From quiet burdens to unspoken truths, intimate stories of identity, desire, and the strength to endure.

Patron Saint Buffalo Bill aims to reclaim the the violent images of transfemininity created by The Silence of the Lambs’ central antagonist, Buffalo Bill, transforming them into a manifestation of Transsexual Monstrosity (a la Susan Stryker). The film starts with a pastiche of Silence’s infamous “Goodbye Horses” scene, with the filmmaker placed into the role of Buffalo Bill. This recreation then slips into a lush, dreamlike space in which a metamorphosis of both the image and the body can occur, intertwining and unifying with one another through mutual dissolution. Finally, from this cocoon emerges a new transsexual form, ready to claim the power of monstrosity to bring about a broader transformation of our gendered existence.

Patron Saint Buffalo Bill

The image of Buffalo Bill is reclaimed and transformed into a celebration of Transsexual Monstrosity.

Alone in her home, a woman is spanked by an unseen entity, awakening a force she cannot control. "Spanked by a Ghost" is a dreamy horror-comedy about desire, loneliness, and the unexpected ways we reach for connection.

Spanked by a Ghost

Alone in her home, a woman is spanked by an unseen entity - awakening a force she cannot control.

When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream-through his unemployed adult daughter.&nbsp;

Better Life

When a groundbreaking medical procedure promises to turn slackers into overachievers, an aging father sees it as his last chance to achieve the American Dream-through his unemployed adult daughter.

Lola ends up sitting on a bench with local women on Midsummer Eve. At first, all women's troubles are alien to her, but as the evening progresses, she begins to question her current perspectives, and as a result of the long benching, she grows up with the country women in her own way.

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Come Sit With Us

"On Midsummer Eve, a young woman joins local women on a bench and, through their quiet bond, begins to see life differently."

One afternoon, Elio, a young and very polite boy, meets his tutor's secret mistress. This unexpected encounter compels him to confide his own feelings for his tutor. Later, he reveals even more secrets.

7 Fois

When a young Elio is left in the home of his tutor waiting for him, an unexpected visitor's presence highlights some unforeseen and disturbing truths.

A scrappy assistant reaches her breaking point when her charismatic, self-obsessed boss blows off her request for a promotion.

Merci, Poppy

Sophie returns to New Zealand hoping to win back her ex-fiancé Rob with a romantic gesture, only to discover he's moved on with someone new. When her plan goes disastrously wrong, she finds herself in an increasingly awkward situation that forces her to confront whether she truly wants what's best for Rob or just what she wants for herself. Through a series of mishaps and misunderstandings, Sophie must decide between pursuing her own desires and letting go of the past.

Just Kidding, I Actually Love You

A runaway fiancée returns home to win her ex back with a surprise romantic gesture. Confronted by evidence he's happier without her - she must choose between her selfish fantasy or his happiness.

Four estranged college girls reunite for a summer night, getting high together. Their sleepover takes a hilariously dark turn when their junk food cravings land them in the middle of a botched convenience store robbery. Despite becoming hostages, the girls are still stoned as f*ck. In their inebriated plan of escape, things go terribly wrong - leaving them intertwined forever.

Munchies

After lighting up and getting the munchies, a group of vulgar teenage girls stumble into a botched robbery at their local convenience store.

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