MIX FEST 2024: CORPOREALITIES AND CURES

Night 2, Program 2 Nov 22nd, 9PM

Films

Run time 72m

carcass(e)/ underglass

Amina Ross (they/them) | United States | English 2023 | 18 min

In a fragmented, inhospitable world, a whispered voice and a butcher’s vivid account of breaking down flesh guide us through a surreal exploration of the body, its vulnerabilities, the oppressive systems that deconstruct it, and its quest for preservation and support.

Content Warning: This film contains descriptions of animal slaughter.

in the interval

æryka jourdaine hollis o'neil (she/they) | English 2023 | 24 min

An intimate family portrait and cinematic collage of Black and trans collective memory and (be)longing that stirs meditations on safety, bodily autonomy, and generations of compounding loss.

Content Warning: This film contains discussions and depictions of violence against black and trans people.

pappyshow in the dark time, my love

Kearra Amaya Gopee (they/them) | English 2022 | 25 min

An admixture of soca, noise, and techno accompanies a series of interviews where participants are asked: what would you do if you could have your revenge? This confluence of sonic alliances across Black diasporas investigates the potential of the call-and-response nature of Black sound for destruction and regeneration.

an excision spell

Kearra Amaya Gopee (they/them) 2020 | 5 min

Riffing on the pedantic style of repeat-after-me self-help and meditation videos, the filmmaker addresses the viewer directly in this intra-communal call to self-determination and to renounce allegiance to whiteness.