More Dog Than Woman (film)

More Dog Than Woman is an upcoming 2017 French-Canadian-American live action fantasy/drama comedy film directed by Alex Vincent-Rodger.

Plot
The film follows Marilou Verre, an eccentric 28-year-old European model with the ability to shapeshift into a humanoid white poodle thanks to the enchanted Egyptian jewelry set known as "Anubis's Chalice." Rumor has it that those who spoke the ring's inscription (engraved on the inside) while wearing the complete set would voluntarily transform into a humanoid dog and back.

Marilou inherited this jewelry set from her grandmother after she passed away. Upon discovering its enchantment (during her first transformation), she felt naturally surprised yet also strangely liberated. Ever since childhood, she always felt more like a dog than a person due to years of self-discipline and repression. To her, transforming into a dog allows her to embrace and manifest her self-image. Now, all she longs for is someone trustworthy to share her secret with; someone with shapeshifting abilities similar to hers...

Cast

 * Alina Withers as Marilou Verre
 * Jonas Armstrong as Richard Lorn

Production
The film was announced by Alina Withers at GreenyCon 2016 during the panel sessions, whereas she announced she was playing the lead role and was writing the film.

The animatronic costume for the poodle form of Marilou was created by GreenyWorld Creative Engineering. The head houses forty-nine motors to mimic the facial expressions of a real dog. It also has moving eyeballs, controlled by solenoids running throughout the muzzle. The eyeballs (and eyelids) are made of a special plastic that the performer can see through but others can't see in. The head's eyeballs and mouth are controlled by a vintage Futaba FP-T5UA remote controller, while the forty-nine facial motors, eyelids, and ear movements are controlled by two Spektrum DXe controllers. Another costume was built for Richard's Black Labrador Retriever form.