An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the film comprises 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death.
Angela Bettis, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Bruno Forzani, Adrián García Bogliano, Xavier Gens, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Jorge Michel Grau, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srđan Spasojević, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, Yudai Yamaguchi, Lee Hardcastle, Kaare Andrews, Anders Morgenthaler
Director
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
Frau Scheisse (voice)
Erik Audé
Beat Down Dude (segment "D is for Dogfight")
Iván González
Bobo (segment "X is for XXL")
Kyra Zagorsky
Lainey (segment "V is for Vagitus")
Peter Pedrero
Hooded Man (segment "S is for Speed")
Dallas Malloy
Female Boxer (segment "D is for Dogfight")
Lee Hardcastle
Dad (segment "T is for Toilet") (voice)
Lucy Clements
Lulu (segment "S is for Speed")
Darenzia
Roxanne (segment "S is for Speed")
Arisa Nakamura
Yoshie (segment "F is for Fart")
Matías Oviedo
Bruno (segment "Cycle")
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