POSSUM | Dir. Daisy Rosato | Short | 15:00

When the leader of an artist residency kills the possum that’s been eating their cauliflower, the residents come to a shocking consensus. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING

IRREGULAR FEMININE FORMS | Dir. Emma Underwood | Short | 10:00

After surviving a suicide attempt, a trans woman named Bela must enter her own mind in order to banish her darkest demons once and for all, or stay trapped inside forever. FILMMAKER ATTENDING

MAURICE’S BAR | Dir. Tzor Edery | Short | 15:00

In 1942, on a train to nowhere, a former drag queen remembers a night from her past in one of Paris’ first queer bars. Remnants of customer gossip recall this mythic bar and its mysterious Jewish-Algerian owner.

THE JOURNEY HOME | Dir. Noah Lei Underwood | Short | 03:00

A creature considers its current bindings and finds them wanting.

IT’S A MATCH | Dir. Michelle Mary Schaefer | Short | 13:05

When a hearing bi-curious woman matches with a deaf lesbian named “Leatherface” on a dating app, she has high hopes for the relationship- but she must contend with the fear that lurks beneath the surface. FILMMAKER ATTENDING

FROM MY ROTTING BODY | Dir. Sol Casimiro | Short | 12:37

A trans-masculine sex worker grapples with internalized fetishization and a condition in which their skin splits open due to emotional trauma. FILMMAKER ATTENDING

LES BÊTES | Dir. Michael Granberry | Short | 12:37

A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.

SECRET MENU BEAUTY PAGEANT | Dir. Frankie Campisano, SG Egan| Short | 14:59

An offbeat odyssey into the world of dead shopping malls, fast food secret menus, and basement beauty pageants. FILMMAKERS ATTENDING

Queer Fear Film Festival celebrates independent genre films that highlight queer creators and stories, from the campy to the truly skin-crawling. Join us for our fourth annual festival on Saturday, October 12 for a day jam-packed with new queer horror shorts and feature films from around the world. Be part of the Queer Fear community as we honor the latest Gothic, slasher, supernatural, body, psychological, and toe-curling horror through a queer lens.

Some of the most exciting queer horror creators are doing work here in the South, and we’re excited to partner with a/perture cinema to present this year’s event. Winston-Salem is a welcoming and vibrant arts community, and we offer screening fees and travel assistance to all accepted filmmakers to help them attend and present their work in person.