Queer Fear Block #4: Weird & Wild Shorts Photo
Queer Fear Block #4: Weird & Wild Shorts
a/perture cinema

Saturday, February 21, 2026 9:30 PM to 11:30 PM

36.0982127, -80.2475504

Venue

a/perture cinema
311 W 4th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
Winston-Salem
Film & Cinema

About

The Voice of Fear | Dir. Henrique Arruda | Short, Brazil, 6 min
In how many worlds has your fear trapped you?

Dry January | Dir. C.J. Arellano | Short, USA, 19 min
When Maya commits to a month of sobriety and takes up sculpting as a hobby, her crab sculptures terrorize her former drinking buddy, her brother Toby.

Butterfly Kiss | Dir. Zohar Dvir | Short, Germany, 10 min
Carol panics and argues with her girlfriend Ray after an unexpected proposal. The situation gets worse when she wakes to discover that Ray has transformed into a butterfly. Rising tensions and a looming apocalypse threaten to dissolve their relationship.

𝖈𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖗 𝖘𝖟𝖓 | Dir. Zachary Green | Short, Canada, 13 min
Patty, a modern witch, harbours a suffocating obsession for her former friend, Elaine. When she learns that Elaine’s new girlfriend, Lauren, shares the same birthday as her, she casts a body-swapping spell that grants her the relationship of her dreams, at a steep cost.

Say Ten Hail Marys | Dir. Christine Elizabeth Dudley | Short, USA, 4 min
An experimental dance film exploring the darkness, confusion, and constraint the filmmaker endured growing up bisexual and Catholic in the American South.

Bottom Feeder | Dir. Will Carter | Short, USA, 5 min
Crackers, a rancid icthyophile, is stalked by an aquatic demon. A dream come true, or his worst nightmare?

In The Valley: A Cosmic Queer Abduction | Dir. Adam Van Dyke | Short, USA, 28 min
Lost in the vast Southern California desert, Josh wakes alone after a night with a mysterious Cowboy. As the landscape twists into a waking nightmare, he must uncover the truth about the Cowboy, cloaked figures watching him, and his own past—before the desert claims him forever.

Minister Chucky | Dir. Jonathan Andre Culliton, Graham Kolbeins | Short, USA/Canada, 11 min
As the specter of rising fascism looms, a queer couple celebrates their love with an unconventional Vegas wedding—officiated by Chucky, the killer doll—before making their escape to Canada. A wild, heartfelt journey, offering a uniquely trans and nonbinary perspective on love, resistance, and the absurdity of our times.

DEMON TWINK | Dir. Steven George | Short, USA, 25 min
Dante came out later in life and missed out on the experience of being young and queer. After a shady club bathroom encounter with a demon, Dante is granted the youth and beauty he craves, in exchange for killing his hookups every full moon, Dante is pretty good at being a killer, that is until he falls in love with one of his victims.

Run Time: 120 min + live filmmaker Q&A