K-12

K-12 (2019)

When the bell rings, you must be in your assigned seat…

Cry Baby, a strong and sensitive girl, is sent off to a disturbing sleepaway school that’s hidden underneath a grandiose façade. Luckily, she has a sweet and unapologetic best friend who sticks up for her when she gets bullied by the other students whose brains are under control by the Principal and his wicked staff. With the help of the magical friends they meet along the way, as well as an Angelic Spirit Guide, they are able to gain the strength they need to fight off the school’s belligerent patriarchal conditioning.

Date of release
2019-09-05
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (298)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Music
Director
Melanie Martinez

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $359.4K
  • Budget: $5M
  • Earned 0.1× its budget

K–12 is a 2019 American musical art film written and directed by Melanie Martinez and co-directed by Alissa Torvinen. The film accompanies Martinez's second studio album of the same name and stars Martinez, Emma Harvey, Zión Moreno, Megan Gage, Zinnett Hendrix, Jesy McKinney, Marsalis Wilson, and Maggie Budzyna. The film follows Cry Baby and her best friend Angelita (Harvey), who embark on a mission to take down the oppressive system of K–12 Sleepaway School.

Production

The film's costume design was done by Martinez and Christina Flannery. It ended up being filmed on location in Budapest, Hungary over a span of 31 days, and at Eszterháza. On January 2, 2019, Martinez began editing the film. Martinez cited visual artists such as Mark Ryden, Nicoletta Ceccoli, and the 1988 surrealist Jan Švankmajer film Alice and pop surrealism as inspiration for the film's visuals.

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