She Taught Him to Communicate. She Regrets It Now. | ALTER Horror

Subscribe to ALTER on YouTube: https://goo.gl/LnXRC3 🔥 This horror is scripted. Your goosebumps are not. After the tragic death of her viral dog, Max, a pet influencer is confronted by a vengeful spirit demanding an apology for a life of exploitation. "OBEY!" by Jordan Wippell #ALTER #horror #shortfilm Connect with the Filmmakers: https://www.instagram.com/pocketfart/ https://www.youtube.com/@pocketfart https://www.jordanfreeman.art/ Director's Statement: OBEY! was born out of my fascination with the tension between online entertainment and online exploitation. I was inspired by the trend of dogs “communicating” through button training, an idea that’s emotionally compelling but deeply contested. Whether the communication is real or projected isn’t the point. What interested me was how quickly that ambiguity becomes content, then income. When an animal can’t consent or explain itself, the line between love, projection, and exploitation becomes dangerously thin. On a genre level, I wanted the film to feel immediate and unsettling. Ghostly command buttons activating on their own felt like a natural, contemporary evolution of classic horror imagery, echoing invisible hands pressing piano keys. The story escalates through satire and dread, asking what might happen if the tables were suddenly turned. If an animal could understand how it was being used, would it feel loved or betrayed? Ultimately, OBEY! is less about dogs than it is about people, and the quiet justifications we make when attention and profit are involved. "OBEY!" Credits: Director, Writer, Editor: Jordan Wippell Producers: Jordan Wippell Kat G Cayton Director of Photography: Tin Ngai Chan Composer: Alex Winkler End Credits Song: Shiraz Dhume Assistant Director: Jade James Gaffer: William D’anthony Assistant Camera: Ze Gu Production Sound Mixer: Nicolas Osorio Sound Editor: Johnsen Cummings Sound Designer: Ryan Granger Makeup Artist: Elena Hudson Trainer/Handler: Elisheva Moe Canine Extra Handler: Ariel Alston Visual Effects Artists: Pablo Bladinires Serhii Ksonz Rohaman Sabbir Tanvir Hossain Colorist: Igor Salcov Production Assistants: Henry Jack Toll Leslie Gonzalez Megan Carroll Extra: Morgan Huttrer Cast: Opie Q Paige Phillips About ALTER: ALTER is an ever-expanding platform for the most daring storytellers in the world of horror. We are a home, community and launching pad for our filmmakers. Slip into the dark, disturbing corners of cutting-edge horror. Beyond our longstanding presence on YouTube, ALTER also operates a free streaming tv channel available on DIRECTV, Sling, CW, LG, Plex, Samsung TV+, Tubi, & TLC+. Learn how to watch ALTER on TV: https://linktr.ee/watchalter Submit your short films here: https://filmfreeway.com/alterdustsubmissions NOTE: Only completed horror shorts will be considered. Unsolicited scripts or pitches will be immediately deleted without review. Watch more: https://goo.gl/yvB7EM Website: watchalter.com Follow us on Facebook: https://goo.gl/X4LhGr Follow us on Instagram: https://goo.gl/G6W7zn Sign-up for the ALTER and DUST Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/dChYXb About Gunpowder + Sky: Creating content that resonates and impacts pop culture conversation, by empowering creators to take risks and experiment relentlessly in the pursuit of novel stories and formats.