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819

    I am loving these horror short films!😍🖤💀☠🧛‍♂️🧛‍♀️🦇⚰🕷🕸

  • @medadisme
    @medadisme Před 11 měsíci

    Id watch a series of this! Just incredible.

  • @ronniebattle6756
    @ronniebattle6756 Před 2 lety +2

    i really want more of these, please.

    • @pamelatyree3521
      @pamelatyree3521 Před 2 lety

      YEP ME TOO ANYWAYS ARE YOU SAVED RONNIE BATTLE ? HAVE YOU ACCEPT JESUS AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND RECEIVE ETERNAL LIFE I COULDN'T IMAGINE HEAVEN WITHOUT YOU

  • @You-Be-The-Judge
    @You-Be-The-Judge Před 11 měsíci

    Despite my best efforts I was really drawn into this one. Great job.

  • @lmjesuschrist7450
    @lmjesuschrist7450 Před 2 lety +3

    She's amazing I've seen her in other shorts. She's gonna blow up. I'm a fan man!! MORE SCREEN TIME FOR HER PLEASE!

    • @gilesflower
      @gilesflower Před 8 měsíci

      I saw her play Desdemona in Othello at the Pop-up Globe in Melbourne. She was so good.

  • @haileylockhart8967
    @haileylockhart8967 Před 2 lety +9

    This was incredibly well done. All the actors were amazing! I'm so sad it's over.
    You should make an entire series of Gutterwitch.

  • @matycee
    @matycee Před 3 lety +3

    bravo.that was rich. must have been a blast to film

  • @Lucky_Chase
    @Lucky_Chase Před rokem +1

    This is gold.

  • @danajane6674
    @danajane6674 Před 2 lety +2

    Absolutely brilliant. I don’t even turn on the tv anymore. It’s pure crap compared to this. 👏👏👏