Beautiful Demons
Beautiful Demons
Film, Ithaca College
Fall 2025
Written by AJ Preston
Directed by Shai Altheim
Photography Direction by Isabella Bogue
Produced by Clark Royandoyan
Production Design by Alec Elan
Set Design by Elena Lindeman
Costume Design by Dominic Padilla
Props Design by Jett Wonkka
SFX Design by Jett Sofko
Beautiful Demons is a film following Kate, a young adult who is plagued by demon whom only she can see. The short film follows the climax and conclusion of her struggle with her demon: an intervention from her family, an attempted exorcism, and an acceptance of her demon. This film uses demonic possession as a metaphor for chronic illness: Kate's family desperately wanting her to rid herself of it, but Kate herself being unbothered by it except for when it limits her from her daily activities.