As the filmmaker narrates the events surrounding an abortion she had in college, the events she describes play out behind her in animated form. The initially irreverent tone, matching the disjointed images on screen, turns melancholy as she considers the consequences of her decision.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 10: Outré.[…]
A single woman living alone is in search of a companion, so she builds one, stuffing discarded nylon stockings until they take on the approximate shape of a human man. Using found audio from the dating app Hinge and images of actors projected onto the doll, Manakin asks whether the woman has ended her loneliness or compounded it.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 10: Outré.[…]
On his way to a rave in the Argentine Pampas, a young queer man gets into an accident. Taking refuge in a mysterious rural tavern where he is conspicuously out of place, his paranoia begins to mount and he worries he might never escape.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 10: Outré.[…]
In a stylish and sensual fantasy world, a young vampire falls in love with the moon. The two yearn to consummate their impossible romance, and when the vampire is offered a choice between his immortality and one night with the moon, he departs on a journey to join his beloved in the sky for one night of cross-species bliss.
This film screens as part of Shorts Program 10: Outré.[…]
