| Welcome to Hell | |
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| Title | Welcome to Hell |
| Acronyms | W2H, WtH, WtoH |
| Directed by | Erica Wester |
| Genre | Buddy, black, and character-centric comedy |
| Starring | Ann Mendenhall Neil Morrissey Doug Hudson Kait Robrock Jade Petersen |
| Studios | Bucket Monkey Online Studios |
| Release date(s) | 15 May, 2013 (premiere) 2 June, 2013 (online)[1] 18 March, 2017 (premiere in Brazil) |
| Runtime | 9:46 |
| Language(s) | English Italian (dubbed)[2] Spanish (subtitles)[3] Russian (subtitles)[4] Portuguese (dubbed) |
| Budget | $3,126[5] |
Welcome to Hell is a 2013 senior thesis short film by Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) alumna Erica Wester.
Plot[]
An eccentric and unstable boy named Napoleon "Sock" Maxwell Sowachowski murders his parents on accident in his sleep and is sent to Hell. There he meets Mephistopheles, Hell's manager, who gives him a job as a demon, assigning him to an apathetic teenager by the name of Jonathan Combs. After that point, he tries to torment Jonathan to the point of suicide, but finds that the boy cares very little about his presence, considering Sock as a minor annoyance. Near the end of the film, Mephistopheles returns and informs a rambling Sock that there is no set deadline, and that it just has to happen eventually. After his departure, Sock, seemingly encouraged by his words, is last seen urging Jonathan to kill himself. The ending is rather ambiguous, as the film was created to set up a potential story rather than being self-contained.[6]
Official summaries[]
| “ | A character-centric comedy about an unfortunately friendly demon and the apathetic highschooler he's supposed to be haunting. | ” |
—Welcome to Hell [HI-DEF Release][7] |
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| “ | After the accidental murder of his own parents, Sock, a genuinely sweet but somewhat unstable teen who struggles with homicidal tendencies, decides that his only way out is to commit suicide. Upon arrival in Hell he is not met with eternal torture and suffering, but with Mephistopheles, the amicable manager of the underworld, who instead makes him a job offer: Sock is to become a demon, charged with the task of haunting humans indefinitely in the hope of ultimately driving them to suicide. At first this seems like Sock’s dream job—a way he can finally act on his darker desires and have them be met with reward rather than consequence—but after meeting his first target, a disinterested, lonely, and apathetic highschooler named Jonathan, he finds that the job is not as easy as he’d hoped it would be. Sock’s unfortunately friendly demeanor proves to be a detriment, and as he attempts to haunt the unwavering Jonathan, he finds himself with another desire that just might be stronger… and just might have a consequence. | ” |
—Welcome to Hell, Dragon Con Independent Film Festival[8] |
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Cast[]
- Ann Mendenhall as Napoleon "Sock" Maxwell Sowachowski, the protagonist and point of view character, a human turned demon tasked with haunting Jonathan Combs.
- Doug Hudson as Jonathan Combs, Sock's human counterpart.
- Neil Morrissey as Mephistopheles, the deity in charge of Hell, all demons, and Sock's original assignment as earthbound demon.
- Kait Robrock as additional voices.
- Jade Petersen as Napoleon "Sock" Maxwell Sowachowski (Portuguese version).
- Arthur Vinicius as Jonathan Combs (Portuguese version).
- Bruno Sant'Anna as Mephistopheles (Portuguese version).
- Elisa Sigrid as additional voice (Portuguese version).
Production[]
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Credits[]
| Director | Erica Wester | |
|---|---|---|
| Cast | Ann Mendenhall | Neil Morrissey |
| Doug Hudson | Kait Robrock | |
| Bucket Monkey Online Studios Colorists | ||
| Anna J. M. Brown | Melanie Duquesne | |
| Liz Barber | Julie Pawlik | |
| Kim Salcido | Jasmine Osler | |
| Dana Ueda | Angine Kyung Min Lee | |
| Carson Bendel | Ali L | |
| Mallory Benjamin | Teal Sather | |
| Robyn Clarke | Lily Boff | |
| Stephanie Son | Hannah Melto | |
| Amber Skye Engelmann | Amanda Cook | |
| Amanda Freeman | Christie Alvarino | |
| Erin Kennedy | ||
| Background Elements | Hannah Melto | |
| Motion Comics | Ann Mendenhall | |
| Audio Technician | Michael Nanna | |
| Foley Consultant | Ann Mendenhall | |
| Source SFX Library | Freesound.org | |
| Music | "Roberto's Tango" composed by Robert Carpenter | |
| "I Will Never (Be Your Friend)" by Irish Stew of Sindidun | ||
| "I Will Never Be Your Friend (ukelele cover)" by Erica Wester | ||
| Function | Name | (Brazilian Information) |
|---|---|---|
| Voice Director | Bruno Sant'Anna | |
| Cast | Jade Petersen | Bruno Sant'Anna |
| Arthur Vinicius | Elisa Sigrid |
| Brazilian Version |
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Release and screenings[]
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Film screenings[]
| Name | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| KCAI Animation "Frame by Frame" Festival | 17 May, 2013 | premiere[9][10] |
| CinemaKC Animation Celebration | 7 September, 2013 | [11] |
| California International Film Festival | July 2014 | [12][13] |
| Dragon Con Independent Film Festival | [14][15][16] |
| Name | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| X1 - Natsu (Brazilian Event) | 19 March, 2017 | 28 |
Other appearances[]
| Name | Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NexTV Entertainment | Web series & indie film competition | April 2013 | [17][18][19][20][21][22] |
| Film-Com | Packaging, financing and distribution market | June 2014 | [23][24][25][26] |
Reception[]
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Awards and nominations[]
| Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award | Category | Name | Date | Outcome | Notes |
| Best Shorts Competition | Awards of Excellence Animation |
Erica Wester | November 2013 | Won | [27] |
External links[]
Posts for later development of page[]
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/70546954652/fyeahwelcometohell-snowzannamartinyule
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/58775584120/hello-i-had-a-question-i-thought-it-was-really-cool
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/58846045739/i-know-youve-said-that-so-far-no-one-has-wanted-to
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/95806717861/what-will-happen-once-sock-actually-does-get-johnathan
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/94596689281/okay-first-off-wanna-say-that-ive-been-in-the-fandom
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/94794776436/where-exactly-does-the-welcome-to-hell-film-take-place
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/94790400251/ok-so-i-have-depression-but-i-got-really-excited-when
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/91026094646/batsandspooks-im-pretty-sure-i-know-who
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/128764629346/so-i-was-going-through-your-old-vimeo-account-and
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/128672050771/so-i-tried-to-go-through-your-answered-ask-to
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/128247537956/what-did-you-use-to-animate-welcome-to-hell
- http://welcometohellfilm.tumblr.com/post/29836705080/have-some-promotional-artwork-or-something-i
References[]
10. | "Bem-Vindo ao Inferno" portuguese dubbing on YouTube