Queer Fear 4: October 12, 2024
LIGHT HORROR SHORTS | 1:00 p.m.
STAN BEHAVIOR | Dir. Tyler C. Peterson | Short | 15:01
A drag queen embarks on a quest for better workplace rights, but finds herself in a dicey situation when her new layer, a tone-deaf straight woman, is revealed to be a drag super fan.
CLOSE FRIENDS | Dir. Eleanor “Ellie” Propp | Short | 11:11
A young woman comes face to face with a Thing that she hasn't seen since her childhood.
STRANGERS ON THE A TRAIN | Dir. Rachel Kerry | Short | 06:07
Two different podcasts create very different experiences for two commuters riding the A Train, with disastrous results. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING
SAFETY STATE | Dir. Jeanette L. Buck | Short | 15:37
In the dystopian near future, a gay and a lesbian couple form an unlikely friendship as they flee the midwest for safety in New England.
POPPY’S SATURN | Dir. Nicole Tegelaar | Short | 14:35
When nightclub singer Poppy is confronted by a black-eyed man she is overcome by fear. The event triggers a buried sexual trauma that she has to overcome in a kaleidoscope world of glitter, music and blood.
THIS FEELING WILL PASS | Dir. Neil Willoughby | Short | 07:00
Following a disturbing dinner party conversation, Tessa's intrusive thoughts begin to impede their reality. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING
BURIED | Dir. Asleigh Becker | Short | 12:02
While looking back on a failed love, a woman tries to make sure that her heart isn’t broken beyond repair. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING
SANGUINE | Dir. Robin Careless | Short | 11:23
A first date takes an unexpected turn as Mirabel finds herself captured and experimented on by shady figures who believe she isn’t what she seems.
HORROR SHORTS | 3:00 p.m.
LADY PARTS | Dir. Ariel McCleese | Short | 15:24
When Iris thinks of Ellie, she gets wet. Very wet. She’s heard it’s normal, but this seems different. And When you’re in High school, different is dangerous.
HADO |Dir. Rubi Rock | Short | 11:59
Javi, an unfaithful, powerful man, drives down a poorly lit infrequently traveled road by night. He’s returning home from a supposed work trip. In the blink of an eye, one mistake will change Javi’s life forever.
CASTING KILL |Dir. MArk J. Parker | Short | 15:20
During a last minute casting session at a production office after hours, an overworked casting director realizes that an actor he’s invited to audition is more interested in killing than acting.
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS | Dir. Stu Silverman | Short | 20:00
Two girlfriends pick up a traumatized woman near the scene of an accident. But something isn’t right about their passenger and soon the good Samaritans are trapped in a nightmare ride they’ll never forget.
THE APPRAISER |Dir. C.J. Arellano | Short | 09:30
Gary takes his partner Nico to his family’s farm, where both men are possessed by unseen forces.
THE THAW | Dir. Sarah Wisner, Sean Temple | Short | 16:31
In 19th-century Vermont, a young woman’s parents drink sleeping tea to survive the harsh winter, but an early thaw leads to horrifying results.
THE POWER OF THE STRIKE | Dir. Dima Barch | Short | 15:00
One totally f***ed up night in a bowling alley. FILMMAKER ATTENDING
FEATURE | 7:00 p.m.
THE REBRAND | Dir. Kaye Adelaide | Feature | 1:19:00
Nicole, an eight months-pregnant bisexual videographer is hired by a lesbian lifestyle influencer couple to film a redemption documentary after they've been publicly canceled, but Nicole quickly discovers that the couple have nefarious ulterior motives. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING
WEIRD & WILD SHORTS | 9:00 p.m.
POSSUM | Dir. Daisy Rosato | Short | 15:00
When the leader of an artist residency kills the possum that’s been eating their cauliflower, the residents come to a shocking consensus. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING
IRREGULAR FEMININE FORMS | Dir. Emma Underwood | Short | 10:00
After surviving a suicide attempt, a trans woman named Bela must enter her own mind in order to banish her darkest demons once and for all, or stay trapped inside forever. FILMMAKER ATTENDING
MAURICE’S BAR | Dir. Tzor Edery | Short | 15:00
In 1942, on a train to nowhere, a former drag queen remembers a night from her past in one of Paris’ first queer bars. Remnants of customer gossip recall this mythic bar and its mysterious Jewish-Algerian owner.
THE JOURNEY HOME | Dir. Noah Lei Underwood | Short | 03:00
A creature considers its current bindings and finds them wanting.
IT’S A MATCH | Dir. Michelle Mary Schaefer | Short | 13:05
When a hearing bi-curious woman matches with a deaf lesbian named “Leatherface” on a dating app, she has high hopes for the relationship- but she must contend with the fear that lurks beneath the surface. FILMMAKER ATTENDING
FROM MY ROTTING BODY | Dir. Sol Casimiro | Short | 12:37
A trans-masculine sex worker grapples with internalized fetishization and a condition in which their skin splits open due to emotional trauma. FILMMAKER ATTENDING
LES BÊTES | Dir. Michael Granberry | Short | 12:37
A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.
SECRET MENU BEAUTY PAGEANT | Dir. Frankie Campisano, SG Egan| Short | 14:59
An offbeat odyssey into the world of dead shopping malls, fast food secret menus, and basement beauty pageants. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING