Great Canyon is a live-action / animated hybrid which chronicles a queer first date through the lens of the anxieties and insecurities that exude from the main character. The morning after hooking up, two recent college grads wrestle with their feelings for each other while a strange and inexplicable phenomenon creeps up in the background. In a chance encounter on Grindr, a reclusive barman at an Arkansas line-dancing bar connects with a charismatic Hollywood actor; the sheer force of their chemistry pushes him to question the isolated life he has built for himself. Gay and lonely, Lloyd is on a shame-fuelled, Grindr-addicted spiral into tragedy. Skin is a poetic exploration of identity and self-discovery, using visual symbolism to depict a woman's transformation into a man.
Great Canyon (U.S., 7 min., Dir. Ella Sahlman) At Lucy’s Last Night (U.S., 17 min., Dir. Ethan Roberts) Flicker (U.S., 10 min., Dir. Samantha Coulter) Some Kind of Paradise (U.S., 21 min., Dir. Nicholas Finegan) Izzy Aman: The Joy of Drag (U.S. 13 min, dir Isabella Kaya Walton) Skin (U.S.., 7 min., Dir. Leo Behrens) 808 (US, 5 min)
(Running Time: 80 minutes)
This film explores the rich expressive world of drag kinging through the experience of one individual: Isabel Adomakoh Young, known as Izzy Aman in the drag world. We get the privilege of witnessing Isabel become Izzy, but more specifically on this occasion, Bob Ross. Through the art of thrusting, painting and mimicry we witness a gender bending revolutionary performance alongside a candid and powerful conversation about how we can create social change with drag. Whether that be deconstructing the patriarchy or redefining our identity. Izzy Aman makes us feel a lot of things: whether that be gender euphoria, arousal, empowerment or just simply joy.
- Year2023
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorIsabella Kaya Walton
- ScreenwriterIsabella Kaya Walton
- CastIsabella Kaya Walton
Great Canyon is a live-action / animated hybrid which chronicles a queer first date through the lens of the anxieties and insecurities that exude from the main character. The morning after hooking up, two recent college grads wrestle with their feelings for each other while a strange and inexplicable phenomenon creeps up in the background. In a chance encounter on Grindr, a reclusive barman at an Arkansas line-dancing bar connects with a charismatic Hollywood actor; the sheer force of their chemistry pushes him to question the isolated life he has built for himself. Gay and lonely, Lloyd is on a shame-fuelled, Grindr-addicted spiral into tragedy. Skin is a poetic exploration of identity and self-discovery, using visual symbolism to depict a woman's transformation into a man.
Great Canyon (U.S., 7 min., Dir. Ella Sahlman) At Lucy’s Last Night (U.S., 17 min., Dir. Ethan Roberts) Flicker (U.S., 10 min., Dir. Samantha Coulter) Some Kind of Paradise (U.S., 21 min., Dir. Nicholas Finegan) Izzy Aman: The Joy of Drag (U.S. 13 min, dir Isabella Kaya Walton) Skin (U.S.., 7 min., Dir. Leo Behrens) 808 (US, 5 min)
(Running Time: 80 minutes)
This film explores the rich expressive world of drag kinging through the experience of one individual: Isabel Adomakoh Young, known as Izzy Aman in the drag world. We get the privilege of witnessing Isabel become Izzy, but more specifically on this occasion, Bob Ross. Through the art of thrusting, painting and mimicry we witness a gender bending revolutionary performance alongside a candid and powerful conversation about how we can create social change with drag. Whether that be deconstructing the patriarchy or redefining our identity. Izzy Aman makes us feel a lot of things: whether that be gender euphoria, arousal, empowerment or just simply joy.
- Year2023
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorIsabella Kaya Walton
- ScreenwriterIsabella Kaya Walton
- CastIsabella Kaya Walton