Returning for its second year after popular demand, GASP! are so proud to bring back this showcase that highlights some of the greatest new filmmakers within the LGBTQIA+ community.
Starting with a very short murder mystery horror film, and ending with a terrifying new found footage film from the director of last year’s short horror comedy, The Lure, with a killer vibrator, horrifying hook-ups and a punk rock sci-fi musical (to name a few!) inbeween, this showcase once again delves into the weird, the wonderful and in your face camp value, as it boasts a mix of films that delve into the experiences of being a queer person as well as films that manage to show off some very impressive and exciting filmmaking by a wide range of queer people.
Under the Orphanage
Dir. Lewis Hooper // UK // 2024 // 1 min
Starring Suerafal Epheram, Dean Sheridan, Delilah Bradley
The search for a missing orphan takes a disastrous turn.
Dysphoria
Dir. Nate Burrows // UK // 2021 // 2 mins
Three figures, each isolated from society, go on a journey of transformation. One trapped in a room of voyeuristic eyes, another whose body is changing in ways they can’t comprehend and the other hidden behind a mask they cannot remove. They each struggle to free themselves, accepting transformation; breaking the mould and becoming their true selves.
Illuminati Castrati
Dir. Ani White // New Zealand // 2024 // 8 Mins
Starring Som Chakraborty, Tony Zhou, Nick Morris, Dorien Sayalak-Vercoe
Vampire Luka Markos cruises in an unknown city, seeking men for his harem. This ancient wanderer courts three men: The Twink, The Bear, and The Jock. Encountering each man in different corners of the gay nightlife, Luka first seduces, then brutally emasculates them. This sets the stage for a life-and-death power struggle between the men.
Tapped
Dir. Benjamin Brewer // Australia // 2024 // 11 mins
Starring Roman Delo, Michael Cameron
You never quite know who you’re hooking up with.
Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake
Dir. Javier Badillo // Canada // 2023 // 4 mins
Starring Sofia Skates, Magda Ochoa, Sophia Chapdelaine, Tristan Miura
Lupe doesn’t care about her abuela’s cooking lessons, she just wants to rock with her badass punk band. But when Lupe finds herself battling an alien monster with her band, her abuela’s lessons will remind her that punk rock is more than just loud music, and connecting with her Latin roots may just save their lives.
Drama Queen
Dir. David E. Teixeira // Portugal // 2024 // 6 mins
Starring Catarina Carvalho
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young woman, who was eager to find love.
abattoir_witness.AVI
Dir.Jaycee Lalabi Flowers // USA // 2024 // 9 minutes
A found footage style film from a mass psychogenic illness causing the victims to act erratically in their final moments.” In memorial of the events December 5th 2003” abattoir_witness.AVI is here.
Buzzkill
Dir. Amanda Griswold // USA // 2024 // 8 mins
Starring Katherine Cozumel, Aubrey Duncan, Spencer James Hammerstad, Meghan Sinclair
A jealous vibrator will do whatever it takes to secure its spot in its owner’s life.
Black Hole Barry
Dir. Alejandro Alberola // UK // 2024 // 9 mins
Starring Joseph Potter, Michael Batten, Michel Alexandre Gonzalez
Right before Scott’s boyfriend moves in with him, he decides to go on a series of hookups to get the most out of his last week living alone, a decision he’s going to regret forever.
Deaf vs. Dead
Dir. Elissa Weir // Canada // 2023 // 12 mins
Ellie, a wannabe, deaf ghost-hunter enlists veteran ghost-hunter, Steven, to help her find evidence of ghosts, and to give her guidance as a fellow deaf person in “the industry”. However, Steven is in denial about being deaf and his reluctance clashes with Ellie’s optimism.
59 Degrees
Dir. Matias De Sa Moreira and Cyril Pinero // France // 2024 // 9 mins
Starring Hélène Morguen, Matias De Sa Moreira, Cyril Pinero, Jean-Michel Cortana
A couple and a real estate agent visit a parking space. In 2050, parking lots are now rented out as apartments, because the temperature is much lower than outside, where it’s constantly over 50 degrees. But the man in the couple is thinking of buying for his mother, who is in a nursing home without air conditioning, and the woman is thinking of buying for herself. The real estate agent, on the other hand, is thinking of just one thing: making money.
Body Worn Video
Dir.Tony Hipwell // UK // 2024 // 11 mins
Starring Chantelle Alle, Oliver Devoti
A child abuse call isn’t the best way to end a day, but for officers Cane and Adel, it’s not just their shift that’s about to end in this chilling new found footage horror from the creative team behind The Lure and The Heritage.
GASP! is back for its third year with over 50 short films and 9 feature-length films, including the yearly Mystery Queer Classic!
As with every year, GASP! is here to celebrate the diversity we all know is present with genre cinema by bringing you a range of the latest short and feature-length horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and thriller films from people of colour, women, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The third year of GASP! will take place at CULTPLEX in Manchester on June 27th-29th, 2025. To purchase a Day Pass or Festival Pass, please head to the GASP! Website.
This event will start at the advertised time, and is strictly 18+.
