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Mid-Length: Two People Exchanging Saliva
Mid-Length: Two People Exchanging Saliva
Mid-Length: Two People Exchanging Saliva
Presented with Budget Paradise + 1:10
Presented with Budget Paradise + 1:10
Presented with Budget Paradise + 1:10
Sat, Apr 26 at 6:15 PM at Marina Theatre
Sat, Apr 26 at 6:15 PM at Marina Theatre
Sat, Apr 26 at 6:15 PM at Marina Theatre
Mid-Length Film
In a repressive society where kissing means death and currency is measured in slaps, an unhappy woman’s growing bond with a salesgirl sparks desire, jealousy, and dangerous consequences.
Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh
France, USA | Mid-Length Film | 36
Short Film
Black, non-binary painter Chester searches for space and belonging in their rapidly changing hometown, navigating identity, creativity, and the struggle for permission to exist on their own terms.
LaTajh Simmons-Weaver
USA | Short Film | 14
Short Film
In a chilling microcosm of chaos, a harmless argument between two children at an elementary school sports day escalates into threats between their fathers.
Sinan Taner
Switzerland | Short Film | 18
Filmmakers from Two People Exchanging Saliva and Budget Paradise are expected to attend for a post-screening Q&A.
Natalie Musteata is a writer, curator, and film producer. She makes her directorial debut in collaboration with Alexandre Singh with Two People Exchanging Saliva, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Live Action Short Film at AFI Fest and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival’s Audience and Canal+ Awards.Natalie Musteata is a writer, curator, and film producer. She makes her directorial debut in collaboration with Alexandre Singh with Two People Exchanging Saliva, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Live Action Short Film at AFI Fest and the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival’s Audience and Canal+ Awards.
Alexandre Singh is an artist, performance artist, playwright, and filmmaker. He has exhibited and performed all over the world. He previously made The Appointment (2019).
Aarau, Switzerland native Sinan Taner graduated from the Zurich University of the Arts in 2024 with a Bachelor in Film. His graduation film, 1:10, premiered at the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, winning a Special Mention.
LaTajh Weaver is a screenwriter born and raised in Oakland, CA, focused on telling stories of nostalgia, feeling othered, and all the quirks within. They were a 2023 SFFILM FilmHouse resident where they worked on their feature project Queerling.
