VIDEO NASTY
BLOOD, GUTS AND BODY HORROR
Bold and provocative, this programme is an homage to the enduring relationship between queerness and transgressive art. Horror, filth and bad taste abound in a late night screening not for the faint of heart.
Runtime: 103 mins
Program:
Tastes Like Pork (dir. Dante Dammit, 2023, United States), 11 mins
An eager trans woman serves up her genitalia to a cannibalistic cis woman.
You Don’t Have To Apologize (dir. Franco Cavazale, 2024 Brazil), 17 mins
Rafa is a young transgender and gay man living in a small town. He has resigned himself to the belief that he will never find another man who accepts him, until he meets Henrique, a boy from São Paulo who seems to see Rafa for who he truly is. However, after the events of one night that lead to Rafa’s death and subsequent return as a supernatural being, he realizes that he will never be accepted by cisgender society. Fueled by this realization and the circumstances of his death, he seeks vengeance.
A Body Transgressive (dir. Charlie Galea McClure, 2024, Canada) 4 mins
A love letter to Frankenstein’s Monster, the Queer Body, Theatre, and Horror Cinema, “A Body Transgressive” is an exploration of subversive existence.
The Princess and the Peacock (dir. Daniel Baker-Wells, 2024, Germany), 13 mins
Transfeminine ‘freak-show’ performer Mona Guyard has built a cult FLINTA audience in Europe with her breathtaking and courageous performances. We follow Mona from a rural childhood through her discovery of drag and freakshow, to the development and premiere in Berlin of an astonishing performance involving 39 needles and peacock feathers.
Always A Self Portrait (dir. Maxine Sizemore, 2023, USA), 2 mins
A skinless woman gets ready for a night out on the town.
From My Rotting Body (dir. Sol Casimiro, 2024, USA), 13 mins
A trans-masculine sex worker grapples with internalized fetishization and a condition in which their skin splits open due to emotional trauma.
Mildew (dir. Sydney A.M., 2024, United Kingdom), 10 mins
‘Elise’ comes to terms with a ‘being’ that possesses their house, discovering and accepting why they have allowed this presence to linger while overcoming the issues it has imposed on their life.
Rose Tinted (dir. Jay Casillas, 2023, United States), 12 mins
Lilly, a trans woman, slowly turns into a rose after taking her estrogen pills. Meanwhile, a bee suddenly appears in her room and tries to pollinate her. She must try to avoid this bee while coming to terms with the violent changes to her body.
The Journey Home (dir. Noah Lei Underwood, 2023, United Kingdom), 3 mins
A creature considers its current bindings and finds them wanting.
Navel Gazer (dir. Shirin Mori, 2024, USA), 18 mins
Birth-fearing Kora (they/them) is puzzled when they receive a check for $8,000, accompanied by a note thanking them for their egg donation. When they investigate the mysterious fertility clinic behind it, Kora needs to escape a motherhood-obsessed cult that only sees them for their body.