SWALLOWED

*PACIFIC NORTHWEST PREMIERE*
THUR OCT 20| 9:15 PM | THE BEACON CINEMA
IN PERSON ONLY

SWALLOWED
Carter Smith; 2022; USA; 92 min.

Director Carter Smith (The Ruins, Jamie Marks is Dead) had a clear artistic vision: reclaim the body horror genre from a queer perspective. Luckily for horror fans, Smith’s latest film SWALLOWED does just that. Set in the thick woods of small-town Maine (where Smith was born and raised), this gritty, gruesome, and unapologetically queer thriller follows two close friends, Benjamin and Dom, as the former prepares for a move to LA to begin his career in gay porn. When the two friends are suddenly forced to partake in a drug smuggling operation, terror ensues. This film’s fantastically original story and striking visuals, homoerotic at some moments, deeply disturbing at others, make it a work of queer art with much to appreciate.

CONTENT WARNINGS: VULGAR LANGUAGE, IMPLIED VIOLENCE, NUDITY, NON-EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS, DRUG USE