The Worm
video by Austin Young

written by Austin Young and Nadya Ginsburg
Starring Nadya Ginsburg. also featuring Mario Diaz, Bruce Daniels, Stephen Heath, Selene Luna and Margaret Cho.
concept by Austin Young
episode 6 through 11. *episode 11 is currently in the editing process.
runtime: 35 minutes

In the existential prog rock horror/comedy, Cher, Britney and Madonna turn into a giant bean guzzling worm which is let loose on the unsuspecting citizens of Los Angeles. Starring Nadya Ginsburg, Margaret Cho, Selene Luna, Bruce Daniels, Mario Diaz, and Stephen Heath!

Here’s the word on The Worm from Madonna:

Austin Young: The first Worm I released was episode 6. I started it in the middle. I came up with the concept as a dark existential musical comedy. Life goes on. nothing changes. there is no beginning or end. we are stuck in the middle. after I made Episode 6. I had a dream that Cher, Britney, and Madonna sang "Hey You" by Pink Floyd. and then turned into a collective giant worm. voila! The Star and co-writer is Nadya Ginsburg. She inhabits Cher and Madonna- she literally becomes them. It's amazing. No one can believe that she also plays "The Worm" The Worm is just so gross. I love Nadya. The Worm's bean eating is, of course, inspired by Ken Russell's famous bean scene in "Tommy" where Ann Margaret rolls in baked beans that pour through washing machines in her pristine white bedroom.

BIPP: Yeah, Nadya Ginsburg is amazing at the impressions. I was blown away about how dead on she is! That is funny that she plays the worm, I would have never guessed... guess I should read the credits more often? How did you two meet?

Austin: We met at a party in Silver Lake. It was instant love. I asked her to be part of a short horror film I was making at the time: "Deep Creek" She did an impression of Winona Ryder for me. OMG. She can embody someone psychically- it's so weird. Which was really the inspiration for The Worm. I saw how deeply she understands her characters- She instinctively knows their fatal flaws; therefore she can portray them accurately. The Worm at it's core, is based on the idea that we all have problems that we can't get past. So our lives go in circles.

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