Short film: Kiss of the Black Widow Part I
Directed By: Max Cole

Synopsis: Kiss of the Black Widow is a dark and stylish short film that involves a troubled young woman’s hopeless journey into self-destruction.

The concept behind the short film, Kiss of the Black Widow, originated around the end of 2010. I wanted to direct a series of dark short films that involved an exotic looking group of troubled women, lust, drug addiction, alcoholism, and suicide.

This short film series begins with PART I - In this installment we see the demise of a woman who is doped up, and in a dark place psychologically. Her only outlets are alcohol, lust, and a deadly drug labeled, “black widow.”

The title of the film was birthed from a mock cover art (of a single black widow spider) that was exchanged by a friend during a conversation online. Ironically, the picture alone sparked a series of ideas, each ironically connecting to the original concept for this series of short films.

Each installment of the Kiss of the Black Widow will be multi-layered. Therefore, if you are only interested in surface level films (and cannot get past the lustful imagery of each woman), these films are not for you.

The overall concept is broad and dark. For this reason, Part I serves as the precursor to a group of much more complicated, mysteriously dark, and twisted stories. Viewers should feel more and more “tangled” in the cobweb of the black widow spider with each story. I strongly recommend watching each film a few times.

Stay tuned for PART II. I plan to dig a little deeper into the back story of the black widow drug. Enjoy.