Descriptions:
A medium-length short film by Orson Abram.
A protagonist finds themselves submerged into the underbelly of nightlife. Music and drugs enhance a typical night out into a dreamlike state in which a series of nightmarish and murderous sexual transgressions unfold.
Starring:
Orion Kuciej as The Protagonist
Sam Llanillo as The Corpse
Valerie Clelland as The Cinematographer
Tobias Bremer as Tobias
Chloe Lesser as Lesbian Orgy Girl #1
Beck Robertson as Police Officer #1 (Billy)
Noah Hamaoui as Lesbian Orgy Girl #2
John Roesler as Police Officer #2 (Bobby)
Cosima Dovan as Lesbian Orgy Girl #3
Artemis Hoban as Police Officer #3 (Joe)
Lillian Gibson as Bartender
Hovan Voskerdijan as Rizzlord
Lars Westenbarger as Rizzlord-in-training
Natasha Kometz as Concerned Dancer
Max Lang as Swag Dancer
Ellen Efstathiou as Lit Dancer
Damani Miller as Epic Dancer
Crew:
Written by Kate Pollard and Orson Abram (with Creative Direction from Sandra Barrick)
Edited and Directed by Orson Abram
Cinematography by Kai Hansen and Olli Krietzman
Lighting by Max Blatter and Junwoo Oh
Script Supervision by Kate Pollard
Sound by Amanda Hergn and Z Fluger
Intimacy Coordination by Joey Rizzolo
Soundtrack:
“Beginning of the End/Don’t Don’t”
Peter Gordon and Love of Life Orchestra
1981
“San Salvador”
Azoto
1979
“Better Look Before You Leap”
Eastbound Expressway
1979
“Is It All Over My Face? (Kon’s Duet Mix)”
Loose Joints
1980/2015
“Kiss Me Again (Orson Abram Edit)”
Dinosaur
1978/2025
“Look What Your Love Has Done To Me (Perc VIP Mix)”
Perc
2019
“Milkshake”
Kilbourne
2023
“Oh Lori”
Alessi Brothers
1976
“We’ve Only Just Begun”
The Carpenters
1970
Oberlin, Ohio
Spring 2025