EERIE ECSTASY
SCREENING VIRTUALLY (MAY 5-8)
Includes access to our MIDNIGHT MOVIE SCREENING of these shorts on Friday, May 6th at 12 AM PST & a pre-recorded conversation with the filmmakers!
These chilling short films will turn up the heat just enough to put your heart in a frenzy.
SPONSORED BY:
WEREWOLF
Angelo Duncan & Mason Rose; 2021; USA; 4 min
Lose yourself to the allure of fear in A.S. Valentino’s debut music video that interrogates the relationship between trans people and monsters that plague the public imagination.
PINK LIPS (Lèvres Roses)
Nicky Miller; 2021; Germany; 4 min
On a routine graveyard shift, a night-watcher stumbles upon a pair of dead bodies, blindfolded and locked in a kiss. Profoundly fascinated and liberated by their presence, he undergoes a complete transformation right before his eyes.
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER
J. Kiernan O’Brien; 2021; USA; 21 min
A psychological thriller adapted from Charlotte Perkins Gilman's famous short story of the same name, this short revolves around a trans woman recovering from reassignment surgery with her supportive boyfriend, only to discover her greatest fears lurking within the walls.
SHAVING/SHORN
Lorin Murphy; 2014; USA; 4 min
This unassuming shaving ritual transports you into the undeniably erotic embrace between power and masculinity.
THE VASE
Ryan Baker; 2021; USA; 2 min
Ryan Baker's experimental film unravels the intricacies of passing as a transgender man and biracial person, all while navigating the contradictions between the two worlds.
BROS BEFORE
Henry Hanson; 2021; USA; 19 min
BROS BEFORE places you solidly in the mix of Elijah and Billy's raunchy bromance, the soon-to-be impetus for Elijah's gay awakening.
JTHIII
Alan Amaya; 2021; USA; 5 min
This fantastic music video queers time and seeks to embody the pain experienced by trans people as they are simultaneously desired and rejected because of their identity.
MOTHER OF PEARL
Moonyeka; 2022; USA; 7 min
Moonyeka's self-proclaimed visual and embodied labyrinth is a picturesque short film that elucidates the sacramental process experienced by shelled creatures, particularly mollusks, oysters, and abalones, as parasitic energies encroach upon their environment.
Total running time: 68 min.
CONTENT WARNINGS: IMPLIED VIOLENCE, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, DRUG USE, NUDITY