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Fry Day

Set against the backdrop of the execution of Ted Bundy in 1989, the story centers around a 16-year-old girl named Lauryn who makes a little extra money by taking and selling Polaroids of the people who are camped out near the prison, celebrating the execution.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

I spend hours not being able to really see myself

In a moment of deep crisis, I decided to recover to ease my pain. Sharing my thoughts and channeling them into a concrete product helped me make sense of my suffering.

Birth/Rebirth

A single mother and a childless morgue technician are bound together by their relationship to a little girl they have reanimated from the dead.

I Saw the TV Glow

In late-90s suburbia, a lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night T.V. show — a vision of a supernatural world pulsing beneath their own. As time goes on, however, questions begin to arise about why the show sometimes seems more real than their own lives. In the pale glow of the television, their view of reality begins to crack.

Sorry, Baby

Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.

Better Than I Was

After six years of estrangement, Gene returns home for Thanksgiving. In the events leading up to dinner, Gene attempts to reconnect with their sister and brother, both resentful of Gene's long absence, while the unwavering conservatism of their parents poses a challenge to Gene's authenticity.

She's Nonbinary

Nonbinary Max and their straight, cisgender boyfriend Jake face a major identity crisis after Max reveals they are finally off the waitlist for top surgery.

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Riley, a mid-level cheerleader, lands on the All-Star squad, Thunderhawks. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her crippling anxiety, her relationship with her girlfriend, and her desperate need for approval from her new coach.

October Crow

A young woman flees Kentucky to the last Babylon, New York City, where she is befriended by James Steele, a benevolent fiend who names her Bella and introduces her to the other side of life as a dominatrix in a religious brothel run by La Bruja.

We're All Going to the World's Fair

Reality and fantasy begin to blur when a teenager, alone in her attic bedroom, immerses herself in a role-playing horror game online.

What Will I Become?

More than 50% of transgender boys have attempted suicide. Through two life stories, directors Lexie and Logan unravel why their community is particularly vulnerable to living and dying quietly.

A Self-Induced Hallucination

A documentary about the mythos and real-world effects of the internet legend, Slender Man, consisting of clips from various sources from across the internet.

R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2

A bullied teen finds a forbidden spellbook that revives an ancient curse for the little town of Redhaven. The pumpkin-headed children of previous sacrifices emerge from the Earth in hopes of claiming the town during the annual Harvest Festival. Perhaps the only hope for Redhaven is the return of a witch dead set on destroying the book.

The School Is Watching

Good morning, Bear River High School. This documentary is made up entirely of high school morning announcement broadcasts from the 1990s.

The Hoof Lady

Two vigilante hit-women, adorned with horns and hooves for feet, attack sexual predators for a living. But when Hoof Lady (Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs), one of the hit-women, is set to kill her own attacker, she's conflicted with the ethics of the job.

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

After years of slapdash sequels and waning fandom, the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed over to an enthusiastic young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original's star, a now-reclusive actress shrouded in mystery, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.

Allen Anders: Live at the Comedy Castle (circa 1987)

Found footage of Allen Anders famed 1987 performance at New York City's Comedy Castle offers a revealing window into the troubled comedian's psyche.

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Speak Now

A man struggles to decide whether to follow his heart for love or let it go.