This block of shorts serves a hearty range of feeling from chilling to ludicrous where Louisiana’s familiar landscapes - swamps, diners, and places of worship - become arenas for self-exploration. Characters of past and present go on narrative odysseys of spiritual, mythical, and personal discovery without ever leaving home.

In 1940s Louisiana, a young Cajun girl with a passion for the swamp and singing defies her father's prohibition on exploring the wild, only to forge a sinister and mystical bond with a Rougarou.

Évangéline

In 1940s Louisiana, a young Cajun girl with a passion for the swamp and singing defies her father's prohibition on exploring the wild, only to forge a sinister and mystical bond with a Rougarou.

Whilst spending the summer before college in New Orleans with her Manbo Aunt, a lost teenager finds herself in the spiritual family culture her own mother desperately tried to distance them both from.

Vodou

Whilst spending the summer before college in New Orleans with her Manbo Aunt, a lost teenager finds herself in the spiritual family culture her own mother desperately tried to distance them both from.

Brian, a veteran of the hospitality world, is starting a new venture into marijuana distribution when his private poker game is infiltrated by an enterprising young man.

The Capitalist

Brian, a veteran of the hospitality world, is starting a new venture into marijuana distribution when his private poker game is infiltrated by an enterprising young man.

Ruby follows a queer nun, Sister Natalie, and her accomplice, schoolgirl Ruby. Together they commit to change and challenge the status quo at their stiff Catholic school, finding themselves and exploring their sexuality in the process.

Ruby

Ruby follows a queer nun, Sister Natalie, and her accomplice, schoolgirl Ruby. Together they commit to change and challenge the status quo at their stiff Catholic school, finding themselves and exploring their sexuality in the process.

The Burger

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