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Chew Toy is a darkly comedic psychological drama about a pregnant couple whose already-tense lives begin to spiral when they’re tormented by the nonstop barking of their neighbor’s dog. What starts as a petty nuisance quickly festers into an all-consuming obsession, revealing cracks in their relationship and unearthing deeper fears about parenthood, and unresolved trauma.
As the couple navigates sleepless nights, and mounting emotional exhaustion, their once-stable moral compass begins to wobble. Boundaries blur between right and wrong, sanity and delusion, as the barking becomes a metaphor for everything they can’t express, and everything they’ve tried to suppress.
This is a story for anyone who's ever felt one bad day away from snapping, an unflinching look at the fragile line between composure and chaos, and how easy it is to cross.
- Year2025
- Runtime11:27
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereSoutheast Premiere
- GenrePsychological, Horror, Comedy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorNick Richman
- ScreenwriterNick Richman, Chandler Lovelle
- ProducerNick Richman, Chandler Lovelle, Chris Roy
- Executive ProducerNick Richman
- CastChandler Lovelle, Thomas Archer
- CinematographerLuke Becker-Lowe
- EditorNick Richman
- Production DesignChandler Lovelle
- ComposerWill Sweeny
- Sound DesignAndrew Kantos
- MusicWill Sweeny
Chew Toy is a darkly comedic psychological drama about a pregnant couple whose already-tense lives begin to spiral when they’re tormented by the nonstop barking of their neighbor’s dog. What starts as a petty nuisance quickly festers into an all-consuming obsession, revealing cracks in their relationship and unearthing deeper fears about parenthood, and unresolved trauma.
As the couple navigates sleepless nights, and mounting emotional exhaustion, their once-stable moral compass begins to wobble. Boundaries blur between right and wrong, sanity and delusion, as the barking becomes a metaphor for everything they can’t express, and everything they’ve tried to suppress.
This is a story for anyone who's ever felt one bad day away from snapping, an unflinching look at the fragile line between composure and chaos, and how easy it is to cross.
- Year2025
- Runtime11:27
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereSoutheast Premiere
- GenrePsychological, Horror, Comedy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorNick Richman
- ScreenwriterNick Richman, Chandler Lovelle
- ProducerNick Richman, Chandler Lovelle, Chris Roy
- Executive ProducerNick Richman
- CastChandler Lovelle, Thomas Archer
- CinematographerLuke Becker-Lowe
- EditorNick Richman
- Production DesignChandler Lovelle
- ComposerWill Sweeny
- Sound DesignAndrew Kantos
- MusicWill Sweeny