Like many film fans, director Kyra Gardner was terrified of Chucky as a child.
“My teacher almost called CPS on my parents because she thought that they were hitting me.
I didn’t understand that it was dolls.
Kyra Gardner and Tony Gardner in ‘Living With Chucky’.Kyra Gardner
It wasscarredChucky, so it was absolutely frightening.”
The project began as a short named “Dollhouse,” which Gardner directed in college.
“I was originally intending to make a documentary about my dad and growing up with him.
Movie poster for ‘Living With Chucky’.Andrew Stuart
I was like, he’s got a point.
So Gardner set about making the feature version of her short.
It was nice because I felt less alone in the way that I grew up.”
Jennifer Tilly in ‘Living with Chucky’.Kyra Gardner
(The movie will also be available to watch digitally nationwide during the festival, starting Aug.
There were so many amazing people who donated pictures or videos of their time at conventions."
“My dad sometimes puts him in the passenger side seat in the car,” she says.
Alex Vincent in ‘Living With Chucky’.Kyra Gardner
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Brad Dourif and Fiona Dourif in ‘Living With Chucky’.Kyra Gardner
Don Mancini in ‘Living With Chucky’.Kyra Gardner
John Waters in ‘Living With Chucky’.Kyra Gardner
‘Living With Chucky’.Kyra Gardner
Director Kyra Gardner in a promo image for ‘Living With Chucky’.Andrew Stuart
