Marcang (Blast) | Dir. Bese Komáromy | Short, Hungary, 18 min
Late at night, a young male model arrives at a photographer’s apartment, and as soon as he invites him in, the cat-and-mouse game begins. The realistic, queer setting soon turns into a more allegorical fever dream, where words hurt on a physical level.

A GUEST | Dir. Sr. Soledad | Short, Mexico, 6 min
A married man… A night off… A guest…

Pas de Deux! | Dir. Nathan Koranda | Short, USA/United Kingdom, 4 min
The chaos of a flashback is transformed into a visceral performance as two bodies struggle for control in this grotesque dance for two.

TransVengeance | Dir. Kaye Adelaide | Short, Canda, 5 min
A trans woman dies on the operating table during facial feminization surgery, but death is no match for a determined transsexual.

Binary | Dir. David-Jan Bronsgeest | Short, Netherlands, 42 min
Nisha, a trans woman from Pakistan working as a dancer in the Netherlands, is conflicted about proceeding with gender-affirming surgery. Every time she embraces her identity, she is subjected to strange attacks and visions. Chaos ensues when her inner demons decide to take on the demons outside.

One Night Cherub | Dir. Austin King | Short, USA, 7 min
While Nick waits for his app hookup to show up, a demonic cherub tries to kill him.

A Seat at the Table | Dir. Lanese Love | Short, USA, 4 min
An unsuspecting prospect must overcome the gruesome tasks of an elite group in order to gain the treasures of their higher power.

Skin of Sadness | Dir. Hasan Ege Çalışkan |Short, Netherlands/Turkey, 20 min
A shocking act of violence becomes a unique bond between two lonely men, which leads them to discover the meaning of love in most unexpected ways.

Long Pork | Dir. Iris Dukatt | Short, USA, 13 min
In a Post-Roe America where theocracy reigns, a renowned butcher meets the political predator responsible for the killing of her daughter and exacts bloody revenge, setting the stage for a revolution.

Run Time: 120 min + live filmmaker Q&A

Queer Fear Film Festival celebrates queer stories from the dark, weird, and wild end of the genre spectrum. Now in our 5th year, Queer Fear is proudly the oldest queer genre film festival in the world and the only queer genre film festival in the South. What started as a niche idea has grown into an international celebration of LGBTQIA+ voices in horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and all the beautifully strange spaces in between.